| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Kegler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Delossantos (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Child (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Stephen Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Akin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Gil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Child inbounds the ball | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 19:51 | Centre | William Gil pulls down the rebound | 49-30 |
| 19:30 | Centre | Kevin Abbott's pass is intercepted by George Kegler | 49-30 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Eric Akin picks off the pass by Joseph Child in the backcourt | 49-30 |
| 19:22 | Centre | Kevin Abbott misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by George Kegler - foul #1 on George Kegler, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| 19:22 | Centre | Kevin Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 19:22 | Centre | Kevin Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Brian McGee misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Moyer - foul #3 on Stephen Moyer, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Daniel Johnson (PG) Stephen Moyer | |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Brian McGee makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Brian McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 18:46 | Centre | Kevin Abbott misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-31 |
| 18:45 | Centre | Larry Dickson tips it home | 51-33 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF) Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | Centre | Joe Pratt (SG), Thomas Papa (SF), Jason Alpert (PF), Richard Penton (C) Eric Akin, William Gil, Larry Dickson, Kevin Abbott | |
| 18:27 | Centre | Richard Penton drills a fadeaway from close range | 51-35 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Joseph Child misses the easy layup | 51-35 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Brian McGee tips it back up and in | 53-35 |
| 17:59 | Centre | Daniel Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | George Kegler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 17:40 | Centre | The rebound goes to Richard Penton | 53-37 |
| 17:22 | Centre | Joe Pratt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Maurice West snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Brian McGee misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-37 |
| 16:51 | Centre | The rebound goes to Jason Alpert | 53-37 |
| 16:40 | Centre | Thomas Papa is fouled on the floor by Eric Delossantos - foul #2 on Eric Delossantos, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Dawson (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), John Allen (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Scott Basnight (C) George Kegler, Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child, Maurice West, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Centre | Lee Siple (PG), Eric Akin (SG), William Gil (SF), Larry Dickson (PF), Kevin Abbott (C) Daniel Johnson, Joe Pratt, Thomas Papa, Jason Alpert, Richard Penton | |
| 16:24 | Centre | William Gil makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Siple | 53-39 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | John Allen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Scott Basnight can't tip it in | 53-39 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Harold Dawson grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Basnight (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Lee Siple (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Akin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Gil (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Allen misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-39 |
| 15:43 | Centre | Kevin Abbott pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 15:29 | Centre | Eric Akin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-39 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | John Allen snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Kevin Abbott is called for the reach on John Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Abbott, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Brian McGee (C) John Allen, Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Centre | Stephen Moyer (PG), Henry Moyer (C) Lee Siple, Kevin Abbott | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Harold Dawson buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 14:57 | Centre | Eric Akin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Montgomery - foul #1 on Charles Montgomery, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (SG), Joseph Child (SF) Charles Montgomery, Harold Dawson | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 14:57 | Centre | Eric Akin misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 14:57 | Centre | Eric Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Akin - foul #3 on Eric Akin, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Kevin Abbott (C) Larry Dickson | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos makes the 3rd free throw | 58-40 |
| 14:23 | Centre | Henry Moyer misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Page - foul #4 on Chris Page, team foul #4 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG) Chris Page | |
| Subs | Centre | Daniel Johnson (SG), Richard Penton (C) Eric Akin, Kevin Abbott | |
| 14:23 | Centre | Henry Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 14:23 | Centre | Henry Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Garry Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Moyer - foul #4 on Stephen Moyer, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Eric Akin (SG) Stephen Moyer | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 13:58 | Centre | Richard Penton pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 13:41 | Centre | Eric Akin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Montgomery (SG), Harold Dawson (SF), Maurice West (PF), Scott Basnight (C) Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child, Elbert Kim, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Centre | Lee Siple (PG), Thomas Papa (SF), Kevin Abbott (C) Eric Akin, William Gil, Henry Moyer | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Garry Williams is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (SF) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Centre | Larry Dickson (PF) Richard Penton | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Eric Akin (SG) Thomas Papa | |
| 12:53 | Centre | Kevin Abbott drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Akin | 58-43 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Maurice West is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Dawson | 60-43 |
