| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Kenneth Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Urich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis Anthony (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Esteves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Klemanski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Presley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kyle Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Blanchard - foul #2 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:45 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard is hacked by Boris Klemanski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards (SG) Boris Klemanski | |
| 19:13 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony can't connect on a shot in the paint | 30-21 |
| 19:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Bill Presley | 30-23 |
| 18:29 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 18:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:18 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 17:53 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Blanchard | 32-23 |
| 17:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Patton | 32-25 |
| 17:10 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony is fouled on the floor by Bill Presley - foul #1 on Bill Presley, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Lloyd Arbour (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Antonio Urich, Richard Hamilton, Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Kenneth Campbell (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), Tony Allen (PF), Jerry Carter (C) Charles Patton, Frank Edwards, Kyle Moore, Bill Presley, Kyle Johnson | |
| 16:57 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon is hacked by Tony Allen - foul #2 on Tony Allen, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| 16:32 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 16:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Walton Bauer | 32-27 |
| 16:18 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski is fouled in the backcourt by Walton Bauer - foul #3 on Walton Bauer, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds (SG) Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Kyle Moore (SF) Walton Bauer, Kenny Davis | |
| 15:59 | Grambling State | Henry Rock buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Lloyd Arbour | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Edmonds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Borowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Harry Cottle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Kyle Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Allen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerry Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Campbell | 35-30 |
| 15:35 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Henry Rock | 38-30 |
| 15:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Harry Cottle is called for the reach on Charles Patton - foul #3 on Harry Cottle, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Antonio Urich (SG), Michael White (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Lloyd Arbour, Samuel Edmonds, Henry Rock, Mark Borowski, Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG), Kenny Davis (PF), Kyle Johnson (C) Charles Patton, Kenneth Campbell, Tony Allen, Jerry Carter | |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Boris Klemanski | 38-32 |
| 14:35 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 14:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Esteves is called for the reach on Kyle Moore - foul #2 on Daniel Esteves, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Mark Dixon (C) Antonio Urich, Michael White, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Frank Edwards (SF), Bill Presley (PF) Walton Bauer, Kyle Moore, Kenny Davis | |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 14:07 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Curtis Anthony | 41-32 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Hamilton | 44-32 |
| 13:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski makes the runner from the baseline set up by Charles Patton | 44-34 |
| 13:42 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds is hacked by Boris Klemanski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Rock (SG), Harry Cottle (PF) Samuel Edmonds, Curtis Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (SG) Boris Klemanski | |
| 13:19 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Daniel Esteves (C) Richard Hamilton, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Lloyd Arbour steps in front of the Frank Edwards pass in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 12:57 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Kyle Johnson | 44-34 |
| 12:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:04 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 11:46 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Kenneth Blanchard (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Arbour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Cottle (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Esteves (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bauer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Presley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Frank Edwards | 47-36 |
| 11:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton is hacked by Lloyd Arbour - foul #2 on Lloyd Arbour, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 11:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Antonio Urich (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Lloyd Arbour, Henry Rock, Harry Cottle, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), Tony Allen (PF), Jerry Carter (C) Walton Bauer, Frank Edwards, Bill Presley, Kyle Johnson | |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenny Davis | 47-39 |
| 10:49 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich is hacked by Jerry Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Carter, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Campbell - foul #1 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 47-39 |
| 10:16 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Antonio Urich | 47-39 |
| 09:50 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich is called for 3 seconds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds (SG), Michael White (SF), Daniel Esteves (C) Antonio Urich, Richard Hamilton, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Frank Edwards (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Kyle Johnson (C) Charles Patton, Kenneth Campbell, Tony Allen, Jerry Carter | |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer is hacked by Mark Borowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Borowski, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| 09:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards makes the floater near the basket | 47-41 |
| 09:15 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves lays it up and in set up by Mark Borowski | 49-41 |
| 08:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 08:56 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Curtis Anthony | 49-41 |
| 08:42 | Grambling State | Michael White comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 49-41 |
| 08:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 08:27 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:09 | Grambling State | Michael White connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 07:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Edmonds picks off the pass by Frank Edwards | 51-41 |
