| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Rodney Jarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Benner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Pat Heppner (fresh) C - David Haggard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Klemm inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Haggard - foul #1 on David Haggard, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:18 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 19:17 | Beloit | David Haggard tips it in | 42-40 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Michael Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 42-40 |
| 18:56 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Pat Heppner | 42-40 |
| 18:27 | Beloit | Jeremy Flowers is called for the reach on Rodney Jarvis - foul #3 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG) Jeremy Flowers | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 18:10 | Beloit | Richard Klemm steps in front of the Pat Heppner pass | 42-40 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 17:49 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Bryan Benner | 42-40 |
| 17:42 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Benner | 42-42 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Steven Merchant (PF), Cody Hood (C) Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Castor (PG), Irving Hardman (SG), Otto Conrad (SF), Benjamin Miller (C) Rodney Jarvis, Douglas Thornton, Bryan Benner, David Haggard | |
| 17:04 | Beloit | William Castor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Pat Heppner | 42-44 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 16:41 | Beloit | Pat Heppner grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 16:35 | Beloit | Pat Heppner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Steven Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-44 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 16:06 | Beloit | William Castor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Patterson | 44-44 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson is hacked by William Castor - foul #3 on William Castor, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Gary Finn, Daniel Patterson, Steven Merchant, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis (PG), Douglas Thornton (SG), Bryan Benner (SF), David Haggard (C) William Castor, Irving Hardman, Otto Conrad, Pat Heppner | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Kelly Gil hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Rodney Jarvis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Benner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Haggard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Beloit | David Haggard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-44 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Davis | 47-44 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Davis is denied by Benjamin Miller | 47-44 |
| 14:59 | Beloit | The rebound goes to David Haggard | 47-44 |
| 14:52 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kelly Gil - foul #1 on Kelly Gil, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Christopher Gilliard (SG) Jeff Bookman, Kelly Gil | |
| Subs | Beloit | Anthony Snow (PF) Benjamin Miller | |
| 14:52 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:52 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon is hacked by Anthony Snow - foul #2 on Anthony Snow, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stone (C) Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Castor (PG), Irving Hardman (SG), Pat Heppner (PF) Rodney Jarvis, Douglas Thornton, David Haggard | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:15 | Beloit | Anthony Snow gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:09 | Beloit | Bryan Benner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:07 | Beloit | Pat Heppner grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:51 | Beloit | William Castor makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Irving Hardman | 47-48 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Richard Klemm scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 13:28 | Beloit | William Castor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Michael Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Michael Davis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Snow - foul #3 on Anthony Snow, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Delmer Hammon (C) Christopher Gilliard, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis (PG), Douglas Thornton (SG), Otto Conrad (SF), David Haggard (C) William Castor, Irving Hardman, Bryan Benner, Anthony Snow | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Michael Stone is called for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Benjamin Miller (PF) Pat Heppner | |
| 12:49 | Beloit | Otto Conrad makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Thornton | 50-50 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 12:26 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Benjamin Miller | 50-50 |
| 12:21 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 50-52 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | David Haggard steals it from Kelly Gil | 50-52 |
| 11:49 | Beloit | David Haggard's fadeaway is rejected by Delmer Hammon | 50-52 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Delmer Hammon | 50-52 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kelly Gil | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Merchant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Delmer Hammon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Rodney Jarvis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otto Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Haggard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis loses the ball out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Michael Stone, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Castor (PG), Irving Hardman (SG), Bryan Benner (SF), Pat Heppner (PF) Rodney Jarvis, Douglas Thornton, Otto Conrad, David Haggard | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Michael Davis hits a turnaround in the paint | 54-52 |
| 10:50 | Beloit | Benjamin Miller clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 10:49 | Beloit | William Castor pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:36 | Beloit | William Castor is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Anthony Snow (C) Benjamin Miller | |
| 10:22 | Beloit | William Castor is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gilliard - foul #4 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Cody Hood (C) Christopher Gilliard, Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 09:59 | Beloit | Irving Hardman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 09:57 | Beloit | William Castor grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:41 | Beloit | Pat Heppner is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeff Bookman, Richard Klemm, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis (PG), Douglas Thornton (SG), David Haggard (C) William Castor, Irving Hardman, Anthony Snow | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Pat Heppner - foul #3 on Pat Heppner, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Steven Merchant (SF) Gary Finn, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:15 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis is hacked by Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG) Jeremy Flowers | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 09:04 | Beloit | Delmer Hammon steals the ball from Bryan Benner | 56-52 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Merchant | 58-52 |
| 08:33 | Beloit | Bryan Benner knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Thornton | 58-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the easy layup | 58-54 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Steven Merchant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 07:49 | Beloit | Pat Heppner pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:44 | Beloit | Bryan Benner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Finn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Gil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Merchant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Delmer Hammon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Rodney Jarvis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Benner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Heppner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Haggard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Kelly Gil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Stone (PF) Gary Finn, Kelly Gil, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Castor (PG), Irving Hardman (SG), Otto Conrad (SF), Benjamin Miller (PF), Anthony Snow (C) Rodney Jarvis, Douglas Thornton, Bryan Benner, Pat Heppner, David Haggard | |
