| Lineup | S. Maine | PG - Robert Cross (fresh) SG - Tommy Hofman (fresh) SF - Gary Acres (fresh) PF - Frank Coffey (fresh) C - Mark Haines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) SG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) C - Maurice West (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Maurice West wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Maine | S. Maine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Chris Page misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | S. Maine | Mark Haines snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | S. Maine | Robert Cross loses the dribble to Hubert Mumaw | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Tommy Hofman is called for the reach on Hubert Mumaw - foul #1 on Tommy Hofman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | S. Maine | Mark Haines grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | S. Maine | Gary Acres is hacked by Scott Basnight - foul #1 on Scott Basnight, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | S. Maine | Mark Haines grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Cross | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Chris Page hits a 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | S. Maine | Mark Haines comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 3-3 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Chris Page snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Chris Page misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | S. Maine | Mark Haines gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:57 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Basnight - foul #2 on Scott Basnight, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | S. Maine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (SF), Eugene Cage (PF) John Allen, Scott Basnight | |
| 16:57 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:57 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses the floater near the basket | 5-3 |
| 16:41 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:36 | S. Maine | Gary Acres makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Coffey | 7-3 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Elbert Kim gets the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Elbert Kim clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| Lineup | S. Maine | PG - Robert Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Acres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Haines (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fairly fresh) SF - Elbert Kim (fresh) PF - Eugene Cage (fresh) C - Maurice West (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 15:48 | S. Maine | Gary Acres grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:24 | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Maurice West pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Gary Acres steals the ball from Chris Page | 7-3 |
| 14:50 | S. Maine | Robert Cross is fouled on the floor by Eugene Cage - foul #1 on Eugene Cage, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Skinner (SG), Mark Eddings (C) Tommy Hofman, Mark Haines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (PG), Garry Williams (SG), John Allen (SF) Chris Page, Hubert Mumaw, Maurice West | |
| 14:45 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 14:44 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey hits the follow up shot | 9-3 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Garry Williams is denied on a layup by Mark Eddings | 9-3 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Gary Acres steals the ball from Eugene Cage | 9-3 |
| 13:51 | S. Maine | James Skinner misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-3 |
| 13:49 | S. Maine | Mark Eddings hits the follow up shot | 11-3 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Elbert Kim dunks the ball on a great pass from John Allen and he's fouled by Frank Coffey - foul #1 on Frank Coffey, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Carone (SG), Blake Daniels (SF), John Brown (C) Robert Cross, Gary Acres, Frank Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann (PF) Eugene Cage | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:26 | S. Maine | Blake Daniels can't connect on a shot from the right side | 11-6 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Allen is hacked by James Skinner - foul #1 on James Skinner, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman (SG) James Carone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF) John Allen, Elbert Kim | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses badly on a shot from the right side | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | S. Maine | Mark Eddings snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:52 | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Chris Page pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | S. Maine | Gary Acres (SF), Mark Haines (C) Mark Eddings, John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:26 | S. Maine | Thomas Cuthbertson blocks the short jumper by Blake Daniels | 11-6 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Biermann | 11-6 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | S. Maine | Mark Haines pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:03 | S. Maine | Gary Acres drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Hofman | 14-6 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Garry Williams drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Page and he's fouled by Tommy Hofman - foul #2 on Tommy Hofman, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | S. Maine | Robert Cross (PG), Frank Coffey (PF) Tommy Hofman, Blake Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (SF), Eugene Cage (PF), Maurice West (C) Alvin Petri, Thomas Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Biermann | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| Lineup | S. Maine | PG - Robert Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Skinner (fresh) SF - Gary Acres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Haines (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - Eugene Cage (fresh) C - Maurice West (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | S. Maine | Gary Acres clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Eugene Cage - foul #2 on Eugene Cage, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Carone (SG) James Skinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Hubert Mumaw (SG), Elbert Kim (PF) Chris Page, Garry Williams, Eugene Cage | |
| 11:34 | S. Maine | Gary Acres makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:34 | S. Maine | Gary Acres makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | John Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| 11:13 | S. Maine | Gary Acres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-9 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | John Allen buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elbert Kim | 16-11 |
