| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Robert Coon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Roy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jacobus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Couture (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Lollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus can't throw it down | 30-33 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Scott Basnight grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 19:35 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 19:30 | Trinity (CT) | Alvin Petri steals it from Robert Coon | 30-33 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Charles Lamar lays it in on a great pass from Alvin Petri | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:45 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus is called for traveling | 32-33 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Maurice West hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Alvin Petri | 34-33 |
| 18:19 | Trinity (CT) | Ronald Lollis loses the dribble to Maurice West | 34-33 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Robert Coon takes the ball from Charles Lamar | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Coon and he's fouled by Alvin Petri - foul #1 on Alvin Petri, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (PF) Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Henry Wigley (PF), Richard Walters (C) Manuel Couture, Ronald Lollis | |
| 17:56 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Elbert Kim tips it home | 36-36 |
| 17:11 | Trinity (CT) | Maurice West swats the layup by Jeffrey Jacobus | 36-36 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Alvin Petri is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jacobus - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jacobus, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Garry Williams (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Michael Poe (PF) Charles Lamar, Alvin Petri, Jeffrey Biermann, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam (PG), Bruce Wilkins (SG), Daniel Allen (SF) Robert Coon, Charlie Roy, Jeffrey Jacobus | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson is hacked by Daniel Allen - foul #1 on Daniel Allen, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Ronald Lollis (C) Richard Walters | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Allen - foul #2 on Daniel Allen, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Basnight (PF) Michael Poe | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture (PF) Henry Wigley | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 16:10 | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:04 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Manuel Couture | 36-39 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Manuel Couture denies the turnaround by Scott Basnight | 36-39 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Elbert Kim snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elbert Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Joseph Alam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Manuel Couture (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Lollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-39 |
| 15:25 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 15:21 | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Garry Williams snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Garry Williams lays it up and in and he's fouled by Bruce Wilkins - foul #1 on Bruce Wilkins, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Eugene Cage (PF), Maurice West (C) Hubert Mumaw, Thomas Cuthbertson, Scott Basnight, Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon (PG), Charlie Roy (SG), Jeffrey Jacobus (SF), Ken Wallace (PF) Joseph Alam, Bruce Wilkins, Daniel Allen, Ronald Lollis | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:59 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 14:58 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture tips it in | 39-41 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charlie Roy is called for the reach on Garry Williams - foul #1 on Charlie Roy, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters (C) Manuel Couture | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Eugene Cage loses the dribble to Richard Walters | 39-41 |
| 14:02 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:01 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:43 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:41 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 13:39 | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:23 | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Jacobus | 39-44 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Richard Walters picks off the pass by Alvin Petri | 39-44 |
| 12:56 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy is hacked by Eugene Cage - foul #4 on Eugene Cage, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Scott Basnight (PF), Elbert Kim (C) Charles Lamar, Jeffrey Biermann, Eugene Cage, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam (PG), Bruce Wilkins (SG), Daniel Allen (SF), Manuel Couture (PF), Ronald Lollis (C) Robert Coon, Charlie Roy, Jeffrey Jacobus, Ken Wallace, Richard Walters | |
| 12:45 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture is hacked by Scott Basnight - foul #1 on Scott Basnight, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 12:24 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam is fouled on the floor by Hubert Mumaw - foul #3 on Hubert Mumaw, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (SG) Alvin Petri | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 12:06 | Trinity (CT) | Bruce Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Garry Williams's pass is intercepted by Manuel Couture | 39-44 |
| 11:33 | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Elbert Kim snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elbert Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Joseph Alam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Wilkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Manuel Couture (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Lollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Garry Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 39-44 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Elbert Kim tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 11:01 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-46 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Mumaw and the foul's on Manuel Couture - foul #3 on Manuel Couture, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Michael Poe (PF), Maurice West (C) Hubert Mumaw, Thomas Cuthbertson, Scott Basnight, Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon (PG), Charlie Roy (SG), Jeffrey Jacobus (SF), Ken Wallace (PF), Richard Walters (C) Joseph Alam, Bruce Wilkins, Daniel Allen, Manuel Couture, Ronald Lollis | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:39 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:27 | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 10:26 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:14 | Trinity (CT) | Garry Williams steals the ball from Richard Walters | 43-46 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Robert Coon steps in front of the Maurice West pass | 43-46 |
| 09:51 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Jeffrey Biermann - foul #3 on Jeffrey Biermann, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 09:51 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Poe is hacked by Richard Walters - foul #2 on Richard Walters, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Poe misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:33 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:06 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus lays it up and in set up by Charlie Roy | 43-50 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Alvin Petri drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 46-50 |
| 08:55 | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Richard Walters steals it from Maurice West | 46-50 |
| 08:33 | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Michael Poe is hacked by Jeffrey Jacobus - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jacobus, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Basnight (PF), Elbert Kim (C) Jeffrey Biermann, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen (SF), Manuel Couture (PF), Ronald Lollis (C) Jeffrey Jacobus, Ken Wallace, Richard Walters | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Michael Poe makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Michael Poe misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:17 | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:57 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Michael Poe misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 07:51 | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:45 | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 07:43 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:29 | Trinity (CT) | Ronald Lollis clanks a floater near the basket | 47-55 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alvin Petri | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Poe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elbert Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Robert Coon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charlie Roy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Manuel Couture (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Lollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Charles Lamar hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Petri | 50-55 |
| 07:09 | Trinity (CT) | Alvin Petri is called for the reach on Charlie Roy - foul #2 on Alvin Petri, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Garry Williams (SG), Eugene Cage (C) Charles Lamar, Alvin Petri, Michael Poe | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam (PG), Bruce Wilkins (SG), Henry Wigley (PF) Robert Coon, Charlie Roy, Manuel Couture | |
