| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - James Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY Oneonta | PG - Andrew Stephens (fresh) SG - John Cox (fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Gary Hansen (fresh) C - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Lowe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Oneonta | SUNY Oneonta is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | William Frederick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | SUNY Oneonta | The pull-up jumper by Richard Taylor is blocked by James Lowe | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Terry Binette buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | John Cox steps in front of the Reed Fuston pass | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Stephens | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Terry Binette connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Shattuck | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | SUNY Oneonta | John Cox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Reed Fuston snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the floater from the left block | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | James Lowe is fouled on the floor by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (PF), Andy Close (C) William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Reed Fuston | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | SUNY Oneonta | John Cox steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) Reed Fuston | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie (SG) John Cox | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Andy Close hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:11 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen buries a turnaround from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Shattuck | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Hansen, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, David Page, James Blake, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | James Caswell (SG), Michael Edwards (SF), Jerry Clemmer (PF), John Adkisson (C) Andrew Stephens, Richard Taylor, Gary Hansen, Kenneth Dixon | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Andy Close drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Bonneau | 11-4 |
| 15:47 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY Oneonta | PG - William Ritchie (fresh) SG - James Caswell (fresh) SF - Michael Edwards (fresh) PF - Jerry Clemmer (fresh) C - John Adkisson (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Andy Close knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bonneau | 14-4 |
| 15:06 | SUNY Oneonta | The short jumper by Jerry Clemmer is denied by William Frederick | 14-4 |
| 15:05 | SUNY Oneonta | Michael Edwards tips it back up and in | 14-6 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | James Lowe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 14:49 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 14:27 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer hits a 3 from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Andy Close is hacked by William Ritchie in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ritchie, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), David Page (SF), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Andy Close, Robert Bonneau, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens (PG), John Cox (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Gary Hansen (PF), Kenneth Dixon (C) William Ritchie, James Caswell, Michael Edwards, Jerry Clemmer, John Adkisson | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| 14:02 | SUNY Oneonta | Richard Taylor knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Stephens | 14-12 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 13:48 | SUNY Oneonta | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dixon | 14-12 |
| 13:37 | SUNY Oneonta | Richard Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Hansen | 14-15 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander double dribbles | 14-15 |
| 13:06 | SUNY Oneonta | John Cox hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Dixon | 14-17 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Reed Fuston and the foul's on Kenneth Dixon - foul #1 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) David Page | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 12:30 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens is fouled on the floor by Eric Shattuck - foul #1 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #1 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (C) James Blake | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie (SG), Jerry Clemmer (SF) John Cox, Richard Taylor | |
| 12:13 | SUNY Oneonta | Kenneth Dixon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 12:12 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen misses the tip | 17-17 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 17-17 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Stephens - foul #1 on Andrew Stephens, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:06 | SUNY Oneonta | Kenneth Dixon pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 11:44 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | Michael Edwards (SF), John Adkisson (C) Gary Hansen, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Close (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY Oneonta | PG - Andrew Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Ritchie (fresh) SF - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Clemmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Adkisson (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | William Frederick clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Terry Binette tips it in | 20-17 |
| 11:15 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie comes up short on the shot from the right side | 20-17 |
| 11:13 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 11:01 | SUNY Oneonta | William Frederick picks off the pass by Andrew Stephens | 20-17 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | William Frederick hits the finger roll | 22-17 |
| 10:33 | SUNY Oneonta | John Adkisson hits the finger roll | 22-19 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | James Lowe connects on the floater from the left block set up by Eric Shattuck | 24-19 |
| 10:05 | SUNY Oneonta | John Adkisson makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), David Page (SF), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Eric Shattuck, Andy Close, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | James Caswell (PG), John Cox (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Kenneth Dixon (C) Andrew Stephens, William Ritchie, Michael Edwards, Jerry Clemmer | |
| 10:05 | SUNY Oneonta | John Adkisson makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau's fadeaway is rejected by John Adkisson | 24-22 |
| 09:25 | SUNY Oneonta | John Adkisson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 09:00 | SUNY Oneonta | Kenneth Dixon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-22 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 24-22 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | David Page makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Blake | 26-22 |
| 08:47 | SUNY Oneonta | Richard Taylor's pass is intercepted by Reed Fuston | 26-22 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | David Page connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bonneau | 29-22 |
| 08:21 | SUNY Oneonta | Richard Taylor double dribbles | 29-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Andy Close (C) Robert Bonneau, David Page | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens (PG), Gary Hansen (PF) James Caswell, John Adkisson | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Gary Hansen swats the shot by Andy Close | 29-22 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 29-22 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander clanks a runner near the basket | 29-22 |
| 07:51 | SUNY Oneonta | Kenneth Dixon pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 07:32 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Alexander | 29-22 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Andy Close gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) C - Andy Close (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Oneonta | PG - Andrew Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Andy Close buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Reed Fuston and the foul's on Richard Taylor - foul #2 on Richard Taylor, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie (SG), Michael Edwards (SF), Jerry Clemmer (C) John Cox, Richard Taylor, Kenneth Dixon | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Andy Close misses the free throw | 31-22 |
| 07:17 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 07:01 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Hansen | 31-25 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Terry Binette is blocked by Jerry Clemmer | 31-25 |
| 06:39 | SUNY Oneonta | Michael Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 06:10 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Andy Close | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | James Caswell (SG), John Adkisson (C) Andrew Stephens, Michael Edwards | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | William Frederick drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 33-25 |
| 05:40 | SUNY Oneonta | John Adkisson misses the lay-in | 33-25 |
| 05:39 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | William Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 05:20 | SUNY Oneonta | James Caswell snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 04:52 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer is hacked by William Frederick - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), David Page (SF), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Eric Shattuck, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens (PG), John Cox (SG), Michael Edwards (SF), Kenneth Dixon (C) William Ritchie, James Caswell, Jerry Clemmer, Gary Hansen | |
| 04:33 | SUNY Oneonta | James Blake takes the ball from Michael Edwards | 33-27 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 04:25 | SUNY Oneonta | John Adkisson grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 04:18 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Reed Fuston - foul #1 on Reed Fuston, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG) Robert Bonneau | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | | |
| 04:18 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:18 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Kenneth Dixon denies the turnaround by Jimmy Alexander | 33-29 |
| 03:51 | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:43 | SUNY Oneonta | Michael Edwards lays it in | 33-31 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Andy Close is fouled on the floor by John Adkisson - foul #1 on John Adkisson, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG) David Page | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Jerry Clemmer (PF) John Cox, Michael Edwards, John Adkisson | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Andy Close misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:38 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:31 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie drills a floater from the left wing set up by Andrew Stephens and he's fouled by Reed Fuston - foul #2 on Reed Fuston, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| 03:31 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blake (fresh) C - Andy Close (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Oneonta | PG - Andrew Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Clemmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 03:13 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:52 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #6 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) James Blake, Andy Close | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | James Caswell (SG), Gary Hansen (PF) Andrew Stephens, Richard Taylor | |
| 02:52 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | James Lowe loses the dribble to Gary Hansen | 33-34 |
| 02:18 | SUNY Oneonta | Reed Fuston is called for the reach on William Ritchie - foul #3 on Reed Fuston, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), William Frederick (SF) Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | Richard Taylor (SF) Kenneth Dixon | |
| 02:18 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:18 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Andy Close knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Shattuck | 35-36 |
| 02:07 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie is hacked by Eric Shattuck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | John Cox (SG) James Caswell | |
| 02:07 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:07 | SUNY Oneonta | William Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frederick | 35-37 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Gary Hansen picks off the pass by James Lowe | 35-37 |
| 01:30 | SUNY Oneonta | Jerry Clemmer misses the runner near the basket | 35-37 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | John Cox takes the ball from Terry Binette | 35-37 |
| 01:19 | SUNY Oneonta | Richard Taylor misses the easy layup | 35-37 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Terry Binette comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Clemmer - foul #1 on Jerry Clemmer, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Oneonta | Andrew Stephens (PG), Kenneth Dixon (C) William Ritchie, Jerry Clemmer | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:52 | SUNY Oneonta | Terry Binette picks off the pass by John Cox | 36-37 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Andy Close can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 00:30 | SUNY Oneonta | The rebound goes to Andrew Stephens | 36-37 |
| 00:02 | SUNY Oneonta | Gary Hansen buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Andy Close can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-40 |