| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Karl Brassell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Sartin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Penman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Bumpers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Rex Cade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mejorado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Billy Wright inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | John Sartin is called for the reach on Richard Battin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sartin, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg (SG) John Sartin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Clarence Fosberg is called for the reach on Billy Wright - foul #1 on Clarence Fosberg, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Efren Elliott comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 19:33 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:23 | Lincoln | Kevin Penman scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Karl Brassell | 42-38 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Rex Cade hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Battin | 42-40 |
| 19:05 | Lincoln | Kevin Penman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | James Mejorado snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Efren Elliott misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Bumpers - foul #1 on Christopher Bumpers, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Bryant (SG), Andrew Addy (SF), Eric Prouty (PF) Clarence Fosberg, Paul Dorsey, Kevin Penman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:40 | Lincoln | Andrew Addy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 18:39 | Lincoln | Eric Prouty tips it home | 44-42 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Richard Battin is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Brassell - foul #2 on Karl Brassell, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Parker (PG), Paul Dorsey (SF) Karl Brassell, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), James Cox (PF), Michael Regina (C) Rex Cade, Billy Wright, Efren Elliott, James Mejorado | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Regina misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Dorsey - foul #2 on Paul Dorsey, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adolph Bearce (SG) Richard Battin | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Regina makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:56 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Adolph Bearce - foul #1 on Adolph Bearce, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kevin Penman (PF), Michael Chase (C) Andrew Addy, Eric Prouty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:56 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Michael Regina is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Regina, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg (SG) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SG) Adolph Bearce | |
| 17:16 | Lincoln | David Parker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Bussard - foul #3 on Thomas Bussard, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Karl Brassell (SG) Paul Dorsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Efren Elliott (PF), James Mejorado (C) Thomas Bussard, Daniel Robinson, Michael Regina | |
| 17:16 | Lincoln | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:16 | Lincoln | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Rex Cade's pass is intercepted by Michael Chase in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 16:57 | Lincoln | Rex Cade is called for the reach on David Parker - foul #2 on Rex Cade, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey (SF), Christopher Bumpers (C) David Parker, Kevin Penman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adolph Bearce (SF) James Cox | |
| 16:47 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | James Mejorado grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Christopher Bumpers is called for the reach on Adolph Bearce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Bumpers, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kevin Penman (PF) Michael Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Wright (SF) Rex Cade | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Richard Battin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 16:23 | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | Billy Wright takes the ball from Christopher Bumpers | 48-44 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Efren Elliott connects on the floater from close range | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Karl Brassell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clarence Fosberg (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Paul Dorsey (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Penman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Bumpers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adolph Bearce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Billy Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efren Elliott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mejorado (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Penman | 50-46 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Richard Battin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Efren Elliott | 50-49 |
| 15:08 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell is hacked by Billy Wright - foul #1 on Billy Wright, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed (PG), John Sartin (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Andrew Addy (PF), Eric Prouty (C) Karl Brassell, Clarence Fosberg, Paul Dorsey, Kevin Penman, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), Rex Cade (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), James Cox (PF), Michael Regina (C) Richard Battin, Adolph Bearce, Billy Wright, Efren Elliott, James Mejorado | |
| 14:58 | Lincoln | Robert Bryant loses the dribble to Daniel Robinson | 50-49 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Daniel Robinson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Regina | 50-51 |
| 14:13 | Lincoln | James Cox picks off the pass by Eric Prouty | 50-51 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard is hacked by Eric Prouty - foul #1 on Eric Prouty, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Chase (C) Eric Prouty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:54 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-53 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | James Cox snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Rex Cade hits a driving attempt from close range | 50-55 |
| 13:32 | Lincoln | Andrew Addy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Mohamed | 53-55 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | James Cox misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Regina | 53-55 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Michael Regina is called for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Parker (PG), Paul Dorsey (SF), Kevin Penman (PF), Christopher Bumpers (C) Tom Mohamed, Robert Bryant, Andrew Addy, Michael Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Andy Oliver (SG), Adolph Bearce (SF), Efren Elliott (PF), Alton Boatwright (C) Thomas Bussard, Rex Cade, Daniel Robinson, James Cox, Michael Regina | |
