| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jefferson Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Hornick (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:40 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Jefferson Johnson | 38-30 |
| 19:25 | Lake Forest | James Jones is hacked by David Thomsen - foul #3 on David Thomsen, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG) David Thomsen | |
| 19:13 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:50 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Michael Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | John Folsom misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 18:41 | Lake Forest | James Jones gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:21 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gail Honea - foul #3 on Gail Honea, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Gail Honea | |
| 18:21 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:21 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 17:56 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 17:39 | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrell Hornick | 42-30 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | John Folsom misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Bale (SF), Jason Hill (PF), David Spigner (C) Edward Towery, Darrell Hornick, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:14 | Lake Forest | James Jones drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jason Hill | 44-32 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | John Folsom is hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG) Jefferson Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Folsom | 44-35 |
| 16:24 | Lake Forest | James Jones scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski | 46-35 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | John Folsom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 16:13 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 15:56 | Lake Forest | Joshua West swats the shot by Theodore Swenceski | 46-35 |
| 15:55 | Lake Forest | David Bale gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Folsom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | David Spigner can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Folsom - foul #2 on John Folsom, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG), Edward Towery (SF), Stephen Folsom (C) James Jones, David Bale, Jason Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ringer (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) Bruce Hancock, John Folsom, Michael Timothy, Willard O'Neal, Joshua West | |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | David Spigner makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | David Spigner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Richard Ringer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 15:24 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | Lake Forest | Michael Andrews takes the ball from Edward Towery | 48-35 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | David Thomsen scores on a floater from the right side set up by Richard Ringer | 48-37 |
| 14:35 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), James Jones (SG), Darrell Hornick (PF) Theodore Swenceski, Jason Littrell, David Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG) Richard Ringer | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-37 |
| 14:18 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:55 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick can't connect on a shot near the basket | 48-37 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Gail Honea pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Gail Honea double dribbles | 48-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Bale (SF) Edward Towery | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| 13:35 | Lake Forest | David Bale is hacked by Michael Timothy - foul #1 on Michael Timothy, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| 13:17 | Lake Forest | David Bale is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Hill (C) Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Willard O'Neal (PF) David Thomsen, Gail Honea | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 12:52 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to James Jones | 48-37 |
| 12:34 | Lake Forest | David Bale clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Folsom - foul #3 on John Folsom, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| 12:34 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:34 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Bruce Hancock | 50-39 |
| 12:01 | Lake Forest | David Bale misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 50-39 |
| 11:59 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jefferson Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) SF - David Bale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Hornick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Joshua West tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 11:37 | Lake Forest | David Bale grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 11:30 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill is hacked by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), James Jones (SG), Edward Towery (SF), Stephen Folsom (C) Jefferson Johnson, Jason Littrell, David Bale, Darrell Hornick | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) Bruce Hancock, Michael Timothy, Willard O'Neal, Joshua West | |
| 11:21 | Lake Forest | James Jones's layup is rejected by Gail Honea | 52-39 |
| 11:20 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Folsom | 52-39 |
| 11:06 | Lake Forest | Jordan Lopes is called for the reach on Stephen Folsom - foul #3 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| 11:06 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:06 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Gail Honea pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Theodore Swenceski - foul #1 on Theodore Swenceski, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:22 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom loses the dribble to David Thomsen | 53-41 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Thomsen | 53-44 |
| 09:45 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Folsom | 56-44 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gail Honea | 56-44 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Thomsen | 56-47 |
| 09:11 | Lake Forest | James Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David Thomsen - foul #4 on David Thomsen, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), David Bale (SF), Darrell Hornick (PF) Theodore Swenceski, Edward Towery, Jason Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Richard Ringer (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF), Joshua West (C) John Folsom, David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea, Jordan Lopes | |
| 09:11 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:11 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Richard Ringer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:50 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 08:25 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 58-47 |
| 08:24 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Richard Ringer makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 08:01 | Lake Forest | David Bale drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Jones | 62-49 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darrell Hornick - foul #1 on Darrell Hornick, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG), Edward Towery (SF), Jason Hill (PF), David Spigner (C) James Jones, David Bale, Darrell Hornick, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Jordan Lopes (C) Richard Ringer, Michael Timothy, Joshua West | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jefferson Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Lake Forest | David Spigner jams it on a great pass from Jason Hill | 64-51 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Spigner - foul #2 on David Spigner, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gail Honea (PF) Willard O'Neal | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Gail Honea grabs the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | David Thomsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 06:33 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:16 | Lake Forest | David Spigner knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Hill | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | David Thomsen connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-54 |
| 05:39 | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Towery | 68-54 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Gail Honea hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jason Hill - foul #2 on Jason Hill, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), James Jones (SG), David Bale (SF), Darrell Hornick (PF), Stephen Folsom (C) Jefferson Johnson, Jason Littrell, Edward Towery, Jason Hill, David Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Richard Ringer (SG), Michael Timothy (SF) Bruce Hancock, David Thomsen, Michael Andrews | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:06 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick connects on the runner in the paint | 70-57 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Theodore Swenceski takes the ball from Michael Timothy | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | David Bale is hacked by Michael Timothy - foul #2 on Michael Timothy, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Willard O'Neal (PF), Joshua West (C) Richard Ringer, Gail Honea, Jordan Lopes | |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | David Bale misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Folsom | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Lake Forest | James Jones drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Bale | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Joshua West double dribbles | 73-59 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), Edward Towery (SF), Jason Hill (C) Theodore Swenceski, David Bale, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG) John Folsom | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jefferson Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Hornick (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-59 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Michael Timothy comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 03:08 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:40 | Lake Forest | James Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 73-59 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), Jason Littrell (SG), David Bale (SF), David Spigner (C) Jefferson Johnson, James Jones, Edward Towery, Darrell Hornick | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Richard Ringer (SG), Thomas Choudhury (C) Bruce Hancock, David Thomsen, Michael Timothy | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the jumper in the paint | 73-61 |
| 02:05 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | John Folsom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Thomas Choudhury | |
| 01:31 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell double dribbles | 73-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Folsom is fouled on the floor by Jason Hill - foul #3 on Jason Hill, team foul #7 | 73-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill dunks the ball on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Michael Timothy's pass is intercepted by David Bale | 75-63 |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell can't finish the layup | 75-63 |
| 00:42 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill misses the tip | 75-63 |
| 00:40 | Lake Forest | David Bale can't tip it in | 75-63 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Folsom | 75-63 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Richard Ringer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Littrell - foul #1 on Jason Littrell, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Richard Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Richard Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest 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) | |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski | 77-65 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Jason Littrell steps in front of the Willard O'Neal pass | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski runs out the clock | 77-65 |