| Lineup | Carroll | PG - David Pavone (fresh) SG - William Walter (fresh) SF - James Pope (fresh) PF - Herbert Barnhill (fresh) C - Allen Holloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Moon (fresh) SG - Anthony Lampley (fresh) SF - Richard Gill (fresh) PF - Charles Bacon (fresh) C - David Gunn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Gunn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll 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) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois | Harold Moon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Carroll | William Walter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Carroll | William Walter makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Carroll | William Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | James Pope is called for the reach on Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Pope, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Harold Moon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Barnhill - foul #1 on Herbert Barnhill, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Harold Moon makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Harold Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:20 | Carroll | David Pavone double dribbles in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Anthony Lampley connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 1-4 |
| 18:53 | Carroll | James Pope is fouled on the floor by Richard Gill - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Smith (SF) Richard Gill | |
| 18:45 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill drills a shot from the left block | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Anthony Lampley is hacked by William Walter in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Walter, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Harold Moon knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Bacon | 3-7 |
| 18:16 | Carroll | David Pavone can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 18:15 | Carroll | Allen Holloway misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Charles Bacon snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Harold Moon's pass is intercepted by David Pavone in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 17:55 | Carroll | David Pavone misses the easy layup | 3-7 |
| 17:53 | Carroll | Allen Holloway tips it home | 5-7 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Anthony Lampley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-7 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Frye (PG), Nestor Fox (SG), Clyde Willard (SF), Roy Tierney (PF), Justin Nowlin (C) David Pavone, William Walter, James Pope, Herbert Barnhill, Allen Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Blodgett (PG), Jason Burley (SG), Shawn Zacharewicz (SF), Timothy Ito (C) Harold Moon, Anthony Lampley, Fred Smith, David Gunn | |
| 17:29 | Carroll | William Frye connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Nestor Fox | 7-7 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | John Blodgett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 17:09 | Carroll | Justin Nowlin blows the dunk | 7-10 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Charles Bacon pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | John Blodgett misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 17:00 | Carroll | Justin Nowlin snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 16:47 | Carroll | William Frye dunks the ball on a nice dish by Clyde Willard | 9-10 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Charles Bacon misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 9-10 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Timothy Ito grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Jason Burley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 16:02 | Carroll | Charles Bacon denies the turnaround by Clyde Willard | 9-13 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Jason Burley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Frye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nestor Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Willard (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Tierney (fairly fresh) C - Justin Nowlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Blodgett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Burley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Zacharewicz (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Bacon (tiring) 2 reb. C - Timothy Ito (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Shawn Zacharewicz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Bacon | 9-15 |
| 15:37 | Carroll | Roy Tierney misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Bacon - foul #1 on Charles Bacon, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Pavone (PG), David Yarger (SG), James Pope (SF), Herbert Barnhill (PF) William Frye, Nestor Fox, Clyde Willard, Justin Nowlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric McCaffity (PG), Damon Guest (SG), Fred Smith (SF), David Gunn (C) John Blodgett, Jason Burley, Shawn Zacharewicz, Timothy Ito | |
| 15:37 | Carroll | Roy Tierney makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:37 | Carroll | Roy Tierney makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Eric McCaffity's pass is intercepted by David Yarger in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 15:19 | Carroll | David Yarger hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Damon Guest - foul #1 on Damon Guest, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Carroll | Allen Holloway (C) Roy Tierney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:19 | Carroll | David Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 15:19 | Carroll | David Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Charles Bacon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric McCaffity | 13-18 |
| 14:52 | Carroll | David Pavone is hacked by Eric McCaffity - foul #1 on Eric McCaffity, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Walter (SG) David Pavone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:44 | Carroll | Fred Smith is called for the reach on Herbert Barnhill - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 14:39 | Carroll | Allen Holloway clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Eric McCaffity gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Charles Bacon is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Fred Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Fred Smith misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Barnhill - foul #2 on Herbert Barnhill, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Pavone (PG), Russell Daly (SF), Roy Tierney (PF) David Yarger, James Pope, Herbert Barnhill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Moon (PG), Anthony Lampley (SG), John Blodgett (SF) Eric McCaffity, Damon Guest, Charles Bacon | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Fred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 14:12 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Allen Holloway | 13-19 |
| 14:00 | Carroll | Roy Tierney's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Smith | 13-19 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Fred Smith gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Roy Tierney denies the turnaround by Harold Moon | 13-19 |
