| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) SG - Eric Delossantos (fresh) SF - Joseph Child (fresh) PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) C - Brian McGee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Joshua Werner (fresh) SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fresh) SF - Eugene Lebron (fresh) PF - John Boyd (fresh) C - Willie Markus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePauw | Willie Markus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Werner | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | DePauw | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | DePauw | Joshua Werner hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Lebron | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Willie Markus denies the turnaround by Brian McGee | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | DePauw | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | DePauw | Joshua Werner makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Alfredo Rizzo is called for the reach on Eric Delossantos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Chris Page can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Werner - foul #1 on Joshua Werner, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:28 | DePauw | Joshua Werner drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Eric Delossantos - foul #1 on Eric Delossantos, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 18:28 | DePauw | Joshua Werner makes the free throw | 2-10 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Chris Page is hacked by Joshua Werner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Werner, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Bobby Kimball (PG) Joshua Werner | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 18:12 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 18:07 | DePauw | Chris Page steals it from Alfredo Rizzo | 2-10 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Chris Page lays it up and in | 4-10 |
| 17:56 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Elbert Kim - foul #1 on Elbert Kim, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF) Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | DePauw | Terence Dowd (SG), John Howerton (SF), Charles Buckley (PF), Daniel Gorsuch (C) Alfredo Rizzo, Eugene Lebron, John Boyd, Willie Markus | |
| 17:56 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 17:56 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian McGee | 4-11 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Terence Dowd is called for the reach on Eric Delossantos - foul #1 on Terence Dowd, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kegler (PG), Harold Dawson (SG), John Allen (SF), Scott Basnight (C) Chris Page, Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | John Allen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Dawson | 6-11 |
| 17:06 | DePauw | Charles Buckley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Buckley, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Eugene Lebron (SF) John Howerton | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | George Kegler is called for 10 seconds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Child (SF) John Allen | |
| Subs | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo (PG), John Boyd (PF) Bobby Kimball, Charles Buckley | |
| 16:43 | DePauw | John Boyd misses the easy layup | 6-11 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maurice West | 6-11 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | George Kegler is whistled for a carry | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Elbert Kim (PF), Brian McGee (C) Harold Dawson, Maurice West, Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | DePauw | Bobby Kimball (PG), Joel Waters (C) Terence Dowd, Daniel Gorsuch | |
| 16:28 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian McGee - foul #1 on Brian McGee, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (SG) George Kegler | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 16:28 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:28 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Joseph Child snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Chris Page throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| 16:07 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bobby Kimball | 6-14 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Eugene Lebron steals the ball from Joseph Child | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Delossantos (fresh) SF - Joseph Child (fairly fresh) PF - Elbert Kim (fairly fresh) C - Brian McGee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Bobby Kimball (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Lebron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Waters (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Chris Page - foul #1 on Chris Page, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kegler (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Harold Dawson (SF), John Allen (PF) Chris Page, Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child, Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | DePauw | Terence Dowd (SG), John Howerton (SF), Charles Buckley (PF) Alfredo Rizzo, Eugene Lebron, John Boyd | |
| 15:41 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:41 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-15 |
| 15:31 | DePauw | Terence Dowd clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-15 |
| 15:29 | DePauw | Charles Buckley tips it home | 6-17 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | George Kegler is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Kimball - foul #1 on Bobby Kimball, team foul #6 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF), Scott Basnight (C) Charles Montgomery, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | Willie Markus (C) Joel Waters | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | George Kegler makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | George Kegler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 14:56 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG) George Kegler, John Allen | |
| Subs | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Eugene Lebron (SF) Terence Dowd, John Howerton | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Alfredo Rizzo - foul #2 on Alfredo Rizzo, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (PF) Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | DePauw | Terence Dowd (SG), Daniel Gorsuch (C) Alfredo Rizzo, Charles Buckley | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the offensive board | 8-17 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-17 |
| 14:17 | DePauw | Daniel Gorsuch grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 14:12 | DePauw | Maurice West is called for the reach on Terence Dowd - foul #1 on Maurice West, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Eric Delossantos (SG), Joseph Child (SF), Brian McGee (C) Garry Williams, Charles Montgomery, Harold Dawson, Maurice West | |
| Subs | DePauw | John Boyd (PF) Willie Markus | |
| 14:04 | DePauw | Terence Dowd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-17 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Terence Dowd steals the ball from Joseph Child | 8-17 |
| 13:27 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball blows the layup | 8-17 |