| 12:14 | Centre | Lee Siple misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maurice West | 60-43 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Scott Basnight knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Allen | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:50 | Centre | Larry Dickson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-43 |
| 11:48 | Centre | Daniel Johnson tips it back up and in | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Montgomery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Basnight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Lee Siple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Akin (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Dickson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Abbott (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Maurice West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 11:26 | Centre | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 11:01 | Centre | Kevin Abbott knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Siple and he's fouled by Scott Basnight - foul #2 on Scott Basnight, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), George Kegler (SG), Joseph Child (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Brian McGee (C) Harold Dawson, Charles Montgomery, John Allen, Maurice West, Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Centre | Thomas Papa (PG), Joe Pratt (SG), Richard Penton (SF), Jason Alpert (PF) Lee Siple, Eric Akin, Daniel Johnson, Larry Dickson | |
| 11:01 | Centre | Kevin Abbott makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Elbert Kim buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Kegler | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:25 | Centre | George Kegler steals it from Richard Penton | 64-48 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Thomas Papa is called for the reach on Garry Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Papa, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (SG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Centre | William Gil (SF) Kevin Abbott | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Joseph Child grabs the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Brian McGee gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Brian McGee drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by William Gil - foul #3 on William Gil, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Daniel Johnson (PG), Eric Akin (SG), Henry Moyer (PF) Thomas Papa, Joe Pratt, Richard Penton | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Brian McGee makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:38 | Centre | Daniel Johnson loses the dribble to George Kegler in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | George Kegler can't finish the uncontested layup | 67-48 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Brian McGee snags the offensive board | 67-48 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Elbert Kim can't finish the layup | 67-48 |
| 09:08 | Centre | William Gil pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 08:59 | Centre | Eric Akin clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by George Kegler - foul #2 on George Kegler, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG) George Kegler | |
| Subs | Centre | Larry Dickson (PF) Jason Alpert | |
| 08:59 | Centre | Eric Akin makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 08:59 | Centre | Eric Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Eric Akin picks off the pass by Eric Delossantos in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 08:54 | Centre | Eric Akin banks in the layup | 67-52 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 08:48 | Centre | Larry Dickson pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 08:44 | Centre | Eric Akin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 67-55 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Daniel Johnson steals it from Garry Williams in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:23 | Centre | Daniel Johnson travels with the ball | 67-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF) Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | Centre | Thomas Papa (PG), Richard Penton (C) Eric Akin, Henry Moyer | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Joseph Child's pass is intercepted by Daniel Johnson in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 08:18 | Centre | Daniel Johnson lays it up and in | 67-57 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Garry Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Penton | 67-57 |
| 07:47 | Centre | Larry Dickson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Johnson | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Garry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Delossantos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Child (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Maurice West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian McGee (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Thomas Papa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Gil (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Dickson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Penton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Maurice West misses the easy layup | 67-59 |
| 07:38 | Centre | Larry Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 07:30 | Centre | Thomas Papa makes the floater from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Maurice West tips it home | 69-61 |
| 06:48 | Centre | William Gil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), George Kegler (SG), Harold Dawson (SF), Elbert Kim (PF) Garry Williams, Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Centre | Stephen Moyer (PG), Joe Pratt (SG), Henry Moyer (PF), Jason Alpert (C) Thomas Papa, Daniel Johnson, Larry Dickson, Richard Penton | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Elbert Kim is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Gil - foul #4 on William Gil, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Montgomery (SG) Maurice West | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:15 | Centre | Harold Dawson is called for the reach on William Gil - foul #1 on Harold Dawson, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Kevin Abbott (C) Jason Alpert | |
| 06:15 | Centre | William Gil misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:15 | Centre | Kevin Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 06:07 | Centre | Kevin Abbott connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Moyer | 71-63 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | George Kegler makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Harold Dawson | 74-63 |
| 05:32 | Centre | Kevin Abbott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Pratt | 74-65 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Stephen Moyer steps in front of the Chris Page pass in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| 05:22 | Centre | Henry Moyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Harold Dawson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Page | 77-65 |
