| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) SG - Matthew Powers (fresh) SF - Jason Goodfellow (fresh) PF - Ronald Pease (fresh) C - Don Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. Norbert | Matthew Powers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. Norbert | Richard Klemm denies the turnaround by Don Sullivan | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | St. Norbert | The jump hook by Alan Smith is blocked by Delmer Hammon | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Richard Klemm snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Alan Smith takes the ball from Richard Klemm in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith lays it in | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon connects on the open jump hook near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kelly Gil | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Michael Davis tips it in | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Klemm, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault (PG), John Longoria (SG), Ronald Claxton (SF), Ronald Aubry (PF), Ralph Rosenblatt (C) Alan Smith, Matthew Powers, Jason Goodfellow, Ronald Pease, Don Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| 17:08 | St. Norbert | Ronald Claxton blows the layup but he's hacked by Cody Hood - foul #1 on Cody Hood, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | St. Norbert | Ronald Claxton misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | St. Norbert | Ronald Claxton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard clanks a jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | St. Norbert | Ralph Rosenblatt grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | St. Norbert | Ronald Claxton's pass is intercepted by Cody Hood | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Cody Hood is fouled on the floor by Ronald Aubry - foul #1 on Ronald Aubry, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Noonan (PG), Don Sullivan (C) Steven Bourgault, Ralph Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Christopher Gilliard, Steven Merchant, Cody Hood | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Michael Davis connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jeff Bookman | 5-9 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - James Noonan (fresh) SG - John Longoria (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Claxton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Aubry (fairly fresh) C - Don Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Stone (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by John Longoria and he's fouled by Jeremy Flowers - foul #1 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Matthew Powers (SG), Jason Goodfellow (SF), Ronald Pease (PF) John Longoria, Ronald Claxton, Ronald Aubry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeff Bookman, Michael Stone | |
| 15:38 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 8-9 |
| 15:17 | St. Norbert | James Noonan snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:10 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease buries a fadeaway in the paint | 10-9 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | James Noonan takes the ball from Richard Klemm | 10-9 |
| 14:46 | St. Norbert | James Noonan is fouled on the floor by Delmer Hammon - foul #1 on Delmer Hammon, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alan Smith (PG), Ralph Rosenblatt (C) James Noonan, Don Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Gary Finn (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis | |
| 14:28 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Gary Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Steven Merchant can't connect on a floater from the right block | 10-9 |
| 14:16 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Alan Smith | 10-9 |
| 14:01 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Michael Stone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Michael Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon is fouled on the floor by Ralph Rosenblatt - foul #1 on Ralph Rosenblatt, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault (PG), John Longoria (SG), Ronald Claxton (SF), Ronald Aubry (PF), Don Sullivan (C) Alan Smith, Matthew Powers, Jason Goodfellow, Ronald Pease, Ralph Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Cody Hood (C) Christopher Gilliard, Gary Finn, Michael Stone, Delmer Hammon | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Cody Hood misses the jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Steven Merchant tips it in | 12-11 |
| 12:58 | St. Norbert | Ronald Aubry scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Bourgault and he's fouled by Steven Merchant - foul #1 on Steven Merchant, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Jeff Bookman, Daniel Patterson, Steven Merchant | |
| 12:58 | St. Norbert | Ronald Aubry misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Cody Hood pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Steven Bourgault steals the ball from Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | St. Norbert | Ronald Aubry's floater is tipped away by Michael Davis | 14-11 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kelly Gil gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Cody Hood | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | St. Norbert | John Longoria clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Aubry - foul #2 on Ronald Aubry, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Noonan (PG), Ronald Pease (PF) Steven Bourgault, Ronald Aubry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG) Kelly Gil | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Flowers | 14-16 |
| 11:44 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 11:43 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - James Noonan (fresh) SG - John Longoria (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Claxton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Pease (tiring) 4 pts. C - Don Sullivan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cody Hood (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Bookman | 16-18 |
| 11:10 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 11:09 | St. Norbert | James Noonan tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by James Noonan - foul #1 on James Noonan, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alan Smith (PG), Matthew Powers (SG), Jason Goodfellow (SF) James Noonan, John Longoria, Ronald Claxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Steven Merchant (C) Jeremy Flowers, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Cody Hood | |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Michael Stone misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 18-18 |
| 10:50 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 10:44 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Steven Merchant - foul #2 on Steven Merchant, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ralph Rosenblatt (PF) Ronald Pease | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeff Bookman, Steven Merchant | |
| 10:44 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is hacked by Matthew Powers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Powers, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease (PF) Don Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Gilliard and he's fouled by Matthew Powers - foul #2 on Matthew Powers, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Longoria (SG) Matthew Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:06 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan (C) Ralph Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:45 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault (PG), James Noonan (SG), Ronald Claxton (PF) Alan Smith, John Longoria, Ronald Pease | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (SG), Michael Davis (PF) Kelly Gil, Delmer Hammon | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bourgault - foul #1 on Steven Bourgault, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG) Christopher Gilliard | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:32 | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Michael Stone is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Stone, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Delmer Hammon (C) Kelly Gil, Daniel Patterson, Michael Stone | |
| 09:07 | St. Norbert | James Noonan's pass is intercepted by Richard Klemm | 24-23 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Claxton - foul #1 on Ronald Claxton, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Christopher Coleman (PG), John Longoria (SG), Ronald Pease (PF), Ralph Rosenblatt (C) Steven Bourgault, James Noonan, Ronald Claxton, Don Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Cody Hood (C) Gary Finn, Delmer Hammon | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:26 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow is fouled on the floor by Richard Klemm - foul #2 on Richard Klemm, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Michael Stone (PF) Jeff Bookman, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis | |
| 08:26 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:26 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard's pass is intercepted by Jason Goodfellow | 26-24 |
| 07:55 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow dunks the ball | 28-24 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Jason Goodfellow - foul #1 on Jason Goodfellow, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alan Smith (PG), Ronald Claxton (SF), Don Sullivan (C) Christopher Coleman, Jason Goodfellow, Ralph Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeremy Flowers, Cody Hood | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Longoria (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Claxton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Pease (tired) 4 pts. C - Don Sullivan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Stone (fresh) C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 07:13 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan misses the tip | 28-27 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Michael Stone snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Ronald Claxton is called for the reach on Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Ronald Claxton, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Noonan (SG), Jason Goodfellow (SF) John Longoria, Ronald Claxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Michael Davis (PF) Christopher Gilliard, Michael Stone | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:56 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Michael Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault (PG), Ralph Rosenblatt (PF) Alan Smith, Ronald Pease | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SF) Daniel Patterson | |
| 06:19 | St. Norbert | James Noonan's fadeaway is rejected by Delmer Hammon | 30-29 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Kelly Gil comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Gary Finn gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Michael Davis hits the easy wide open finger roll | 30-31 |
| 05:55 | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Goodfellow | 32-31 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Steven Bourgault picks off the pass by Kelly Gil in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 05:46 | St. Norbert | Jeff Bookman steps in front of the Don Sullivan pass | 32-31 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Rosenblatt | 32-31 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 05:20 | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Alan Smith (PG), John Longoria (SG), Ronald Pease (PF) Steven Bourgault, James Noonan, Don Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Christopher Gilliard (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Gary Finn, Kelly Gil, Jeff Bookman, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 05:06 | St. Norbert | Ralph Rosenblatt gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 04:49 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Stone - foul #2 on Michael Stone, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan (C) Ralph Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Davis (PF) Michael Stone | |
| 04:49 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-33 |
| 04:49 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 04:49 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard is hacked by Ronald Pease - foul #1 on Ronald Pease, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SF) Daniel Patterson | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:31 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 04:24 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan's floater is tipped away by Cody Hood | 34-34 |
| 04:23 | St. Norbert | Jason Goodfellow tips it in | 36-34 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Flowers | 36-36 |
| 03:59 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Flowers - foul #2 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #11 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Matthew Powers (SG), Ronald Claxton (SF), Ronald Aubry (C) John Longoria, Jason Goodfellow, Don Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Steven Merchant (C) Christopher Gilliard, Michael Davis, Cody Hood | |
| 03:59 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:59 | St. Norbert | Ronald Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 03:39 | St. Norbert | Ronald Aubry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Powers (fresh) SF - Ronald Claxton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Pease (tired) 8 pts. C - Ronald Aubry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith is hacked by Jeremy Flowers - foul #3 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #12 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ralph Rosenblatt (C) Ronald Pease | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Gary Finn (SG) Jeremy Flowers, Jeff Bookman | |
| 03:20 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:20 | St. Norbert | Alan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Michael Stone gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #12 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Steven Bourgault (PG) Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG) Gary Finn | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:27 | St. Norbert | Matthew Powers clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Merchant - foul #3 on Steven Merchant, team foul #13 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan (C) Ralph Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Patterson (SF), Cody Hood (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Richard Klemm, Steven Merchant, Michael Stone | |
| 02:27 | St. Norbert | Matthew Powers makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:27 | St. Norbert | Matthew Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Powers - foul #3 on Matthew Powers, team foul #13 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Noonan (SG) Matthew Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG) Christopher Gilliard | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:07 | St. Norbert | Delmer Hammon takes the ball from Ronald Aubry | 41-39 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 01:48 | St. Norbert | Ronald Aubry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 01:44 | St. Norbert | Ronald Claxton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Kelly Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Gary Finn is hacked by Ronald Aubry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Aubry, team foul #14 | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Christopher Coleman (PG), John Longoria (SF) Steven Bourgault, Ronald Aubry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Michael Davis (PF) Kelly Gil, Delmer Hammon | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Gary Finn makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Gary Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:41 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 01:22 | St. Norbert | John Longoria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 01:21 | St. Norbert | Christopher Coleman snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 01:14 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan jams it | 43-40 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Patterson | 43-42 |
| 00:32 | St. Norbert | Jeff Bookman takes the ball from John Longoria | 43-42 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Gary Finn dunks the ball set up by Jeff Bookman | 43-44 |
| 00:01 | St. Norbert | Don Sullivan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Patterson | 43-44 |