| 13:25 | DePauw | John Boyd snags the offensive board | 8-17 |
| 13:18 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball knocks in the floater near the basket | 8-19 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Gorsuch | 8-19 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Brian McGee tips it home | 10-19 |
| 12:42 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Gorsuch | 10-21 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Bobby Kimball is called for the reach on Chris Page in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Kimball, team foul #8 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kegler (SG), Harold Dawson (SF), John Allen (PF), Scott Basnight (C) Eric Delossantos, Joseph Child, Elbert Kim, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | Joshua Werner (PG), John Howerton (SF), Charles Buckley (PF), Joel Waters (C) Bobby Kimball, Eugene Lebron, John Boyd, Daniel Gorsuch | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:17 | DePauw | Joshua Werner misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Basnight - foul #1 on Scott Basnight, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF) Chris Page | |
| Subs | DePauw | Willie Markus (C) Joel Waters | |
| 12:17 | DePauw | Joshua Werner makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 12:17 | DePauw | Joshua Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | George Kegler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Kegler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Dawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice West (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Basnight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Joshua Werner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Dowd (tiring) SF - John Howerton (fresh) PF - Charles Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Markus (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | DePauw | Joshua Werner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 11:28 | DePauw | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Markus | 15-23 |
| 11:13 | DePauw | Joshua Werner travels with the ball | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Joseph Child (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Brian McGee (C) George Kegler, Harold Dawson, John Allen, Maurice West, Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo (PG), John Boyd (PF), Joel Waters (C) Joshua Werner, Charles Buckley, Willie Markus | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Brian McGee banks in the layup | 17-23 |
| 10:53 | DePauw | Elbert Kim steps in front of the John Howerton pass | 17-23 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Joseph Child clanks a shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Brian McGee tips it but misses | 17-23 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Brian McGee snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Elbert Kim gets the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Garry Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 09:47 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 20-23 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Brian McGee snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery is hacked by Terence Dowd - foul #2 on Terence Dowd, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Harold Dawson (SF), Maurice West (PF), George Kegler (C) Garry Williams, Joseph Child, Elbert Kim, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | Joshua Werner (PG), Eugene Lebron (SF), Charles Buckley (PF), Daniel Gorsuch (C) Terence Dowd, John Howerton, John Boyd, Joel Waters | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:38 | DePauw | Joshua Werner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (SG) Charles Montgomery | |
| Subs | DePauw | Willie Markus (C) Daniel Gorsuch | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | George Kegler hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 09:06 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Werner | 25-25 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Maurice West misses long on a shot from the right block | 25-25 |
| 08:54 | DePauw | Charles Buckley gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:49 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Harold Dawson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Basnight (PF) Maurice West | |
| Subs | DePauw | Daniel Gorsuch (C) Willie Markus | |
| 08:30 | DePauw | Charles Buckley scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Alfredo Rizzo and he's fouled by Scott Basnight - foul #2 on Scott Basnight, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Child (SF), John Allen (PF) Harold Dawson, Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | DePauw | John Boyd (PF) Alfredo Rizzo | |
| 08:30 | DePauw | Charles Buckley misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | George Kegler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Charles Buckley is called for the reach on Eric Delossantos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Buckley, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo (SG) Charles Buckley | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:13 | DePauw | John Allen steals it from John Boyd | 26-27 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Joseph Child is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Brian McGee (C) Chris Page, Eric Delossantos, George Kegler | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 07:59 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Montgomery - foul #1 on Charles Montgomery, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (PF) John Allen | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 07:59 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:59 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Joseph Child misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Daniel Gorsuch - foul #1 on Daniel Gorsuch, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Dawson (PG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Joseph Child makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Joseph Child makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Dawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Child (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian McGee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Joshua Werner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Lebron (tiring) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Gorsuch (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | DePauw | Harold Dawson steps in front of the John Boyd pass | 28-28 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Brian McGee is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gorsuch - foul #2 on Daniel Gorsuch, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Eric Delossantos (SG), Elbert Kim (PF) Charles Montgomery, Joseph Child, Maurice West | |
| Subs | DePauw | Willie Markus (C) Daniel Gorsuch | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Brian McGee makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Brian McGee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Elbert Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Chris Page travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Joel Waters (C) John Boyd | |
