| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Ronald Everett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Delfino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Dewall (fresh) PF - Clay Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Beloit | Clay Holt knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 19:26 | Beloit | Gary Delfino snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 19:00 | Beloit | Clay Holt makes the fadeaway in the paint | 39-43 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 39-45 |
| 18:42 | Beloit | Harold King is hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| 18:37 | Beloit | Clay Holt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 39-45 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Everett - foul #2 on Ronald Everett, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:15 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dewall | 39-46 |
| 18:08 | Beloit | Clay Holt hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is hacked by Lawrence Dewall - foul #3 on Lawrence Dewall, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Newell (SF), John Short (C) Lawrence Dewall, Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 42-46 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Ted Neill snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the lay-in | 42-46 |
| 17:24 | Beloit | John Short gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt is hacked by Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Beloit | Douglas Juneau (PG), Fredrick Wilbert (SF), Morris Harris (C) Ronald Everett, Gary Delfino, Clay Holt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 17:05 | Beloit | Kenneth Newell can't connect on a shot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 17:04 | Beloit | Morris Harris can't tip it in | 42-46 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Long and he's fouled by Douglas Juneau - foul #2 on Douglas Juneau, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Beloit | Harold King (C) Morris Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Robert Lipovsky, Ralph Koch | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 16:39 | Beloit | Kenneth Newell misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Long - foul #3 on Michael Long, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 16:39 | Beloit | Kenneth Newell makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 16:39 | Beloit | Kenneth Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Koch | 44-51 |
| 16:10 | Beloit | John Short drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-51 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 46-51 |
| 15:55 | Beloit | John Short snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Kenneth Newell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Douglas Juneau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Short (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Beloit | Douglas Juneau drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Newell | 49-51 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers lays it in on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 49-53 |
| 15:16 | Beloit | Randy Chagoya is called for the reach on Kenneth Newell - foul #2 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ronald Everett (PG), Gary Delfino (SG), Lawrence Dewall (SF), Clay Holt (PF), Morris Harris (C) Kenneth Newell, Douglas Juneau, Fredrick Wilbert, John Short, Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Jonathan Howard | |
| 14:53 | Beloit | Ronald Everett hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Lawrence Dewall | 51-53 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Christian Graddy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Clay Holt - foul #3 on Clay Holt, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Ralph Koch | |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:26 | Beloit | Gary Delfino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Long - foul #4 on Michael Long, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Michael Long | |
| 14:26 | Beloit | Gary Delfino makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:26 | Beloit | Gary Delfino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ted Neill | 52-57 |
| 14:06 | Beloit | Clay Holt comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #4 on Christian Graddy, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Short (C) Morris Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| 14:06 | Beloit | Clay Holt misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 14:06 | Beloit | Clay Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Michael Osteen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 13:46 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Clay Holt | 53-57 |
| 13:42 | Beloit | Ronald Everett scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clay Holt | 55-57 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Michael Osteen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 13:18 | Beloit | Ronald Everett snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 13:12 | Beloit | John Short's layup is rejected by Daniel Gibbs | 55-57 |
| 13:11 | Beloit | John Short tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Michael Osteen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 57-60 |
| 12:52 | Beloit | Ronald Everett is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Beloit | Douglas Juneau (SG), Kenneth Newell (SF), Harold King (C) Gary Delfino, Lawrence Dewall, John Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Robert Lipovsky, Michael Osteen, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 12:52 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 12:52 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Kenneth Newell is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on Kenneth Newell, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Beloit | Fredrick Wilbert (SF), Morris Harris (PF) Ronald Everett, Clay Holt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 59-62 |
| 12:12 | Beloit | Harold King knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 61-62 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harold King - foul #3 on Harold King, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ronald Everett (PG), Clay Holt (PF) Fredrick Wilbert, Morris Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Ronald Everett (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Juneau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Newell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clay Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Beloit | Clay Holt's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremiah Meyers | 61-64 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky travels with the ball | 61-64 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gary Delfino (SG), Lawrence Dewall (SF) Douglas Juneau, Kenneth Newell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| 10:51 | Beloit | Harold King is hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 10:51 | Beloit | Harold King misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 61-64 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Howard | 61-67 |
| 10:31 | Beloit | Gary Delfino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Short (C) Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Robert Lipovsky, Ralph Koch | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Carl Luce lays it up and in | 61-69 |
| 09:43 | Beloit | Ronald Everett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 09:42 | Beloit | John Short tips it back up and in | 63-69 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Gary Delfino takes the ball from Ted Neill | 63-69 |
| 09:14 | Beloit | Ronald Everett loses the dribble to Ted Neill in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Dewall - foul #4 on Lawrence Dewall, team foul #7 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Beloit | Douglas Juneau (PG), Kenneth Newell (SG), Fredrick Wilbert (SF), Harold King (C) Ronald Everett, Gary Delfino, Lawrence Dewall, Clay Holt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Jonathan Howard, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 08:47 | Beloit | Harold King can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel | |
| 08:47 | Beloit | Harold King makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 08:47 | Beloit | Harold King misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers's fadeaway is rejected by John Short | 64-70 |
| 08:33 | Beloit | Harold King gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 08:28 | Beloit | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Fredrick Wilbert - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #10 | 64-70 |
| 08:28 | Beloit | Fredrick Wilbert makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 08:28 | Beloit | Fredrick Wilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-70 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the tip | 66-70 |
| 08:05 | Beloit | Harold King snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 07:59 | Beloit | Harold King hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Newell | 68-70 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Lipovsky | 68-72 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Douglas Juneau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Newell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Wilbert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Short (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold King (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Beloit | Harold King misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ronald Everett (PG), Gary Delfino (SG), Clay Holt (PF) Douglas Juneau, Fredrick Wilbert, John Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Randy Chagoya, Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce | |
| 07:32 | Beloit | Harold King misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 07:32 | Beloit | Harold King misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 68-72 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-72 |
| 07:25 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Clay Holt | 68-72 |
| 07:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt blows the layup but he's fouled by Christian Graddy - foul #5 on Christian Graddy, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall (SF), Morris Harris (C) Kenneth Newell, Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Christian Graddy | |
| 07:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 07:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 07:04 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 07:00 | Beloit | Ronald Everett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dewall | 71-72 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 71-75 |
| 06:19 | Beloit | Gary Delfino misses short on a jump hook from close range | 71-75 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Morris Harris is called for the reach on Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Morris Harris, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Newell (SF), Harold King (C) Lawrence Dewall, Morris Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 05:57 | Beloit | Ronald Everett is hacked by Ted Neill - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #13 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Short (PF) Clay Holt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Ralph Koch | |
| 05:57 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 05:57 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Gary Delfino takes the ball from Michael Osteen | 73-77 |
| 05:38 | Beloit | Gary Delfino misses the dunk attempt | 73-77 |
| 05:37 | Beloit | Harold King tips it home | 75-77 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 05:12 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Harold King | 75-77 |
| 05:07 | Beloit | Daniel Gibbs is called for the reach on Ronald Everett - foul #3 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #14 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Beloit | Douglas Juneau (SG), Lawrence Dewall (SF), Clay Holt (PF) Gary Delfino, Kenneth Newell, John Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Carl Luce (PF) Ted Neill, Michael Osteen | |
| 05:07 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 05:07 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Michael Long can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard can't tip it in | 77-77 |
| 04:47 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:42 | Beloit | Ronald Everett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Juneau | 80-77 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Michael Long scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Howard | 80-80 |
| 04:08 | Beloit | Harold King makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Everett | 82-80 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-80 |
| 03:59 | Beloit | Douglas Juneau grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 03:54 | Beloit | Ronald Everett knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Dewall | 84-80 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Ronald Everett (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Juneau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Dewall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clay Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 84-80 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is called for a charge - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #15 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gary Delfino (SG), Kenneth Newell (SF), John Short (PF), Morris Harris (C) Ronald Everett, Lawrence Dewall, Clay Holt, Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 03:21 | Beloit | John Short's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Luce | 84-80 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Michael Long clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-80 |
| 03:13 | Beloit | Kenneth Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 03:07 | Beloit | Ralph Koch steps in front of the Kenneth Newell pass | 84-80 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Ralph Koch can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 84-80 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ronald Everett (PG), Lawrence Dewall (SF), Clay Holt (PF) Douglas Juneau, Kenneth Newell, Morris Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | John Short steps in front of the Michael Long pass | 84-80 |
| 02:24 | Beloit | Ronald Everett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-80 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by Carl Luce is blocked by John Short | 84-80 |
| 02:16 | Beloit | Gary Delfino pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 02:11 | Beloit | Ronald Everett hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dewall | 87-80 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Subs | Beloit | Harold King (C) John Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Ronald Everett - foul #3 on Ronald Everett, team foul #9 | 87-80 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 01:54 | Beloit | Clay Holt pulls down the rebound | 87-80 |
| 01:36 | Beloit | Clay Holt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-80 |
| 01:35 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Delfino | 87-80 |
| 01:28 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Delfino | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Harold King is called for the reach on Daniel Gibbs - foul #4 on Harold King, team foul #10 | 90-80 |
| Subs | Beloit | Douglas Juneau (PG), Kenneth Newell (SG), Fredrick Wilbert (SF), John Short (PF), Morris Harris (C) Ronald Everett, Gary Delfino, Lawrence Dewall, Clay Holt, Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 01:22 | Beloit | Beloit calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-82 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ronald Everett (PG), Gary Delfino (SG), Lawrence Dewall (SF), Clay Holt (PF), Harold King (C) Douglas Juneau, Kenneth Newell, Fredrick Wilbert, John Short, Morris Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard | |
| 01:00 | Beloit | Gary Delfino is fouled on the floor by Willy Pickerel - foul #3 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #16 | 90-82 |
| 01:00 | Beloit | Gary Delfino misses the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 01:00 | Beloit | Gary Delfino makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 91-85 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Beloit | Clay Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Pickerel - foul #4 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #17 | 91-85 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Short (C) Harold King | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Beloit | Clay Holt makes the 1st free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:51 | Beloit | Clay Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Ronald Everett takes the ball from Ted Neill | 93-85 |
| 00:43 | Beloit | Ronald Everett is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #18 | 93-85 |
| 00:43 | Beloit | Ronald Everett makes the 1st free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:43 | Beloit | Ronald Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 94-85 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 94-85 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 94-85 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 94-85 |
| 00:29 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall grabs the board | 94-85 |
| 00:27 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #5 on Ted Neill, team foul #19 | 94-85 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 00:27 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:27 | Beloit | Lawrence Dewall misses the 2nd free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 95-85 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 95-87 |
| 00:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Long - foul #5 on Michael Long, team foul #20 | 95-87 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Michael Long | |
| 00:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt makes the 1st free throw | 96-87 |
| 00:18 | Beloit | Clay Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 97-87 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs hits a fadeaway near the basket | 97-89 |
| 00:08 | Beloit | Gary Delfino is hacked by Willy Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #21 | 97-89 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| 00:08 | Beloit | Gary Delfino misses the 1st free throw | 97-89 |
| 00:08 | Beloit | Gary Delfino makes the 2nd free throw | 98-89 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 98-89 |
| Subs | Beloit | Harold King (C) John Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 98-89 |
| 00:01 | Beloit | Harold King grabs the defensive rebound | 98-89 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Beloit | Harold King runs out the clock | 98-89 |