| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Lemire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Starks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto is fouled on the floor by Rick Blane - foul #2 on Rick Blane, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Blane - foul #3 on Rick Blane, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SG) Rick Blane | |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Nicely takes the ball from Sean Gough in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford's floater is knocked away by John Brown | 25-32 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Harry Starks tips it in | 27-32 |
| 19:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 19:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins tips it in | 27-34 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 18:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Terry Desjardins steals the ball from Doug Hanford in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins slams it home | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Brian Lemire | 32-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski throws it down | 32-38 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto's pass is intercepted by John Brown | 32-38 |
| 17:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Lemire is called for the reach on Terry Desjardins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Lemire, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Edward Palmore (PF), Sam Moore (C) Fernando Soto, Brian Lemire, Doug Hanford, Harry Starks, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 17:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Etienne denies the turnaround by Daniel Holliday | 32-38 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent is hacked by Douglas Etienne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Donovan McCartha | 32-38 |
| 16:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent loses the dribble to Douglas Etienne | 32-38 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Sam Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron tips it but misses | 32-38 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha's pass is intercepted by Larry Sims | 32-38 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron is hacked by Herbert Patrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Harry Starks (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Larry Sims, Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Donovan McCartha, Herbert Patrick, Herman Vincent, David Simmers | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Lemire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Starks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Nicely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Gough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Holliday (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire's pass is intercepted by Patrick Sobieski | 32-38 |
| 15:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Daniel Holliday | |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-38 |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Harry Starks is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SF) Brian Lemire | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG) Terry Desjardins | |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rick Blane | 32-41 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford buries a jump hook in the lane | 34-41 |
| 13:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Henderson | 34-43 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Starks | 36-43 |
| 13:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Doug Hanford | 36-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford is hacked by Clarence Henderson - foul #1 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Andrew Stafford, Doug Hanford, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Clarence Henderson, Rick Blane, Sean Gough, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | David Simmers swats the layup by Harry Starks | 36-43 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 12:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Etienne - foul #3 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| 12:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick misses the shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Larry Sims is fouled on the floor by Herbert Patrick - foul #2 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (SG), Sam Moore (SF) Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG) Donovan McCartha | |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 11:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Sims (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lemire (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Starks (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Palmore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Herbert Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rick Blane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Daniel Holliday (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simmers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent loses the dribble to Larry Sims in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Harry Starks tips it home | 38-43 |
| 11:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is fouled on the floor by Sam Moore - foul #3 on Sam Moore, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Herbert Patrick, David Simmers | |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Harry Starks - foul #1 on Harry Starks, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Nicely (C) Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses the free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:55 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Lemire is called for the reach on Herman Vincent - foul #4 on Brian Lemire, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Doug Hanford (SF) Larry Sims, Brian Lemire, Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough (SF), John Brown (C) Herman Vincent, Daniel Holliday | |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 10:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane tips it in | 38-47 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Sean Gough is called for the reach on Ronald Styron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Gough, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG) Terry Desjardins | |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Doug Hanford | 40-47 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (SG), Harry Starks (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Doug Hanford, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), David Simmers (C) Donovan McCartha, Rick Blane, Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:44 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Herbert Patrick | 41-50 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Larry Sims makes the wide open shot from the baseline | 43-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent is hacked by Larry Sims in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Sims, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Doug Hanford (SF) Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Daniel Holliday (PF) Clarence Henderson, Herbert Patrick, Patrick Sobieski | |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Harry Starks grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough (SF) Herman Vincent | |
| 08:50 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers's layup is rejected by Harry Starks | 43-50 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Doug Hanford | 43-50 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Rick Blane - foul #4 on Rick Blane, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (C) Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (SG) Rick Blane | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Larry Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough scores on a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Harry Starks - foul #2 on Harry Starks, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG) Larry Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) David Simmers | |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Terry Desjardins | 44-55 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Daniel Holliday picks off the pass by Doug Hanford | 44-55 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Joe Nicely (C) Fernando Soto, Ronald Styron, Doug Hanford, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Herbert Patrick, Sean Gough, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Sims (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Lemire (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Starks (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Nicely (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donovan McCartha (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Blane (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Simmers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Harry Starks is called for the reach on Herman Vincent - foul #3 on Harry Starks, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| 07:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Nicely | 47-55 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski is hacked by Brian Lemire - foul #5 on Brian Lemire, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Edward Palmore (PF) Larry Sims, Brian Lemire, Andrew Stafford, Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Sean Gough (SF), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, Herman Vincent, David Simmers | |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to John Brown | 47-56 |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Palmore - foul #3 on Edward Palmore, team foul #11 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SF) Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Sobieski - foul #2 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (PG), Daniel Holliday (PF) Rick Blane, Patrick Sobieski | |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-57 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (SG), Harry Starks (PF), Sam Moore (C) Ronald Styron, Edward Palmore, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF), David Simmers (C) Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Holliday, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SG), Joe Nicely (C) Fernando Soto, Doug Hanford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Starks | 52-57 |
| 05:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Sam Moore takes the ball from Daniel Holliday in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford lays it in | 54-57 |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson is hacked by Andrew Stafford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #12 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Doug Hanford (SF), Edward Palmore (C) Larry Sims, Sam Moore, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Herbert Patrick, David Simmers | |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Stafford | 57-59 |
| 04:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Larry Sims (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Joe Nicely (C) Ronald Styron, Andrew Stafford, Doug Hanford, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, Clarence Henderson, Herman Vincent, Daniel Holliday | |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses the easy open layup | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (SF) Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG) Terry Desjardins, Rick Blane | |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Sims (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Nicely (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donovan McCartha (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sean Gough (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Brown (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Larry Sims | 57-59 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG), Doug Hanford (SF), Harry Starks (PF) Larry Sims, Sam Moore, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG), Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Donovan McCartha, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 02:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Etienne and he's fouled by David Simmers - foul #2 on David Simmers, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SG), Edward Palmore (C) Fernando Soto, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herman Vincent (PF) Herbert Patrick, Daniel Holliday | |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Blane | 60-64 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Desjardins - foul #2 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #13 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF), John Brown (C) Sean Gough, David Simmers | |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent can't finish the uncontested layup | 62-64 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins grabs the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Stafford steals the ball from John Brown | 62-64 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Harry Starks scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ronald Styron and the foul's on Patrick Sobieski - foul #3 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #14 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Larry Sims (SG), Joe Nicely (C) Ronald Styron, Andrew Stafford, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough (SF) Herman Vincent | |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Harry Starks makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Harry Starks is called for the reach on Rick Blane - foul #4 on Harry Starks, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Nicely | 65-65 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joe Nicely | 68-65 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Terry Desjardins | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely is hacked by Terry Desjardins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #15 | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Harry Starks is called for the reach on Patrick Sobieski - foul #5 on Harry Starks, team foul #14 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Palmore (PF) Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore is hacked by Terry Desjardins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #16 | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane grabs the board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-67 |