| 04:57 | Centre | Joe Pratt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Elbert Kim - foul #1 on Elbert Kim, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), Eric Delossantos (SG), Joseph Child (SF), John Allen (PF), Scott Basnight (C) Chris Page, Charles Montgomery, Harold Dawson, Elbert Kim, George Kegler | |
| Subs | Centre | Lee Siple (PG), Thomas Papa (SF), Larry Dickson (PF), Jason Alpert (C) Stephen Moyer, William Gil, Henry Moyer, Kevin Abbott | |
| 04:57 | Centre | Joe Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:57 | Centre | Joe Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:57 | Centre | Joe Pratt makes the 3rd free throw | 77-67 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Jason Alpert is called for the reach on Joseph Child in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Alpert, team foul #9 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Eric Akin (SG), Richard Penton (PF) Joe Pratt, Larry Dickson | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Joseph Child misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Joseph Child grabs the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Scott Basnight clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | John Allen gets the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Garry Williams drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Lee Siple - foul #2 on Lee Siple, team foul #10 | 79-67 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:13 | Centre | John Allen is called for the reach on Richard Penton - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #9 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centre | Daniel Johnson (SF), Larry Dickson (PF) Thomas Papa, Jason Alpert | |
| 04:13 | Centre | Richard Penton makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 04:13 | Centre | Richard Penton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Garry Williams is fouled on the floor by Lee Siple - foul #3 on Lee Siple, team foul #11 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian McGee (C) John Allen | |
| Subs | Centre | Kevin Abbott (C) Richard Penton | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Centre | Kevin Abbott misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 81-69 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Joseph Child pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Garry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Delossantos (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Child (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian McGee (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Lee Siple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Akin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Dickson (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Abbott (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Akin - foul #4 on Eric Akin, team foul #12 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF) Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Centre | Stephen Moyer (PG) Lee Siple | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos misses the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 03:33 | Centre | Maurice West is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Maurice West, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Harold Dawson (SF) Garry Williams, Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child | |
| Subs | Centre | Jason Alpert (C) Kevin Abbott | |
| 03:33 | Centre | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 03:33 | Centre | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Harold Dawson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #13 | 82-71 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Harold Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Harold Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 03:10 | Centre | Maurice West swats the shot by Larry Dickson | 83-71 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 83-71 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 85-71 |
| 02:58 | Centre | Stephen Moyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 85-71 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Harold Dawson snags the defensive board | 85-71 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Harold Dawson misses the easy layup | 85-71 |
| 02:51 | Centre | Stephen Moyer pulls down the rebound | 85-71 |
| 02:35 | Centre | Stephen Moyer's pass is intercepted by Charles Montgomery | 85-71 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery is hacked by Eric Akin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Akin, team foul #14 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), George Kegler (SF) Chris Page, Harold Dawson | |
| Subs | Centre | Thomas Papa (SG), William Gil (SF), Richard Penton (PF), Kevin Abbott (C) Eric Akin, Daniel Johnson, Larry Dickson, Jason Alpert | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 02:17 | Centre | Stephen Moyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-71 |
| 02:16 | Centre | Thomas Papa hits the follow up shot | 87-73 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Thomas Papa is called for the reach on Maurice West - foul #2 on Thomas Papa, team foul #15 | 87-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Dawson (SG), John Allen (SF), Scott Basnight (C) Garry Williams, Charles Montgomery, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Centre | Daniel Johnson (PG), Joe Pratt (SG), Jason Alpert (PF) Stephen Moyer, William Gil, Kevin Abbott | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 2nd free throw | 89-73 |
| 01:33 | Centre | George Kegler is called for the reach on Thomas Papa - foul #3 on George Kegler, team foul #11 | 89-73 |
| 01:33 | Centre | Thomas Papa makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 01:33 | Centre | Thomas Papa misses the 2nd free throw | 89-74 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Basnight | 89-74 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | George Kegler lays it up and in set up by John Allen | 91-74 |
| 00:56 | Centre | Thomas Papa hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 91-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Harold Dawson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 91-76 |
| 00:50 | Centre | The rebound goes to Richard Penton | 91-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Centre | Daniel Johnson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 91-78 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joe Pratt picks off the pass by George Kegler in the backcourt | 91-78 |
| 00:40 | Centre | Joe Pratt lays it in | 91-80 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Harold Dawson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by George Kegler | 93-80 |
| 00:07 | Centre | Daniel Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Pratt | 93-83 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | George Kegler runs out the clock | 93-83 |