| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Paul Knupp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Stanhope (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Veasley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerry Byram (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ross Tull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Shuford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clay Wild (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Cotter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Paul Knupp misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-20 |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Ross Tull pulls down the rebound | 38-20 |
| 19:31 | Ripon | John Cotter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-20 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley grabs the board | 38-20 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Albert Stanhope misses the dunk attempt | 38-20 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Albert Stanhope hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-20 |
| 18:49 | Ripon | Paul Knupp takes the ball from Clay Wild | 40-20 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jerry Byram misses the lay-in | 40-20 |
| 18:34 | Ripon | John Cotter gets the rebound | 40-20 |
| 18:27 | Ripon | Clay Wild is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clay Wild, team foul #1 | 40-20 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by John Cotter - foul #1 on John Cotter, team foul #2 | 40-20 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:56 | Ripon | John Cotter loses the dribble to Jay Wilcox | 41-20 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Stanhope | 43-20 |
| 17:26 | Ripon | John Cotter is hacked by Jerry Byram - foul #1 on Jerry Byram, team foul #1 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | James Luker (PG) Ross Tull | |
| 17:17 | Ripon | John Cotter comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-20 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Jerry Byram grabs the defensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Paul Knupp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Luker - foul #1 on James Luker, team foul #3 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Patterson (SG), Patrick McGaha (SF), Jack Johnson (C) Albert Stanhope, Arthur Veasley, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Quinton (PF) John Cotter | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Paul Knupp makes the 1st free throw | 44-20 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Paul Knupp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-20 |
| 16:55 | Ripon | Terence Shuford misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-20 |
| 16:54 | Ripon | Steven Quinton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-20 |
| 16:38 | Ripon | Steven Quinton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Luker | 45-23 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Steven Quinton is called for the reach on Jerry Byram - foul #3 on Steven Quinton, team foul #4 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Smith (SG), David Heuser (SF) Paul Knupp, Jerry Byram | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ross Tull (PG), Russell Davis (SF), Robert Dye (PF), Ralph Ulrey (C) Terence Shuford, Clay Wild, Steven Quinton, Kenneth Morgan | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Patrick McGaha blows the layup but he's hacked by James Luker - foul #2 on James Luker, team foul #5 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Stanhope (SG), Arthur Veasley (PF), Jay Wilcox (C) Leroy Smith, David Heuser, Jack Johnson | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Cotter (PF) Robert Dye | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Patrick McGaha makes the 1st free throw | 46-23 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Patrick McGaha misses the 2nd free throw | 46-23 |
| 16:08 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Ralph Ulrey | 46-23 |
| 15:54 | Ripon | James Luker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Ulrey | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Stanhope (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick McGaha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Veasley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ross Tull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Luker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cotter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Ulrey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-26 |
| 15:09 | Ripon | John Cotter is hacked by Arthur Veasley - foul #2 on Arthur Veasley, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher McConkey (SF), Jerry Byram (PF) Patrick McGaha, Arthur Veasley | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 14:56 | Ripon | John Cotter hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Luker | 48-28 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Jerry Byram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Knupp (PG) Samuel Patterson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Terence Shuford (SG), Clay Wild (SF), Kenneth Morgan (C) Ross Tull, Russell Davis, Ralph Ulrey | |
| 14:33 | Ripon | Clay Wild connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Terence Shuford | 48-31 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox drills a shot from the baseline set up by Paul Knupp | 50-31 |
| 14:00 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan's pass is intercepted by Jay Wilcox | 50-31 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Paul Knupp hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 13:43 | Ripon | Clay Wild drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Luker | 52-33 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Albert Stanhope makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Knupp | 54-33 |
| 13:11 | Ripon | Clay Wild lays it in on a nice dish by James Luker and the foul's on Christopher McConkey - foul #4 on Christopher McConkey, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Patterson (SG), Arthur Veasley (SF), Patrick McGaha (C) Albert Stanhope, Christopher McConkey, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ross Tull (PG), Steven Quinton (PF) James Luker, John Cotter | |
| 13:11 | Ripon | Clay Wild makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Jerry Byram snags the offensive board | 54-36 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Samuel Patterson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Jerry Byram snags the offensive board | 54-36 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Paul Knupp double dribbles | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Smith (SG), Jack Johnson (C) Paul Knupp, Jerry Byram | |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Sowder (SG), Russell Davis (SF), Ralph Ulrey (C) Terence Shuford, Clay Wild, Kenneth Morgan | |
| 12:09 | Ripon | Ralph Ulrey can't finish the layup | 54-36 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Jack Johnson grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Samuel Patterson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-36 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Veasley (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Patrick McGaha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ross Tull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Sowder (fresh) SF - Russell Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Quinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Ulrey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Leroy Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-36 |
| 11:39 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Ralph Ulrey | 54-36 |
| 11:34 | Ripon | Paul Sowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), Jerry Byram (PF) Samuel Patterson, Jack Johnson | |
| Subs | Ripon | James Luker (SG) Paul Sowder | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley loses the dribble to Steven Quinton | 54-36 |
| 11:02 | Ripon | Steven Quinton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Byram - foul #2 on Jerry Byram, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Knupp (PG), Albert Stanhope (SG), Jay Wilcox (C) Leroy Smith, John Bakowski, Patrick McGaha | |
| Subs | Ripon | Terence Shuford (SG), Clay Wild (SF), Kenneth Morgan (C) Ross Tull, Russell Davis, Ralph Ulrey | |
| 11:02 | Ripon | Steven Quinton misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:02 | Ripon | Steven Quinton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox is called for traveling | 54-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Cotter (PF) Steven Quinton | |
| 10:24 | Ripon | Clay Wild comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Jerry Byram snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Paul Knupp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heuser (SF) Arthur Veasley | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 09:59 | Ripon | Terence Shuford scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clay Wild | 54-39 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Paul Knupp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 09:39 | Ripon | John Cotter snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:35 | Ripon | Terence Shuford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jay Wilcox | 54-39 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Morgan - foul #2 on Kenneth Morgan, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McGaha (SF), Jack Johnson (PF) David Heuser, Jerry Byram | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ross Tull (PG), Russell Davis (SF) James Luker, Clay Wild | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jack Johnson snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Terence Shuford steps in front of the Jay Wilcox pass | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Ripon | Terence Shuford is fouled on the floor by Albert Stanhope - foul #1 on Albert Stanhope, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Patterson (PG), Leroy Smith (SG), Arthur Veasley (SF) Paul Knupp, Albert Stanhope, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ralph Ulrey (C) Kenneth Morgan | |
| 08:57 | Ripon | Russell Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Quinton (SF) Terence Shuford | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Leroy Smith knocks in the runner from close range | 57-39 |
| 08:20 | Ripon | John Cotter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-39 |
| 08:18 | Ripon | Steven Quinton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:07 | Ripon | Ralph Ulrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Knupp (PG), Albert Stanhope (SG), Jerry Byram (PF) Samuel Patterson, Leroy Smith, Jack Johnson | |
| Subs | Ripon | James Luker (SG), Clay Wild (SF), Kenneth Morgan (C) Russell Davis, John Cotter, Ralph Ulrey | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Jerry Byram connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Paul Knupp | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Paul Knupp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Stanhope (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Veasley (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jerry Byram (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Patrick McGaha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ross Tull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Luker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clay Wild (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Quinton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Ripon | Clay Wild misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-39 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Jerry Byram snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Albert Stanhope comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-39 |
| 07:32 | Ripon | Steven Quinton pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| 07:06 | Ripon | Steven Quinton blows the layup | 59-39 |
| 07:05 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan misses the tip | 59-39 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley pulls down the rebound | 59-39 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Paul Knupp is hacked by Steven Quinton - foul #4 on Steven Quinton, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher McConkey (SF), Jay Wilcox (C) Arthur Veasley, Patrick McGaha | |
| Subs | Ripon | Terence Shuford (SG), John Cotter (PF) Ross Tull, Steven Quinton | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Paul Knupp makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Paul Knupp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 06:45 | Ripon | John Cotter misses badly on a runner near the basket | 61-39 |
| 06:44 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 06:33 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Patterson (SG) Albert Stanhope | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 06:15 | Ripon | Terence Shuford snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 06:09 | Ripon | John Cotter drills a 3 from straight away set up by Clay Wild | 61-42 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Samuel Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-42 |
| 05:46 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 05:31 | Ripon | James Luker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-42 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Paul Knupp misses short on a runner from the left block | 61-42 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Jerry Byram grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Samuel Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox tips it but misses | 61-42 |
| 05:00 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:50 | Ripon | John Cotter drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Luker | 61-44 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jerry Byram comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 04:32 | Ripon | Clay Wild pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:21 | Ripon | Clay Wild knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terence Shuford | 61-47 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Paul Knupp makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-47 |
| 03:41 | Ripon | Kenneth Morgan makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Terence Shuford | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Paul Knupp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher McConkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Byram (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. C - Jay Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - James Luker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terence Shuford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clay Wild (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Cotter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Samuel Patterson makes the floater from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 03:21 | Ripon | John Cotter is whistled for traveling | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Smith (PG), John Bakowski (SG), Arthur Veasley (SF), Patrick McGaha (PF), Jack Johnson (C) Paul Knupp, Samuel Patterson, Christopher McConkey, Jerry Byram, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Ripon | Lloyd Hurst (PG), Paul Sowder (SG), Russell Davis (SF), Steven Quinton (PF), Ralph Ulrey (C) James Luker, Terence Shuford, Clay Wild, John Cotter, Kenneth Morgan | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Jack Johnson clanks a shot in the lane | 65-50 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Leroy Smith grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | John Bakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 02:51 | Ripon | Ralph Ulrey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:32 | Ripon | Lloyd Hurst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 02:30 | Ripon | Ralph Ulrey tips it but misses | 65-50 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Arthur Veasley pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Patrick McGaha's floater is tipped away by Ralph Ulrey | 65-50 |
| 02:08 | Ripon | Ralph Ulrey grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 01:47 | Ripon | Lloyd Hurst knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Quinton | 65-53 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Paul Sowder is called for the reach on John Bakowski - foul #1 on Paul Sowder, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Patterson (SG) Leroy Smith | |
| Subs | Ripon | James Luker (PG) Lloyd Hurst | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | John Bakowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | John Bakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:15 | Ripon | Paul Sowder knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Patrick McGaha makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Samuel Patterson | 69-56 |
| 00:52 | Ripon | James Luker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Johnson - foul #1 on Jack Johnson, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Smith (SG) John Bakowski | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 00:52 | Ripon | James Luker makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:52 | Ripon | James Luker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Jack Johnson drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Smith | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ripon | Steven Quinton hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Ralph Ulrey | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Samuel Patterson runs out the clock | 71-60 |