| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Dougan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Red (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Patrick Whiteman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Walter Howlett inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Lewis | 37-28 |
| 19:28 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Lucas Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Eugene Cunningham is called for the reach on Dave Red - foul #1 on Eugene Cunningham, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the easy layup | 37-28 |
| 19:11 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:02 | Lake Forest | John Thompson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Dougan | 37-28 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | David Lewis is fouled on the floor by Patrick Whiteman - foul #2 on Patrick Whiteman, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Whiteman - foul #3 on Patrick Whiteman, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (PG) Patrick Whiteman | |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:24 | Lake Forest | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:02 | Lake Forest | Chase French is whistled for traveling | 38-28 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:21 | Lake Forest | John Thompson gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:08 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:07 | Lake Forest | Chase French grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:46 | Lake Forest | John Thompson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Morris Pylant | 38-30 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Lucas Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 16:25 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 16:04 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren's layup is rejected by Dave Red | 38-30 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Lucas Burns pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Dougan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Howlett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Red (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chase French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McFerren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Pylant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Chase French steals it from Jeffrey Dougan | 38-30 |
| 15:28 | Lake Forest | Chase French lays it in | 38-32 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Dave Red knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dougan | 40-32 |
| 14:50 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham banks in the layup | 40-34 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:43 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:27 | Lake Forest | The jumper by Morris Pylant is denied by Dave Red | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:18 | Lake Forest | John Thompson hits a floater from close range | 40-36 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Dave Red is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dave Red, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), James Smith (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Kenton Cajigas (C) David Lewis, Jeffrey Dougan, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG), Roger Wise (SG), James Swindell (SF), Adam Chaffin (PF), Thomas Conway (C) Chase French, Kevin McFerren, Morris Pylant, John Thompson, Eugene Cunningham | |
| 13:37 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman connects on the floater in the paint | 40-38 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Harvey Englert drills a shot from the free throw line set up by James Smith | 42-38 |
| 13:06 | Lake Forest | James Swindell hits a fadeaway from the right block | 42-40 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | James Swindell takes the ball from Robert Davis | 42-40 |
| 12:36 | Lake Forest | Thomas Conway hits the finger roll set up by Adam Chaffin and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 12:36 | Lake Forest | Thomas Conway makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | James Smith can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 12:13 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Adam Chaffin | 42-43 |
| 12:08 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | James Smith lays it up and in and the foul's on James Swindell - foul #1 on James Swindell, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant (SF) James Swindell | |
| 12:01 | Illinois | James Smith makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenton Cajigas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Patrick Whiteman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roger Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Chaffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Roger Wise - foul #3 on Roger Wise, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Christopher Alcorn (SF), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, James Smith, Robert Davis, Kenton Cajigas | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren (SG), Charlie Green (C) Adam Chaffin, Thomas Conway | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Christopher Alcorn loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF) Christopher Alcorn | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (PG) Patrick Whiteman | |
| 10:45 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chase French | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Morris Pylant - foul #1 on Morris Pylant, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Adam Chaffin (PF) Roger Wise | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:11 | Lake Forest | Chase French connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin McFerren | 47-48 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | David Lewis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Smith (PF) Lucas Burns | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG) Chase French | |
| 09:56 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren banks in the layup on a great pass from Morris Pylant and he's fouled by Walter Howlett - foul #1 on Walter Howlett, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PF), Kenton Cajigas (C) James Smith, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 09:56 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Kenton Cajigas misses the dunk | 47-51 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Kenton Cajigas misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 09:25 | Lake Forest | Charlie Green snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:07 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (SG), James Smith (SF) Jeffrey Dougan, Walter Howlett | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Thompson (PF), Thomas Conway (C) Adam Chaffin, Charlie Green | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Kenton Cajigas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Robert Davis, Kenton Cajigas | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (PG), Roger Wise (SF), Eugene Cunningham (C) Patrick Whiteman, Morris Pylant, Thomas Conway | |
| 08:13 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise blows the layup but the foul's on Lucas Burns - foul #2 on Lucas Burns, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 08:13 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:13 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Chase French picks off the pass by Lucas Burns | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Red (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chase French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Lake Forest | Dave Red blocks the short jumper by John Thompson | 47-53 |
