| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Hiram Ung (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tramel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Rumley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hudgens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Booker Kurt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon 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) | |
| 19:42 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 19:42 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley misses the free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 19:27 | Gordon | George Hudgens pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 19:16 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley's pass is intercepted by Christian Graddy | 41-30 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Booker Kurt - foul #3 on Booker Kurt, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Gordon | Jacob Spicer (C) Booker Kurt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:42 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Hiram Ung | 43-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Howard | 43-35 |
| 18:00 | Gordon | George Hudgens is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | Gordon | William Atwood (PF) George Hudgens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Ralph Koch (SF) Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Ted Neill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christian Graddy | 43-38 |
| 17:17 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Gordon | Eugene Peters (SG), Billy Macek (SF) Henry Tramel, Arthur Rumley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Ted Neill, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 17:17 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:17 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Gordon | Keith Patrick (C) Jacob Spicer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:50 | Gordon | Eugene Peters double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Gordon | George Hudgens (PF) Hiram Ung | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Carl Luce hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by George Hudgens - foul #1 on George Hudgens, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF) Robert Lipovsky, Michael Osteen | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Keith Patrick - foul #1 on Keith Patrick, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:53 | Gordon | William Atwood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Billy Macek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hudgens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Ted Neill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 15:45 | Gordon | Billy Macek pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:37 | Gordon | George Hudgens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:35 | Gordon | William Atwood gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:20 | Gordon | Eugene Peters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 45-40 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Neill | 45-42 |
| 15:04 | Gordon | Eugene Peters is hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Gordon | Hiram Ung (PG), Henry Tramel (SG), Arthur Rumley (SF), Jacob Spicer (PF), Booker Kurt (C) Billy Macek, Eugene Peters, William Atwood, George Hudgens, Keith Patrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce | |
| 14:44 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Rumley, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-42 |
| 14:24 | Gordon | Booker Kurt pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:07 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 45-42 |
| 14:05 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley misses the tip | 45-42 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 45-42 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Long | 45-45 |
| 13:33 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Hiram Ung | 47-45 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Booker Kurt - foul #4 on Booker Kurt, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Gordon | George Hudgens (PF), Keith Patrick (C) Jacob Spicer, Booker Kurt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | Gordon | Keith Patrick makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Tramel and he's fouled by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #4 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 13:06 | Gordon | Keith Patrick makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Ralph Koch connects on the runner in the paint | 50-48 |
| 12:28 | Gordon | Henry Tramel scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Hiram Ung | 52-48 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is hacked by Henry Tramel - foul #3 on Henry Tramel, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Gordon | William Atwood (SG), Billy Macek (SF) Henry Tramel, Arthur Rumley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Gordon | Eugene Peters (SG) George Hudgens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch | |
| 11:36 | Gordon | William Atwood connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Keith Patrick and he's fouled by Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Gordon | George Lambert (SF), Jacob Spicer (C) Hiram Ung, Keith Patrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce | |
| 11:36 | Gordon | William Atwood makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Billy Macek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Atwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 11:18 | Gordon | Eugene Peters gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:11 | Gordon | Billy Macek can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Michael Long knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jonathan Howard | 55-50 |
| 10:42 | Gordon | Eugene Peters makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Christian Graddy knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ted Neill | 58-52 |
| 09:57 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-52 |
| Subs | Gordon | Hiram Ung (PG), Henry Tramel (SG), Arthur Rumley (SF), George Hudgens (PF), Keith Patrick (C) Billy Macek, Eugene Peters, George Lambert, William Atwood, Jacob Spicer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Ralph Koch (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Christian Graddy | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Carl Luce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 58-54 |
| 09:04 | Gordon | George Hudgens misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-54 |
| 09:02 | Gordon | George Hudgens tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Keith Patrick takes the ball from Randy Chagoya | 60-54 |
| 08:24 | Gordon | Henry Tramel's pass is intercepted by Carl Luce | 60-54 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 07:58 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:29 | Gordon | Henry Tramel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Hiram Ung (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tramel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Rumley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Hudgens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel's pass is intercepted by Henry Tramel | 60-54 |