| 10:35 | S. Maine | Mark Haines misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:18 | S. Maine | Mark Haines drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Frank Coffey | 18-11 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | John Allen hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 09:34 | S. Maine | Robert Cross can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice West - foul #1 on Maurice West, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Skinner (SG), Blake Daniels (SF), Mark Eddings (C) James Carone, Gary Acres, Mark Haines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Alvin Petri (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Jeffrey Biermann (PF), Garry Williams (C) Charles Lamar, Hubert Mumaw, John Allen, Elbert Kim, Maurice West | |
| 09:34 | S. Maine | Robert Cross makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:34 | S. Maine | Robert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Eddings - foul #1 on Mark Eddings, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:48 | S. Maine | Robert Cross knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Skinner | 22-14 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Mark Eddings takes the ball from Chris Page | 22-14 |
| 08:19 | S. Maine | James Skinner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cross | 25-14 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Chris Page misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 07:54 | S. Maine | The rebound goes to James Skinner | 25-14 |
| Lineup | S. Maine | PG - Robert Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Daniels (fresh) PF - Frank Coffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Eddings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) C - Garry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | S. Maine | Robert Cross is whistled for traveling | 25-14 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Carone (SG), Gary Acres (SF) Robert Cross, Frank Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (SG), Maurice West (C) Alvin Petri, Garry Williams | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Chris Page | 25-17 |
| 06:52 | S. Maine | Maurice West is called for the reach on Mark Eddings - foul #2 on Maurice West, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | S. Maine | Mark Haines (C) Mark Eddings | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Garry Williams (C) Thomas Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Biermann, Maurice West | |
| 06:45 | S. Maine | James Skinner travels with the ball | 25-17 |
| Subs | S. Maine | John Brown (PF) Blake Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG) Chris Page | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Garry Williams scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Lamar | 25-19 |
| 06:03 | S. Maine | Mark Haines misses the lay-in but the foul's on Garry Williams - foul #1 on Garry Williams, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | S. Maine | Robert Cross (PG), Frank Coffey (PF) James Skinner, John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| 06:03 | S. Maine | Mark Haines makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:03 | S. Maine | Mark Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Alvin Petri hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 26-19 |
| 05:35 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:07 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by James Carone | 28-19 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Frank Coffey - foul #2 on Frank Coffey, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Skinner (SG), Blake Daniels (PF), Mark Eddings (C) James Carone, Frank Coffey, Mark Haines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Jeffrey Biermann (PF) Hubert Mumaw, John Allen, Elbert Kim | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Garry Williams clanks a floater from the right side | 28-19 |
| 04:30 | S. Maine | Mark Eddings grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 04:08 | S. Maine | Robert Cross knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Acres | 31-19 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cross - foul #1 on Robert Cross, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| Subs | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman (SG), Frank Coffey (PF) James Skinner, Gary Acres | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Basnight (PF), Maurice West (C) Alvin Petri, Garry Williams | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:45 | S. Maine | Mark Eddings grabs the board | 31-20 |
| Lineup | S. Maine | PG - Robert Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Daniels (fresh) PF - Frank Coffey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Eddings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) C - Maurice West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 03:33 | S. Maine | Mark Eddings hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Scott Basnight's pass is intercepted by Mark Eddings | 33-20 |
| 03:12 | S. Maine | Blake Daniels connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Frank Coffey | 35-20 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Blake Daniels steals it from Scott Basnight | 35-20 |
| 02:45 | S. Maine | Robert Cross makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Tommy Hofman | 37-20 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-20 |
| 02:20 | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman pulls down the rebound | 37-20 |
| 01:58 | S. Maine | Jeffrey Biermann picks off the pass by Blake Daniels | 37-20 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 01:21 | S. Maine | Tommy Hofman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Basnight | 37-23 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Chris Page misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Cross - foul #2 on Robert Cross, team foul #8 | 37-23 |
| Subs | S. Maine | James Skinner (PG), James Carone (SG), Gary Acres (SF), Mark Haines (C) Robert Cross, Tommy Hofman, Blake Daniels, Mark Eddings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (SG), John Allen (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Thomas Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Biermann, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:03 | S. Maine | James Skinner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-25 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Hubert Mumaw | 37-25 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Chris Page can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Eugene Cage snags the offensive board | 37-25 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Eugene Cage misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 00:38 | S. Maine | Frank Coffey gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 00:34 | S. Maine | James Skinner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hubert Mumaw - foul #1 on Hubert Mumaw, team foul #8 | 37-25 |
| Subs | S. Maine | John Brown (PF) Frank Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (PG) Chris Page | |
| 00:34 | S. Maine | James Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:34 | S. Maine | James Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Eugene Cage snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Elbert Kim's floater is tipped away by Mark Haines | 38-25 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Allen tips it in | 38-27 |
| 00:04 | S. Maine | John Brown misses the floater from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | S. Maine | Mark Haines tips it but misses | 38-27 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eugene Cage misses the fullcourt shot | 38-27 |