| 06:52 | Trinity (CT) | Bruce Wilkins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 06:50 | Trinity (CT) | Henry Wigley pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:41 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam loses the dribble to Scott Basnight | 50-55 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Ronald Lollis - foul #2 on Ronald Lollis, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Maurice West (C) Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus (SF) Bruce Wilkins | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:11 | Trinity (CT) | Daniel Allen is called for 5 seconds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Cage (PF) Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Richard Walters (C) Ronald Lollis | |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Maurice West loses the ball out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Bruce Wilkins (SG), Manuel Couture (PF) Daniel Allen, Henry Wigley | |
| 05:40 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Biermann - foul #4 on Jeffrey Biermann, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG), Elbert Kim (PF) Garry Williams, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace (PF) Richard Walters | |
| 05:40 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:40 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw drills a floater from the right side set up by Alvin Petri | 55-57 |
| 04:51 | Trinity (CT) | Bruce Wilkins connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Manuel Couture | 55-59 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Biermann | 57-59 |
| 04:20 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Maurice West - foul #1 on Maurice West, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Scott Basnight (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Hubert Mumaw, Jeffrey Biermann, Elbert Kim, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon (PG), Charlie Roy (SG), Daniel Allen (SF), Ronald Lollis (C) Joseph Alam, Bruce Wilkins, Jeffrey Jacobus, Manuel Couture | |
| 04:20 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:20 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Alvin Petri can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Allen - foul #3 on Daniel Allen, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Henry Wigley (PF) Ken Wallace | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Alvin Petri makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Alvin Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:38 | Trinity (CT) | Henry Wigley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Cage | 61-61 |
| 03:13 | Trinity (CT) | Henry Wigley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (SG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Maurice West (C) Alvin Petri, Thomas Cuthbertson, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Robert Coon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charlie Roy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Henry Wigley (fresh) C - Ronald Lollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Garry Williams connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Basnight and the foul's on Robert Coon - foul #1 on Robert Coon, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus (SF) Daniel Allen | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:40 | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Henry Wigley | 64-64 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Scott Basnight drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Biermann | 66-64 |
| 01:57 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 01:51 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:45 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Garry Williams snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Scott Basnight makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Lamar and the foul's on Henry Wigley - foul #1 on Henry Wigley, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace (PF) Henry Wigley | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Scott Basnight makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:24 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Lollis | 69-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Alvin Petri hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:53 | Trinity (CT) | The rebound goes to Ronald Lollis | 69-66 |
| 00:48 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Jacobus hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Charlie Roy | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann connects on the floater from the left side set up by Charles Lamar | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Alvin Petri hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Basnight | 74-71 |
| 00:15 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Lollis | 74-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott Basnight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Robert Coon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charlie Roy (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jacobus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ken Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Lollis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Maurice West wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jacobus - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jacobus, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (PF) Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture (C) Ronald Lollis | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:25 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture travels with the ball | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Cage (PF) Jeffrey Biermann | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Maurice West misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Jacobus - foul #4 on Jeffrey Jacobus, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam (SG), Daniel Allen (SF) Charlie Roy, Jeffrey Jacobus | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Maurice West misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:09 | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 03:46 | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 77-74 |
| 03:44 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace snags the offensive board | 77-74 |
| 03:26 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Alam knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Coon | 77-77 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Alvin Petri scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 79-77 |
| 03:04 | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Manuel Couture | 79-79 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Alvin Petri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Garry Williams (SG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Scott Basnight (PF) Charles Lamar, Alvin Petri, Eugene Cage, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy (SG), Jeffrey Jacobus (SF), Henry Wigley (PF), Ronald Lollis (C) Robert Coon, Daniel Allen, Ken Wallace, Manuel Couture | |
| 02:43 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Manuel Couture (PF) Henry Wigley | |
| 02:24 | Trinity (CT) | Ronald Lollis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-79 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Alvin Petri gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Maurice West (C) Hubert Mumaw, Elbert Kim | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Robert Coon (PG), Ken Wallace (PF) Joseph Alam, Manuel Couture | |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-79 |
| 01:44 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice West | 82-79 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Scott Basnight grabs the defensive rebound | 82-79 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Charles Lamar is hacked by Robert Coon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Coon, team foul #15 | 82-79 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Scott Basnight pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-79 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Scott Basnight makes the shot from the left side set up by Jeffrey Biermann | 84-79 |
| 01:17 | Trinity (CT) | Ken Wallace misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 84-79 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the defensive rebound | 84-79 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Charles Lamar comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 84-79 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Maurice West hits the follow up shot | 86-79 |
| 00:54 | Trinity (CT) | Ronald Lollis hits the finger roll | 86-81 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Robert Coon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charlie Roy (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jacobus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ken Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Lollis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Scott Basnight misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ken Wallace - foul #4 on Ken Wallace, team foul #16 | 86-81 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Scott Basnight makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Scott Basnight makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Maurice West gets the rebound | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Charlie Roy is called for the reach on Maurice West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Roy, team foul #17 | 88-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (SG) Alvin Petri | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Trinity (CT) | Charlie Roy's pass is intercepted by Maurice West | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Charles Lamar is hacked by Robert Coon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Coon, team foul #18 | 90-81 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:05 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Biermann steps in front of the Ken Wallace pass | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Lamar runs out the clock | 91-81 |