| 07:19 | Gordon | George Hudgens hits a shot in the paint set up by Keith Patrick and he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Gordon | William Atwood (SG), Billy Macek (SF), Booker Kurt (C) Henry Tramel, Arthur Rumley, Keith Patrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Jonathan Howard (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 07:19 | Gordon | George Hudgens makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Hiram Ung - foul #2 on Hiram Ung, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Gordon | Eugene Peters (SG) George Hudgens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:44 | Gordon | Christian Graddy is called for the reach on William Atwood - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Gordon | Jacob Spicer (PF) Hiram Ung | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:44 | Gordon | William Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:44 | Gordon | William Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Billy Macek is called for the reach on Ted Neill - foul #1 on Billy Macek, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:36 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:25 | Gordon | William Atwood is fouled on the floor by Christian Graddy - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 06:25 | Gordon | William Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:25 | Gordon | William Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | William Atwood is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on William Atwood, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Gordon | Henry Tramel (SG) Eugene Peters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (C) Jonathan Howard | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:41 | Gordon | Henry Tramel drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Booker Kurt | 68-58 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 68-61 |
| 05:03 | Gordon | Christian Graddy steals it from Jacob Spicer | 68-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 04:56 | Gordon | Jacob Spicer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:56 | Gordon | Gordon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Gordon | Hiram Ung (PG), Arthur Rumley (SF), George Hudgens (PF) Billy Macek, William Atwood, Jacob Spicer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 04:44 | Gordon | Hiram Ung buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Tramel | 70-61 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 04:25 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 03:59 | Gordon | Ted Neill steals it from Arthur Rumley | 70-61 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the finger roll | 70-63 |
| 03:33 | Gordon | Hiram Ung is hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Gordon | Jacob Spicer (C) Booker Kurt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| 03:33 | Gordon | Hiram Ung misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:33 | Gordon | Hiram Ung misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 03:18 | Gordon | Henry Tramel grabs the board | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Hiram Ung (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tramel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Rumley (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Hudgens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Spicer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Gordon | Henry Tramel misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #3 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 03:00 | Gordon | Henry Tramel makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:00 | Gordon | Henry Tramel misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Jacob Spicer - foul #2 on Jacob Spicer, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Gordon | Booker Kurt (C) Jacob Spicer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:27 | Gordon | Hiram Ung misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the board | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon 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) | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the jumper from close range | 71-64 |
| 02:19 | Gordon | Henry Tramel pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 01:58 | Gordon | George Hudgens drills a floater in the lane set up by Arthur Rumley | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Ted Neill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 01:51 | Gordon | Booker Kurt gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Gordon | Henry Tramel blows the layup | 73-64 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Ted Neill gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the easy layup | 73-64 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy tips it home | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Gordon | Arthur Rumley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-66 |
| 01:01 | Gordon | Booker Kurt tips it home | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Booker Kurt - foul #5 on Booker Kurt, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Gordon | Jacob Spicer (C) Booker Kurt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Gordon | Ted Neill is called for the reach on George Hudgens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Gordon | Billy Macek (SF), William Atwood (C) Arthur Rumley, Jacob Spicer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Gordon | George Hudgens makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:52 | Gordon | George Hudgens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 77-69 |
| 00:44 | Gordon | Gordon calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| 00:43 | Gordon | Ted Neill is called for the reach on William Atwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #13 | 77-69 |
| 00:43 | Gordon | William Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:43 | Gordon | William Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-69 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 78-69 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel double dribbles | 78-69 |
| 00:24 | Gordon | Billy Macek is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #14 | 78-69 |
| 00:24 | Gordon | Billy Macek makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:24 | Gordon | Billy Macek makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel gets the offensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs clanks a floater from the left side | 80-69 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the offensive board | 80-69 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Billy Macek - foul #2 on Billy Macek, team foul #12 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Gordon | Eugene Peters (SG), Jacob Spicer (PF), Keith Patrick (C) Hiram Ung, Henry Tramel, George Hudgens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Gordon | Billy Macek runs out the clock | 80-70 |