| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - George Rayl (fresh) PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Brian Peters (fresh) SG - Alfred Vergara (fresh) SF - Michael Stickel (fresh) PF - Ryan Pieper (fresh) C - Douglas Boughner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Alfred Vergara is called for the reach on Harvey Englert - foul #1 on Alfred Vergara, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | George Rayl makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Emmanuel Ruckman | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Copeland | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Douglas Boughner is called for the reach on George Rayl - foul #1 on Douglas Boughner, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | George Rayl connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner drills a floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (PG), George Harmon (SG), Harold Ellis (SF), John Ettinger (PF), Joe Gorman (C) Brian Peters, Alfred Vergara, Michael Stickel, Ryan Pieper, Douglas Boughner | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | George Harmon steals the ball from David Lewis in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge comes up short on the shot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lucas Burns | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Ettinger - foul #1 on John Ettinger, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | St. Norbert | John Ettinger grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | St. Norbert | Harold Ellis tips it home | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | David Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Willy Jackson tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | St. Norbert | George Harmon is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Robert Zbinden (C) Willy Jackson, Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (PG), Alfred Vergara (SG), Michael Stickel (SF) Timothy Burge, Harold Ellis, Joe Gorman | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | David Lewis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), George Rayl (SF), Joseph Copeland (C) David Lewis, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper (PF), Douglas Boughner (C) John Ettinger, George Harmon | |
| 16:03 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Pieper | 7-4 |
| 15:44 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner is fouled on the floor by George Rayl - foul #1 on George Rayl, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Rayl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Randall German (fresh) SG - Alfred Vergara (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Stickel (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Pieper (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Boughner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harvey Englert | 9-4 |
| 14:54 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Douglas Boughner | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | George Rayl's pass is intercepted by Michael Stickel | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | St. Norbert | George Rayl takes the ball from Randall German | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | George Rayl is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stickel - foul #1 on Michael Stickel, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Robert Zbinden, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brian Peters (PG), Timothy Burge (SG), Harold Ellis (SF), Joe Gorman (PF), George Harmon (C) Randall German, Alfred Vergara, Michael Stickel, Ryan Pieper, Douglas Boughner | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:51 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:46 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | St. Norbert | Harold Ellis snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 13:37 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 9-7 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Timothy Burge is called for the reach on Willy Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Burge, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 9-7 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Dave Red tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Peters - foul #1 on Brian Peters, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Michael Stickel (SF), John Ettinger (PF) Timothy Burge, Harold Ellis | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:35 | St. Norbert | Willy Jackson is called for the reach on George Harmon - foul #1 on Willy Jackson, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), William Hicks (C) David Lewis, Willy Jackson, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner (C) Joe Gorman | |
| 12:27 | St. Norbert | George Harmon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 12:27 | St. Norbert | George Harmon makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | George Harmon picks off the pass by Emmanuel Ruckman | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | St. Norbert | John Ettinger misses the easy layup | 11-10 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Ruckman | 11-10 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 11-10 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan is alone and drills a shot in the paint set up by Harvey Englert | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Brian Peters (fairly fresh) SG - George Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Stickel (tiring) PF - John Ettinger (fresh) C - Douglas Boughner (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | St. Norbert | The jump hook by George Harmon is blocked by Timothy Kovacs | 13-10 |
| 11:24 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Hicks | 13-10 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Harvey Englert is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Robert Zbinden (SG), George Rayl (SF), Dave Red (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, Brendan Jordan, Timothy Kovacs, William Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (PG), Timothy Burge (SG), Harold Ellis (SF), Ryan Pieper (PF), Joe Gorman (C) Brian Peters, George Harmon, Michael Stickel, John Ettinger, Douglas Boughner | |
| 11:04 | St. Norbert | Joseph Copeland denies the turnaround by Harold Ellis | 13-10 |
| 11:02 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:54 | St. Norbert | Randall German hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden lays it in on a nice dish by George Rayl | 15-10 |
| 10:30 | St. Norbert | Dave Red is called for the reach on Randall German - foul #1 on Dave Red, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG) Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara (SG) Timothy Burge | |
| 10:17 | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper's floater is knocked away by Dave Red | 15-10 |
| 10:16 | St. Norbert | Harold Ellis hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | George Rayl clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 15-12 |
| 09:59 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Alfred Vergara | 15-12 |
