| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Steve Burroughs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rolando Goodsell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Porter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Steve Burroughs is called for the reach on Eric Shattuck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Burroughs, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Petersen (PG) Steve Burroughs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Terry Binette drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Reed Fuston and he's fouled by Rolando Goodsell - foul #1 on Rolando Goodsell, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:29 | John Jay | Joseph Porter makes the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Terry Binette is fouled on the floor by Paul Schultz - foul #3 on Paul Schultz, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard (PF) Paul Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Reed Fuston is hacked by Todd Beatty - foul #3 on Todd Beatty, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | John Jay | Alan Stephens (SG) Todd Beatty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | William Frederick connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Reed Fuston | 35-36 |
| 18:33 | John Jay | Terry Binette swats the shot by Larry Petersen | 35-36 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 35-36 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Alan Stephens steps in front of the Reed Fuston pass | 35-36 |
| 18:10 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard is fouled on the floor by Reed Fuston - foul #3 on Reed Fuston, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Lowe | |
| 17:55 | John Jay | Eric Shattuck picks off the pass by Larry Petersen | 35-36 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck jams it | 35-38 |
| 17:41 | John Jay | Larry Petersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | John Jay | Donald Cree (PF), Jason Banks (C) Rolando Goodsell, Joseph Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) Terry Binette | |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is hacked by Jason Banks - foul #2 on Jason Banks, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | John Jay | Edward Marrs (SG), Aaron Jackson (SF) Larry Petersen, Johnny Buzzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | David Page drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eric Shattuck | 35-41 |
| 16:41 | John Jay | Donald Cree buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | David Page clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Andy Close grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Jason Banks blocks the jumper by Jimmy Alexander | 38-41 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | David Page grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Alan Stephens (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Marrs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Jackson (fresh) PF - Donald Cree (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Close (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Aaron Jackson steps in front of the Jimmy Alexander pass | 38-41 |
| 15:27 | John Jay | Aaron Jackson makes the fadeaway from close range | 40-41 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | James Blake double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | John Jay | Steve Burroughs (PG), Todd Beatty (SG), Rolando Goodsell (SF), Paul Schultz (PF), Joseph Porter (C) Alan Stephens, Edward Marrs, Aaron Jackson, Donald Cree, Jason Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, Andy Close, David Page, James Blake, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 14:53 | John Jay | Joseph Porter makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Burroughs and he's fouled by Reed Fuston - foul #4 on Reed Fuston, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG) Reed Fuston | |
| 14:53 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Joseph Porter swats the short shot by James Lowe | 42-41 |
| 14:33 | John Jay | Joseph Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:17 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses short on a shot in the lane | 42-41 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 14:09 | John Jay | Paul Schultz pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:50 | John Jay | Todd Beatty misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lowe | 42-41 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Paul Schultz picks off the pass by William Frederick | 42-41 |
| 13:23 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses short on a floater in the paint | 42-41 |
| 13:22 | John Jay | Joseph Porter gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | John Jay | Joseph Porter buries a floater in the paint | 44-41 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | James Lowe hits a jump hook from the left block | 44-43 |
| 12:34 | John Jay | Paul Schultz misses the turnaround from close range | 44-43 |
| 12:32 | John Jay | Paul Schultz misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Paul Schultz is called for the reach on Wesley Winsor - foul #4 on Paul Schultz, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Petersen (PG), Alan Stephens (SG), Johnny Buzzard (SF), Donald Cree (PF), Jason Banks (C) Steve Burroughs, Todd Beatty, Rolando Goodsell, Paul Schultz, Joseph Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Andy Close (SG), David Page (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Wesley Winsor, Robert Bonneau, William Frederick, James Lowe | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Shattuck | 44-46 |
| 12:06 | John Jay | Alan Stephens misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 12:04 | John Jay | Donald Cree tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | David Page misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Buzzard - foul #1 on Johnny Buzzard, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (PF) Terry Binette | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | David Page misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | David Page misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:51 | John Jay | Jason Banks pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:31 | John Jay | Larry Petersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | John Jay | Steve Burroughs (PG) Jason Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Steve Burroughs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Stephens (fresh) PF - Johnny Buzzard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Close (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blake (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Andy Close and he's hacked by Larry Petersen - foul #2 on Larry Petersen, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell (SF) Alan Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:18 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:59 | John Jay | Larry Petersen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | David Page misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 10:51 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:30 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 10:28 | John Jay | Donald Cree tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | James Blake tips it in | 48-50 |
| 09:57 | John Jay | Donald Cree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | John Jay | Todd Beatty (SG), Alan Stephens (SF), Jason Banks (PF), Joseph Porter (C) Steve Burroughs, Rolando Goodsell, Johnny Buzzard, Donald Cree | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, David Page, Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Todd Beatty takes the ball from Terry Binette | 48-50 |
| 09:16 | John Jay | Alan Stephens travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | John Jay | Aaron Jackson (SF) Larry Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG) Eric Shattuck | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Terry Binette scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Bonneau and he's hacked by Jason Banks - foul #3 on Jason Banks, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell (SF) Aaron Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) William Frederick | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:00 | John Jay | Jason Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:49 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Orth - foul #1 on David Orth, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | John Jay | Steve Burroughs (PG), Donald Cree (PF) Alan Stephens, Jason Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), David Page (SF) Wesley Winsor, David Orth | |