| 07:14 | Beloit | Anthony Snow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 07:05 | Beloit | Anthony Snow snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:01 | Beloit | William Castor clanks a jumper from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 06:59 | Beloit | Anthony Snow gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:51 | Beloit | Benjamin Miller hits the finger roll | 58-56 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Anthony Snow is called for the reach on Richard Klemm - foul #4 on Anthony Snow, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cody Hood (C) Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Otto Conrad steals it from Richard Klemm | 58-56 |
| 06:17 | Beloit | Irving Hardman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Irving Hardman, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG) Jeff Bookman | |
| Subs | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis (PG) Irving Hardman | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Michael Stone can't finish the layup but the foul's on Benjamin Miller - foul #3 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Delmer Hammon (C) Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Beloit | Douglas Thornton (SG), Bryan Benner (SF), Pat Heppner (PF), David Haggard (C) William Castor, Otto Conrad, Benjamin Miller, Anthony Snow | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Michael Stone makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Michael Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:44 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Thornton | 60-58 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Michael Stone knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 62-58 |
| 05:21 | Beloit | Bryan Benner drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Stone - foul #4 on Michael Stone, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Davis (PF) Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 05:21 | Beloit | Bryan Benner misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 05:10 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Pat Heppner | 62-60 |
| 05:04 | Beloit | Bryan Benner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 05:02 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to David Haggard | 62-60 |
| 04:53 | Beloit | Jeremy Flowers steals it from David Haggard | 62-60 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers hits the finger roll | 64-60 |
| 04:23 | Beloit | Bryan Benner loses the dribble to Richard Klemm | 64-60 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Rodney Jarvis - foul #1 on Rodney Jarvis, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (C) Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Castor (PG), Irving Hardman (SG), Otto Conrad (SF), Benjamin Miller (C) Rodney Jarvis, Douglas Thornton, Bryan Benner, David Haggard | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:07 | Beloit | Benjamin Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:54 | Beloit | Otto Conrad is fouled on the floor by Michael Stone - foul #5 on Michael Stone, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Cody Hood (C) Jeremy Flowers, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Beloit | Anthony Snow (C) Pat Heppner | |
| 03:54 | Beloit | Otto Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:54 | Beloit | Otto Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Steven Merchant misses badly on a floater from the right block | 65-62 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Hood | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Merchant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cody Hood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - William Castor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Irving Hardman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otto Conrad (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Michael Davis connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Gilliard | 67-62 |
| 03:04 | Beloit | William Castor misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Gilliard - foul #5 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Daniel Patterson (SF) Christopher Gilliard, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Beloit | Bryan Benner (SF), Pat Heppner (PF) Otto Conrad, Anthony Snow | |
| 03:04 | Beloit | William Castor makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:04 | Beloit | William Castor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Gary Finn, Jeff Bookman, Daniel Patterson, Steven Merchant, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis (PG), Douglas Thornton (SG), David Haggard (C) William Castor, Irving Hardman, Benjamin Miller | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Kelly Gil clanks a jump hook in the paint | 67-64 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Gil | 67-64 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Kelly Gil banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Klemm | 69-64 |
| 02:18 | Beloit | David Haggard clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Delmer Hammon - foul #2 on Delmer Hammon, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 02:18 | Beloit | David Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:18 | Beloit | David Haggard misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Klemm and he's fouled by David Haggard - foul #2 on David Haggard, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton can't throw it down but the foul's on Delmer Hammon - foul #3 on Delmer Hammon, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 01:56 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:56 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Douglas Thornton steals the ball from Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Beloit | Michael Davis denies the turnaround by Douglas Thornton | 72-65 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Kelly Gil grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers clanks a runner from the baseline | 72-65 |
| 01:25 | Beloit | The rebound goes to David Haggard | 72-65 |
| 01:18 | Beloit | Michael Davis picks off the pass by David Haggard | 72-65 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Michael Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 72-65 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Klemm | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is hacked by Bryan Benner - foul #1 on Bryan Benner, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:53 | Beloit | Pat Heppner pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 00:44 | Beloit | David Haggard grabs the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:41 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Klemm gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Thornton - foul #3 on Douglas Thornton, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:32 | Beloit | Rodney Jarvis hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Pat Heppner | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon is hacked by Rodney Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Jarvis, team foul #13 | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | Beloit | Douglas Thornton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Benner | 77-71 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Thornton - foul #4 on Douglas Thornton, team foul #14 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG) Kelly Gil | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:22 | Beloit | David Haggard gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Beloit | Bryan Benner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is hacked by Rodney Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Jarvis, team foul #15 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Merchant (PF) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:09 | Beloit | Jeff Bookman is called for the reach on Bryan Benner - foul #2 on Jeff Bookman, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Michael Davis (PF) Jeff Bookman, Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 00:09 | Beloit | Bryan Benner makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:09 | Beloit | Bryan Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is hacked by Rodney Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Jarvis, team foul #16 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (PF) Kelly Gil, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:02 | Beloit | Bryan Benner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-76 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Delmer Hammon | 82-76 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Davis (PF) Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon runs out the clock | 82-76 |