| Lineup | Colby | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) SG - Anthony Biel (fresh) SF - Jim Slusser (fresh) PF - Thomas Nguyen (fresh) C - Garf Lang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) C - Dave Red (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dave Red wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Dave Red drills a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Colby | Garf Lang misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Colby | Garf Lang makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Colby | Garf Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Nguyen - foul #1 on Thomas Nguyen, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Colby | Garf Lang snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Colby | Timothy Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Colby | Jim Slusser grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Colby | Timothy Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Colby | Garf Lang snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:46 | Colby | Timothy Brooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Walter Howlett hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 1-5 |
| 17:15 | Colby | Anthony Biel loses the ball out of bounds | 1-5 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 17:00 | Colby | Jim Slusser gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:33 | Colby | Jim Slusser misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 1-5 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Burns | 1-5 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | A charge is called on Lucas Burns - foul #1 on Lucas Burns, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Robert Davis (SF), James Smith (PF), William Hicks (C) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| 15:49 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) SG - Anthony Biel (fresh) SF - Jim Slusser (fresh) PF - Thomas Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Lang (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - William Hicks (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Timothy Brooks is called for the reach on Harvey Englert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Colby | Robert Boatwright (PG) Timothy Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Willy Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 15:08 | Colby | Jim Slusser can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Harvey Englert pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | William Hicks clanks a jumper near the basket | 3-5 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | William Hicks hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 14:36 | Colby | Anthony Biel's 3 pointer is rejected by Harvey Englert | 3-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | William Hicks pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Garf Lang | 3-7 |
| 14:11 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 3-7 |
| 14:10 | Colby | Garf Lang tips it but misses | 3-7 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Willy Jackson gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses the shot from the right side | 3-7 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | William Hicks misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 13:59 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 13:41 | Colby | Anthony Biel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | William Hicks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willy Jackson | 3-9 |
| 13:24 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Colby | Donald Holman (SG), George Brown (SF), George Cooley (PF), Carl Cox (C) Anthony Biel, Jim Slusser, Thomas Nguyen, Garf Lang | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, Robert Davis, James Smith, William Hicks | |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Dave Red's fadeaway is rejected by George Cooley | 3-9 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Dave Red hits the follow up shot | 3-11 |
| 12:44 | Colby | George Cooley drills a fadeaway from the right block | 5-11 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Walter Howlett is alone and drills a jumper from the right side set up by David Lewis | 5-13 |
| 12:02 | Colby | Robert Boatwright is fouled on the floor by David Lewis - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Colby | Anthony Biel (PG) Robert Boatwright | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:41 | Colby | Donald Holman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Anthony Biel (fresh) SG - Donald Holman (fresh) SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - George Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) C - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses badly on a shot from the left side | 5-13 |
| 11:21 | Colby | Carl Cox grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 10:56 | Colby | George Brown is hacked by Walter Howlett - foul #1 on Walter Howlett, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Colby | Jim Slusser (SG), Thomas Nguyen (PF), Garf Lang (C) Donald Holman, George Brown, Carl Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) Walter Howlett | |
| 10:42 | Colby | Anthony Biel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | David Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), James Smith (PF), William Hicks (C) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| 10:10 | Colby | Jim Slusser connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Cooley | 11-13 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Robert Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 11-13 |
| 09:52 | Colby | Jim Slusser grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:30 | Colby | Harvey Englert is called for the reach on Garf Lang - foul #1 on Harvey Englert, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Colby | Robert Boatwright (PG) George Cooley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, James Smith, William Hicks | |
| 09:14 | Colby | Anthony Biel knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | David Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Boatwright - foul #1 on Robert Boatwright, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:47 | Colby | Anthony Biel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 08:45 | Colby | Jim Slusser gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:24 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Slusser and the foul's on Walter Howlett - foul #2 on Walter Howlett, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Colby | Donald Holman (SG), Carl Cox (C) Anthony Biel, Garf Lang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) Walter Howlett | |
| 08:24 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Lucas Burns is hacked by Robert Boatwright - foul #2 on Robert Boatwright, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Colby | Anthony Biel (PG), George Brown (SF), Allen Hamilton (C) Robert Boatwright, Jim Slusser, Thomas Nguyen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Dave Red is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Dave Red | |
| 07:48 | Colby | Anthony Biel hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Holman | 20-15 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Lucas Burns is fouled on the floor by Carl Cox - foul #1 on Carl Cox, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colby | George Cooley (PF) Allen Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), James Smith (PF) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns | |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Anthony Biel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Holman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - George Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - William Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | William Hicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Cox - foul #2 on Carl Cox, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colby | Jim Slusser (PG), Thomas Nguyen (PF), Allen Hamilton (C) Anthony Biel, George Brown, Carl Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 3rd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:02 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) James Smith | |
| 07:02 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:02 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the floater from the right side | 22-18 |
| 06:42 | Colby | Allen Hamilton grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 06:32 | Colby | George Cooley blows the dunk but he's fouled by Harvey Englert - foul #2 on Harvey Englert, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Colby | Garf Lang (C) Allen Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Jeffrey Dougan (SF) Harvey Englert, Robert Davis | |
| 06:32 | Colby | George Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:32 | Colby | George Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Colby | Anthony Biel (PG) Donald Holman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Lucas Burns (PF) Willy Jackson, William Hicks | |
| 05:48 | Colby | Jeffrey Dougan is called for the reach on Garf Lang - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dougan, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| 05:48 | Colby | Garf Lang makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:48 | Colby | Garf Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | David Lewis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-18 |
| 05:42 | Colby | Garf Lang grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 05:26 | Colby | Jim Slusser knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Cooley | 28-18 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 28-18 |
| Subs | Colby | Donald Holman (SG), George Brown (SF) Jim Slusser, Thomas Nguyen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF), William Hicks (C) Jeffrey Dougan, Dave Red | |
| 04:54 | Colby | George Cooley banks in the layup set up by Anthony Biel | 30-18 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | William Hicks double dribbles | 30-18 |
| Subs | Colby | Thomas Nguyen (PF) George Cooley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (PG), Jeffrey Dougan (SG), James Smith (PF) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns | |
| 04:10 | Colby | Anthony Biel scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Nguyen | 33-18 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan connects on the floater from the left side set up by Willy Jackson | 33-20 |
| 03:43 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Biel | 35-20 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Garf Lang is called for the reach on William Hicks - foul #1 on Garf Lang, team foul #8 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Colby | Timothy Brooks (PG), Jim Slusser (SF), Carl Cox (C) Anthony Biel, George Brown, Garf Lang | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Harvey Englert (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) Willy Jackson, Jeffrey Dougan, Robert Davis, James Smith | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | William Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:20 | Colby | Carl Cox snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) SG - Donald Holman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Slusser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. C - Carl Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Englert (fresh) SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 37-20 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Dave Red misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-20 |
| 02:45 | Colby | Carl Cox gets the rebound | 37-20 |
| 02:33 | Colby | Timothy Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Harvey Englert scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 02:05 | Colby | Jim Slusser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Dave Red gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Donald Holman takes the ball from David Lewis | 37-23 |
| 01:53 | Colby | Donald Holman hits the finger roll | 39-23 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | William Hicks blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Brooks - foul #3 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #9 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Colby | Robert Boatwright (PG), Anthony Biel (SG), George Cooley (PF), Garf Lang (C) Timothy Brooks, Donald Holman, Thomas Nguyen, Carl Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG) David Lewis | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:08 | Colby | Jim Slusser connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Biel | 42-25 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Englert | 42-28 |
| 00:21 | Colby | George Cooley misses the floater from the left block | 42-28 |
| 00:19 | Colby | George Cooley hits the follow up shot | 44-28 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Walter Howlett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |