| Lineup | W. New England | PG - David Trent (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Harkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Schaal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Alston (fresh) C - Peter Hudspeth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Allen inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | John Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 19:47 | W. New England | David Trent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | John Allen is called for traveling | 36-26 |
| 19:13 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth misses the easy layup | 36-26 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Maurice West gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 18:57 | W. New England | Joshua Alston snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 18:41 | W. New England | David Trent misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maurice West | 36-26 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Maurice West is hacked by Peter Hudspeth - foul #1 on Peter Hudspeth, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alvin Petri | 36-29 |
| 17:48 | W. New England | Timothy Schaal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Alvin Petri grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Alvin Petri drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 16:54 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | W. New England | Willie Minor (PG), Richard Newlin (SG), Bernard Agustin (SF), Charles Gray (PF), Frank Hobart (C) David Trent, Stephen Harkey, Timothy Schaal, Joshua Alston, Peter Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Garry Williams (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Alvin Petri, Hubert Mumaw, John Allen, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Garry Williams buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Lamar | 36-34 |
| 16:19 | W. New England | Charles Lamar picks off the pass by Bernard Agustin | 36-34 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson blows the layup | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | W. New England | Frank Hobart snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:57 | W. New England | Charles Gray's pass is intercepted by Thomas Cuthbertson | 36-34 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Willie Minor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Newlin (fresh) SF - Bernard Agustin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Hobart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Cage (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Newlin - foul #1 on Richard Newlin, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | W. New England | David Trent (PG), Stephen Harkey (SG), Timothy Schaal (SF), Peter Hudspeth (C) Willie Minor, Richard Newlin, Bernard Agustin, Charles Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:28 | W. New England | Frank Hobart comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Garry Williams - foul #3 on Garry Williams, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice West (C) Thomas Cuthbertson | |
| 15:28 | W. New England | Frank Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:28 | W. New England | Frank Hobart misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Maurice West is fouled on the floor by Peter Hudspeth - foul #2 on Peter Hudspeth, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | W. New England | Joshua Alston (PF) Frank Hobart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (SG) Garry Williams | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Eugene Cage clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Alston - foul #3 on Joshua Alston, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Eugene Cage makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Eugene Cage makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:39 | W. New England | Timothy Schaal makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Harkey | 40-39 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw is hacked by Timothy Schaal - foul #3 on Timothy Schaal, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | Willie Minor (PG), Bernard Agustin (SG) David Trent, Stephen Harkey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Scott Basnight (PF) Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson is hacked by Bernard Agustin - foul #2 on Bernard Agustin, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (C) Maurice West | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | A charge is called on Garry Williams - foul #4 on Garry Williams, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (SF), Maurice West (C) Thomas Cuthbertson, Garry Williams | |
| 13:46 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin drills a runner near the basket set up by Willie Minor | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Chris Page comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | John Allen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:14 | W. New England | The rebound goes to Willie Minor | 42-39 |
| 12:52 | W. New England | Willie Minor misses the floater from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maurice West | 42-39 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Joshua Alston takes the ball from Chris Page | 42-39 |
| 12:24 | W. New England | Joshua Alston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:23 | W. New England | Willie Minor snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:15 | W. New England | Willie Minor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Schaal | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | John Allen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 11:55 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Willie Minor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Agustin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Schaal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Alston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Hudspeth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | W. New England | Hubert Mumaw is called for the reach on Bernard Agustin - foul #2 on Hubert Mumaw, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | David Trent (PG), Stephen Harkey (SG), Charles Gray (PF), Frank Hobart (C) Bernard Agustin, Timothy Schaal, Joshua Alston, Peter Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Alvin Petri (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Chris Page, Hubert Mumaw, John Allen, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| 11:23 | W. New England | The pull-up jumper by Charles Gray is blocked by Elbert Kim | 45-39 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Elbert Kim pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses long on a floater from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 11:15 | W. New England | Charles Gray pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:00 | W. New England | David Trent hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Gray | 47-39 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:41 | W. New England | Charles Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:12 | W. New England | Willie Minor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alvin Petri | 47-39 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson hits a jump hook from the left block | 47-41 |
| 09:46 | W. New England | David Trent buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willie Minor | 49-41 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Willie Minor steals the ball from Elbert Kim | 49-41 |
