| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Dumas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Beverly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Bryce Arevalo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Eye (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cramer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Walter Kivi inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Michael Pinson clanks a shot from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 19:40 | Ripon | Harold Fisher pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:27 | Ripon | Tyler Eye clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Michael Pinson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Michael Pinson connects on the runner from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 18:58 | Ripon | Bryce Arevalo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:56 | Ripon | Roger Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | Ripon | Tyler Eye comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:38 | Ripon | Tyler Eye grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:28 | Ripon | Don Dumas picks off the pass by Harold Fisher | 33-34 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Don Dumas is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 18:04 | Ripon | Harold Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Don Dumas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Walter Kivi snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Don Dumas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Walter Kivi tips it in | 35-34 |
| 17:26 | Ripon | Tyler Eye is fouled on the floor by Don Dumas - foul #2 on Don Dumas, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (PG), Eugene Campion (SG), Robert Collins (PF), Edgar Stines (C) Michael Pinson, Don Dumas, Luther Beverly, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles (PG), Charles Reiber (SG), Johnny Hughes (SF), Mike Rubin (PF), Michael Rodrigues (C) Bryce Arevalo, Tyler Eye, David Cramer, Harold Fisher, Roger Robinson | |
| 17:09 | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daron Kleiner (PF) Walter Kivi | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 16:50 | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daron Kleiner | 35-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 16:25 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Campion - foul #2 on Eugene Campion, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Luther Beverly (PF) Eugene Campion, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tyler Eye (SG), Harold Fisher (PF) Charles Reiber, Mike Rubin | |
| 16:25 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:25 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:25 | Ripon | Harold Fisher snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:17 | Ripon | Harold Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Edgar Stines snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Michael Pinson misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-35 |
| 16:09 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Harold Fisher | 35-35 |
| 15:53 | Ripon | Edgar Stines picks off the pass by Michael Rodrigues | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Luther Beverly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edgar Stines (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Jimmie Hiles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Eye (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:37 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:18 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jimmie Hiles and he's fouled by Edgar Stines - foul #1 on Edgar Stines, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (SG), Walter Kivi (SF), Charles Knowlton (C) Marion Fitzgerald, Robert Collins, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Ripon | Bryce Arevalo (PG), David Cramer (SF) Jimmie Hiles, Johnny Hughes | |
| 15:18 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Michael Pinson comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by David Cramer - foul #2 on David Cramer, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daron Kleiner (PF) Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charles Reiber (SG), Mike Rubin (PF), Roger Robinson (C) Tyler Eye, Harold Fisher, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Michael Pinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Michael Pinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:35 | Ripon | Charles Reiber hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Knowlton - foul #3 on Charles Knowlton, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (PG) Michael Pinson | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 14:35 | Ripon | Charles Reiber makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:35 | Ripon | Charles Reiber makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner is hacked by David Cramer - foul #3 on David Cramer, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (PF) Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles (SG) Charles Reiber | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | David Cramer steps in front of the Charles Knowlton pass | 37-40 |
| 13:43 | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryce Arevalo | 37-42 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Roger Robinson swats the shot by Walter Kivi | 37-42 |
| 13:30 | Ripon | Roger Robinson grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 13:26 | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jimmie Hiles, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (PG), Luther Beverly (PF) Eugene Campion, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tyler Eye (SG), Harold Fisher (PF) David Cramer, Mike Rubin | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Edgar Stines (C) Don Dumas, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 12:55 | Ripon | Tyler Eye hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bryce Arevalo | 37-45 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Edgar Stines misses the lay-in | 37-45 |
| 12:38 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Roger Robinson | 37-45 |
| 12:32 | Ripon | Roger Robinson buries a runner near the basket | 37-47 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Luther Beverly clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Bryce Arevalo - foul #3 on Bryce Arevalo, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (SF) Walter Kivi | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charles Reiber (PG), Johnny Hughes (SF), Mike Rubin (C) Bryce Arevalo, Jimmie Hiles, Roger Robinson | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:02 | Ripon | Johnny Hughes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 12:01 | Ripon | Mike Rubin tips it in | 38-49 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 11:45 | Ripon | Mike Rubin snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Luther Beverly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Stines (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charles Reiber (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Eye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Rubin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ripon | Mike Rubin makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Harold Fisher | 38-51 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Edgar Stines clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 11:09 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Charles Reiber | 38-51 |
| 11:00 | Ripon | Tyler Eye clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 10:58 | Ripon | Johnny Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:41 | Ripon | Mike Rubin is hacked by Edgar Stines - foul #2 on Edgar Stines, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (PG), Don Dumas (SG), Walter Kivi (SF), Daron Kleiner (PF), Charles Knowlton (C) Michael Pinson, Marion Fitzgerald, Robert Collins, Luther Beverly, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Ripon | Bryce Arevalo (PG), Jimmie Hiles (SG), David Cramer (SF), Donald Gobin (PF), Roger Robinson (C) Charles Reiber, Tyler Eye, Johnny Hughes, Harold Fisher, Mike Rubin | |
