| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) C - Dave Red (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Patrick Whiteman (fresh) SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) PF - Roy Stark (fresh) C - Ralph Madden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | David Lewis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark misses the floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Lucas Burns connects on the runner from close range set up by David Lewis | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman's fadeaway is rejected by Lucas Burns | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Ruckman | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Dave Red double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Howlett | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden comes up short on the floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Walter Howlett grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | David Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Morris Pylant is called for the reach on Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Morris Pylant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (PG) Patrick Whiteman | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Chase French steps in front of the Walter Howlett pass | 2-0 |
| 16:40 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark is hacked by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF), William Hicks (PF), Willy Jackson (C) Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roger Wise (SG), John Ingram (PF), Gaston Cooper (C) Kevin McFerren, Roy Stark, Ralph Madden | |
| 16:21 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise makes the turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Lewis | 5-2 |
| 15:50 | Lake Forest | John Ingram double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), James Smith (PF) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG), Kevin McFerren (SG), Ronnie Brink (C) Chase French, Roger Wise, Morris Pylant | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - William Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Patrick Whiteman (fresh) SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) SF - John Ingram (fresh) PF - Gaston Cooper (fresh) C - Ronnie Brink (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | William Hicks misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Whiteman - foul #1 on Patrick Whiteman, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roy Stark (PF), Ralph Madden (C) Gaston Cooper, Ronnie Brink | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:19 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:17 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:08 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 7-2 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses long on a jumper in the lane | 7-2 |
| 15:02 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Ralph Madden | 7-2 |
| 14:35 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden loses the dribble to William Hicks | 7-2 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | William Hicks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 14:22 | Lake Forest | John Ingram snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 14:07 | Lake Forest | John Ingram misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-2 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Willy Jackson gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Harvey Englert buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willy Jackson | 9-2 |
| 13:43 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Harvey Englert - foul #1 on Harvey Englert, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Lucas Burns (PF) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, Robert Davis, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (SG), Morris Pylant (SF), Gaston Cooper (PF), Ronnie Brink (C) Kevin McFerren, John Ingram, Roy Stark, Ralph Madden | |
| 13:43 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:43 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | David Lewis banks in the layup set up by Walter Howlett | 11-4 |
| 13:14 | Lake Forest | Emmanuel Ruckman is called for the reach on Ronnie Brink - foul #2 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG) Emmanuel Ruckman | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roger Wise (SG) Patrick Whiteman | |
| 13:03 | Lake Forest | Gaston Cooper misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 11-4 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Lucas Burns gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Walter Howlett connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dougan | 13-4 |
| 12:35 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 12:33 | Lake Forest | Ronnie Brink tips it home | 13-6 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | David Lewis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronnie Brink - foul #1 on Ronnie Brink, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (SG) Jeffrey Dougan | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren (SG), Roy Stark (PF), Ralph Madden (C) Roger Wise, Gaston Cooper, Ronnie Brink | |
| 12:28 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:03 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin McFerren and he's fouled by Lucas Burns - foul #1 on Lucas Burns, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 12:03 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | David Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chase French - foul #1 on Chase French, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | David Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chase French (fresh) SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) PF - Roy Stark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Madden (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 11:21 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Chase French | 16-9 |
| 11:05 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Hicks - foul #1 on William Hicks, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG), Robert Davis (SF), James Smith (PF) David Lewis, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG) Chase French | |
| 11:05 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:05 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:05 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:46 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by William Hicks - foul #2 on William Hicks, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SF) William Hicks | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Ingram (SF), Gaston Cooper (PF) Morris Pylant, Roy Stark | |
| 10:46 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Robert Davis blows the layup | 16-11 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Robert Davis tips it back up and in | 18-11 |
| 10:15 | Lake Forest | John Ingram misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Harvey Englert pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Harvey Englert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 21-11 |
| 09:45 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren is fouled on the floor by Harvey Englert - foul #2 on Harvey Englert, team foul #7 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Walter Howlett (SF), Lucas Burns (PF) Harvey Englert, Jeffrey Dougan, James Smith | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant (SF), Roy Stark (PF) Gaston Cooper, Ralph Madden | |