| 09:35 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara double dribbles | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Robert Zbinden (PF), William Hicks (C) David Lewis, George Rayl, Dave Red, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brian Peters (PG), Michael Stickel (SF), John Ettinger (PF), George Harmon (C) Randall German, Harold Ellis, Ryan Pieper, Joe Gorman | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Brian Peters steps in front of the Willy Jackson pass in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 09:26 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | William Hicks misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by George Harmon - foul #1 on George Harmon, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-12 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | William Hicks gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Willy Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by John Ettinger - foul #2 on John Ettinger, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper (PF) John Ettinger | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:09 | St. Norbert | Michael Stickel pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:03 | St. Norbert | Michael Stickel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Ryan Pieper is called for the reach on Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Ryan Pieper, team foul #9 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Timothy Kovacs (PF) Willy Jackson, William Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (SG) Alfred Vergara | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:45 | St. Norbert | Michael Stickel knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Peters | 19-14 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Harvey Englert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 08:25 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by George Harmon - foul #2 on George Harmon, team foul #10 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF), Joseph Copeland (C) Lucas Burns, Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (PG), Alfred Vergara (SG), Harold Ellis (SF), Joe Gorman (PF), Douglas Boughner (C) Brian Peters, Timothy Burge, Michael Stickel, Ryan Pieper, George Harmon | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:43 | St. Norbert | Randall German connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Joe Gorman | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Zbinden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Randall German (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Vergara (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Gorman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Boughner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman dunks the ball on a great pass from Harvey Englert | 23-20 |
| 07:21 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Copeland | 23-20 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden misses the lay-in | 23-20 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 06:42 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), George Rayl (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brian Peters (PG), Timothy Burge (SG), Michael Stickel (SF), Ryan Pieper (PF) Randall German, Alfred Vergara, Harold Ellis, Joe Gorman | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 25-20 |
| 06:17 | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:02 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Burge and he's fouled by David Lewis - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara (SG) Timothy Burge | |
| 06:02 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | David Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 05:41 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Peters | 25-25 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Willy Jackson is hacked by Alfred Vergara in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Vergara, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (PG), Timothy Burge (SG), Joe Gorman (PF) Brian Peters, Alfred Vergara, Ryan Pieper | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Willy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | David Lewis clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 05:15 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 04:48 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | George Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Timothy Burge takes the ball from Dave Red in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 04:29 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall German and he's fouled by David Lewis - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Willy Jackson, David Lewis, George Rayl, Dave Red, William Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brian Peters (PG), Harold Ellis (SF), Ryan Pieper (PF) Randall German, Michael Stickel, Douglas Boughner | |
| 04:29 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs banks in the layup on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 28-28 |
| 04:01 | St. Norbert | Harold Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 04:00 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Lucas Burns hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ruckman and he's fouled by Timothy Burge - foul #2 on Timothy Burge, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara (SG), John Ettinger (PF), George Harmon (C) Timothy Burge, Ryan Pieper, Joe Gorman | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:40 | St. Norbert | Emmanuel Ruckman picks off the pass by Brian Peters | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Brian Peters (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Vergara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ettinger (fresh) C - George Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Brian Peters steals the ball from Lucas Burns in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters banks in the layup | 31-30 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 03:31 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:25 | St. Norbert | Emmanuel Ruckman steals the ball from Alfred Vergara | 31-30 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Lucas Burns loses the dribble to Harold Ellis | 31-30 |
| 02:48 | St. Norbert | Brian Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harvey Englert | 34-30 |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #2 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #7 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Robert Zbinden (SG), George Rayl (SF), Dave Red (PF), William Hicks (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (PG), Michael Stickel (SF), Ryan Pieper (PF) Brian Peters, Harold Ellis, John Ettinger | |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | Alfred Vergara makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Alfred Vergara - foul #3 on Alfred Vergara, team foul #13 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner (C) Alfred Vergara | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:45 | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (SG) George Harmon | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | George Rayl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Stickel - foul #2 on Michael Stickel, team foul #14 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (PG) Dave Red | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | George Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | George Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:07 | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper is hacked by Willy Jackson - foul #2 on Willy Jackson, team foul #8 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Brendan Jordan (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) David Lewis, George Rayl, Robert Zbinden, William Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman (C) Douglas Boughner | |
| 01:07 | St. Norbert | Ryan Pieper misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Kovacs | 40-32 |
| 00:36 | St. Norbert | Joseph Copeland swats the shot by Randall German | 40-32 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Randall German is called for the reach on Harvey Englert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall German, team foul #15 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG) Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brian Peters (PG), George Harmon (SG), Harold Ellis (SF), John Ettinger (PF) Randall German, Timothy Burge, Michael Stickel, Ryan Pieper | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Harvey Englert makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:33 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 00:20 | St. Norbert | Harold Ellis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-32 |
| 00:18 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | John Ettinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |