| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gil Vibbert (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Ashcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Ostlund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses short on an open floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Harris - foul #3 on Herbert Harris, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SG) Herbert Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 19:26 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund is fouled on the floor by Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 19:10 | Carroll | William Beeson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 43-35 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | William Beeson picks off the pass by Michael Long in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 18:58 | Carroll | William Beeson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 43-35 |
| 18:49 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 18:40 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (SG), William Shumsky (PF), Raymond Matthews (C) William Beeson, Howard Ashcraft, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Ralph Koch (C) Willy Pickerel, Christian Graddy | |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the wide open jumper from close range set up by Ralph Koch | 43-37 |
| 18:02 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG), Eric Brennan (SF) Jeff Gilbreath, Gil Vibbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is hacked by Raymond Matthews - foul #1 on Raymond Matthews, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Eric Brennan - foul #1 on Eric Brennan, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Howard Ashcraft (PF) Michael Erickson, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:12 | Carroll | William Shumsky blows the dunk | 43-38 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Lipovsky | 43-40 |
| 16:47 | Carroll | Jonathan Howard is called for the reach on Howard Ashcraft - foul #3 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Michael Erickson (SG), Jeff Gilbreath (SF), Joe Ostlund (C) William Beeson, Maurice Freeman, Eric Brennan, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Carl Luce (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 16:33 | Carroll | Christian Graddy picks off the pass by Joe Ostlund | 43-40 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy clanks a runner in the paint | 43-40 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 15:55 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Laurence Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Erickson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jeff Gilbreath (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Ostlund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya lays it in on a great pass from Christian Graddy | 43-45 |
| 15:23 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 15:22 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:05 | Carroll | Michael Erickson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 43-45 |
| 15:04 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 15:03 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 14:48 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 43-45 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Michael Erickson is called for the reach on Randy Chagoya in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Erickson, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), William Shumsky (PF), Raymond Matthews (C) Laurence Garner, Michael Erickson, Jeff Gilbreath, Howard Ashcraft, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy, Carl Luce | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 43-48 |
| 14:21 | Carroll | William Beeson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gibbs - foul #4 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (C) Daniel Gibbs | |
| 13:59 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| 13:59 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:59 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 44-48 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Michael Long buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Howard | 44-50 |
| 13:06 | Carroll | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Gil Vibbert - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Maurice Freeman (SG), Jeff Gilbreath (SF), Eric Brennan (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) William Beeson, Herbert Harris, Gil Vibbert, William Shumsky, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Jonathan Howard | |
| 12:55 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Brennan | 46-50 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Ted Neill is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 12:36 | Carroll | Eric Brennan can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG) Laurence Garner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch | |
| 12:36 | Carroll | Eric Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:36 | Carroll | Eric Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the finger roll set up by Carl Luce and he's fouled by Eric Brennan - foul #2 on Eric Brennan, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:10 | Carroll | Eric Brennan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Christian Graddy - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 12:10 | Carroll | Eric Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:10 | Carroll | Eric Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Michael Osteen is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Maurice Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jeff Gilbreath (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Brennan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Ostlund (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christian Graddy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), Howard Ashcraft (PF), William Shumsky (C) Maurice Freeman, Michael Erickson, Jeff Gilbreath, Eric Brennan, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Carl Luce hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Harris | 50-56 |
| 10:42 | Carroll | William Beeson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:26 | Carroll | Ralph Koch swats the layup by William Shumsky | 50-56 |
| 10:24 | Carroll | William Shumsky hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses long on an open shot from the left side | 52-56 |
| 10:19 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Howard Ashcraft | 52-56 |
| 10:07 | Carroll | William Shumsky slams it home and he's hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG) William Beeson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce | |
| 10:07 | Carroll | William Shumsky misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonathan Howard | 54-56 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky blows the layup | 54-56 |
| 09:44 | Carroll | Laurence Garner snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:30 | Carroll | Jonathan Howard is called for the reach on Laurence Garner - foul #4 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (SG), Jeff Gilbreath (SF), Raymond Matthews (C) Herbert Harris, Gil Vibbert, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Michael Osteen (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Carl Luce (C) Randy Chagoya, Jeremiah Meyers, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 09:30 | Carroll | Laurence Garner misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Christian Graddy and he's hacked by Laurence Garner - foul #2 on Laurence Garner, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG), Eric Brennan (PF) Laurence Garner, Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:05 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Michael Osteen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 08:59 | Carroll | Eric Brennan grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 08:51 | Carroll | Eric Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG) Michael Erickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Long | 54-61 |