| 12:28 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Parker | 55-55 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | David Parker is called for the reach on Efren Elliott in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Karl Brassell (PG), Eric Prouty (C) David Parker, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 12:12 | Lincoln | John Sartin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-57 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Richard Battin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Richard Battin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce drills a fadeaway from the right block | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Karl Brassell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Sartin (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Dorsey (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Penman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Prouty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Oliver (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Adolph Bearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Efren Elliott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Lincoln | Efren Elliott denies the turnaround by Karl Brassell | 55-59 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Andy Oliver grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Efren Elliott's pass is intercepted by Karl Brassell | 55-59 |
| 10:44 | Lincoln | Kevin Penman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Richard Battin misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 10:37 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:19 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed (PG), Robert Bryant (SG), Clarence Fosberg (SF), Michael Chase (PF), Christopher Bumpers (C) Karl Brassell, John Sartin, Paul Dorsey, Kevin Penman, Eric Prouty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), Rex Cade (SG), Billy Wright (SF), James Cox (PF), James Mejorado (C) Richard Battin, Andy Oliver, Adolph Bearce, Efren Elliott, Alton Boatwright | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Rex Cade misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | James Cox tips it home | 55-61 |
| 09:47 | Lincoln | Michael Chase knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 58-61 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Rex Cade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Sartin (SG) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:02 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Addy (PF) Michael Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Robinson (PG), Michael Regina (PF) Rex Cade, Billy Wright | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Michael Regina connects on the jump hook in the lane | 58-63 |
| 08:23 | Lincoln | John Sartin scores on a runner in the lane | 60-63 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | James Mejorado loses the dribble to Tom Mohamed in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 08:19 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed hits the finger roll | 62-63 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Mejorado lays it up and in set up by James Cox and he's fouled by Andrew Addy - foul #1 on Andrew Addy, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Parker (PG), Paul Dorsey (SF) Tom Mohamed, Clarence Fosberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Andy Oliver (SG) Thomas Bussard, James Cox | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:49 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers makes the shot from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Daniel Robinson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | James Mejorado gets the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Michael Regina can't finish the layup | 64-66 |
| 07:31 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sartin (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Dorsey (tired) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Addy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bumpers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Oliver (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Regina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mejorado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Lincoln | David Parker is fouled on the floor by Daniel Robinson - foul #3 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Karl Brassell (PG), Robert Bryant (SG), Clarence Fosberg (SF), Kevin Penman (PF), Michael Chase (C) David Parker, John Sartin, Paul Dorsey, Andrew Addy, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SG), Billy Wright (SF), Efren Elliott (PF), Alton Boatwright (C) Andy Oliver, Daniel Robinson, Michael Regina, James Mejorado | |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | Michael Chase hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 64-66 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Boatwright | 64-66 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Richard Battin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed (PG) Clarence Fosberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 06:42 | Lincoln | Robert Bryant snags the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-66 |
| 06:28 | Lincoln | Michael Chase snags the offensive board | 64-66 |
| 06:19 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 67-66 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Efren Elliott knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alton Boatwright | 67-68 |
| 05:54 | Lincoln | Efren Elliott swats the short shot by Kevin Penman | 67-68 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Efren Elliott snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Richard Battin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Battin, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Parker (PG), John Sartin (SG), Clarence Fosberg (SF), Christopher Bumpers (C) Tom Mohamed, Karl Brassell, Robert Bryant, Michael Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), Andy Oliver (SG), Adolph Bearce (SF), James Cox (PF) Richard Battin, Rex Cade, Billy Wright, Efren Elliott | |
| 05:37 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Alton Boatwright - foul #2 on Alton Boatwright, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Mejorado (C) Alton Boatwright | |
| 05:37 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:37 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | James Mejorado scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Thomas Bussard | 68-70 |
| 04:59 | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg loses the dribble to James Mejorado | 68-70 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Andy Oliver drills a floater from the right block and the foul's on Clarence Fosberg - foul #2 on Clarence Fosberg, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed (PG), Karl Brassell (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Andrew Addy (PF), Michael Chase (C) David Parker, John Sartin, Clarence Fosberg, Kevin Penman, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Michael Regina (C) Thomas Bussard, Adolph Bearce, James Mejorado | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Andy Oliver makes the free throw | 68-73 |