| 06:45 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Joshua Werner picks off the pass by Eric Delossantos in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 06:28 | DePauw | Joshua Werner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 29-30 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Chris Page hits the finger roll | 31-30 |
| 05:54 | DePauw | Joshua Werner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Brian McGee gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Chris Page misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Elbert Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos loses the dribble to Alfredo Rizzo | 31-30 |
| 05:26 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Chris Page - foul #2 on Chris Page, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kegler (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Joseph Child (SF), John Allen (PF), Maurice West (C) Chris Page, Eric Delossantos, Harold Dawson, Elbert Kim, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | Bobby Kimball (PG), John Howerton (SF), John Boyd (PF) Joshua Werner, Eugene Lebron, Joel Waters | |
| 05:26 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:26 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | George Kegler hits the finger roll | 33-32 |
| 04:55 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball can't finish the layup but the foul's on Maurice West - foul #2 on Maurice West, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG) Maurice West | |
| Subs | DePauw | Terence Dowd (SG) Alfredo Rizzo | |
| 04:55 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 04:55 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | George Kegler pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | John Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 04:30 | DePauw | Willie Markus snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 04:26 | DePauw | Terence Dowd buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (PF), Brian McGee (C) Garry Williams, John Allen | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 04:17 | DePauw | Terence Dowd knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Howerton | 33-39 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | George Kegler misses long on an open shot near the basket | 33-39 |
| 04:11 | DePauw | Willie Markus snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 04:05 | DePauw | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), Eric Delossantos (SG), Maurice West (PF), Scott Basnight (C) George Kegler, Charles Montgomery, Elbert Kim, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | Charles Buckley (PF), Daniel Gorsuch (C) John Boyd, Willie Markus | |
| 03:37 | DePauw | Terence Dowd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Joseph Child gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Garry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Delossantos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Child (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Basnight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Bobby Kimball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Dowd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Howerton (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Charles Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gorsuch (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Scott Basnight misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Garry Williams grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos connects on the open jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 03:06 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball is fouled on the floor by Garry Williams - foul #1 on Garry Williams, team foul #11 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Harold Dawson (SG) Garry Williams, Eric Delossantos | |
| Subs | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), Eugene Lebron (SF) Terence Dowd, John Howerton | |
| 03:06 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 03:06 | DePauw | Bobby Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Child | 35-40 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Harold Dawson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 02:47 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 02:43 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Chris Page pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Chris Page is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 02:36 | DePauw | Daniel Gorsuch gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 02:31 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 02:29 | DePauw | Daniel Gorsuch pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 02:19 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Harold Dawson - foul #1 on Harold Dawson, team foul #12 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kegler (SG), John Allen (PF), Brian McGee (C) Joseph Child, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| Subs | DePauw | Joshua Werner (PG), John Boyd (PF), Joel Waters (C) Bobby Kimball, Charles Buckley, Daniel Gorsuch | |
| 02:19 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:19 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Brian McGee grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Harold Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 02:11 | DePauw | Joel Waters can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Brian McGee grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | George Kegler hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Page | 37-41 |
| 01:46 | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Lebron | 37-43 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Harold Dawson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 01:29 | DePauw | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 01:25 | DePauw | Joshua Werner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #13 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Elbert Kim (PF) Chris Page, Harold Dawson, John Allen | |
| Subs | DePauw | Terence Dowd (SG) Alfredo Rizzo | |
| 01:25 | DePauw | Joshua Werner misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:25 | DePauw | Joshua Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | George Kegler is fouled on the floor by Terence Dowd - foul #3 on Terence Dowd, team foul #13 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (SG), Maurice West (C) Charles Montgomery, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | DePauw | Alfredo Rizzo (SG), John Howerton (SF), Willie Markus (C) Terence Dowd, Eugene Lebron, Joel Waters | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | George Kegler makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | George Kegler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:45 | DePauw | Willie Markus is hacked by Maurice West - foul #3 on Maurice West, team foul #14 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Child (SF), Brian McGee (C) George Kegler, Maurice West | |
| Subs | DePauw | Charles Buckley (PF) John Boyd | |
| 00:45 | DePauw | Willie Markus makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:45 | DePauw | Willie Markus makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Child | 39-46 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos's pass is intercepted by John Howerton | 39-46 |
| 00:01 | DePauw | Charles Buckley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Howerton | 39-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joseph Child misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-48 |