| 08:49 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:49 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | David Page comes up short on the runner near the basket | 50-52 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette is fouled on the floor by Donald Cree - foul #2 on Donald Cree, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | John Jay | Alan Stephens (SG), Johnny Buzzard (PF) Todd Beatty, Donald Cree | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG) Robert Bonneau | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:46 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Steve Burroughs | 52-53 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Terry Binette is hacked by Alan Stephens - foul #2 on Alan Stephens, team foul #11 | 52-53 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Petersen (SG), Paul Schultz (PF), Donald Cree (C) Alan Stephens, Rolando Goodsell, Joseph Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, David Page, James Lowe | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:24 | John Jay | Paul Schultz grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Steve Burroughs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Buzzard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Cree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | John Jay | William Frederick picks off the pass by Larry Petersen | 52-54 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | William Frederick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Binette | 52-57 |
| 06:23 | John Jay | Donald Cree is hacked by Eric Shattuck - foul #2 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | John Jay | Todd Beatty (SG), Alan Stephens (SF) Steve Burroughs, Johnny Buzzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (C) Terry Binette | |
| 06:07 | John Jay | Todd Beatty connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alan Stephens | 55-57 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Reed Fuston clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 05:51 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Paul Schultz | 55-57 |
| 05:35 | John Jay | Donald Cree is fouled on the floor by Reed Fuston - foul #5 on Reed Fuston, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell (SF), Joseph Porter (C) Alan Stephens, Donald Cree | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Blake | |
| 05:23 | John Jay | Joseph Porter can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #2 on James Lowe, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | John Jay | Jason Banks (PF) Paul Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:23 | John Jay | Joseph Porter makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:23 | John Jay | Joseph Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Andy Close | 57-59 |
| 04:50 | John Jay | Larry Petersen misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lowe | 57-59 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-59 |
| 04:42 | John Jay | Joseph Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:35 | John Jay | James Lowe blocks the jumper by Larry Petersen | 57-59 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | David Page snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Andy Close can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 04:24 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:12 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | David Page grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Rolando Goodsell is called for the reach on David Page - foul #2 on Rolando Goodsell, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| Subs | John Jay | Steve Burroughs (PG), Alan Stephens (SG), Paul Schultz (PF), Johnny Buzzard (C) Larry Petersen, Todd Beatty, Jason Banks, Joseph Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Terry Binette (PF) Robert Bonneau, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Page makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:51 | John Jay | Alan Stephens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Lowe - foul #3 on James Lowe, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) James Lowe | |
| 03:51 | John Jay | Alan Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:51 | John Jay | Alan Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:36 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:30 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 03:28 | John Jay | Paul Schultz snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:10 | John Jay | Johnny Buzzard can't finish the layup | 59-61 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Steve Burroughs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Goodsell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnny Buzzard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Close (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck drills a jump hook in the lane set up by David Page and he's hacked by Steve Burroughs - foul #4 on Steve Burroughs, team foul #13 | 59-63 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Porter (C) Rolando Goodsell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF) Andy Close, David Page | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:45 | John Jay | Terry Binette picks off the pass by Alan Stephens | 59-64 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | John Jay | Todd Beatty (SG), Rolando Goodsell (SF) Alan Stephens, Johnny Buzzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), Jimmy Alexander (C) Robert Bonneau, Terry Binette | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck jams it set up by James Blake | 59-66 |
| 02:16 | John Jay | Todd Beatty misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) James Blake, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | James Lowe hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Andy Close | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | John Jay | Paul Schultz hits a runner from close range | 61-68 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 01:25 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Paul Schultz | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck connects on the floater from close range | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | John Jay | Todd Beatty hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Schultz | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Steve Burroughs is called for the reach on Eric Shattuck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Burroughs, team foul #14 | 64-70 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Petersen (PG) Steve Burroughs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell is fouled on the floor by Terry Binette - foul #1 on Terry Binette, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) Jimmy Alexander | |
| 00:47 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:47 | John Jay | Rolando Goodsell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Terry Binette is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Petersen - foul #3 on Larry Petersen, team foul #15 | 65-72 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:37 | John Jay | Todd Beatty knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Porter | 68-74 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Petersen - foul #4 on Larry Petersen, team foul #16 | 68-74 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:32 | John Jay | Todd Beatty scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Porter | 71-76 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by Todd Beatty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Beatty, team foul #17 | 71-76 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) James Lowe | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:25 | John Jay | Todd Beatty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-78 |
| 00:24 | John Jay | Larry Petersen grabs the offensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:21 | John Jay | Todd Beatty misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-78 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (C) David Orth | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Larry Petersen is called for the reach on Eric Shattuck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Petersen, team foul #18 | 71-78 |
| Subs | John Jay | Alan Stephens (PG) Larry Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:10 | John Jay | Todd Beatty makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alan Stephens | 74-80 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Andy Close is hacked by Alan Stephens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Stephens, team foul #19 | 74-80 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) James Lowe | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:02 | John Jay | Jimmy Alexander is called for the reach on Joseph Porter - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #10 | 74-82 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (C) David Orth, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 00:02 | John Jay | Joseph Porter makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:02 | John Jay | Joseph Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Terry Binette runs out the clock | 75-82 |