| 09:04 | W. New England | Willie Minor comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Lamar - foul #3 on Charles Lamar, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | W. New England | Timothy Schaal (SF), Peter Hudspeth (C) David Trent, Frank Hobart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Hubert Mumaw (SG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Scott Basnight (PF), Maurice West (C) Charles Lamar, Alvin Petri, Thomas Cuthbertson, Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| 09:04 | W. New England | Willie Minor makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:04 | W. New England | Willie Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Maurice West hits a jumper in the lane | 51-43 |
| 08:30 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth hits a driving attempt in the paint | 53-43 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann's pass is intercepted by Charles Gray | 53-43 |
| 08:14 | W. New England | Willie Minor loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | W. New England | David Trent (PG), Bernard Agustin (SG), Joshua Alston (PF) Willie Minor, Stephen Harkey, Charles Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (SF) Jeffrey Biermann | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw is hacked by David Trent - foul #1 on David Trent, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:00 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:40 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Scott Basnight grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - David Trent (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Agustin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Schaal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Alston (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Hudspeth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Chris Page misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Allen | 53-43 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Scott Basnight misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Maurice West misses the tip | 53-43 |
| 07:01 | W. New England | The rebound goes to Peter Hudspeth | 53-43 |
| 06:53 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bernard Agustin | 55-43 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Maurice West is whistled for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | W. New England | Stephen Harkey (SG) David Trent | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Hubert Mumaw, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| 06:24 | W. New England | Peter Hudspeth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 06:23 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 06:03 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | John Allen gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Alvin Petri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | W. New England | Monroe Williams (PG), Charles Gray (PF), Frank Hobart (C) Bernard Agustin, Joshua Alston, Peter Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF) Chris Page, John Allen | |
| 05:46 | W. New England | Stephen Harkey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses the driving attempt from close range | 58-43 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Eugene Cage snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Eugene Cage can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 05:10 | W. New England | Stephen Harkey snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | W. New England | Stephen Harkey connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Monroe Williams | 60-43 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Alvin Petri is hacked by Monroe Williams - foul #1 on Monroe Williams, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | W. New England | Willie Minor (PG), Richard Newlin (SG), Bernard Agustin (SF) Monroe Williams, Stephen Harkey, Timothy Schaal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Jeffrey Biermann (PF) Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Alvin Petri makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Alvin Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 03:57 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Biermann - foul #1 on Jeffrey Biermann, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (C) Alvin Petri | |
| 03:57 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:57 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Elbert Kim gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 03:41 | W. New England | Frank Hobart grabs the board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | W. New England | Willie Minor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-45 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Bernard Agustin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Newlin (fresh) SF - Willie Minor (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Hobart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) C - Elbert Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Hobart - foul #1 on Frank Hobart, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| Subs | W. New England | Monroe Williams (PG) Frank Hobart | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:21 | W. New England | Monroe Williams is hacked by Charles Lamar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Lamar, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| 02:56 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Minor | 67-47 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Richard Newlin steals it from Thomas Cuthbertson | 67-47 |
| 02:24 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 02:23 | W. New England | Charles Gray tips it in | 69-47 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Garry Williams's pass is intercepted by Monroe Williams | 69-47 |
| 01:50 | W. New England | Monroe Williams lays it up and in | 71-47 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-47 |
| 01:34 | W. New England | Bernard Agustin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 01:30 | W. New England | Monroe Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Lamar - foul #5 on Charles Lamar, team foul #7 | 71-47 |
| Subs | W. New England | Frank Hobart (C) Richard Newlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (PG), Eugene Cage (C) Charles Lamar, Jeffrey Biermann | |
| 01:30 | W. New England | Monroe Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:30 | W. New England | Monroe Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Elbert Kim gets the rebound | 72-47 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-47 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the offensive board | 72-47 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Alvin Petri comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 01:00 | W. New England | Frank Hobart grabs the board | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | W. New England | Monroe Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-47 |
| 00:38 | W. New England | Frank Hobart tips it back up and in | 74-47 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Willie Minor picks off the pass by Alvin Petri in the backcourt | 74-47 |
| 00:14 | W. New England | Willie Minor's floater is tipped away by Elbert Kim | 74-47 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Eugene Cage gets the rebound | 74-47 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson misses the dunk | 74-47 |
| 00:05 | W. New England | Frank Hobart grabs the board | 74-47 |
| 00:00 | W. New England | Monroe Williams runs out the clock | 74-47 |