| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Albert Harrigan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Hofmann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McBurnie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Gibbs | 39-46 |
| 19:20 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Albert Harrigan steps in front of the Willy Pickerel pass in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 19:16 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan lays it in | 41-46 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is whistled for traveling | 41-46 |
| 18:40 | Lawrence | Ted Neill steps in front of the Albert Harrigan pass | 41-46 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel lays it up and in set up by Ted Neill | 41-48 |
| 18:16 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott connects on the floater in the lane | 43-48 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel travels with the ball | 43-48 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Donald Minor (PG), Harvey Smith (SG), Benny Condroski (SF), Randall Rountree (PF), Jean Heilig (C) Albert Harrigan, Kevin Jennings, Anthony Hofmann, Robert Elliott, John McBurnie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 17:41 | Lawrence | Benny Condroski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Harvey Smith - foul #2 on Harvey Smith, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:35 | Lawrence | Jean Heilig pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:17 | Lawrence | Harvey Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 17:10 | Lawrence | Jean Heilig grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:53 | Lawrence | Jean Heilig connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Smith | 45-48 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Michael Long hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 16:33 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Jean Heilig | 45-48 |
| 16:18 | Lawrence | Harvey Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 16:16 | Lawrence | Jean Heilig tips it but misses | 45-48 |
| 16:14 | Lawrence | Randall Rountree grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 16:01 | Lawrence | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Jean Heilig - foul #3 on Ralph Koch, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan (PG), Kevin Jennings (SG), Anthony Hofmann (SF), Larry Wilson (PF), John McBurnie (C) Donald Minor, Harvey Smith, Benny Condroski, Randall Rountree, Jean Heilig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 15:50 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Hofmann | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Albert Harrigan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Hofmann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John McBurnie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill buries a 3 from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 15:12 | Lawrence | John McBurnie loses the dribble to Christian Graddy | 47-51 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Ted Neill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Talamantes (SG), Robert Elliott (PF) Kevin Jennings, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:50 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 14:48 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 14:31 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kevin Jennings (SG), Benny Condroski (SF), Larry Wilson (C) Albert Harrigan, Anthony Hofmann, John McBurnie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG) Ted Neill, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 47-53 |
| 13:56 | Lawrence | Larry Wilson is fouled on the floor by Randy Chagoya - foul #2 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Randall Rountree (PF), John McBurnie (C) Robert Elliott, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Ralph Koch (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Randy Chagoya, Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy | |
| 13:48 | Lawrence | Benny Condroski is hacked by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan (PG) Robert Talamantes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:31 | Lawrence | John McBurnie hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Benny Condroski | 50-53 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Kevin Jennings takes the ball from Ralph Koch in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 13:09 | Lawrence | John McBurnie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-53 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Randall Rountree steps in front of the Carl Luce pass | 50-53 |
| 12:28 | Lawrence | John McBurnie connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Benny Condroski steals the ball from Ralph Koch | 52-53 |
| 11:49 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Jennings | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Albert Harrigan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Benny Condroski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Rountree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John McBurnie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Willy Pickerel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Jennings - foul #1 on Kevin Jennings, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Donald Minor (PG), Harvey Smith (SG), Anthony Hofmann (SF), Robert Elliott (PF), Jean Heilig (C) Albert Harrigan, Kevin Jennings, Benny Condroski, Randall Rountree, John McBurnie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF) Michael Long, Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:19 | Lawrence | Donald Minor is fouled on the floor by Ralph Koch - foul #4 on Ralph Koch, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Ralph Koch | |
| 11:06 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| 11:06 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is hacked by Anthony Hofmann - foul #3 on Anthony Hofmann, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Larry Wilson (C) Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky connects on the open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christian Graddy | 58-57 |
| 10:10 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Larry Wilson | 60-57 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Smith - foul #3 on Harvey Smith, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Talamantes (PG), Kevin Jennings (SG), Robert Elliott (PF) Donald Minor, Harvey Smith, Jean Heilig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Osteen (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Jeremiah Meyers, Jonathan Howard | |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 60-60 |
| 09:32 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Jennings and he's fouled by Christian Graddy - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John McBurnie (C) Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 09:32 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 09:17 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 08:57 | Lawrence | John McBurnie drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Talamantes | 66-60 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeremiah Meyers and he's fouled by John McBurnie - foul #1 on John McBurnie, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan (PG), Benny Condroski (SG), Randall Rountree (PF) Robert Talamantes, Kevin Jennings, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Randy Chagoya, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:24 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan is hacked by Ted Neill - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Harvey Smith (SG) Anthony Hofmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| 08:24 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is open and buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Long | 66-65 |
| 07:56 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #3 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jean Heilig (PF), Larry Wilson (C) Randall Rountree, John McBurnie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 07:56 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:56 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Albert Harrigan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benny Condroski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jean Heilig (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Carl Luce is hacked by Jean Heilig - foul #1 on Jean Heilig, team foul #6 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Donald Minor (PG), Robert Talamantes (SG), Anthony Hofmann (SF) Albert Harrigan, Harvey Smith, Benny Condroski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Michael Long | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Howard | 68-67 |
