| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Frank Hopkins (fresh) SG - John Cutting (fresh) SF - Glenn Synder (fresh) PF - Errol Greco (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Errol Greco wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Beloit | John Cutting makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Hopkins | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga scores on a jumper near the basket | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Beloit | Dustin Fraga picks off the pass by John Cutting | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon lays it in on a great pass from Dustin Fraga | 4-3 |
| 19:00 | Beloit | Glenn Synder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey John gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey John tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 18:04 | Beloit | Robert Jones is denied on a layup by Melvin Hickmon | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | Beloit | John Cutting pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Beloit | Glenn Synder blows the layup | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Beloit | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Beloit | John Cutting is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hickmon - foul #1 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Beloit | John Cutting misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Thomas Harper is called for 3 seconds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (C) Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Jeremy White (PG), Robert Fletcher (SG), Arthur Perkins (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Eric Singer (C) Frank Hopkins, John Cutting, Glenn Synder, Errol Greco, Robert Jones | |
| 16:23 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher is denied on a layup by Mario Cotta | 6-3 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mario Cotta | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Mario Cotta is fouled on the floor by Robert Fletcher - foul #1 on Robert Fletcher, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SG), David Stokes (PF) Dustin Fraga, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh's floater is knocked away by Arthur Perkins | 6-3 |
| 15:55 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) SG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) C - Mario Cotta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Jeremy White (fresh) SG - Robert Fletcher (fresh) SF - Arthur Perkins (fresh) PF - Kenneth Cox (fresh) C - Eric Singer (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeremy White | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | David Stokes scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | Beloit | Jeremy White clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | David Stokes's pass is intercepted by Jeremy White | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Beloit | Arthur Perkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy White | 8-7 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Mario Cotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Gerald McVaigh, Brandon Dejesus, Michael Wilson, David Stokes, Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | Beloit | Frank Hopkins (PG), John Cutting (SG), Glenn Synder (SF), Errol Greco (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jeremy White, Robert Fletcher, Arthur Perkins, Kenneth Cox, Eric Singer | |
| 14:28 | Beloit | Robert Jones's layup is rejected by Thomas Harper | 8-7 |
| 14:26 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Beloit | Robert Jones scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Frank Hopkins and he's hacked by Dustin Fraga - foul #1 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Beloit | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga can't finish the uncontested layup | 8-9 |
| 13:52 | Beloit | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:46 | Beloit | Glenn Synder is hacked by Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #1 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 13:28 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey John gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | John Cutting is called for the reach on Jeffrey John - foul #1 on John Cutting, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Thomas Harper clanks a driving attempt from close range | 8-9 |
| 13:08 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Glenn Synder | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | Beloit | Glenn Synder misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Melvin Hickmon - foul #2 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (C) Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 12:46 | Beloit | Glenn Synder makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:46 | Beloit | Glenn Synder makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:56 | Beloit | Glenn Synder loses the dribble to Dustin Fraga | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Cotta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Frank Hopkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cutting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Synder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Errol Greco (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski's pass is intercepted by John Cutting | 11-11 |
| 11:34 | Beloit | John Cutting misses the 3 from straight away | 11-11 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Mario Cotta is hacked by Frank Hopkins - foul #1 on Frank Hopkins, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), David Stokes (PF) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Beloit | Jeremy White (PG), Robert Fletcher (SG), Arthur Perkins (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF), Eric Singer (C) Frank Hopkins, John Cutting, Glenn Synder, Errol Greco, Robert Jones | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy White - foul #1 on Jeremy White, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | David Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:40 | Beloit | Eric Singer grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 10:34 | Beloit | Eric Singer banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Fletcher | 11-13 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Jeremy White takes the ball from Thomas Harper | 11-13 |
| 10:17 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeremy White | 11-15 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | David Stokes drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 10:06 | Beloit | Jeremy White connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Fletcher | 13-18 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Michael Wilson misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | David Stokes tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 09:31 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Stokes - foul #1 on David Stokes, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Mario Cotta (C) Gerald McVaigh, Brandon Dejesus, David Stokes, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Frank Hopkins (PG), John Cutting (SG), Glenn Synder (SF), Robert Jones (C) Jeremy White, Robert Fletcher, Arthur Perkins, Eric Singer | |
| 09:31 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Mario Cotta pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Mario Cotta hits the finger roll set up by Dustin Fraga | 17-19 |
| 09:17 | Beloit | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 17-19 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey John gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey John drills a jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 09:07 | Beloit | Mario Cotta takes the ball from Frank Hopkins | 19-19 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Mario Cotta clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 08:47 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:41 | Beloit | Glenn Synder clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Mario Cotta gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 08:32 | Beloit | Robert Jones grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Beloit | John Cutting is hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #1 on Jeffrey John, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Errol Greco (PF) Kenneth Cox | |
| 07:59 | Beloit | Errol Greco misses the dunk | 19-19 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Mario Cotta gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Wilson is denied by Robert Jones | 19-19 |
| 07:50 | Beloit | Errol Greco snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Frank Hopkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cutting (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Synder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Errol Greco (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Beloit | Glenn Synder drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Cutting | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Mario Cotta is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 07:01 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Beloit | Robert Jones tips it but misses | 22-21 |
| 06:57 | Beloit | Errol Greco snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:37 | Beloit | John Cutting hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Hopkins | 22-24 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Mario Cotta knocks in the runner near the basket | 24-24 |
| 06:07 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 24-24 |
| 05:58 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Errol Greco | 24-24 |
| 05:54 | Beloit | Glenn Synder is hacked by Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #2 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski, Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | Beloit | Jeremy White (PG), Robert Fletcher (SG), Kenneth Cox (PF), Eric Singer (C) Frank Hopkins, John Cutting, Errol Greco, Robert Jones | |
| 05:54 | Beloit | Glenn Synder makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:54 | Beloit | Glenn Synder makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Eric Singer swats the shot by David Stokes | 24-26 |
| 05:41 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:18 | Beloit | Eric Singer is hacked by Thomas Harper - foul #1 on Thomas Harper, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Arthur Perkins (SF) Glenn Synder | |
| 05:18 | Beloit | Eric Singer makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:18 | Beloit | Eric Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Thomas Harper loses the dribble to Robert Fletcher | 24-28 |
| 04:58 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Fletcher | 24-30 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Michael Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Errol Greco (PF) Kenneth Cox | |
| 04:24 | Beloit | Jeremy White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | David Stokes grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | David Stokes loses the dribble to Errol Greco | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | Beloit | Eric Singer lays it up and in set up by Jeremy White and he's hacked by Thomas Harper - foul #2 on Thomas Harper, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Mario Cotta (PF), Tracy Morris (C) Gerald McVaigh, Brandon Dejesus, Michael Wilson, David Stokes, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Frank Hopkins (PG) Jeremy White | |
| 03:50 | Beloit | Eric Singer makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Cotta (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Frank Hopkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Errol Greco (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Singer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Errol Greco - foul #1 on Errol Greco, team foul #5 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Cutting (SG), Robert Jones (C) Robert Fletcher, Eric Singer | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:32 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Cutting | 26-36 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey John | 29-36 |
| 03:05 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 29-39 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 02:44 | Beloit | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 02:39 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Jones | 29-42 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Mario Cotta's 3 pointer is rejected by Arthur Perkins | 29-42 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Tracy Morris misses the tip | 29-42 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Cotta | 29-42 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey John clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Cutting - foul #2 on John Cutting, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Mario Cotta, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Fletcher (SG), Glenn Synder (SF), Kenneth Cox (PF) John Cutting, Arthur Perkins, Errol Greco | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey John makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:05 | Beloit | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 01:47 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Hopkins - foul #2 on Frank Hopkins, team foul #7 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SG) Jeffrey John | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:38 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 01:22 | Beloit | Vincent Rykaczewski takes the ball from Glenn Synder | 30-42 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Thomas Harper comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-42 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 00:59 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Fletcher | 32-45 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-45 |
| 00:51 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 32-45 |
| 00:47 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 00:46 | Beloit | Glenn Synder misses the tip | 32-45 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 00:19 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 00:14 | Beloit | Frank Hopkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Kenneth Cox denies the turnaround by Vincent Rykaczewski | 32-45 |
| 00:06 | Beloit | Robert Jones grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 00:01 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-47 |