| 07:44 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds is hacked by Frank Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Edwards, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (PG), Antonio Urich (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Harry Cottle (C) Mark Borowski, Michael White, Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG), Kenneth Campbell (SF), Tony Allen (PF), Jerry Carter (C) Walton Bauer, Frank Edwards, Kyle Moore, Kenny Davis, Kyle Johnson | |
| 07:44 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:44 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Urich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Edmonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Harry Cottle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Klemanski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Campbell (fresh) PF - Tony Allen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerry Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell is hacked by Antonio Urich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Urich, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Dixon (C) Samuel Edmonds | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Urich - foul #2 on Antonio Urich, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:26 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Boris Klemanski - foul #5 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG) Lloyd Arbour | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore (SF), Bill Presley (PF) Boris Klemanski, Jerry Carter | |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell is denied on a layup by Harry Cottle | 55-41 |
| 06:40 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:17 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Blanchard and he's fouled by Bill Presley - foul #2 on Bill Presley, team foul #10 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF) Antonio Urich, Richard Hamilton, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson (C) Tony Allen | |
| 06:17 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle misses the free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Blanchard - foul #3 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 06:13 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Curtis Anthony | 57-42 |
| 05:56 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley can't finish the layup | 57-42 |
| 05:42 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 05:16 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Campbell - foul #2 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #11 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves (C) Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Frank Edwards (SG), Jerry Carter (PF) Charles Patton, Kenneth Campbell, Bill Presley | |
| 05:16 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 05:16 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 05:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Daniel Esteves - foul #3 on Daniel Esteves, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Antonio Urich (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF) Lloyd Arbour, Henry Rock | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:48 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walton Bauer - foul #4 on Walton Bauer, team foul #12 | 59-45 |
| 04:48 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:48 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis (SF) Kyle Moore | |
| 04:28 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Tony Allen (PF) Frank Edwards, Jerry Carter | |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 60-45 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 03:41 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Antonio Urich and he's hacked by Kyle Johnson - foul #3 on Kyle Johnson, team foul #13 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (PG), Samuel Edmonds (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (PF) Kenneth Blanchard, Antonio Urich, Richard Hamilton, Mark Borowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell (SG), Frank Edwards (SF) Charles Patton, Kyle Johnson | |
| 03:41 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Edmonds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Cottle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Walton Bauer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Edwards (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Allen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kenny Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis is hacked by Mark Dixon - foul #1 on Mark Dixon, team foul #10 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves (C) Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Walton Bauer is called for the reach on Lloyd Arbour in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walton Bauer, team foul #14 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter (C) Walton Bauer | |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen banks in the layup | 65-50 |
| 03:10 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour is hacked by Frank Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Edwards, team foul #15 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony (PF) Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:10 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:10 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Curtis Anthony - foul #1 on Curtis Anthony, team foul #11 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Michael White (SF) Lloyd Arbour, Samuel Edmonds | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:38 | Grambling State | Henry Rock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Antonio Urich (SG) Henry Rock | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 02:23 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Carter - foul #2 on Jerry Carter, team foul #16 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Harry Cottle (PF) Curtis Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 02:04 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle is open and buries a runner from the baseline set up by Kenneth Blanchard | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Esteves - foul #4 on Daniel Esteves, team foul #12 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF) Michael White, Harry Cottle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:50 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Kenneth Campbell is called for the reach on Daniel Esteves - foul #3 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #17 | 71-52 |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Urich steps in front of the Frank Edwards pass | 73-52 |
| 00:40 | Grambling State | Kenneth Campbell is called for the reach on Kenneth Blanchard - foul #4 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #18 | 73-52 |
| 00:40 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:40 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Esteves is called for the reach on Jerry Carter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Esteves, team foul #13 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Harry Cottle (C) Daniel Esteves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Frank Edwards is called for the reach on Antonio Urich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Edwards, team foul #19 | 75-54 |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich misses the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Kenny Davis is blocked by Harry Cottle | 76-54 |
| 00:24 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard gets the rebound | 76-54 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard runs out the clock | 76-54 |