| 04:25 | Lincoln | Michael Chase can't finish the layup | 68-73 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Regina pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Daniel Robinson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Rex Cade and he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey (SF), Eric Prouty (PF) Robert Bryant, Andrew Addy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Alton Boatwright (C) Andy Oliver, James Cox | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Daniel Robinson makes the free throw | 68-76 |
| 03:43 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Karl Brassell | 71-76 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Richard Battin hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-76 |
| 03:27 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Tom Mohamed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Karl Brassell (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Dorsey (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Eric Prouty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Cade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Regina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alton Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-76 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Michael Regina gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Eric Prouty is called for the reach on Rex Cade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Prouty, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Parker (PG), Robert Bryant (SG), Andrew Addy (PF), Christopher Bumpers (C) Tom Mohamed, Karl Brassell, Eric Prouty, Michael Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Wright (SF), Efren Elliott (PF) Daniel Robinson, Michael Regina | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Rex Cade makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Rex Cade makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:44 | Lincoln | Andrew Addy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew Addy, team foul #13 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg (SF) Paul Dorsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (SG), James Cox (C) Rex Cade, Alton Boatwright | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard is hacked by David Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Parker, team foul #14 | 71-78 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:42 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 02:20 | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-78 |
| 02:19 | Lincoln | Christopher Bumpers hits the follow up shot | 73-78 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed (PG), John Sartin (SG), Kevin Penman (PF) David Parker, Clarence Fosberg, Andrew Addy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Mejorado (C) James Cox | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Richard Battin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-78 |
| 02:01 | Lincoln | Kevin Penman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kevin Penman, team foul #15 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Karl Brassell (SG), Michael Chase (C) John Sartin, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Richard Battin's pass is intercepted by Robert Bryant in the backcourt | 73-78 |
| 01:53 | Lincoln | James Mejorado takes the ball from Tom Mohamed | 73-78 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Efren Elliott clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Penman - foul #3 on Kevin Penman, team foul #16 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Sartin (SG), Paul Dorsey (SF), Christopher Bumpers (C) Karl Brassell, Robert Bryant, Michael Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SG) Thomas Bussard | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 01:12 | Lincoln | Efren Elliott picks off the pass by Christopher Bumpers | 73-80 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Efren Elliott misses long on a shot in the paint | 73-80 |
| 00:54 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey grabs the board | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | John Sartin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-80 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | James Mejorado gets the rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Mejorado is hacked by John Sartin in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Sartin, team foul #17 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Robinson (SF) Billy Wright | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-82 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | James Mejorado grabs the board | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Mejorado is hacked by Tom Mohamed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Mohamed, team foul #18 | 73-82 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:27 | Lincoln | Richard Battin is called for the reach on Tom Mohamed - foul #2 on Richard Battin, team foul #9 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Bryant (SG), Clarence Fosberg (SF), Andrew Addy (PF), Eric Prouty (C) John Sartin, Paul Dorsey, Kevin Penman, Christopher Bumpers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), Andy Oliver (SG), James Cox (PF), Michael Regina (C) Richard Battin, Rex Cade, Efren Elliott, James Mejorado | |
| 00:27 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:27 | Lincoln | Tom Mohamed makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard is hacked by Robert Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #19 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Sartin (SG), Paul Dorsey (SF), Kevin Penman (PF), Christopher Bumpers (C) Robert Bryant, Clarence Fosberg, Andrew Addy, Eric Prouty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SG), Efren Elliott (PF), James Mejorado (C) Andy Oliver, James Cox, Michael Regina | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Sartin | 78-86 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-86 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG) Thomas Bussard | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Rex Cade is hacked by Tom Mohamed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tom Mohamed, team foul #20 | 78-86 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Karl Brassell (PG) Tom Mohamed | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Rex Cade makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Rex Cade misses the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:19 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Kevin Penman | 78-87 |
| 00:14 | Lincoln | Daniel Robinson is called for the reach on Karl Brassell - foul #4 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #10 | 78-87 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Wright (SF) Daniel Robinson | |
| 00:14 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell misses the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:14 | Lincoln | Karl Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Cade is hacked by John Sartin in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Sartin, team foul #21 | 79-87 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clarence Fosberg (SG) John Sartin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Robinson (SF) Billy Wright | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Cade makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Cade makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Paul Dorsey is denied on a layup by Daniel Robinson | 79-89 |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Kevin Penman grabs the offensive board | 79-89 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | The clock runs out | 79-89 |