| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Carter Rivers (fresh) SG - Andy Oliver (fresh) SF - Billy Wright (fresh) PF - Charles Rolling (fresh) C - Charles Carvajal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Martin Robie (fresh) SG - Corey Hughes (fresh) SF - Sherman Bodiford (fresh) PF - Charles Walton (fresh) C - Clarence Ornellas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Blackburn | Blackburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Billy Wright hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Rolling | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Blackburn | Martin Robie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Blackburn | Corey Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Andy Oliver clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Blackburn | Martin Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Blackburn | Charles Rolling denies the turnaround by Sherman Bodiford | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Andy Oliver hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Carvajal | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Blackburn | Martin Robie hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sherman Bodiford and he's hacked by Carter Rivers - foul #1 on Carter Rivers, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Blackburn | Martin Robie makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Carter Rivers hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Rolling | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | Blackburn | Charles Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Carter Rivers gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Carter Rivers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Blackburn | Martin Robie makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Corey Hughes | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal buries a jumper in the paint set up by Carter Rivers | 8-5 |
| 16:59 | Blackburn | Clarence Ornellas loses the dribble to Andy Oliver | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Carter Rivers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal misses the tip | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Clarence Ornellas is called for the reach on Charles Carvajal - foul #1 on Clarence Ornellas, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Williams (PG), Donald Merritt (SG), Adolph Bearce (SF), Shawn Harvey (C) Carter Rivers, Andy Oliver, Billy Wright, Charles Carvajal | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk (SG), Johnny Sesco (SF), Edward Donohue (C) Corey Hughes, Sherman Bodiford, Clarence Ornellas | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Charles Rolling is whistled for a carry | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Darnell Davis (SG), Jeffrey Barnhill (SF) Martin Robie, Charles Walton | |
| 15:50 | Blackburn | Edward Donohue comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Williams (fresh) SG - Donald Merritt (fresh) SF - Adolph Bearce (fresh) PF - Charles Rolling (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Joseph Krawczyk (fresh) SG - Darnell Davis (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Barnhill (fresh) PF - Johnny Sesco (fresh) C - Edward Donohue (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Andrew Williams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:42 | Blackburn | The rebound goes to Edward Donohue | 8-5 |
| 15:36 | Blackburn | Shawn Harvey is called for the reach on Edward Donohue - foul #1 on Shawn Harvey, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Oliver (SG) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Blackburn | | |
| 15:23 | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Rolling - foul #1 on Charles Rolling, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Martin Robie (PG), Corey Hughes (SG), Charles Walton (PF) Joseph Krawczyk, Darnell Davis, Jeffrey Barnhill | |
| 15:23 | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:23 | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce drills a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Corey Hughes - foul #1 on Corey Hughes, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jasper (C) Charles Rolling | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford (SF) Johnny Sesco | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:45 | Blackburn | Corey Hughes buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Andy Oliver knocks in the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Edward Donohue - foul #1 on Edward Donohue, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carter Rivers (PG) Donald Merritt | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Clarence Ornellas (C) Edward Donohue | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Andy Oliver misses the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Shawn Harvey snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | James Jasper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:28 | Blackburn | Charles Walton gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:24 | Blackburn | Martin Robie's pass is intercepted by Andy Oliver | 13-8 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Corey Hughes picks off the pass by Adolph Bearce | 13-8 |
| 13:45 | Blackburn | Charles Walton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Harvey - foul #2 on Shawn Harvey, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Wright (SF), Charles Carvajal (PF) Adolph Bearce, Shawn Harvey | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk (PG), Darnell Davis (SG) Martin Robie, Corey Hughes | |
| 13:45 | Blackburn | Charles Walton makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:45 | Blackburn | Charles Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Carter Rivers scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 13:18 | Blackburn | Carter Rivers picks off the pass by Clarence Ornellas | 16-10 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Sherman Bodiford is called for the reach on Billy Wright - foul #1 on Sherman Bodiford, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Williams (PG), Donald Merritt (SG) Carter Rivers, Andy Oliver | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Jeffrey Barnhill (SF), Johnny Sesco (PF), Edward Donohue (C) Sherman Bodiford, Charles Walton, Clarence Ornellas | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Johnny Sesco swats the layup by Charles Carvajal | 16-10 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Billy Wright snags the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Donald Merritt blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Krawczyk - foul #1 on Joseph Krawczyk, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Rolling (PF) James Jasper | |
| Subs | Blackburn | | |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Donald Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Donald Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:16 | Blackburn | Jeffrey Barnhill makes the jumper from close range set up by Joseph Krawczyk | 17-12 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Martin Robie (PG), Corey Hughes (SG) Joseph Krawczyk, Darnell Davis | |
| 11:58 | Blackburn | Martin Robie makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Donohue | 17-15 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Charles Rolling is hacked by Corey Hughes - foul #2 on Corey Hughes, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carter Rivers (PG), Andy Oliver (SG), Adolph Bearce (SF) Andrew Williams, Donald Merritt, Billy Wright | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk (SG), Sherman Bodiford (SF), Charles Walton (PF), Clarence Ornellas (C) Corey Hughes, Jeffrey Barnhill, Johnny Sesco, Edward Donohue | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Carter Rivers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adolph Bearce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Rolling (fairly fresh) C - Charles Carvajal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Martin Robie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Krawczyk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Bodiford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Ornellas (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Carvajal | 19-15 |
| 10:59 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Krawczyk | 19-17 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Andy Oliver loses the dribble to Charles Walton | 19-17 |
| 10:20 | Blackburn | Martin Robie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal lays it in set up by Carter Rivers and he's hacked by Martin Robie - foul #1 on Martin Robie, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Merritt (PG), James Jasper (C) Carter Rivers, Charles Rolling | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Darnell Davis (SG), Johnny Sesco (PF), Edward Donohue (C) Martin Robie, Charles Walton, Clarence Ornellas | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:55 | Blackburn | Edward Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:50 | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-17 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | James Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Andy Oliver misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-17 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal misses the tip | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:18 | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco lays it in on a great pass from Darnell Davis | 21-19 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | James Jasper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-19 |
| 08:53 | Blackburn | The rebound goes to Darnell Davis | 21-19 |
| 08:48 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on James Jasper - foul #1 on James Jasper, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carter Rivers (PG), Billy Wright (SF), Charles Rolling (PF) Andy Oliver, Adolph Bearce, Charles Carvajal | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Martin Robie (PG), Charles Walton (PF) Joseph Krawczyk, Johnny Sesco | |
| 08:48 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:48 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford makes the 3rd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Carter Rivers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 08:24 | Blackburn | Edward Donohue grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 08:20 | Blackburn | Martin Robie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Donald Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Charles Walton is called for the reach on Donald Merritt - foul #1 on Charles Walton, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco (SF), Clarence Ornellas (C) Sherman Bodiford, Edward Donohue | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Donald Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Donald Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:46 | Blackburn | Clarence Ornellas is fouled on the floor by James Jasper - foul #2 on James Jasper, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Oliver (SG), Charles Carvajal (C) Donald Merritt, James Jasper | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Richard Keck (SG) Darnell Davis | |
| 07:36 | Blackburn | Richard Keck is fouled on the floor by Andy Oliver - foul #1 on Andy Oliver, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Williams (PG) Carter Rivers | |
| Subs | Blackburn | | |
| 07:36 | Blackburn | Richard Keck makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:36 | Blackburn | Richard Keck makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Williams (fresh) SG - Andy Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Rolling (tiring) C - Charles Carvajal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Martin Robie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Keck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Sesco (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Ornellas (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Charles Rolling misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | Blackburn | Clarence Ornellas grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:04 | Blackburn | Martin Robie misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-24 |
| 07:03 | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco snags the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 06:48 | Blackburn | Richard Keck knocks in the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Andy Oliver - foul #2 on Andy Oliver, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Merritt (SG), Adolph Bearce (PF) Andy Oliver, Charles Rolling | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk (PG), Jeffrey Barnhill (SF), Edward Donohue (C) Martin Robie, Johnny Sesco, Clarence Ornellas | |
| 06:48 | Blackburn | Richard Keck misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Billy Wright can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 06:29 | Blackburn | Richard Keck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carter Rivers (PG) Billy Wright | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Darnell Davis (SG) Richard Keck | |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey Barnhill steals it from Adolph Bearce | 25-26 |
| 06:05 | Blackburn | Carter Rivers is called for the reach on Joseph Krawczyk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carter Rivers, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Wright (SF) Carter Rivers | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford (SF) Charles Walton | |
| 06:05 | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:05 | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Darnell Davis picks off the pass by Billy Wright | 25-28 |
| 05:19 | Blackburn | Edward Donohue misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Carvajal - foul #1 on Charles Carvajal, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Rolling (PF) Adolph Bearce | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Martin Robie (PG), Johnny Sesco (PF) Darnell Davis, Jeffrey Barnhill | |
| 05:19 | Blackburn | Edward Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:19 | Blackburn | Edward Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Donald Merritt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 05:00 | Blackburn | The rebound goes to Sherman Bodiford | 25-30 |
| 04:47 | Blackburn | Martin Robie buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Krawczyk | 25-33 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Charles Carvajal misses the easy layup | 25-33 |
| 04:27 | Blackburn | Martin Robie grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:05 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Sherman Bodiford, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adolph Bearce (SG) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Darnell Davis (SG), Jeffrey Barnhill (SF), Charles Walton (PF), Clarence Ornellas (C) Joseph Krawczyk, Sherman Bodiford, Johnny Sesco, Edward Donohue | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Charles Rolling clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:45 | Blackburn | Clarence Ornellas snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 03:41 | Blackburn | Martin Robie hits a 3 from straight away set up by Clarence Ornellas | 25-36 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Barnhill denies the turnaround by Charles Carvajal | 25-36 |
| 03:29 | Blackburn | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Barnhill | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adolph Bearce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Billy Wright (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Rolling (tiring) C - Charles Carvajal (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Martin Robie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Darnell Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Ornellas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Blackburn | Martin Robie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carter Rivers (PG), Andy Oliver (SG), Shawn Harvey (PF), James Jasper (C) Donald Merritt, Billy Wright, Charles Rolling, Charles Carvajal | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Corey Hughes (SG) Martin Robie | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce is denied on a layup by Clarence Ornellas | 25-36 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Carter Rivers | 27-36 |
| 02:49 | Blackburn | Corey Hughes drills a floater from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | James Jasper drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Carter Rivers | 30-38 |
| 02:29 | Blackburn | Corey Hughes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carter Rivers - foul #3 on Carter Rivers, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Williams (PG) Carter Rivers | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk (PG), Sherman Bodiford (SF) Darnell Davis, Jeffrey Barnhill | |
| 02:29 | Blackburn | Corey Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:29 | Blackburn | Corey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Joseph Krawczyk steals it from James Jasper | 30-39 |
| 02:05 | Blackburn | Joseph Krawczyk makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sherman Bodiford | 30-42 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Adolph Bearce misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 01:48 | Blackburn | Sherman Bodiford pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 01:43 | Blackburn | Clarence Ornellas's pass is intercepted by Andy Oliver | 30-42 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Andy Oliver hits the finger roll | 32-42 |
| 01:16 | Blackburn | Charles Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Wright (SF), Charles Rolling (PF) Adolph Bearce, James Jasper | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Martin Robie (PG), Richard Keck (SG), Jeffrey Barnhill (SF), Johnny Sesco (PF), Edward Donohue (C) Joseph Krawczyk, Corey Hughes, Sherman Bodiford, Charles Walton, Clarence Ornellas | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Charles Rolling misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 01:01 | Blackburn | Jeffrey Barnhill snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 00:54 | Blackburn | Martin Robie misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #12 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Merritt (PG) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Blackburn | Darnell Davis (SG) Richard Keck | |
| 00:54 | Blackburn | Martin Robie makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:54 | Blackburn | Martin Robie makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Billy Wright clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Donohue - foul #2 on Edward Donohue, team foul #10 | 32-44 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Billy Wright misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Billy Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Charles Rolling gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Andy Oliver's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Barnhill | 32-44 |
| 00:13 | Blackburn | Martin Robie pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 00:03 | Blackburn | Johnny Sesco hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Robie | 32-46 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Andy Oliver misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-46 |