| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Edward Banks (fresh) SG - Ray Blount (fresh) SF - Anthony Allard (fresh) PF - Darren Kirschbaum (fresh) C - Norman Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Williams (fresh) SG - Bob Bauer (fresh) SF - Earl Romo (fresh) PF - Christopher Sitz (fresh) C - Chris Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Norman Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Beloit | Anthony Allard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Darren Kirschbaum is called for the reach on Christopher Sitz - foul #1 on Darren Kirschbaum, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Williams comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Darren Kirschbaum - foul #2 on Darren Kirschbaum, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eric Dehart (PF) Darren Kirschbaum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Beloit | Norman Anderson double dribbles | 0-1 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Bob Bauer misses the easy layup | 0-1 |
| 18:31 | Beloit | Ray Blount snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Beloit | Edward Banks makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Norman Anderson | 3-1 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Earl Romo is hacked by Norman Anderson - foul #1 on Norman Anderson, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Earl Romo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 17:51 | Beloit | Eric Dehart snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:45 | Beloit | Eric Dehart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-1 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | William Williams buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bob Bauer | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Beloit | Ray Blount misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earl Romo - foul #1 on Earl Romo, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Beloit | Ray Blount makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Beloit | Ray Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Anthony Allard picks off the pass by Bob Bauer | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Beloit | William Williams takes the ball from Ray Blount | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | William Williams banks in the layup | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Beloit | Ray Blount is fouled on the floor by Chris Bailey - foul #1 on Chris Bailey, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Beloit | Julian Rains (PG), Tom Standish (SG), Wayne Moretti (SF), Manuel McInture (PF), Terry Tavares (C) Edward Banks, Ray Blount, Anthony Allard, Eric Dehart, Norman Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:14 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Tavares | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | William Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Earl Romo tips it home | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Julian Rains (fresh) SG - Tom Standish (fresh) SF - Wayne Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel McInture (fresh) C - Terry Tavares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bob Bauer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Romo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Sitz (fairly fresh) C - Chris Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Chris Bailey drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Williams | 11-10 |
| 15:33 | Beloit | Tom Standish misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 15:32 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Earl Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bob Bauer and he's hacked by Manuel McInture - foul #1 on Manuel McInture, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Beloit | Anthony Allard (SF) Manuel McInture | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelvin Snow (PG), Robert Taub (SG), Marlin Zanes (SF), Stanley Bailey (C) William Williams, Bob Bauer, Earl Romo, Chris Bailey | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:01 | Beloit | Tom Standish is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Beloit | Edward Banks (PG), Eric Dehart (PF) Julian Rains, Wayne Moretti | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Ryan (C) Christopher Sitz | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-13 |
| 14:49 | Beloit | Eric Dehart grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:45 | Beloit | Tom Standish misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Stanley Bailey pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Robert Taub misses the floater from the left block | 11-13 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Michael Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Robert Taub drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Snow | 11-15 |
| 14:11 | Beloit | Terry Tavares's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Ryan | 11-15 |
| 14:09 | Beloit | Anthony Allard hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Marlin Zanes can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Allard - foul #1 on Anthony Allard, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ray Blount (SG), Wayne Moretti (SF), Manuel McInture (PF), Norman Anderson (C) Edward Banks, Anthony Allard, Eric Dehart, Terry Tavares | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (PG), Bob Bauer (SG), Earl Romo (SF) Kelvin Snow, Robert Taub, Michael Ryan | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Marlin Zanes makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Marlin Zanes misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marlin Zanes | 13-16 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Bob Bauer loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Beloit | Julian Rains (PG) Tom Standish | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Bailey (C) Marlin Zanes | |
| 13:18 | Beloit | Manuel McInture buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Blount and the foul's on Earl Romo - foul #2 on Earl Romo, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelvin Snow (SF), Michael Ryan (PF) Earl Romo, Stanley Bailey | |
| 13:18 | Beloit | Manuel McInture makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 16-19 |
| 13:01 | Beloit | Ray Blount's floater is knocked away by Michael Ryan | 16-19 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Michael Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | William Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kelvin Snow and he's fouled by Manuel McInture - foul #2 on Manuel McInture, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gregg Jones (SF) Manuel McInture | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlin Zanes (PF) Michael Ryan | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | William Williams misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Chris Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Julian Rains steals it from William Williams | 16-21 |
| 12:21 | Beloit | Gregg Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 12:19 | Beloit | Gregg Jones snags the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 12:07 | Beloit | Gregg Jones loses the dribble to Chris Bailey | 16-21 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | William Williams misses long on a shot from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | William Williams can't tip it in | 16-21 |
| 11:40 | Beloit | Ray Blount gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Julian Rains (fresh) SG - Ray Blount (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Jones (fresh) PF - Wayne Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Norman Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Bauer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Snow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marlin Zanes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chris Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Beloit | Julian Rains hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregg Jones | 18-21 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Marlin Zanes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marlin Zanes, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Beloit | Edward Banks (PG), Tom Standish (SG), Anthony Allard (SF), Eric Dehart (PF), Terry Tavares (C) Julian Rains, Ray Blount, Gregg Jones, Wayne Moretti, Norman Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taub (SF), Christopher Sitz (PF), Stanley Bailey (C) Kelvin Snow, Marlin Zanes, Chris Bailey | |
| 11:02 | Beloit | Eric Dehart makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Terry Tavares | 20-21 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | William Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Bob Bauer gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Tom Standish steals the ball from Robert Taub | 20-21 |
| 10:14 | Beloit | Edward Banks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tom Standish | 22-21 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | William Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher Sitz | 22-24 |
| 09:53 | Beloit | Edward Banks misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 09:52 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Allard | 22-24 |
| 09:34 | Beloit | Tom Standish hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Bob Bauer is fouled on the floor by Edward Banks - foul #1 on Edward Banks, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ray Blount (SG), Wayne Moretti (PF), Norman Anderson (C) Tom Standish, Eric Dehart, Terry Tavares | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelvin Snow (PG), Marlin Zanes (SF), Chris Bailey (C) William Williams, Robert Taub, Stanley Bailey | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Bob Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Bob Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:02 | Beloit | Anthony Allard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kelvin Snow - foul #1 on Kelvin Snow, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Beloit | Tom Standish (PG) Edward Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wong (PG), Anthony Walborn (SG) Bob Bauer, Christopher Sitz | |
| 09:02 | Beloit | Anthony Allard makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 09:02 | Beloit | Anthony Allard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | The short jumper by Chris Bailey is denied by Norman Anderson | 27-26 |
| 08:48 | Beloit | Anthony Allard gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 08:44 | Beloit | Tom Standish connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ray Blount | 30-26 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Walborn | 30-29 |
| 07:56 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Chris Bailey - foul #2 on Chris Bailey, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Beloit | Julian Rains (PG), Eric Dehart (PF), Terry Tavares (C) Ray Blount, Anthony Allard, Norman Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taub (PG), Stanley Bailey (PF), Michael Ryan (C) Herman Wong, Kelvin Snow, Chris Bailey | |
| 07:56 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:56 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Robert Taub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 07:33 | Beloit | Terry Tavares grabs the board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Julian Rains (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Standish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Moretti (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Dehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Tavares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taub (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Walborn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlin Zanes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Bailey (fresh) C - Michael Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Beloit | Eric Dehart misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-29 |
| 07:23 | Beloit | Eric Dehart hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Stanley Bailey lays it in set up by Michael Ryan | 34-31 |
