| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Micheal Livingston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Varnado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann inbounds the ball | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Alvin Petri misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 19:34 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 19:27 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters misses short on a runner in the lane | 55-52 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Maurice West gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Maurice West snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Maurice West misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Alvin Petri grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Scott Basnight hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Lamar | 58-52 |
| 18:27 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Micheal Livingston | 58-54 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann makes the jumpshot from the right side | 60-54 |
| 17:57 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Raymond Leonard | 60-56 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Scott Basnight loses the dribble to Rafael Waters | 60-56 |
| 17:29 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rafael Waters | 60-58 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Alvin Petri banks in the layup set up by Charles Lamar | 62-58 |
| 17:16 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 16:54 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 16:49 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Scott Basnight grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Charles Lamar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 16:42 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 16:38 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Gray | 62-63 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann's floater is knocked away by Brian Gray | 62-63 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Scott Basnight grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | A charge is called on Jeffrey Biermann - foul #3 on Jeffrey Biermann, team foul #1 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Garry Williams (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Charles Lamar, Alvin Petri, Jeffrey Biermann, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra (PG), Lloyd Giles (SG), Jessie Mazurek (SF), Theodore Bingham (PF), John Pinson (C) Micheal Livingston, Michael Varnado, Raymond Leonard, Rafael Waters, Brian Gray | |
| 15:53 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Cage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Danny Piedra (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jessie Mazurek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pinson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Elbert Kim is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Michael Traynor (C) John Pinson | |
| 15:07 | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Garry Williams snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Eugene Cage is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Giles - foul #2 on Lloyd Giles, team foul #1 | 62-63 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Bingham - foul #2 on Theodore Bingham, team foul #2 | 62-63 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Elbert Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 14:05 | Upper Iowa | Jessie Mazurek misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Cuthbertson - foul #1 on Thomas Cuthbertson, team foul #2 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanderson (PG), Michael Poe (PF), Maurice West (C) Hubert Mumaw, Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dennis Gosha (PG), John Pinson (PF) Danny Piedra, Theodore Bingham | |
| 14:05 | Upper Iowa | Jessie Mazurek makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 14:05 | Upper Iowa | Jessie Mazurek makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson is whistled for a carry | 64-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF) Robert Sanderson, Thomas Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston (PG), Michael Varnado (SG), Raymond Leonard (SF) Dennis Gosha, Lloyd Giles, Jessie Mazurek | |
| 13:39 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Biermann - foul #4 on Jeffrey Biermann, team foul #3 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Basnight (PF) Jeffrey Biermann | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters (PF) John Pinson | |
| 13:14 | Upper Iowa | Michael Traynor is hacked by Maurice West - foul #2 on Maurice West, team foul #4 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG) Garry Williams | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | John Pinson (C) Michael Traynor | |
| 13:00 | Upper Iowa | John Pinson drills a shot from the baseline | 64-67 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Alvin Petri's pass is intercepted by Raymond Leonard | 64-67 |
| 12:21 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Poe - foul #2 on Michael Poe, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Charles Lamar, Michael Poe, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra (PG), Lloyd Giles (SG), Brian Gray (PF), Theodore Bingham (C) Micheal Livingston, Michael Varnado, Rafael Waters, John Pinson | |
| 12:21 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 12:21 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 11:58 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 11:57 | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 11:44 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles makes the jumper from the left side set up by Danny Piedra | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Cage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Danny Piedra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Raymond Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. C - Theodore Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Elbert Kim drills a jumper from close range | 69-71 |
| 11:07 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Garry Williams (SG) Hubert Mumaw, Alvin Petri | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston (PG), Jessie Mazurek (SF), Rafael Waters (PF), Michael Traynor (C) Danny Piedra, Raymond Leonard, Brian Gray, Theodore Bingham | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Lloyd Giles steals it from Eugene Cage | 69-71 |
| 10:32 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Poe (PF), Maurice West (C) Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jessie Mazurek - foul #3 on Jessie Mazurek, team foul #3 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado (SG) Lloyd Giles | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 10:07 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson scores on a turnaround in the paint | 72-74 |
| 09:36 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Mazurek | 72-77 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson is hacked by Micheal Livingston - foul #1 on Micheal Livingston, team foul #4 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Alvin Petri (SG), Scott Basnight (PF) Charles Lamar, Garry Williams, Thomas Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray (PF) Rafael Waters | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Alvin Petri clanks a jumper from close range | 72-77 |
| 09:13 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Traynor | 72-77 |
| 09:08 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Gray | 72-79 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Michael Poe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 72-79 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Scott Basnight gets the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Scott Basnight buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Hubert Mumaw | 75-79 |
| 08:22 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 75-79 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Maurice West pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Michael Varnado steals the ball from Hubert Mumaw | 75-79 |
| 08:11 | Upper Iowa | Jessie Mazurek lays it in on a great pass from Michael Varnado | 75-81 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Brian Gray denies the turnaround by Hubert Mumaw | 75-81 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Maurice West is hacked by Michael Traynor - foul #4 on Michael Traynor, team foul #5 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Garry Williams (SG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Elbert Kim (PF), Eugene Cage (C) Hubert Mumaw, Alvin Petri, Michael Poe, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra (PG), Lloyd Giles (SG), Raymond Leonard (SF), Rafael Waters (PF) Micheal Livingston, Michael Varnado, Jessie Mazurek, Michael Traynor | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Cage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Danny Piedra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Rafael Waters picks off the pass by Eugene Cage | 75-81 |
| 07:05 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Danny Piedra | 75-84 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-84 |
| 06:43 | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Giles | 77-86 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Raymond Leonard denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Biermann | 77-86 |
| 06:26 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles pulls down the rebound | 77-86 |
| 06:21 | Upper Iowa | Danny Piedra makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-88 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Rafael Waters takes the ball from Charles Lamar | 77-88 |
| 05:53 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-88 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the board | 77-88 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-88 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Eugene Cage gets the offensive rebound | 77-88 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-88 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-88 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Charles Lamar buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-88 |
| 05:01 | Upper Iowa | Jeffrey Biermann steals it from Brian Gray | 80-88 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG), Scott Basnight (PF), Maurice West (C) Garry Williams, Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston (PG), Michael Varnado (SG), Michael Traynor (C) Danny Piedra, Lloyd Giles, Brian Gray | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Maurice West is whistled for a carry | 80-88 |
| 04:38 | Upper Iowa | Michael Traynor misses short on a floater in the paint | 80-88 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maurice West | 80-88 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Michael Varnado takes the ball from Charles Lamar | 80-88 |
| 04:28 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Varnado | 80-90 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Alvin Petri hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 80-90 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Maurice West pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-90 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann travels with the ball | 80-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (SF) Jeffrey Biermann | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Theodore Bingham (PF) Rafael Waters | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Traynor | 80-92 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Micheal Livingston (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Varnado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Theodore Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Traynor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Alvin Petri hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Maurice West | 83-92 |
| 02:57 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston is hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #6 | 83-92 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG), Eugene Cage (PF) Charles Lamar, Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles (SG), Jessie Mazurek (SF) Michael Varnado, Raymond Leonard | |
| 02:44 | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-92 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the board | 83-92 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-92 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Jeffrey Biermann (SF), Scott Basnight (PF) Hubert Mumaw, Elbert Kim, Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado (SG), Raymond Leonard (SF), Rafael Waters (PF) Lloyd Giles, Jessie Mazurek, Theodore Bingham | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Alvin Petri loses the dribble to Rafael Waters | 83-92 |
| 02:18 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard is fouled on the floor by Maurice West - foul #3 on Maurice West, team foul #7 | 83-92 |
| 02:18 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 83-93 |
| 02:18 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Scott Basnight snags the defensive board | 83-93 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Maurice West hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Lamar and he's fouled by Michael Traynor - foul #5 on Michael Traynor, team foul #6 | 85-93 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray (C) Michael Traynor | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the free throw | 86-93 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Upper Iowa | The short jumper by Brian Gray is denied by Maurice West | 86-93 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Maurice West snags the defensive board | 86-93 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Alvin Petri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-93 |
| 01:39 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard gets the rebound | 86-93 |
| 01:34 | Upper Iowa | Alvin Petri takes the ball from Michael Varnado | 86-93 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Alvin Petri lays it in set up by Charles Lamar | 88-93 |
| 00:56 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters misses the driving attempt in the paint | 88-93 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Maurice West snags the defensive board | 88-93 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 88-93 |
| 00:48 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard snags the defensive board | 88-93 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard is hacked by Charles Lamar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #8 | 88-93 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles (SG) Michael Varnado | |
| 00:45 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Maurice West snags the defensive board | 88-93 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Charles Lamar comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 88-93 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Scott Basnight gets the offensive rebound | 88-93 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Alvin Petri can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 88-93 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Biermann | 88-93 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Charles Lamar comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Micheal Livingston - foul #2 on Micheal Livingston, team foul #7 | 88-93 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado (SG) Lloyd Giles | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 89-93 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:31 | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray is hacked by Charles Lamar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Lamar, team foul #9 | 90-93 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Lloyd Giles (SF), Theodore Bingham (C) Raymond Leonard, Rafael Waters | |