| 08:16 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Michael Osteen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 07:48 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Raymond Matthews | 54-61 |
| 07:37 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath is fouled on the floor by Michael Osteen - foul #1 on Michael Osteen, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Carroll | Herbert Harris (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), Howard Ashcraft (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) William Beeson, Maurice Freeman, Eric Brennan, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Willy Pickerel, Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy, Carl Luce | |
| 07:37 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:37 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeff Gilbreath (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gil Vibbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Ostlund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Howard Ashcraft swats the layup by Daniel Gibbs | 55-61 |
| 07:20 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:05 | Carroll | Herbert Harris double dribbles | 55-61 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG) Jeff Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Harris - foul #4 on Herbert Harris, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Shumsky (PF) Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:03 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:43 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert hits a shot from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Ralph Koch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 06:23 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:08 | Carroll | Herbert Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Laurence Garner | 59-61 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard buries a runner from the baseline set up by Ted Neill | 59-63 |
| 05:51 | Carroll | Laurence Garner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Michael Erickson (SG), Howard Ashcraft (PF) Laurence Garner, Herbert Harris, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Ted Neill, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 05:34 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund banks in the layup | 64-63 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Joe Ostlund is called for the reach on Daniel Gibbs - foul #3 on Joe Ostlund, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SF) Gil Vibbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Michael Osteen | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:22 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jeff Gilbreath | 64-63 |
| 05:14 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft misses the floater near the basket | 64-63 |
| 05:12 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund tips it in | 66-63 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Michael Long is whistled for traveling | 66-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (SG), William Shumsky (C) Michael Erickson, Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:51 | Carroll | William Beeson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Jeff Gilbreath takes the ball from Randy Chagoya | 66-63 |
| 04:40 | Carroll | William Beeson misses the easy layup | 66-63 |
| 04:38 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:13 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft lays it up and in on a great pass from William Beeson | 68-63 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Christian Graddy loses the ball out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Gil Vibbert (SF), Eric Brennan (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) William Beeson, Maurice Freeman, Jeff Gilbreath, Howard Ashcraft, William Shumsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 03:23 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Raymond Matthews (C) Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (PF) Carl Luce | |
| 03:23 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:23 | Carroll | Gil Vibbert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Laurence Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gil Vibbert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Brennan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Koch, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| 03:01 | Carroll | Herbert Harris makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Laurence Garner | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (PG) Laurence Garner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 72-63 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Ralph Koch tips it back up and in | 72-65 |
| 02:41 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath is fouled on the floor by Ted Neill - foul #5 on Ted Neill, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 02:41 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:41 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-65 |
| 02:29 | Carroll | Eric Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 02:29 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), William Shumsky (PF) Jeff Gilbreath, Eric Brennan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Osteen, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Carroll | Herbert Harris loses the dribble to Willy Pickerel | 74-65 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| Subs | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) William Shumsky, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Carl Luce | |
| 01:38 | Carroll | William Beeson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 01:36 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund snags the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 01:22 | Carroll | Herbert Harris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is hacked by William Beeson - foul #3 on William Beeson, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is open but misses the lay-in | 74-65 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-65 |
| 00:53 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund is hacked by Michael Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #14 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SF) Gil Vibbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:51 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 75-65 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Christian Graddy connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Long | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #15 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Carroll | Eric Brennan (C) Joe Ostlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:44 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:44 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-67 |
| 00:37 | Carroll | Howard Ashcraft gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Carroll | Herbert Harris misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 77-67 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Beeson - foul #4 on William Beeson, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (SG), William Shumsky (PF), Raymond Matthews (C) William Beeson, Herbert Harris, Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman is hacked by Michael Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #16 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Carroll | Herbert Harris (SG), Howard Ashcraft (PF) William Shumsky, Raymond Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Gilbreath - foul #1 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #11 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Shumsky (PF), Raymond Matthews (C) Herbert Harris, Howard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Willy Pickerel, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | Carroll | The rebound goes to William Shumsky | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath runs out the clock | 79-69 |