| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 17 pts. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Elkins inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Aker - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Frederick Aker and the foul's on William Pierson - foul #1 on William Pierson, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Ho Chio grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | William Pierson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | William Pierson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Elkins | 26-38 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-38 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Ho Chio gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | William Buntin misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Pierson - foul #2 on William Pierson, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Ho Chio slams it home over the doubleteam | 27-40 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | William Pierson takes the ball from Brian Hinds | 27-40 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | William Buntin lays it up and in set up by William Pierson | 27-42 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Ho Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the contested fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #1 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Tommy Hipple (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Edward Wydra (C) William Buntin, William Pierson, David Elkins, James Brown | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| 16:22 | Rutgers | Daniel Wilson is called for the reach on Francis Plemons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds is whistled for a carry | 27-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Lamantia (PF) Ho Chio | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia misses the tip | 27-45 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits the follow up shot | 29-45 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Pierson (SG), David Elkins (SF), Ho Chio (PF) Daniel Wilson, Tommy Hipple, Ernest Bode, Sam Lamantia | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Ho Chio works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Buntin | 29-45 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | David Elkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 29-45 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Edward Wydra gets the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ho Chio double dribbles | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the driving attempt from close range | 31-45 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Frederick Aker takes the ball from Edward Wydra | 31-45 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker hits the finger roll | 33-45 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Ho Chio is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (C) Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Edward Wydra | |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons loses the dribble to William Pierson in the backcourt | 33-45 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | David Elkins hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel is hacked by Ho Chio - foul #2 on Ho Chio, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF) David Elkins, Ho Chio | |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | William Buntin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Pierson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | William Pierson double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, Brian Hinds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Tommy Hipple (SG), David Elkins (SF), Ho Chio (PF), Edward Wydra (C) William Buntin, William Pierson, Ernest Bode, Sam Lamantia, James Brown | |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is hacked by Tommy Hipple - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw (SG) Francis Plemons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Ho Chio takes the ball from Joseph Colletti | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Edward Wydra can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #2 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG) Tommy Hipple | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Colletti | 41-48 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | William Pierson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Pierson, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Brian Hinds (SF), James Woolley (PF) Loyd Young, Joseph Colletti, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Edward Wydra | |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons tips it home | 43-48 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | William Pierson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | David Elkins gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Ho Chio is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Francis Plemons - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG), Ernest Bode (SF) William Pierson, David Elkins | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Loyd Young buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Francis Plemons and he's fouled by Tommy Hipple - foul #2 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Lamantia (PF) Ho Chio | |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Loyd Young misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | William Buntin buries a floater in the paint | 45-52 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Loyd Young is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Brian Hinds | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG), Edward Wydra (C) Tommy Hipple, James Brown | |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | William Pierson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Edward Wydra tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Ernest Bode hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woolley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Pierson (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Hufnagel | 49-54 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Ernest Bode slams it home and the foul's on Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Francis Plemons, James Woolley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ho Chio (PF) William Buntin, Sam Lamantia | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses the free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Ho Chio snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | William Pierson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF) Joseph Colletti | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | William Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | William Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Edward Wydra gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Wilson | 49-59 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Loyd Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 49-59 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel tips it in | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | William Pierson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frank Morrison, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Joseph Colletti (SF), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Tommy Hipple (SG), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, William Pierson, Edward Wydra | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | David Elkins scores on a shot from the right side | 51-61 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Woolley | 54-61 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | William Buntin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ho Chio out of a doubleteam | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-63 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Brown | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Aker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Woolley (fresh) C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Ho Chio shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses the tip | 54-63 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frederick Aker | 54-63 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | James Woolley clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | James Brown gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple is hacked by James Woolley - foul #2 on James Woolley, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), Brian Hinds (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, Joseph Colletti, James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) David Elkins, Ho Chio, James Brown | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Loyd Young gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Ernest Bode gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Ernest Bode buries a 3 from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is called for traveling | 54-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Ernest Bode clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Edward Wydra can't tip it in | 54-68 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses short on a shot near the basket | 54-68 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson runs out the clock | 54-68 |