| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Norman Stadler (fresh) SG - John Clemons (fresh) SF - Larry Kozeliski (fresh) PF - Matthew Garden (fresh) C - Adam Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Paul Sibley (fresh) SG - Anthony Reed (fresh) SF - Alex Leuenberger (fresh) PF - Jason Liss (fresh) C - Ed McKnight (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | SUNY IT | Jason Liss misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Kozeliski - foul #1 on Larry Kozeliski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:29 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Clemons hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed's pass is intercepted by Larry Kozeliski | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | John Clemons banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Kozeliski | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | SUNY IT | Adam Harrison steals it from Alex Leuenberger | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | John Clemons loses the dribble to Ed McKnight | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Paul Sibley | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Norman Stadler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | SUNY IT | Paul Sibley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | John Clemons gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | John Clemons is fouled on the floor by Anthony Reed - foul #1 on Anthony Reed, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Matthew Garden scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Clemons | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed is fouled on the floor by Adam Harrison - foul #1 on Adam Harrison, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda (C) Adam Harrison | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker (PG), Kenneth Howard (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Paul Sibley, Jason Liss, Ed McKnight | |
| 16:35 | SUNY IT | John Clemons steals it from Alex Leuenberger | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger drills a fadeaway from the left side | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Norman Stadler (fresh) SG - John Clemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Kozeliski (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Garden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Ikeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Ernest Baker (fresh) SG - Anthony Reed (fairly fresh) SF - Alex Leuenberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Howard (fresh) C - Steven Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Ernest Baker takes the ball from Norman Stadler in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger throws it down on a nice dish by Ernest Baker | 6-8 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bernard Ikeda, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Briceno (SG), James Shelenberger (SF), Timothy Stallworth (C) John Clemons, Larry Kozeliski, Matthew Garden | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Paul Sibley (PG), William Mahoney (SF) Anthony Reed, Alex Leuenberger | |
| 15:30 | SUNY IT | Paul Sibley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Baker | 6-10 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | James Shelenberger scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Briceno | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Baker | 8-12 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Donald Briceno knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Ikeda | 11-12 |
| 14:46 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker is hacked by Norman Stadler - foul #1 on Norman Stadler, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sidney Love (SF), Adam Harrison (C) Norman Stadler, Timothy Stallworth | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jason Liss (PF), Ed McKnight (C) William Mahoney, Steven Rogers | |
| 14:32 | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Adam Harrison grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Ed McKnight steps in front of the Bernard Ikeda pass | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Howard | 11-14 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Donald Briceno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:51 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:46 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Ikeda | 11-14 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Donald Briceno misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | James Shelenberger hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sidney Love | 14-14 |
| 12:56 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Adam Harrison snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | James Shelenberger is fouled on the floor by Paul Sibley - foul #1 on Paul Sibley, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Stadler (PG), John Clemons (SG), Larry Kozeliski (SF), Matthew Garden (PF), Timothy Stallworth (C) James Shelenberger, Donald Briceno, Sidney Love, Bernard Ikeda, Adam Harrison | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | John Cordova (PG), Anthony Reed (SG), Alex Leuenberger (SF), Steven Rogers (PF), Ronald Rosenblatt (C) Paul Sibley, Ernest Baker, Kenneth Howard, Jason Liss, Ed McKnight | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Matthew Garden is fouled on the floor by Steven Rogers - foul #1 on Steven Rogers, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Norman Stadler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 12:23 | SUNY IT | Ronald Rosenblatt pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:17 | SUNY IT | John Cordova knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Leuenberger | 14-17 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Matthew Garden drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Stadler | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Norman Stadler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Kozeliski (fresh) PF - Matthew Garden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Stallworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - John Cordova (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Reed (fresh) SF - Alex Leuenberger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Rogers (fresh) C - Ronald Rosenblatt (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed is whistled for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jason Liss (PF) Ronald Rosenblatt | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Steven Rogers denies the turnaround by Larry Kozeliski | 16-17 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski tips it home | 18-17 |
| 11:03 | SUNY IT | Jason Liss is whistled for a carry | 18-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Harrison (C) Timothy Stallworth | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker (PG), Ed McKnight (C) John Cordova, Steven Rogers | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Stadler | 20-17 |
| 10:32 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger knocks in the floater from the right block | 20-19 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Norman Stadler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 10:18 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:15 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker is hacked by Norman Stadler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Stadler, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Shelenberger (PG), Donald Briceno (SG), Sidney Love (SF), Walter Monreal (PF) Norman Stadler, John Clemons, Larry Kozeliski, Matthew Garden | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Paul Sibley (PG), William Mahoney (SF), Ronald Rosenblatt (PF) Anthony Reed, Alex Leuenberger, Jason Liss | |
| 09:57 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight is fouled on the floor by Sidney Love - foul #1 on Sidney Love, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda (PF) Walter Monreal | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard (PF) Ronald Rosenblatt | |
| 09:46 | SUNY IT | Donald Briceno steals it from Paul Sibley | 20-19 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | James Shelenberger double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth (C) Adam Harrison | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 09:27 | SUNY IT | Bernard Ikeda swats the short shot by Paul Sibley | 20-19 |