| 00:31 | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 90-94 |
| 00:31 | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Alvin Petri makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 93-95 |
| 00:25 | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 93-95 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard (SF), Rafael Waters (PF) Lloyd Giles, Theodore Bingham | |
| 00:23 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lamar - foul #4 on Charles Lamar, team foul #10 | 93-95 |
| 00:23 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 93-95 |
| 00:23 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 93-95 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the defensive rebound | 93-95 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Charles Lamar hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice West | 95-95 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado misses the floater from the left wing | 95-95 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Maurice West (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Micheal Livingston (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Varnado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rafael Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Maurice West wins the tip | 95-95 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Rafael Waters is called for the reach on Alvin Petri - foul #2 on Rafael Waters, team foul #8 | 95-95 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Alvin Petri makes the 1st free throw | 96-95 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Alvin Petri misses the 2nd free throw | 96-95 |
| 04:46 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters grabs the board | 96-95 |
| 04:18 | Upper Iowa | Jeffrey Biermann is called for the reach on Rafael Waters - foul #5 on Jeffrey Biermann, team foul #11 | 96-95 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elbert Kim (SF) Jeffrey Biermann | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 04:18 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters misses the 1st free throw | 96-95 |
| 04:18 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 96-96 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Elbert Kim travels with the ball | 96-96 |
| 03:49 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 96-98 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Charles Lamar's pass is intercepted by Micheal Livingston | 96-98 |
| 03:09 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Alvin Petri - foul #3 on Alvin Petri, team foul #12 | 96-98 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Cage (PF) Scott Basnight | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 03:09 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado makes the 1st free throw | 96-99 |
| 03:09 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado misses the 2nd free throw | 96-99 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Maurice West pulls down the rebound | 96-99 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Maurice West misses the lay-in | 96-99 |
| 02:53 | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray snags the defensive board | 96-99 |
| 02:41 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 96-99 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Maurice West gets the rebound | 96-99 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 96-99 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Basnight (PF) Eugene Cage | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Charles Lamar clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 96-99 |
| 02:26 | Upper Iowa | Brian Gray pulls down the rebound | 96-99 |
| 02:20 | Upper Iowa | Rafael Waters lays it up and in on a great pass from Micheal Livingston | 96-101 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Brian Gray blocks the short jumper by Elbert Kim | 96-101 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Maurice West tips it back up and in | 98-101 |
| 01:42 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Leonard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 98-101 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 98-101 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Elbert Kim's floater is tipped away by Brian Gray | 98-101 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Charles Lamar snags the offensive board | 98-101 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Leonard - foul #3 on Raymond Leonard, team foul #9 | 98-101 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 99-101 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 100-101 |
| 00:57 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Micheal Livingston | 100-104 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alvin Petri (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Maurice West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Micheal Livingston (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Varnado (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Leonard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Waters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Scott Basnight blows the layup but he's fouled by Rafael Waters - foul #3 on Rafael Waters, team foul #10 | 100-104 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Scott Basnight makes the 1st free throw | 101-104 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Scott Basnight misses the 2nd free throw | 101-104 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Scott Basnight pulls down the offensive rebound | 101-104 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Charles Lamar misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 101-104 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Elbert Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 101-104 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Micheal Livingston is called for the reach on Charles Lamar - foul #3 on Micheal Livingston, team foul #11 | 101-104 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 102-104 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 103-104 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Upper Iowa | Charles Lamar is called for the reach on Micheal Livingston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Lamar, team foul #13 | 103-104 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 00:14 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 103-105 |
| 00:14 | Upper Iowa | Micheal Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 103-106 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 103-106 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Maurice West is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #12 | 103-106 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 1st free throw | 104-106 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Maurice West makes the 2nd free throw | 105-106 |
| 00:02 | Upper Iowa | Alvin Petri is called for the reach on Michael Varnado in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alvin Petri, team foul #14 | 105-106 |
| 00:02 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado misses the 1st free throw | 105-106 |
| 00:02 | Upper Iowa | Michael Varnado misses the 2nd free throw | 105-106 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the board | 105-106 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 105-106 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Alvin Petri misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 105-106 |