| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) SG - David Watson (fresh) SF - Robert Blackwelder (fresh) PF - Robert Collins (fresh) C - Luther Beverly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Sidney Dickerson (fresh) SG - Joseph Levine (fresh) SF - Wilbur Fontenot (fresh) PF - Paul Washer (fresh) C - Dylan McMillian (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luther Beverly | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luther Beverly - foul #1 on Luther Beverly, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Dylan McMillian is called for the reach on David Watson - foul #1 on Dylan McMillian, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Robert Collins blows the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sidney Dickerson | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | David Watson knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Blackwelder | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Luther Beverly gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Wilbur Fontenot steals it from Luther Beverly | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Washer | 4-7 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | David Watson grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Luther Beverly comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dylan McMillian - foul #2 on Dylan McMillian, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (SF), Gary Godwin (PF) Robert Blackwelder, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Christopher Sauer (C) Dylan McMillian | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Godwin denies the turnaround by Paul Washer | 5-7 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | David Watson pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Michael Pinson connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Don Dumas | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Dumas (fresh) PF - Gary Godwin (fresh) C - Luther Beverly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Sidney Dickerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Levine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wilbur Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Washer (fresh) C - Christopher Sauer (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | The jumper by Michael Pinson is denied by Paul Washer | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Christopher Sauer gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Pinson - foul #1 on Michael Pinson, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG), Robert Blackwelder (SF), Robert Collins (PF), Edgar Stines (C) Michael Pinson, David Watson, Gary Godwin, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh (PG), Greg Price (PF) Sidney Dickerson, Paul Washer | |
| 15:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Don Dumas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eugene Campion | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Freddie Stambaugh | 10-12 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Eugene Campion is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sauer - foul #1 on Christopher Sauer, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin (SG), Anthony Spencer (C) Joseph Levine, Wilbur Fontenot | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Edgar Stines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Anthony Spencer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Robert Collins grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Don Dumas drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Campion | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Collins steals it from Anthony Spencer | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Edgar Stines clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Sauer - foul #2 on Christopher Sauer, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Luther Beverly (C) Don Dumas, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson (PG), Joseph Levine (SG), Paul Washer (PF) Freddie Stambaugh, Phillip McGowin, Christopher Sauer | |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Edgar Stines makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Edgar Stines makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Greg Price misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Levine | 15-12 |
| 12:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Washer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sidney Dickerson and the foul's on Michael Pinson - foul #2 on Michael Pinson, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (PG), David Watson (SG), Daniel Oliver (SF), Gary Godwin (PF) Michael Pinson, Eugene Campion, Robert Blackwelder, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot (SF) Greg Price | |
| 12:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Washer misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Luther Beverly | 15-14 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | David Watson double dribbles | 15-14 |
| 12:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Anthony Spencer tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Gary Godwin makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Marion Fitzgerald | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Oliver (fresh) PF - Gary Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Beverly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Sidney Dickerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Levine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilbur Fontenot (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Washer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Sidney Dickerson | 17-18 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | David Watson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Oliver | 20-18 |
| 11:03 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (PG), Robert Blackwelder (SF) Marion Fitzgerald, Daniel Oliver | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh (PG), Albert Kelly (C) Sidney Dickerson, Anthony Spencer | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Gary Godwin drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Campion | 22-18 |
| 10:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine is hacked by David Watson - foul #1 on David Watson, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (PG), Robert Collins (PF), Edgar Stines (C) David Watson, Gary Godwin, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin (SF), Greg Price (PF) Wilbur Fontenot, Paul Washer | |
| 10:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Levine, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson (PG) Freddie Stambaugh | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 09:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin is hacked by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh (SG) Joseph Levine | |