| 06:57 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wayne Moretti, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Beloit | Edward Banks (PG), Gregg Jones (SF) Tom Standish, Wayne Moretti | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (PG), Bob Bauer (SG), Kelvin Snow (SF), Christopher Sitz (PF) Robert Taub, Anthony Walborn, Marlin Zanes, Michael Ryan | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Bob Bauer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 06:44 | Beloit | Gregg Jones grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 06:39 | Beloit | Gregg Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 06:32 | Beloit | Terry Tavares grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 06:25 | Beloit | Terry Tavares blows the layup | 34-31 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Bob Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow is fouled on the floor by Terry Tavares - foul #1 on Terry Tavares, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ray Blount (SG), Anthony Allard (SF), Norman Anderson (C) Julian Rains, Gregg Jones, Terry Tavares | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Ryan (C) Stanley Bailey | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 06:04 | Beloit | Ray Blount gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 05:51 | Beloit | Michael Ryan blocks the short jumper by Anthony Allard | 34-31 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Bob Bauer grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz is fouled on the floor by Eric Dehart - foul #1 on Eric Dehart, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taub (SF) Kelvin Snow | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Michael Ryan snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Michael Ryan drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Williams | 34-34 |
| 05:08 | Beloit | Ray Blount misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Michael Ryan grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | William Williams hits a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Taub | 34-36 |
| 04:39 | Beloit | Edward Banks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Taub gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | William Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 04:30 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Norman Anderson | 34-36 |
| 04:23 | Beloit | Edward Banks's pass is intercepted by Bob Bauer | 34-36 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Robert Taub can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 04:06 | Beloit | Eric Dehart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 03:58 | Beloit | Eric Dehart banks in the layup set up by Norman Anderson | 36-36 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Michael Ryan lays it up and in set up by William Williams | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Edward Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Blount (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Allard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Dehart (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bob Bauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Taub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Sitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Beloit | Ray Blount misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 03:10 | Beloit | Eric Dehart grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 02:54 | Beloit | Eric Dehart loses the dribble to William Williams | 36-38 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Dehart - foul #2 on Eric Dehart, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Beloit | Julian Rains (PG), Tom Standish (SG), Wayne Moretti (SF), Darren Kirschbaum (PF), Terry Tavares (C) Edward Banks, Ray Blount, Anthony Allard, Eric Dehart, Norman Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelvin Snow (PG), Anthony Walborn (SG), Earl Romo (SF), Chris Bailey (C) William Williams, Bob Bauer, Robert Taub, Michael Ryan | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:35 | Beloit | Darren Kirschbaum's floater is tipped away by Chris Bailey | 36-39 |
| 02:33 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Rains | 36-39 |
| 02:21 | Beloit | Julian Rains's pass is intercepted by Christopher Sitz | 36-39 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Tom Standish steals it from Christopher Sitz | 36-39 |
| 02:10 | Beloit | Tom Standish blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 36-39 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Earl Romo snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Darren Kirschbaum takes the ball from Kelvin Snow | 36-39 |
| 01:13 | Beloit | Darren Kirschbaum lays it up and in | 38-39 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Christopher Sitz clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 01:06 | Beloit | Terry Tavares snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 00:45 | Beloit | Wayne Moretti can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Anthony Walborn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Kelvin Snow misses the shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 00:38 | Beloit | Darren Kirschbaum grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 00:34 | Beloit | Tom Standish is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sitz - foul #1 on Christopher Sitz, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gregg Jones (PG), Anthony Allard (SF), Manuel McInture (PF), Norman Anderson (C) Julian Rains, Wayne Moretti, Darren Kirschbaum, Terry Tavares | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (PG), Bob Bauer (SG), Marlin Zanes (PF), Stanley Bailey (C) Kelvin Snow, Anthony Walborn, Christopher Sitz, Chris Bailey | |
| 00:34 | Beloit | Tom Standish misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Marlin Zanes pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Earl Romo drills a shot from close range set up by Bob Bauer | 38-41 |
| 00:05 | Beloit | Norman Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 00:04 | Beloit | Manuel McInture snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 00:01 | Beloit | Anthony Allard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Williams clanks a fullcourt shot | 41-41 |