| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Strother (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Poteet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bolton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zoebisch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Bolton inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Bryan Scott connects on the runner in the lane set up by Marijan Miecznikowski and he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | La Grange | Harry Tucker (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:42 | La Grange | William Strother grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 19:17 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Lester and he's hacked by Harold Capone - foul #2 on Harold Capone, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:17 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses the turnaround in the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | La Grange | James Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:36 | La Grange | James Lester drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Strother and he's hacked by Dima Zoebisch - foul #2 on Dima Zoebisch, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 18:36 | La Grange | James Lester misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Harold Capone blows the wide open layup | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | La Grange | Phillip Poteet gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:55 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy hits the finger roll | 37-33 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Harold Capone tips it in | 37-35 |
| 17:13 | La Grange | James Lester drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Strother | 39-35 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Harry Tucker picks off the pass by Harold Capone in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 17:08 | La Grange | Harry Tucker blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | William Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Bryan Scott's pass is intercepted by James Lester | 39-35 |
| 16:19 | La Grange | Phillip Poteet is hacked by Dima Zoebisch - foul #3 on Dima Zoebisch, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | La Grange | Mark Mayon (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Walter Gilmore (C) Phillip Poteet, Joshua Murphy, James Lester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (PG), Stephen Domingo (SF), Yuri Stromski (C) Bryan Scott, William Bolton, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 15:58 | La Grange | Marijan Miecznikowski is called for the reach on Mark Mayon - foul #2 on Marijan Miecznikowski, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | La Grange | Michael Brown (PG) Harry Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry (SG) Marijan Miecznikowski | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Strother (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Mayon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Gilmore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Mayberry (fresh) SF - Stephen Domingo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Capone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Yuri Stromski (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | La Grange | Marvin Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-35 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 39-35 |
| 15:18 | La Grange | The rebound goes to Marvin Brown | 39-35 |
| 15:02 | La Grange | William Strother can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Harold Capone grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Michael Brown steps in front of the Stephen Domingo pass in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | La Grange | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo is fouled on the floor by Mark Mayon - foul #1 on Mark Mayon, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | La Grange | Thomas Edwards (SG), Phillip Poteet (SF), Joshua Murphy (PF), William Marr (C) William Strother, Mark Mayon, Marvin Brown, Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski (SG), Gregory McLean (PF), Dima Zoebisch (C) Stephen Domingo, Harold Capone, Yuri Stromski | |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:01 | La Grange | William Marr pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:41 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy hits a shot in the paint | 41-35 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | La Grange | William Strother (SG), Marvin Brown (PF) Michael Brown, Joshua Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Scott (PG), William Bolton (SF) Kevin Woodward, Eddie Mayberry | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:49 | La Grange | Marvin Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:31 | La Grange | Thomas Edwards snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 12:11 | La Grange | William Strother is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | La Grange | Mark Mayon (SF), Joshua Murphy (PF), James Lester (C) Phillip Poteet, Marvin Brown, William Marr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Domingo (SF), Harold Capone (PF), Yuri Stromski (C) William Bolton, Gregory McLean, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Bryan Scott grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Thomas Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Strother (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Mayon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. C - James Lester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Domingo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Capone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Yuri Stromski (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Marijan Miecznikowski | 43-39 |
| 11:11 | La Grange | James Lester clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses short on a shot in the paint | 43-39 |
| 10:40 | La Grange | Thomas Edwards grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 10:17 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Lester | 45-39 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | La Grange | Harry Tucker (SG), Phillip Poteet (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Walter Gilmore (C) William Strother, Mark Mayon, Joshua Murphy, James Lester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (PG), Eddie Mayberry (SG), William Bolton (SF), Gregory McLean (PF), Dima Zoebisch (C) Bryan Scott, Marijan Miecznikowski, Stephen Domingo, Harold Capone, Yuri Stromski | |
| 09:34 | La Grange | Phillip Poteet comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gregory McLean - foul #2 on Gregory McLean, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| 09:34 | La Grange | Phillip Poteet makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:34 | La Grange | Phillip Poteet makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch blows the layup | 47-39 |
| 09:04 | La Grange | Marvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:59 | La Grange | Harry Tucker lays it up and in | 49-39 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | William Bolton is hacked by Thomas Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | La Grange | William Strother (PG) Thomas Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Bolton | 49-41 |