| 09:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 09:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin gets the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin is fouled on the floor by Don Dumas - foul #1 on Don Dumas, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Oliver (SG), Gary Godwin (SF) Eugene Campion, Robert Blackwelder | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot (SF), Paul Washer (PF) Freddie Stambaugh, Greg Price | |
| 08:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Don Dumas is called for the reach on Wilbur Fontenot - foul #2 on Don Dumas, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (PG), David Watson (SG) Don Dumas, Daniel Oliver | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh (PG), Anthony Spencer (C) Sidney Dickerson, Albert Kelly | |
| 08:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | David Watson is hacked by Paul Washer - foul #1 on Paul Washer, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Oliver (SF), Luther Beverly (C) Robert Collins, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine (SG) Phillip McGowin | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Paul Washer denies the turnaround by Daniel Oliver | 25-20 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Paul Washer is called for the reach on Luther Beverly - foul #2 on Paul Washer, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Greg Price (PF) Paul Washer | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Greg Price buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Gary Godwin - foul #1 on Gary Godwin, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (PG), Robert Blackwelder (SF) Marion Fitzgerald, Daniel Oliver | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson (PG) Freddie Stambaugh | |
| 07:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Greg Price makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eugene Campion (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Blackwelder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luther Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Sidney Dickerson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Levine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilbur Fontenot (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Greg Price (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Greg Price blocks the short jumper by Gary Godwin | 26-23 |
| 07:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Wilbur Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Oliver (SG), Robert Collins (PF), Edgar Stines (C) David Watson, Gary Godwin, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Phillip McGowin (SF), Albert Kelly (C) Wilbur Fontenot, Anthony Spencer | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Phillip McGowin is called for the reach on Robert Blackwelder - foul #1 on Phillip McGowin, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Edgar Stines gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Robert Collins buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Campion | 28-23 |
| 06:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Albert Kelly drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Dickerson | 28-25 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Eugene Campion's pass is intercepted by Sidney Dickerson | 28-25 |
| 05:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Albert Kelly misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-25 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Eugene Campion and he's hacked by Sidney Dickerson - foul #1 on Sidney Dickerson, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (PG), David Watson (SG), Gary Godwin (PF), Luther Beverly (C) Eugene Campion, Robert Blackwelder, Robert Collins, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh (PG), Wilbur Fontenot (SF), Anthony Spencer (C) Sidney Dickerson, Joseph Levine, Albert Kelly | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Greg Price's pass is intercepted by David Watson | 31-25 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Luther Beverly scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Godwin | 33-25 |
| 04:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Spencer | 33-28 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-28 |
| 04:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Wilbur Fontenot | 33-28 |
| 04:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Daniel Oliver takes the ball from Phillip McGowin | 33-28 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | David Watson's pass is intercepted by Freddie Stambaugh | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luther Beverly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Freddie Stambaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip McGowin (fairly fresh) SF - Wilbur Fontenot (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Robert Blackwelder (SF), Robert Collins (PF) Marion Fitzgerald, Daniel Oliver, Gary Godwin | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Sidney Dickerson (PG), Joseph Levine (SG), Paul Washer (PF), Dylan McMillian (C) Freddie Stambaugh, Phillip McGowin, Greg Price, Anthony Spencer | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Watson | 35-28 |
| 02:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Washer knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 35-30 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 02:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Washer gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | David Watson is denied on a dunk by Wilbur Fontenot | 35-30 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Luther Beverly pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | David Watson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 01:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Dylan McMillian grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Dylan McMillian is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dylan McMillian, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG), Don Dumas (SF), Gary Godwin (PF), Edgar Stines (C) David Watson, Robert Blackwelder, Robert Collins, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh (PG), Greg Price (SF), Christopher Sauer (C) Sidney Dickerson, Wilbur Fontenot, Dylan McMillian | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Greg Price steals the ball from Edgar Stines | 35-30 |
| 00:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Campion - foul #1 on Eugene Campion, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| 00:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Edgar Stines snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Joseph Levine steals the ball from Michael Pinson | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Freddie Stambaugh misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Michael Pinson snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Pinson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-31 |