| 13:52 | Carroll | Allen Holloway gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 13:31 | Carroll | Allen Holloway knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Walter | 15-19 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Harold Moon is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 15-19 |
| 13:17 | Carroll | Roy Tierney snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 13:12 | Carroll | John Blodgett steals it from William Walter | 15-19 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Harold Moon can't finish the layup | 15-19 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Lampley | 15-19 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Harold Moon is hacked by William Walter - foul #2 on William Walter, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Frye (PG), Nestor Fox (SG), James Pope (SF), Clyde Willard (PF) David Pavone, William Walter, Russell Daly, Roy Tierney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Burley (PG), Damon Guest (SG), Shawn Zacharewicz (SF) Harold Moon, Anthony Lampley, John Blodgett | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Fred Smith connects on the floater from the right block set up by Jason Burley | 15-21 |
| 12:16 | Carroll | Clyde Willard clanks a jumper from the right side | 15-21 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Fred Smith gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Jason Burley is hacked by William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bacon (PF), Timothy Ito (C) Shawn Zacharewicz, David Gunn | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Timothy Ito can't finish the layup | 15-21 |
| 11:45 | Carroll | Nestor Fox grabs the board | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Frye (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nestor Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pope (fresh) PF - Clyde Willard (fairly fresh) C - Allen Holloway (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Burley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Guest (fresh) SF - Fred Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bacon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ito (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Carroll | Fred Smith is called for the reach on James Pope - foul #2 on Fred Smith, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Pavone (PG), David Yarger (SG), Roy Tierney (PF) William Frye, Nestor Fox, Clyde Willard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric McCaffity (PG), John Blodgett (SF) Jason Burley, Fred Smith | |
| 11:39 | Carroll | James Pope makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:39 | Carroll | James Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Timothy Ito pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Timothy Ito misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Pavone - foul #1 on David Pavone, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Timothy Ito misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Timothy Ito makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:00 | Carroll | David Yarger's pass is intercepted by Damon Guest | 16-22 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Allen Holloway picks off the pass by Eric McCaffity in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 10:31 | Carroll | David Pavone connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Yarger | 18-22 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Timothy Ito is hacked by Allen Holloway - foul #1 on Allen Holloway, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Frye (PG), Nestor Fox (SG), Russell Daly (SF), Clyde Willard (PF) David Pavone, David Yarger, James Pope, Allen Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Moon (PG), Jason Burley (SG), Shawn Zacharewicz (SF), David Gunn (C) Eric McCaffity, Damon Guest, John Blodgett, Charles Bacon | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Timothy Ito makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Timothy Ito makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:53 | Carroll | Russell Daly connects on the floater from the right side | 20-24 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Jason Burley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-24 |
| 09:33 | Carroll | Roy Tierney gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:19 | Carroll | Clyde Willard makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Frye and the foul's on Jason Burley - foul #1 on Jason Burley, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Carroll | Justin Nowlin (C) Roy Tierney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Lampley (SG), Charles Bacon (PF) Jason Burley, Timothy Ito | |
| 09:19 | Carroll | Clyde Willard makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Charles Bacon is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-24 |
| 09:06 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Russell Daly | 23-24 |
| 08:44 | Carroll | William Frye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Anthony Lampley snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Anthony Lampley knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Moon | 23-27 |
| 08:23 | Carroll | Clyde Willard blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Bacon - foul #2 on Charles Bacon, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Pavone (PG), David Yarger (SG), James Pope (SF), Roy Tierney (C) William Frye, Nestor Fox, Russell Daly, Justin Nowlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric McCaffity (PG), Jason Burley (SG), John Blodgett (SF) Harold Moon, Anthony Lampley, Charles Bacon | |
| 08:23 | Carroll | Clyde Willard makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 08:23 | Carroll | Clyde Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | David Gunn is fouled on the floor by Roy Tierney - foul #1 on Roy Tierney, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Carroll | Allen Holloway (C) Clyde Willard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Damon Guest (SG) Eric McCaffity | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | David Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:04 | Carroll | David Yarger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 07:41 | Carroll | Allen Holloway misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Gunn - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| 07:41 | Carroll | Allen Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:41 | Carroll | Allen Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Damon Guest grabs the board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - David Pavone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Yarger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pope (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Tierney (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Holloway (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Burley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Guest (fresh) SF - John Blodgett (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Zacharewicz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gunn (tired) | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | David Pavone picks off the pass by Damon Guest in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 07:37 | Carroll | David Pavone lays it in | 27-27 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | David Gunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 07:19 | Carroll | James Pope grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 07:03 | Carroll | Roy Tierney banks in the layup | 29-27 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | John Blodgett's pass is intercepted by David Pavone in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 06:46 | Carroll | James Pope clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 06:44 | Carroll | Roy Tierney hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Damon Guest can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 06:27 | Carroll | Allen Holloway grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 06:23 | Carroll | James Pope misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 06:21 | Carroll | Allen Holloway snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 06:06 | Carroll | Allen Holloway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 06:05 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Holloway | 31-27 |