| 10:33 | Ripon | Bryce Arevalo scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmie Hiles and he's fouled by Charles Knowlton - foul #4 on Charles Knowlton, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (C) Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 10:33 | Ripon | Bryce Arevalo misses the free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Robert Collins blows the layup | 38-53 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Robert Collins can't tip it in | 38-53 |
| 10:15 | Ripon | Donald Gobin grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 09:56 | Ripon | Roger Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Don Dumas gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Walter Kivi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 09:48 | Ripon | Roger Robinson snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 09:32 | Ripon | David Cramer comes up short on the floater from the right block | 38-53 |
| 09:31 | Ripon | Donald Gobin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:15 | Ripon | Roger Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Don Dumas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 09:06 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Roger Robinson | 38-53 |
| 08:53 | Ripon | Roger Robinson misses the dunk attempt | 38-53 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Don Dumas pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Robert Collins connects on the shot in the paint set up by Daron Kleiner | 40-53 |
| 08:34 | Ripon | Roger Robinson can't finish the layup | 40-53 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Bryce Arevalo steps in front of the Don Dumas pass | 40-53 |
| 08:23 | Ripon | David Cramer hits the finger roll set up by Bryce Arevalo | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Walter Kivi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Marion Fitzgerald (SG), Luther Beverly (PF) Eugene Campion, Don Dumas, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charles Reiber (PG), Tyler Eye (SG), Johnny Hughes (SF), Harold Fisher (PF), Mike Rubin (C) Bryce Arevalo, Jimmie Hiles, David Cramer, Donald Gobin, Roger Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | Ripon | Charles Reiber scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Fisher | 40-58 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Luther Beverly is fouled on the floor by Harold Fisher - foul #1 on Harold Fisher, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Stines (SF), Charles Knowlton (C) Walter Kivi, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edgar Stines (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Luther Beverly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charles Reiber (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tyler Eye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Rubin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Edgar Stines hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Pinson | 43-58 |
| 06:58 | Ripon | Harold Fisher connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Reiber | 43-61 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Edgar Stines can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 06:44 | Ripon | Mike Rubin gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:38 | Ripon | Charles Knowlton blocks the short jumper by Tyler Eye | 43-61 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Pinson | 45-61 |
| 06:08 | Ripon | Charles Reiber hits a 3 from straight away set up by Harold Fisher | 45-64 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Edgar Stines buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Pinson | 47-64 |
| 05:25 | Ripon | Charles Reiber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 05:24 | Ripon | Harold Fisher tips it in | 47-66 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (SG), Walter Kivi (SF) Marion Fitzgerald, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Ripon | Bryce Arevalo (PG), David Cramer (SF), Roger Robinson (C) Charles Reiber, Johnny Hughes, Mike Rubin | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Michael Pinson is fouled on the floor by Bryce Arevalo - foul #4 on Bryce Arevalo, team foul #6 | 47-66 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Michael Pinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-66 |
| 04:36 | Ripon | David Cramer connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Bryce Arevalo and he's fouled by Walter Kivi - foul #3 on Walter Kivi, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Robert Collins (SF), Daron Kleiner (PF), Edgar Stines (C) Michael Pinson, Don Dumas, Walter Kivi, Luther Beverly, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles (PG), Charles Reiber (SG), Donald Gobin (PF), Michael Rodrigues (C) Bryce Arevalo, Tyler Eye, Harold Fisher, Roger Robinson | |
| 04:36 | Ripon | David Cramer makes the free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner lays it in set up by Eugene Campion and the foul's on Donald Gobin - foul #1 on Donald Gobin, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Johnny Hughes (SF) David Cramer | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Charles Reiber misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-69 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Edgar Stines connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Collins | 52-69 |
| 03:16 | Ripon | Donald Gobin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eugene Campion (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daron Kleiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Stines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Jimmie Hiles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Reiber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Gobin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Richard Jones can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Johnny Hughes - foul #1 on Johnny Hughes, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (C) Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Ripon | Mike Rubin (PF) Donald Gobin | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:52 | Ripon | Mike Rubin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Reiber - foul #2 on Charles Reiber, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 02:14 | Ripon | Michael Rodrigues can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-69 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Jimmie Hiles takes the ball from Robert Collins | 54-69 |
| 02:03 | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles banks in the layup | 54-71 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Eugene Campion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 01:51 | Ripon | Mike Rubin snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 01:26 | Ripon | Charles Reiber misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 01:25 | Ripon | Mike Rubin gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:06 | Ripon | Johnny Hughes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Eugene Campion snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Richard Jones comes up short on the floater near the basket | 54-71 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Robert Collins gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Hughes - foul #2 on Johnny Hughes, team foul #10 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Stines (C) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Ripon | Robert Collins picks off the pass by Michael Rodrigues | 55-71 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner's pass is intercepted by Johnny Hughes | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Jimmie Hiles runs out the clock | 55-71 |