| 07:36 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise tips it home | 47-55 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Lucas Burns snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | David Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Chase French - foul #1 on Chase French, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Robert Davis (PF) Harvey Englert, James Smith, Lucas Burns | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG), Morris Pylant (SF), Adam Chaffin (PF), Thomas Conway (C) Chase French, Kevin McFerren, John Thompson, Eugene Cunningham | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:49 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dougan | 49-55 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | David Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 06:39 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:37 | Lake Forest | David Lewis is called for the reach on Patrick Whiteman in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Kenton Cajigas (C) David Lewis, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 06:26 | Lake Forest | The short jumper by Thomas Conway is denied by Walter Howlett | 49-55 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Kenton Cajigas snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses short on a floater from the left block | 49-55 |
| 06:20 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:06 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant misses the dunk | 49-55 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Walter Howlett grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Harvey Englert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Adam Chaffin - foul #2 on Adam Chaffin, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (SG) Roger Wise | |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Harvey Englert makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:58 | Lake Forest | Adam Chaffin snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 05:33 | Lake Forest | Chase French scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Whiteman | 50-57 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan is hacked by Chase French - foul #2 on Chase French, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Robert Davis, Kenton Cajigas | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren (SG), John Thompson (PF) Chase French, Adam Chaffin | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:29 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Kevin McFerren | 50-57 |
| 05:13 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 05:12 | Lake Forest | Kevin McFerren grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:54 | Lake Forest | Harvey Englert steps in front of the Morris Pylant pass | 50-57 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan lays it in on a great pass from Harvey Englert | 52-57 |
| 04:27 | Lake Forest | Lucas Burns swats the layup by John Thompson | 52-57 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Dave Red misses short on a jumper near the basket | 52-57 |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:09 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 04:07 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:57 | Lake Forest | John Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Robert Davis (SF) Harvey Englert, Jeffrey Dougan, Walter Howlett | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Chase French (PG), Roger Wise (PF), Eugene Cunningham (C) Patrick Whiteman, John Thompson, Thomas Conway | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Lucas Burns hits the finger roll | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Red (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Chase French (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McFerren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Pylant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise is fouled on the floor by Lucas Burns - foul #3 on Lucas Burns, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Smith (SF), Kenton Cajigas (C) Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Adam Chaffin (PF) Morris Pylant | |
| 03:29 | Lake Forest | Roger Wise misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:29 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:18 | Lake Forest | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Adam Chaffin - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| 03:18 | Lake Forest | Adam Chaffin misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:18 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:13 | Lake Forest | Adam Chaffin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Smith banks in the layup | 56-57 |
| 02:52 | Lake Forest | Chase French can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Lewis - foul #4 on David Lewis, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG) Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Swindell (SF) Kevin McFerren | |
| 02:52 | Lake Forest | Chase French misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:52 | Lake Forest | Chase French misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chase French - foul #3 on Chase French, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) James Smith, Robert Davis, Kenton Cajigas | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman (PG), Kevin McFerren (SG), Morris Pylant (SF), John Thompson (PF) Chase French, Roger Wise, James Swindell, Adam Chaffin | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:36 | Lake Forest | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:18 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman lays it up and in set up by Kevin McFerren | 57-59 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | David Lewis scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Howlett | 59-59 |
| 01:51 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham drills a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Walter Howlett - foul #2 on Walter Howlett, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 01:51 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | David Lewis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 01:31 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:07 | Lake Forest | John Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 59-61 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | David Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 00:57 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Dave Red swats the shot by John Thompson | 59-61 |
| 00:34 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant is hacked by Walter Howlett - foul #3 on Walter Howlett, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| 00:31 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:31 | Lake Forest | Morris Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Dave Red misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Morris Pylant - foul #2 on Morris Pylant, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | David Lewis is called for the reach on Eugene Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Lewis, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG) David Lewis | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | Eugene Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Patrick Whiteman is called for the reach on Jeffrey Dougan - foul #4 on Patrick Whiteman, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Patrick Whiteman runs out the clock | 61-63 |