| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Jared Kindberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Garey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Parks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | St. Norbert | Christian Graddy swats the short shot by Peter Parks | 38-37 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 19:23 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 19:09 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:09 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:09 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:51 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:44 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Jared Kindberg steals it from Jeremiah Meyers in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 18:22 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams is hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #3 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Jared Kindberg, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 18:15 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Carl Luce tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 17:48 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Garey | 43-37 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is hacked by Peter Parks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Parks, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) James Lansing, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| 16:52 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey is hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Ralph Koch | |
| 16:36 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Parks - foul #3 on Peter Parks, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG) Peter Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SG) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:04 | St. Norbert | Jeremiah Meyers takes the ball from Raymond Garey | 43-39 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - James Lansing (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jared Kindberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Garey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Dunaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tony Dunaway - foul #2 on Tony Dunaway, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG), John Arteaga (SF), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) James Lansing, Jared Kindberg, Raymond Garey, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Michael Osteen, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:27 | St. Norbert | Michael Long is called for the reach on Charles Amos - foul #4 on Michael Long, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Ralph Koch (PF) Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 15:18 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses the jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:17 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga tips it in | 45-40 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:04 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 14:57 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Hart | 47-40 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel and he's hacked by Charles Amos - foul #4 on Charles Amos, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Edward Clark (PG), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Charles Amos, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Jonathan Howard | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:43 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark's floater is knocked away by Christian Graddy | 47-42 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:22 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:12 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Peter Parks (SF) John Arteaga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Michael Osteen knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 47-45 |
| 13:43 | St. Norbert | Michael Osteen picks off the pass by Jeremy Hart | 47-45 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Ted Neill | 47-47 |
| 13:08 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Hart | 49-47 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Ted Neill can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:01 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Tony Dunaway | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lipovsky - foul #3 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (SG), John Arteaga (SF), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Jeremy Hart, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 12:47 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:47 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Dave Numbers swats the short shot by Jonathan Howard | 50-47 |
| 12:32 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to John Arteaga | 50-47 |
| 12:15 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya's pass is intercepted by Timothy Murphy in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 12:04 | St. Norbert | Robert Lipovsky steps in front of the Timothy Murphy pass | 50-47 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky throws it down | 50-49 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Edward Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jared Kindberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Arteaga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Clark and the foul's on Robert Lipovsky - foul #4 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Raymond Garey (SF) Edward Clark, John Arteaga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 11:47 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart (SG), Thomas Williams (C) James Lansing, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:27 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Kindberg - foul #1 on Jared Kindberg, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Tony Dunaway (PF) Jared Kindberg, Dave Numbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SF) Randy Chagoya, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Gibbs | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | St. Norbert | James Lansing loses the dribble to Michael Osteen | 53-51 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Ted Neill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:44 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 10:28 | St. Norbert | James Lansing misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Osteen | 53-51 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Hart is called for the reach on Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Peter Parks (SF), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Jeremy Hart, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 10:07 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:56 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Howard steps in front of the Dave Numbers pass | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), John Arteaga (PF) James Lansing, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Michael Osteen, Jonathan Howard | |
| 09:33 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams (C) Dave Numbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:33 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:33 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randy Chagoya | 55-54 |
| 08:43 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams loses the dribble to Randy Chagoya | 55-54 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 08:19 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks is whistled for a carry | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Edward Clark (PG), Tony Dunaway (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Raymond Garey, John Arteaga, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Carl Luce is open but misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 07:56 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy grabs the board | 55-56 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Edward Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Kindberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Parks (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Dunaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy loses the dribble to Daniel Gibbs | 55-56 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Carl Luce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG), Dave Numbers (PF) Jared Kindberg, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Jonathan Howard | |
| 07:32 | St. Norbert | Carl Luce blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Hart | 55-56 |
| 07:31 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Murphy | 55-56 |
| 07:19 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Hart | 57-56 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Michael Long hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Daniel Gibbs | 57-58 |
| 07:05 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark loses the dribble to Daniel Gibbs | 57-58 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Jeremy Hart picks off the pass by Daniel Gibbs | 57-58 |
| 06:53 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart lays it in | 59-58 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Timothy Murphy is called for the reach on Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Timothy Murphy, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Arteaga (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF) Edward Clark, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Ted Neill, Michael Osteen, Carl Luce | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:18 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the driving attempt from the left block | 61-60 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Long | 61-62 |
| 05:45 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Long is hacked by Tony Dunaway - foul #3 on Tony Dunaway, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Raymond Garey (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Thomas Williams (C) Charles Amos, Jeremy Hart, John Arteaga, Dave Numbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 05:16 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:56 | St. Norbert | James Lansing misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Long is denied by Thomas Williams | 61-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the tip | 61-64 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Ralph Koch tips it home | 61-66 |
| 04:37 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Dunaway | 64-66 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Thomas Williams picks off the pass by Michael Long in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 04:13 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Parks and he's hacked by Robert Lipovsky - foul #5 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Edward Clark (SF), Dave Numbers (PF) James Lansing, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| 04:13 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Carl Luce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), John Arteaga (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Raymond Garey, Dave Numbers, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Charles Amos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jared Kindberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Arteaga (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Kindberg - foul #2 on Jared Kindberg, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart (SG), Peter Parks (SF) Charles Amos, Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Willy Pickerel | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:18 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 03:04 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 03:02 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga tips it in | 69-66 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Michael Osteen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:56 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:42 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Edward Clark (SF) Jeremy Hart, Peter Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Osteen, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses short on a jumper from the left block | 69-68 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey (SG), Dave Numbers (PF) Jared Kindberg, Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Raymond Garey steps in front of the Daniel Gibbs pass in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| 01:53 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey slams it home | 71-68 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Ted Neill lays it in | 71-70 |
| 01:34 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Raymond Garey, John Arteaga, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:17 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 01:16 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway tips it but misses | 71-70 |
| 01:15 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway grabs the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:59 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks blows the layup but he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:59 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:59 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is hacked by Peter Parks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Parks, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 75-72 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Ted Neill scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks is hacked by Willy Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers tips it but misses | 76-74 |
| 00:14 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | St. Norbert | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Thomas Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Tony Dunaway | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Raymond Garey (SF) Charles Amos, Peter Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Kindberg - foul #3 on Jared Kindberg, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Peter Parks (SF) Jared Kindberg, Raymond Garey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos runs out the clock | 78-76 |