| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Whitmore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick inbounds the ball | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Leon Deberry - foul #3 on Leon Deberry, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (PF) Leon Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 19:28 | Lake Forest | Eric Shattuck takes the ball from Gary Frawley | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:11 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the jump hook from close range | 44-27 |
| 18:49 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 44-27 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | William Frederick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-27 |
| 18:10 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frederick | 44-27 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | William Frederick misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Whitmore - foul #2 on James Whitmore, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) James Lowe | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:47 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 44-29 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | James Blake misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the lay-in | 44-29 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Gary Frawley swats the short shot by Eric Shattuck | 44-29 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Reed Fuston hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-32 |
| 16:38 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Whitmore | 46-32 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | William Frederick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:55 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Hartzog | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Whitmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Fujita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Frawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Terry Binette clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the tip | 48-34 |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 15:21 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-34 |
| 15:20 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 15:07 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Hartzog | 51-34 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | William Frederick scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-37 |
| 14:47 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | John Hartzog is called for the reach on Eric Shattuck - foul #1 on John Hartzog, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Milton Maxwell (SG), Justin Birmingham (SF), Leon Deberry (PF), Harry Walck (C) John Hartzog, Jimmy Hill, James Whitmore, Edward Fujita, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF), Jimmy Alexander (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | David Page is whistled for a carry | 54-37 |
| 14:10 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Alexander - foul #3 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #1 | 54-37 |
| 14:10 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 14:10 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harry Walck - foul #1 on Harry Walck, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:31 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Andy Close connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Lowe | 55-41 |
| 13:06 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 13:05 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry hits the follow up shot | 57-41 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by David Page is blocked by Harry Walck | 57-41 |
| 12:44 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Harry Walck | 57-41 |
| 12:38 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Milton Maxwell | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Andy Close is hacked by Justin Birmingham - foul #2 on Justin Birmingham, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG) Milton Maxwell, Justin Birmingham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Terry Binette (PF) Robert Bonneau, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Terry Binette comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 59-41 |
| 12:03 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:48 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elias Noga (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Walck (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andy Close (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Page (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | David Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SF), Thomas Eckart (C) Elias Noga, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), David Orth (SF), James Blake (PF) Andy Close, David Page, Terry Binette | |
| 11:19 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Shattuck - foul #3 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #2 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (PF), Gary Frawley (C) Leon Deberry, Thomas Eckart | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:19 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 11:19 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | James Lowe can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Gary Frawley takes the ball from Eric Shattuck | 61-41 |
| 10:27 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 10:15 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 09:48 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hartzog and the foul's on James Lowe - foul #2 on James Lowe, team foul #3 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry (PF) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), David Page (SF), Terry Binette (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Reed Fuston, David Orth, James Blake, James Lowe | |
| 09:48 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore makes the free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Andy Close is whistled for traveling | 64-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham (SF), Harry Walck (C) James Whitmore, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) David Page | |
| 09:07 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-41 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | William Frederick travels with the ball | 64-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG) John Hartzog | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Eric Shattuck | |
| 08:39 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Andy Close - foul #1 on Andy Close, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell (SG), James Whitmore (SF) Jimmy Hill, Justin Birmingham | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:39 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 08:39 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Milton Maxwell steals it from William Frederick | 66-41 |
| 08:06 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry hits a fadeaway from the left side | 68-41 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | James Whitmore steals the ball from Andy Close | 68-41 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Whitmore (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Walck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Lake Forest | Andy Close picks off the pass by James Whitmore | 68-41 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Andy Close banks in the layup | 68-43 |
| 06:49 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga is hacked by William Frederick - foul #3 on William Frederick, team foul #5 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG), Justin Birmingham (SF), Gary Frawley (C) Elias Noga, Milton Maxwell, James Whitmore, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), David Page (SF), James Blake (PF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, Robert Bonneau, William Frederick, Terry Binette, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 06:38 | Lake Forest | The pull-up jumper by John Hartzog is blocked by James Lowe | 68-43 |
| 06:37 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley tips it back up and in | 70-43 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Reed Fuston is whistled for a carry | 70-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Milton Maxwell (SG), Edward Fujita (PF), Thomas Eckart (C) John Hartzog, Jimmy Hill, Leon Deberry, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), David Orth (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, James Lowe | |
| 06:04 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wesley Winsor - foul #1 on Wesley Winsor, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) David Orth | |
| 06:04 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 06:04 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the rebound | 71-43 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Milton Maxwell - foul #2 on Milton Maxwell, team foul #6 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harry Walck (C) Thomas Eckart | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:14 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmy Alexander - foul #4 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #7 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (C) Jimmy Alexander | |
| 05:14 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:14 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck misses the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Andy Close grabs the board | 71-44 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Harry Walck picks off the pass by James Blake | 71-44 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga is fouled on the floor by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 71-44 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | David Page misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 71-44 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita grabs the defensive rebound | 71-44 |
| 03:54 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita is fouled on the floor by Andy Close - foul #2 on Andy Close, team foul #9 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Thomas Eckart (C) Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Robert Bonneau, David Page | |
| 03:54 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 03:54 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita misses the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 72-44 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Maxwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Birmingham (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Fujita (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Eckart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Close (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Orth (fresh) PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Fujita and he's fouled by David Orth - foul #1 on David Orth, team foul #10 | 74-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harry Walck (C) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Wesley Winsor | |
| 03:29 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham makes the free throw | 75-47 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Milton Maxwell - foul #3 on Milton Maxwell, team foul #7 | 75-47 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses the 1st free throw | 75-47 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:55 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Milton Maxwell | 77-48 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Andy Close drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bonneau | 77-51 |
| 02:29 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), David Page (SG) Robert Bonneau, Andy Close | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 77-53 |
| 02:00 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-53 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | David Page scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wesley Winsor | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-55 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the board | 77-55 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is fouled on the floor by Harry Walck - foul #2 on Harry Walck, team foul #8 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (PF) Thomas Eckart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG) Wesley Winsor, David Orth | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 01:26 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita grabs the defensive rebound | 77-55 |
| 01:13 | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 77-55 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | David Page misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-55 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell is hacked by Robert Bonneau - foul #3 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #11 | 77-55 |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 00:26 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita grabs the board | 78-55 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga runs out the clock | 78-55 |