| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Bob Golaszewski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Ritchey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Philip Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Woosley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey is fouled on the floor by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Mund (PG), Wade Crockett (SF), Joshua Mackie (C) Bob Golaszewski, Wilburn Lohmann, David Woosley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:04 | Lake Forest | Wade Crockett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Ted Neill can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 18:54 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:31 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski (PG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF), Earnest Sloat (PF) William Mund, Wade Crockett, Philip Marsh | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:31 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Christian Graddy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 28-41 |
| 17:42 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #3 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Charlie Cooper (SG), Philip Marsh (PF), David Woosley (C) Steven Ritchey, Earnest Sloat, Joshua Mackie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| 17:42 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 17:42 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 17:25 | Lake Forest | David Woosley snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 17:08 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wilburn Lohmann | 32-41 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bob Golaszewski - foul #1 on Bob Golaszewski, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Mund (PG), Steven Ritchey (SG), Wade Crockett (SF), Joshua Mackie (C) Bob Golaszewski, Charlie Cooper, Wilburn Lohmann, David Woosley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:42 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:13 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky can't finish the layup | 32-42 |
| 15:55 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Mund (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Ritchey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wade Crockett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Mackie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Michael Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 32-42 |
| 15:24 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:04 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Mund | 34-42 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Lake Forest | Wade Crockett snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 14:39 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 34-42 |
| 14:38 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:13 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Mund | 36-42 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Ralph Koch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 13:57 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Philip Marsh | 36-42 |
| 13:43 | Lake Forest | Wade Crockett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Mund | 39-42 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Ralph Koch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 13:22 | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 13:01 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Mund | 41-42 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the dunk but he's fouled by Philip Marsh - foul #3 on Philip Marsh, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski (PG), Charlie Cooper (SG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF), Earnest Sloat (PF), David Woosley (C) William Mund, Steven Ritchey, Wade Crockett, Philip Marsh, Joshua Mackie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:18 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Ted Neill is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| 11:42 | Lake Forest | Earnest Sloat is hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Bob Golaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charlie Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Earnest Sloat (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Woosley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earnest Sloat | 43-44 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Ted Neill knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Graddy | 43-46 |
| 10:57 | Lake Forest | David Woosley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bob Golaszewski | 45-46 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh (PF) Earnest Sloat | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| 10:11 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 10:09 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh tips it in | 47-46 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Willy Pickerel | 47-48 |
| 09:20 | Lake Forest | Charlie Cooper clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 09:19 | Lake Forest | David Woosley misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:57 | Lake Forest | Charlie Cooper knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bob Golaszewski | 50-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Philip Marsh swats the short shot by Ralph Koch | 50-48 |
| 08:19 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:51 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh is whistled for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Mund (PG), Steven Ritchey (SG), Earnest Sloat (PF), Joshua Mackie (C) Bob Golaszewski, Charlie Cooper, Philip Marsh, David Woosley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-48 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Ritchey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Earnest Sloat (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Mackie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled on the floor by Wilburn Lohmann - foul #1 on Wilburn Lohmann, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Earnest Sloat steps in front of the Jonathan Howard pass | 50-48 |
| 06:27 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie drills a floater from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers connects on the turnaround from close range | 52-50 |
| 05:39 | Lake Forest | Earnest Sloat hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Mund | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Michael Long buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Lipovsky | 54-52 |
| 05:17 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski (PG), Charlie Cooper (SG), Wade Crockett (SF), Philip Marsh (PF), David Woosley (C) William Mund, Steven Ritchey, Wilburn Lohmann, Earnest Sloat, Joshua Mackie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| 04:52 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Steven Ritchey (SG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF) Charlie Cooper, Wade Crockett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:52 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is called for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Charlie Cooper (SG) Steven Ritchey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:17 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh is denied on a layup by Daniel Gibbs | 56-52 |
| 04:15 | Lake Forest | David Woosley grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 03:55 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Wilburn Lohmann | 58-52 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't connect on a runner from the left block | 58-52 |
| 03:37 | Lake Forest | David Woosley gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:12 | Lake Forest | David Woosley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Mund (PG), Steven Ritchey (SG), Wade Crockett (SF) Bob Golaszewski, Charlie Cooper, Wilburn Lohmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| 03:12 | Lake Forest | David Woosley misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:12 | Lake Forest | David Woosley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Ritchey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wade Crockett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Marsh (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Woosley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Michael Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Woosley - foul #2 on David Woosley, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie (C) David Woosley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:25 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Long - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski (PG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF) William Mund, Wade Crockett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 02:25 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:25 | Lake Forest | Joshua Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Woosley (C) Joshua Mackie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:00 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 01:36 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Ritchey | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bob Golaszewski - foul #2 on Bob Golaszewski, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:31 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Lake Forest | Jeremiah Meyers takes the ball from Steven Ritchey | 63-55 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel lays it up and in set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willy Pickerel | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs connects on the runner in the lane set up by Willy Pickerel | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Wilburn Lohmann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Christian Graddy scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 63-61 |
| 00:27 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:27 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:27 | Lake Forest | Bob Golaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Gibbs | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Pickerel - foul #4 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Christian Graddy tips it in | 66-66 |
| 00:09 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Lake Forest | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the reach on Wilburn Lohmann - foul #2 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:03 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 68-66 |