| 08:18 | La Grange | Marvin Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 08:17 | La Grange | William Strother tips it in | 51-41 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-41 |
| 07:59 | La Grange | Marvin Brown snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 07:41 | La Grange | Marvin Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory McLean - foul #3 on Gregory McLean, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | La Grange | Michael Brown (PG), James Lester (C) Harry Tucker, Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Scott (PG), Marijan Miecznikowski (SG), Stephen Domingo (SF), Harold Capone (PF), Yuri Stromski (C) Kevin Woodward, Eddie Mayberry, William Bolton, Gregory McLean, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 07:41 | La Grange | Marvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:41 | La Grange | Marvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Strother (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Poteet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Domingo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Capone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Yuri Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by Bryan Scott | 53-43 |
| 07:03 | La Grange | James Lester is hacked by Harold Capone - foul #3 on Harold Capone, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | La Grange | Mark Mayon (SF), Joshua Murphy (PF) Phillip Poteet, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | La Grange | James Lester makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:03 | La Grange | James Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Bryan Scott connects on the shot from the left side set up by Stephen Domingo | 55-45 |
| 06:28 | La Grange | James Lester can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 06:26 | La Grange | The offensive rebound goes to James Lester | 55-45 |
| 06:16 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy is hacked by Harold Capone - foul #4 on Harold Capone, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | La Grange | Harry Tucker (SG), William Marr (C) William Strother, James Lester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (PG), Eddie Mayberry (SG), William Bolton (SF), Dima Zoebisch (C) Bryan Scott, Marijan Miecznikowski, Stephen Domingo, Yuri Stromski | |
| 06:16 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:16 | La Grange | Joshua Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dima Zoebisch | 56-45 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Michael Brown picks off the pass by William Bolton in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 05:52 | La Grange | Harry Tucker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-45 |
| Subs | La Grange | Phillip Poteet (SF), Walter Gilmore (C) Mark Mayon, William Marr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory McLean (PF) Harold Capone | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | William Bolton loses the ball out of bounds | 56-45 |
| 05:19 | La Grange | Harry Tucker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-45 |
| 05:17 | La Grange | Michael Brown tips it but misses | 56-45 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | William Bolton pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Woodward, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | La Grange | William Strother (SG), James Lester (C) Harry Tucker, Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Scott (PG) Eddie Mayberry | |
| 04:58 | La Grange | William Strother drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Phillip Poteet and the foul's on Kevin Woodward - foul #2 on Kevin Woodward, team foul #10 | 58-45 |
| Subs | La Grange | Marvin Brown (PF) Joshua Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Capone (PF) Gregory McLean | |
| 04:58 | La Grange | William Strother makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Harold Capone hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Scott and he's hacked by James Lester - foul #2 on James Lester, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | Mark Mayon (SF) Phillip Poteet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Domingo (C) Dima Zoebisch | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Harold Capone makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:24 | La Grange | James Lester misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 04:23 | La Grange | James Lester tips it back up and in | 61-48 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward loses the dribble to Michael Brown in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | La Grange | Marvin Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-48 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo can't connect on a shot from the right block | 64-48 |
| 03:42 | La Grange | Marvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Strother (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Mayon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lester (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Woodward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Bolton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Harold Capone (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Domingo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | La Grange | Marvin Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Bryan Scott comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | La Grange | Thomas Edwards (PG), Harry Tucker (SG), William Marr (PF), Walter Gilmore (C) Michael Brown, William Strother, Marvin Brown, James Lester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry (SG), Yuri Stromski (PF), Gregory McLean (C) Kevin Woodward, William Bolton, Harold Capone | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:42 | La Grange | Harry Tucker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 64-50 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses the tip | 64-50 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Domingo | 64-50 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Bryan Scott buries a shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 01:41 | La Grange | Eddie Mayberry is called for the reach on Harry Tucker - foul #1 on Eddie Mayberry, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | La Grange | Marvin Brown (PF) William Marr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (PG) Bryan Scott | |
| 01:41 | La Grange | Harry Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:41 | La Grange | Harry Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Harry Tucker picks off the pass by Kevin Woodward in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | La Grange | Thomas Edwards lays it up and in set up by Harry Tucker | 68-52 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 01:01 | La Grange | The rebound goes to Walter Gilmore | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | La Grange | The pull-up jumper by Mark Mayon is blocked by Gregory McLean | 68-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Gregory McLean grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Tucker - foul #2 on Harry Tucker, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | La Grange | Thomas Edwards runs out the clock | 68-54 |