| 09:45 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:45 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren misses the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Lucas Burns connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Willy Jackson and the foul's on Roy Stark - foul #1 on Roy Stark, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (SG) Kevin McFerren | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:31 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:21 | Lake Forest | Dave Red takes the ball from Chase French | 23-12 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Walter Howlett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-12 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Roy Stark steals it from Lucas Burns | 23-12 |
| 08:50 | Lake Forest | Willy Jackson is called for the reach on Patrick Whiteman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willy Jackson, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG) Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 08:50 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:50 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Dave Red can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Walter Howlett can't tip it in | 23-14 |
| 08:29 | Lake Forest | John Ingram pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:22 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark scores on a shot from the right block | 23-16 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan is hacked by Roy Stark - foul #2 on Roy Stark, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF), James Smith (PF) Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren (SG), Gaston Cooper (PF), Ralph Madden (C) Patrick Whiteman, Roy Stark, John Ingram | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Davis's pass is intercepted by Morris Pylant | 23-16 |
| 07:42 | Lake Forest | Gaston Cooper lays it up and in on a great pass from Chase French | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dougan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Dave Red (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chase French (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) PF - Gaston Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | David Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG) Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Ronnie Brink (PF) Morris Pylant | |
| 07:26 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Willy Jackson - foul #2 on Willy Jackson, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 07:26 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:26 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:26 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren misses the 3rd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | David Lewis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Smith | 26-20 |
| 06:59 | Lake Forest | David Lewis is called for the reach on Ralph Madden - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Ingram (SF) Ronnie Brink | |
| 06:59 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:59 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-22 |
| 06:36 | Lake Forest | John Ingram gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:22 | Lake Forest | David Lewis steals it from John Ingram | 26-22 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | David Lewis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-22 |
| 06:16 | Lake Forest | Ralph Madden pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:58 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Dougan steals the ball from Chase French | 26-22 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan lays it in | 28-22 |
| 05:43 | Lake Forest | John Ingram scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Ralph Madden steals the ball from Dave Red | 28-25 |
| 04:59 | Lake Forest | Robert Davis picks off the pass by John Ingram | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | John Ingram is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #1 on John Ingram, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF), James Smith (PF) Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG), Roger Wise (SG), Morris Pylant (SF), Ronnie Brink (PF) Chase French, Kevin McFerren, John Ingram, Gaston Cooper | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Dougan is called for the reach on Roger Wise - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dougan, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | David Lewis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 04:02 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 03:52 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), William Hicks (PF), Willy Jackson (C) David Lewis, Jeffrey Dougan, James Smith, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roy Stark (PF) Ralph Madden | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ronnie Brink blocks the short jumper by Walter Howlett | 30-27 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Ruckman | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Patrick Whiteman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roger Wise (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Stark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Brink (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | William Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 03:04 | Lake Forest | Roy Stark clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 30-27 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Walter Howlett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Walter Howlett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 02:39 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman double dribbles | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Smith (SF), Lucas Burns (PF) Walter Howlett, Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren (SG), John Ingram (C) Roger Wise, Ronnie Brink | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Harvey Englert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 02:30 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin McFerren | 33-30 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:13 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:00 | Lake Forest | James Smith swats the layup by Roy Stark | 33-30 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | William Hicks connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 35-30 |
| 01:27 | Lake Forest | John Ingram hits a jump hook in the lane | 35-32 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 00:53 | Lake Forest | John Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (PG), Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Robert Davis (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (PG), Gaston Cooper (SF), Ronnie Brink (PF), Ralph Madden (C) Patrick Whiteman, Morris Pylant, Roy Stark, John Ingram | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Willy Jackson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Dougan | 40-32 |
| 00:22 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Chase French | 40-34 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Willy Jackson's floater is tipped away by Ralph Madden | 40-34 |
| 00:16 | Lake Forest | Gaston Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Ronnie Brink - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Dave Red (C) Jeffrey Dougan, James Smith | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roger Wise (SG) Kevin McFerren | |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Ronnie Brink makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Ronnie Brink makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Willy Jackson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-36 |