| 09:25 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker snags the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 09:11 | SUNY IT | Donald Briceno steals the ball from Ed McKnight | 20-19 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Donald Briceno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 08:47 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:33 | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard is fouled on the floor by Bernard Ikeda - foul #2 on Bernard Ikeda, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Clemons (SG), Larry Kozeliski (SF), Matthew Garden (PF) Donald Briceno, Sidney Love, Bernard Ikeda | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed (SG), Jason Liss (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Ernest Baker, William Mahoney, Ed McKnight | |
| 08:33 | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:33 | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Garden | 20-20 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | James Shelenberger misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski tips it in | 22-20 |
| 07:46 | SUNY IT | Matthew Garden steps in front of the Kenneth Howard pass | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Shelenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Kozeliski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Garden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Stallworth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Paul Sibley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Reed (fresh) SF - Kenneth Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Liss (fresh) C - Steven Rogers (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Shelenberger | 24-20 |
| 07:10 | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Howard | 24-23 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski is fouled on the floor by Paul Sibley - foul #2 on Paul Sibley, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Briceno (PG), Walter Monreal (PF), Adam Harrison (C) James Shelenberger, Matthew Garden, Timothy Stallworth | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker (PG), Alex Leuenberger (SF), Ronald Rosenblatt (PF), Ed McKnight (C) Paul Sibley, Kenneth Howard, Jason Liss, Steven Rogers | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Donald Briceno drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 06:17 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:15 | SUNY IT | Ronald Rosenblatt grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:59 | SUNY IT | Ronald Rosenblatt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Donald Briceno snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 05:49 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alex Leuenberger | 26-26 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski double dribbles | 26-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger (PG), Sidney Love (SF), Matthew Garden (PF) John Clemons, Larry Kozeliski, Walter Monreal | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | John Cordova (PG), Jason Liss (PF) Anthony Reed, Ed McKnight | |
| 05:03 | SUNY IT | John Cordova clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Donald Briceno snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Donald Briceno misses the jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 04:43 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:29 | SUNY IT | Gerald Eisenberger is called for the reach on Alex Leuenberger - foul #1 on Gerald Eisenberger, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Shelenberger (PG), Walter Monreal (C) Gerald Eisenberger, Adam Harrison | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Steven Rogers (C) Ronald Rosenblatt | |
| 04:29 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:29 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Walter Monreal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | James Shelenberger tips it in | 28-28 |
| 04:03 | SUNY IT | Steven Rogers is fouled on the floor by James Shelenberger - foul #1 on James Shelenberger, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger (SG) Donald Briceno | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed (SG), Kenneth Howard (SF) John Cordova, Alex Leuenberger | |
| 04:03 | SUNY IT | Steven Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Walter Monreal snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Matthew Garden misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Liss - foul #1 on Jason Liss, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Stadler (PG), Bernard Ikeda (C) Sidney Love, Walter Monreal | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Paul Sibley (PG), Ed McKnight (C) Ernest Baker, Jason Liss | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Matthew Garden makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Matthew Garden misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:48 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Norman Stadler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Eisenberger (fresh) SF - James Shelenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Garden (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Ikeda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Paul Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Rogers (fresh) C - Ed McKnight (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Norman Stadler is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Norman Stadler, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Clemons (SG), Larry Kozeliski (SF), Timothy Stallworth (C) Norman Stadler, Gerald Eisenberger, Matthew Garden | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 03:12 | SUNY IT | Steven Rogers loses the dribble to James Shelenberger | 29-28 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | James Shelenberger lays it in | 31-28 |
| 02:57 | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | John Clemons lays it in on a nice dish by James Shelenberger and he's hacked by Ed McKnight - foul #1 on Ed McKnight, team foul #6 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Briceno (PG), Adam Harrison (C) James Shelenberger, Timothy Stallworth | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger (SF), Ronald Rosenblatt (PF) Kenneth Howard, Steven Rogers | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | John Clemons makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:24 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Harrison - foul #2 on Adam Harrison, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker (SG), Jason Liss (PF) Anthony Reed, Ronald Rosenblatt | |
| 02:24 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:24 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski's fadeaway is rejected by Ed McKnight | 34-29 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Donald Briceno tips it home | 36-29 |
| 01:41 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 01:39 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight tips it home | 36-31 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-31 |
| 01:30 | SUNY IT | Ernest Baker snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 01:06 | SUNY IT | Ed McKnight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Sibley - foul #3 on Paul Sibley, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Shelenberger (PG), Gerald Eisenberger (SG), Matthew Garden (PF), Timothy Stallworth (C) Donald Briceno, John Clemons, Bernard Ikeda, Adam Harrison | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed (SG), Kenneth Howard (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Paul Sibley, Alex Leuenberger, Ed McKnight | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:59 | SUNY IT | Jason Liss gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:54 | SUNY IT | Kenneth Howard misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 00:35 | SUNY IT | Steven Rogers gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:24 | SUNY IT | Anthony Reed scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Baker | 36-33 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Howard - foul #1 on Kenneth Howard, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | William Mahoney (SF) Jason Liss | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:19 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to Steven Rogers | 37-33 |
| 00:05 | SUNY IT | Steven Rogers is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sidney Love (SF) Larry Kozeliski | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger (SF) William Mahoney | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Alex Leuenberger steals it from Matthew Garden | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | SUNY IT | Alex Leuenberger misses the fullcourt shot | 37-33 |