| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) SG - David Thomsen (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Gail Honea (fresh) C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jefferson Johnson (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Edward Towery (fresh) PF - Darrell Hornick (fresh) C - Stephen Folsom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jefferson Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom drills a shot from the free throw line set up by James Jones | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Michael Andrews knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Hancock | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Lake Forest | James Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jefferson Johnson and the foul's on Gail Honea - foul #1 on Gail Honea, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:55 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | David Thomsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 18:31 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 18:13 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Jones | 2-9 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Gail Honea comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes gets the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Gail Honea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-9 |
| 17:47 | Lake Forest | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:40 | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Folsom | 2-11 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 17:28 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom gets the rebound | 2-11 |
| 17:10 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom loses the dribble to Jordan Lopes | 2-11 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock is hacked by Jefferson Johnson - foul #1 on Jefferson Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), Jason Littrell (SG), David Bale (SF), Jason Hill (PF), David Spigner (C) Jefferson Johnson, James Jones, Edward Towery, Darrell Hornick, Stephen Folsom | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Hill - foul #1 on Jason Hill, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:37 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Hancock - foul #1 on Bruce Hancock, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| 16:22 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill is denied on a layup by Jordan Lopes | 3-11 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Bruce Hancock | 5-11 |
| 16:04 | Lake Forest | David Bale misses the jump hook from the right block | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Folsom (fresh) SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) SF - David Bale (fresh) PF - Jason Hill (fresh) C - David Spigner (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | The jumper by Willard O'Neal is denied by Jason Hill | 5-11 |
| 15:41 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:27 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill lays it up and in set up by Theodore Swenceski | 5-13 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the shot from the left side | 7-13 |
| 15:00 | Lake Forest | Jason Hill is called for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF) Bruce Hancock, Michael Timothy, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), James Jones (SG), Edward Towery (SF), Stephen Folsom (C) Theodore Swenceski, Jason Littrell, David Bale, David Spigner | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Edward Towery steals it from David Thomsen | 7-13 |
| 14:13 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery is fouled on the floor by Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Michael Andrews, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick (PF) Jason Hill | |
| 13:56 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jefferson Johnson | 7-16 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Towery - foul #1 on Edward Towery, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Jordan Lopes (C) John Folsom, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Bale (SF) Edward Towery | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:15 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jefferson Johnson | 8-18 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Michael Andrews loses the dribble to David Bale | 8-18 |
| 12:30 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jordan Lopes - foul #1 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), Edward Towery (SF), Jason Hill (PF) Jefferson Johnson, David Bale, Darrell Hornick | |
| 12:30 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 12:30 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Folsom | 11-20 |
| 11:52 | Lake Forest | James Jones clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 11-20 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | John Folsom snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Folsom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by John Folsom | 13-20 |
| 11:39 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes is fouled on the floor by Jason Hill - foul #2 on Jason Hill, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG), David Spigner (PF), David Bale (C) James Jones, Jason Hill, Stephen Folsom | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 11:18 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 11:08 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Theodore Swenceski | 13-22 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Michael Timothy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-22 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Michael Timothy tips it but misses | 13-22 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses the tip | 13-22 |
| 10:59 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 10:39 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Gail Honea (PF) Bruce Hancock, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), James Jones (SG), Darrell Hornick (PF) Theodore Swenceski, Jason Littrell, Edward Towery | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Michael Timothy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 10:22 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to David Bale | 13-22 |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Willard O'Neal - foul #1 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Jordan Lopes (C) Michael Timothy, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | John Folsom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 09:45 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 09:20 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the jumper in the paint set up by James Jones | 13-25 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Gail Honea connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Folsom | 15-25 |
| 08:56 | Lake Forest | David Spigner scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Jones and the foul's on Gail Honea - foul #2 on Gail Honea, team foul #6 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Richard Ringer (SG), Willard O'Neal (PF) John Folsom, David Thomsen, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF), Stephen Folsom (C) David Bale, Darrell Hornick | |