| 05:53 | Carroll | John Blodgett steals it from Roy Tierney | 31-27 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Shawn Zacharewicz misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Tierney - foul #2 on Roy Tierney, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Frye (PG), Nestor Fox (SG), Russell Daly (SF), Justin Nowlin (PF), Clyde Willard (C) David Pavone, David Yarger, James Pope, Roy Tierney, Allen Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Moon (PG), Anthony Lampley (SG), Timothy Ito (C) Jason Burley, Damon Guest, David Gunn | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Shawn Zacharewicz makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Shawn Zacharewicz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:40 | Carroll | Clyde Willard grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 05:20 | Carroll | Nestor Fox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nestor Fox, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Gunn (C) Shawn Zacharewicz | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Clyde Willard steals it from David Gunn | 31-28 |
| 04:51 | Carroll | Nestor Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | John Blodgett grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | David Gunn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Harold Moon misses the tip | 31-28 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | David Gunn grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Harold Moon misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:19 | Carroll | Russell Daly pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:56 | Carroll | Nestor Fox buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clyde Willard | 34-28 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Timothy Ito is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Walter (SG), James Pope (SF), Herbert Barnhill (PF) Nestor Fox, Russell Daly, Justin Nowlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric McCaffity (PG), Richard Gill (SF), Charles Bacon (PF), Fred Smith (C) Harold Moon, John Blodgett, Timothy Ito, David Gunn | |
| 03:28 | Carroll | William Walter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Carroll | Roy Tierney (C) Clyde Willard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Damon Guest (SG) Anthony Lampley | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Frye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pope (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Herbert Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Tierney (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric McCaffity (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon Guest (fresh) SF - Richard Gill (fresh) PF - Charles Bacon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Fred Smith is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Pavone (PG) William Frye | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:52 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill is fouled on the floor by Charles Bacon - foul #3 on Charles Bacon, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Yarger (PG), Allen Holloway (C) David Pavone, Roy Tierney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Ito (C) Charles Bacon | |
| 02:52 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:52 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Eric McCaffity is hacked by David Yarger in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Yarger, team foul #12 | 36-28 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Eric McCaffity makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Eric McCaffity misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:49 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 02:24 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill misses short on a runner from the left block | 36-29 |
| 02:22 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill tips it home | 38-29 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Richard Gill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-29 |
| 02:16 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:58 | Carroll | The short jumper by Herbert Barnhill is denied by Timothy Ito | 38-29 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Timothy Ito grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Richard Gill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric McCaffity | 38-32 |
| 01:35 | Carroll | James Pope hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-32 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Timothy Ito snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | James Pope is called for the reach on Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Pope, team foul #13 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | Nestor Fox (PG), Clyde Willard (C) David Yarger, Allen Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Moon (PG), Jason Burley (SG), Shawn Zacharewicz (PF) Eric McCaffity, Damon Guest, Timothy Ito | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Richard Gill misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:07 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill banks in the layup set up by William Walter | 40-33 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Richard Gill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Frye (SG), Russell Daly (SF), Roy Tierney (C) William Walter, James Pope, Clyde Willard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | William Frye is called for the reach on Harold Moon in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #14 | 40-33 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Harold Moon misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Harold Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:32 | Carroll | Nestor Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 00:30 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Barnhill | 40-34 |
| 00:01 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill is fouled on the floor by Shawn Zacharewicz - foul #1 on Shawn Zacharewicz, team foul #12 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Carroll | David Pavone (PG), David Yarger (SG), James Pope (SF), Clyde Willard (C) William Frye, Nestor Fox, Russell Daly, Roy Tierney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Lampley (SG), David Gunn (C) Jason Burley, Shawn Zacharewicz | |
| 00:01 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:01 | Carroll | Herbert Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Harold Moon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 42-34 |