| 07:06 | Lawrence | Ralph Koch swats the short shot by Jean Heilig | 68-67 |
| 07:05 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Minor | 68-67 |
| 06:53 | Lawrence | Donald Minor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-67 |
| 06:46 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 06:26 | Lawrence | Robert Talamantes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan (PG), Kevin Jennings (SG), Randall Rountree (SF), Robert Elliott (PF), John McBurnie (C) Donald Minor, Robert Talamantes, Anthony Hofmann, Jean Heilig, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Michael Osteen is hacked by Albert Harrigan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Harrigan, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:13 | Lawrence | Randall Rountree comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 06:11 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott tips it home | 70-69 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | The short jumper by Willy Pickerel is denied by Robert Elliott | 70-69 |
| 05:54 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:41 | Lawrence | Randy Chagoya is called for the reach on Albert Harrigan - foul #3 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Harvey Smith (SG), Benny Condroski (SF) Kevin Jennings, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Randy Chagoya, Michael Osteen | |
| 05:41 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | John McBurnie blocks the short jumper by Willy Pickerel | 70-69 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 70-69 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 05:07 | Lawrence | Benny Condroski gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:01 | Lawrence | Christian Graddy is called for the reach on Randall Rountree - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Donald Minor (PG) Albert Harrigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Ralph Koch (C) Willy Pickerel, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 05:01 | Lawrence | Randall Rountree misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:01 | Lawrence | Randall Rountree makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Harvey Smith - foul #4 on Harvey Smith, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Talamantes (SG), Robert Elliott (PF) Harvey Smith, Randall Rountree | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SF) Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:18 | Lawrence | Benny Condroski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Michael Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Talamantes - foul #1 on Robert Talamantes, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann (SF) Benny Condroski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:59 | Lawrence | John McBurnie connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Talamantes and the foul's on Michael Osteen - foul #1 on Michael Osteen, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kevin Jennings (SG), Larry Wilson (PF) Donald Minor, Robert Elliott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Carl Luce (C) Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| 03:59 | Lawrence | John McBurnie makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Ted Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Elliott (PF) John McBurnie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:44 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott loses the dribble to Robert Lipovsky | 74-72 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky banks in the layup | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Robert Talamantes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Hofmann (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Elliott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Lawrence | Robert Lipovsky steps in front of the Kevin Jennings pass | 74-74 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Robert Elliott steals it from Michael Osteen | 74-74 |
| 02:51 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Talamantes | 76-74 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan (PG), Harvey Smith (SG), Benny Condroski (SF), Randall Rountree (PF), Jean Heilig (C) Robert Talamantes, Kevin Jennings, Anthony Hofmann, Robert Elliott, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Robert Lipovsky, Michael Osteen, Jonathan Howard | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Benny Condroski - foul #3 on Benny Condroski, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:28 | Lawrence | Randall Rountree gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:28 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 02:08 | Lawrence | Benny Condroski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Harrigan and he's fouled by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #4 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #12 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann (SF), John McBurnie (C) Harvey Smith, Jean Heilig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Ralph Koch | |
| 02:08 | Lawrence | Benny Condroski makes the free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Carl Luce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 80-75 |
| 01:29 | Lawrence | Randall Rountree gets the rebound | 80-75 |
| 01:29 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kevin Jennings (SG), Robert Elliott (PF) Benny Condroski, Randall Rountree | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Carl Luce | |
| 01:11 | Lawrence | Albert Harrigan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-75 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel's pass is intercepted by John McBurnie in the backcourt | 80-75 |
| 00:43 | Lawrence | Kevin Jennings scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John McBurnie | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Jennings - foul #2 on Kevin Jennings, team foul #11 | 83-75 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:41 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott pulls down the rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence 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 (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #13 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Donald Minor (PG), Benny Condroski (SG), Randall Rountree (C) Albert Harrigan, Kevin Jennings, John McBurnie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:40 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:40 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremiah Meyers | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| 00:34 | Lawrence | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Donald Minor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #14 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kevin Jennings (SG) Benny Condroski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Lawrence | Donald Minor makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:34 | Lawrence | Donald Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Anthony Hofmann steals it from Willy Pickerel | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence 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) | |
| 00:26 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #15 | 87-79 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Benny Condroski (SG) Kevin Jennings | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:26 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann misses the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:26 | Lawrence | Anthony Hofmann makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-79 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 88-82 |
| 00:14 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-82 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kevin Jennings (SG) Benny Condroski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence 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 (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #16 | 88-82 |
| 00:12 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:12 | Lawrence | Robert Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 90-82 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Ted Neill pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Christian Graddy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 90-85 |