| 08:56 | Lake Forest | David Spigner misses the free throw | 15-27 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), Jason Littrell (SG), William William (PF) Jefferson Johnson, James Jones, David Spigner | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:21 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 08:20 | Lake Forest | William William gets the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 08:06 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell is fouled on the floor by Richard Ringer - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| 08:06 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:06 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 17-28 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Ringer | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ringer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Towery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William William (fresh) C - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Lake Forest | William William travels with the ball | 19-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Joshua West (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) Richard Ringer, Willard O'Neal, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), James Jones (SG), David Bale (SF), Darrell Hornick (PF), David Spigner (C) Theodore Swenceski, Jason Littrell, Edward Towery, William William, Stephen Folsom | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 06:45 | Lake Forest | David Spigner is fouled on the floor by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Michael Timothy | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 06:45 | Lake Forest | David Spigner makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:45 | Lake Forest | David Spigner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Joshua West snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 06:25 | Lake Forest | David Bale grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 06:07 | Lake Forest | James Jones lays it up and in set up by Jefferson Johnson | 22-31 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Michael Andrews's pass is intercepted by David Bale | 22-31 |
| 05:43 | Lake Forest | James Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-31 |
| 05:41 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Jefferson Johnson | 22-31 |
| 05:17 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 05:15 | Lake Forest | David Spigner hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Michael Andrews clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 04:59 | Lake Forest | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:53 | Lake Forest | David Bale banks in the layup on a great pass from Jefferson Johnson and he's fouled by Thomas Choudhury - foul #1 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Richard Ringer (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) Bruce Hancock, David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Joshua West, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), William William (PF), Stephen Folsom (C) Jefferson Johnson, Darrell Hornick, David Spigner | |
| 04:53 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 22-36 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses long on a jumper from the left block | 22-36 |
| 04:18 | Lake Forest | David Bale gets the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 04:12 | Lake Forest | James Jones clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Folsom - foul #1 on John Folsom, team foul #10 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF) David Bale | |
| 04:12 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:12 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes gets the rebound | 22-37 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal's floater is tipped away by Stephen Folsom | 22-37 |
| 03:52 | Lake Forest | William William snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 03:31 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom misses short on a jumper from the left side | 22-37 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ringer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William William (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Folsom hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Theodore Swenceski - foul #1 on Theodore Swenceski, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF) Richard Ringer, Michael Timothy, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jefferson Johnson (PG), Jason Littrell (SG), Jason Hill (PF) Theodore Swenceski, James Jones, William William | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Folsom misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:25 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 03:10 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock is hacked by Jefferson Johnson - foul #2 on Jefferson Johnson, team foul #7 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG) John Folsom | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:44 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery misses the lay-in | 25-37 |
| 02:42 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery gets the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 02:32 | Lake Forest | Bruce Hancock steals the ball from Jason Littrell | 25-37 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Gail Honea can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason Hill - foul #3 on Jason Hill, team foul #8 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Jones (SG), Darrell Hornick (PF), David Spigner (C) Jason Littrell, Jason Hill, Stephen Folsom | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:03 | Lake Forest | David Spigner's fadeaway is rejected by Jordan Lopes | 27-37 |
| 02:01 | Lake Forest | James Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:46 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-37 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | David Thomsen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jordan Lopes | 30-37 |
| 01:26 | Lake Forest | James Jones loses the dribble to Jordan Lopes | 30-37 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Edward Towery is called for the reach on Gail Honea - foul #2 on Edward Towery, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Willard O'Neal (C) David Thomsen, Michael Timothy, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (PG), David Bale (SF), Stephen Folsom (C) Jefferson Johnson, Edward Towery, Darrell Hornick | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:57 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #11 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | John Folsom is fouled on the floor by Theodore Swenceski - foul #2 on Theodore Swenceski, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG) James Jones | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | John Folsom misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | David Spigner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:21 | Lake Forest | David Bale is hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #3 on Michael Andrews, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 00:21 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:21 | Lake Forest | David Bale makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 31-41 |