| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Virgil Carr (fresh) SG - Joshua Dicus (fresh) SF - Conrad Waddell (fresh) PF - Peter White (fresh) C - Johnnie Covin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gary Bradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Virgil Carr steals the ball from Richard Burns in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Holy Cross | Peter White lays it up and in on a great pass from Virgil Carr | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | Holy Cross | Roger Maciel steals the ball from Virgil Carr in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Dicus - foul #1 on Joshua Dicus, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Holy Cross | Peter White gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Holy Cross | Peter White knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joshua Dicus | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Edward Schrader travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Holy Cross | Peter White misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Covin tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Holy Cross | Peter White tips it home | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 18:02 | Holy Cross | Conrad Waddell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 18:00 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Covin misses the tip | 4-6 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Conrad Waddell - foul #1 on Conrad Waddell, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole (PG), Donald Kirwan (SG), Arthur Lindholm (SF), Pat Miller (PF), Michael Melo (C) Virgil Carr, Joshua Dicus, Conrad Waddell, Peter White, Johnnie Covin | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 9-6 |
| 16:37 | Holy Cross | Michael Melo banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Kirwan | 9-8 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Arthur Lindholm steps in front of the Kwabena Abdel pass in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 16:18 | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Cole, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr (PG), Joshua Dicus (SG), Conrad Waddell (SF), Joey Hicks (PF), John Turner (C) Joseph Cole, Donald Kirwan, Arthur Lindholm, Pat Miller, Michael Melo | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel tips it in | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Virgil Carr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Dicus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Conrad Waddell (fairly fresh) PF - Joey Hicks (fresh) C - John Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Holy Cross | Joshua Dicus clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Richard Burns is denied on a layup by John Turner | 11-8 |
| 15:36 | Holy Cross | John Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:28 | Holy Cross | Joshua Dicus can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 14-8 |
| 14:40 | Holy Cross | Joshua Dicus connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is hacked by Conrad Waddell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Conrad Waddell, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole (PG), Pat Miller (SF), Peter White (PF), Arthur Lindholm (C) Virgil Carr, Conrad Waddell, Joey Hicks, John Turner | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is called for traveling | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Kirwan (SG) Joshua Dicus | |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Melo (C) Joseph Cole | |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Lindholm - foul #1 on Arthur Lindholm, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr (PG) Pat Miller | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:20 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joshua Dicus (SG) Donald Kirwan | |
| 13:04 | Holy Cross | Michael Melo misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 15-13 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Virgil Carr picks off the pass by Jeffrey Hall | 15-13 |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Joshua Dicus misses the dunk | 15-13 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter White - foul #1 on Peter White, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole (PG), Pat Miller (SF), Joey Hicks (PF), Johnnie Covin (C) Virgil Carr, Arthur Lindholm, Peter White, Michael Melo | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:53 | Holy Cross | Joey Hicks lays it up and in and he's fouled by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Kirwan (SG), John Turner (C) Joshua Dicus, Johnnie Covin | |
| 11:53 | Holy Cross | Joey Hicks makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) SG - Donald Kirwan (fairly fresh) SF - Pat Miller (fresh) PF - Joey Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Pat Miller - foul #1 on Pat Miller, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter White (PF) Joey Hicks | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:09 | Holy Cross | Pat Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 11:08 | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:59 | Holy Cross | Peter White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-16 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is hacked by John Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Turner, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr (PG), Joshua Dicus (SG), Arthur Lindholm (SF), Johnnie Covin (C) Joseph Cole, Donald Kirwan, Pat Miller, John Turner | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:36 | Holy Cross | Joshua Dicus travels with the ball | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Matthew Lane lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix and he's fouled by Joshua Dicus - foul #2 on Joshua Dicus, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Kirwan (SG), Joey Hicks (PF) Joshua Dicus, Peter White | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:02 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Matthew Lane travels with the ball | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole (PG), Peter White (PF) Virgil Carr, Joey Hicks | |
| 09:11 | Holy Cross | Peter White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Pat Miller (SF), Michael Melo (C) Arthur Lindholm, Johnnie Covin | |
| 09:11 | Holy Cross | Peter White makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:11 | Holy Cross | Peter White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 09:02 | Holy Cross | Donald Kirwan's 3 pointer is rejected by Gary Bradley | 24-21 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 24-21 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Joseph Cole is called for the reach on Edward Schrader in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Cole, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr (PG) Joseph Cole | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:31 | Holy Cross | Pat Miller lays it in set up by Virgil Carr | 25-23 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 3 from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 07:49 | Holy Cross | Michael Melo loses the dribble to Edward Schrader | 28-23 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Edward Schrader jams it | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clyde Pate (fairly fresh) C - Gary Bradley (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Virgil Carr (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Kirwan (tiring) SF - Pat Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter White (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Melo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Holy Cross | Kwabena Abdel steals it from Donald Kirwan | 30-23 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel lays it in | 32-23 |
| 07:02 | Holy Cross | Clyde Pate steals it from Donald Kirwan | 32-23 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Edward Schrader drills a jumper from the left side | 34-23 |
| 06:23 | Holy Cross | Edward Schrader steps in front of the Virgil Carr pass | 34-23 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Clyde Pate travels with the ball | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm (SF), Joey Hicks (PF), John Turner (C) Pat Miller, Peter White, Michael Melo | |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 34-23 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 05:39 | Holy Cross | John Turner snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #5 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 34-23 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 36-23 |
| 05:04 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm is whistled for a carry | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Pat Miller (SF), Peter White (PF), Johnnie Covin (C) Donald Kirwan, Joey Hicks, John Turner | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Lindholm - foul #2 on Arthur Lindholm, team foul #11 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Kirwan (SG) Arthur Lindholm | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 04:47 | Holy Cross | Peter White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-23 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 38-23 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Kirwan - foul #1 on Donald Kirwan, team foul #12 | 38-23 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | Roger Maciel picks off the pass by Donald Kirwan | 40-23 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 42-23 |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Kwabena Abdel takes the ball from Peter White | 42-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Virgil Carr (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Kirwan (very tired) SF - Pat Miller (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Peter White (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Covin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Pat Miller steps in front of the Gary Bradley pass | 42-23 |
| 03:21 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Cole (PG), Joshua Dicus (SG), Conrad Waddell (SF), Joey Hicks (PF), John Turner (C) Virgil Carr, Donald Kirwan, Pat Miller, Peter White, Johnnie Covin | |
| 02:55 | Holy Cross | Richard Burns steps in front of the Joseph Cole pass | 42-23 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Edward Schrader throws it down on a great pass from Richard Burns | 44-23 |
| 02:30 | Holy Cross | Joey Hicks can't connect on a runner from the left block | 44-23 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the board | 44-23 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Roger Maciel double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm (PF) Joey Hicks | |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Arthur Lindholm lays it up and in | 44-25 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Joseph Cole is called for the reach on Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Joseph Cole, team foul #13 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter White (PF), Johnnie Covin (C) Joseph Cole, John Turner | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-25 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 47-25 |
| 00:59 | Holy Cross | Peter White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-25 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 47-25 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-25 |
| 00:35 | Holy Cross | Peter White snags the defensive board | 47-25 |
| 00:10 | Holy Cross | Peter White drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Covin - foul #1 on Johnnie Covin, team foul #14 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Edward Schrader, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Virgil Carr (PG), Joey Hicks (PF), Michael Melo (C) Arthur Lindholm, Peter White, Johnnie Covin | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |