| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Les Laury (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Pursel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russ Price (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel hits a fadeaway near the basket | 38-45 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Russ Price steals the ball from Alex Brady | 38-45 |
| 19:17 | St. Norbert | Les Laury misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 19:17 | St. Norbert | Les Laury makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 19:17 | St. Norbert | Les Laury misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Alex Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | John King misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | John King can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | John King is hacked by Les Laury - foul #1 on Les Laury, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Alex Brady comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 38-46 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 18:22 | St. Norbert | Les Laury can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John King drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Alvares | 43-46 |
| 18:07 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel misses the dunk attempt | 43-46 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | John King is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Dowdy - foul #2 on Aaron Dowdy, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SG), Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) John King, Alex Brady, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan (PG), David Dunphy (SG), Santos Chambers (SF), William Joines (PF), Anthony Matherne (C) Les Laury, Aaron Dowdy, Kevin Pursel, Russ Price, Frank Johnston | |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 17:52 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Anthony Matherne | 43-46 |
| 17:39 | St. Norbert | Anthony Matherne knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Darrell Lenihan | 43-48 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | The jump hook by Dexter Broadwell is blocked by William Joines | 43-48 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | John Alvares gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Jason Hughes lays it up and in | 45-48 |
| 16:45 | St. Norbert | Santos Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Les Laury (PG), Donald Valverde (SG), Kevin Pursel (SF), James Wininger (PF), Frank Johnston (C) Darrell Lenihan, David Dunphy, Santos Chambers, William Joines, Anthony Matherne | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | John Alvares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 16:34 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel is hacked by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 16:18 | St. Norbert | James Wininger banks in the layup set up by Kevin Pursel and he's fouled by Kerry Shannon - foul #2 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Dowdy (SG) Les Laury | |
| 16:18 | St. Norbert | James Wininger makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 15:56 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel is hacked by John King - foul #3 on John King, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG) John Alvares | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Russ Price (PF) James Wininger | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Brady (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Donald Valverde (fresh) SG - Aaron Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Pursel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russ Price (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Johnston | 45-53 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Dexter Broadwell (PF) John King, Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan (PG), David Dunphy (SG), Santos Chambers (SF), William Joines (C) Donald Valverde, Aaron Dowdy, Kevin Pursel, Frank Johnston | |
| 15:04 | St. Norbert | Russ Price travels with the ball | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Alex Brady, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Les Laury (PG), Anthony Matherne (C) Darrell Lenihan, Russ Price | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Les Laury is called for the reach on Joshua Faulkner - foul #2 on Les Laury, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Alex Brady (SF) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Dowdy (SG), Kevin Pursel (SF), James Wininger (PF) David Dunphy, Santos Chambers, William Joines | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| 14:12 | St. Norbert | Michael Grubb is called for the reach on Aaron Dowdy - foul #2 on Michael Grubb, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan (PG), Frank Johnston (C) Les Laury, Anthony Matherne | |
| 13:59 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Alex Brady | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Donald Valverde (SF) Kevin Pursel | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | John King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 13:38 | St. Norbert | Aaron Dowdy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | John King pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon banks in the wide open layup set up by John King | 47-53 |
| 13:03 | St. Norbert | James Wininger makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John Alvares scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 12:15 | St. Norbert | Donald Valverde misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 12:14 | St. Norbert | Frank Johnston tips it in | 50-58 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by John King | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Alvares (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Shannon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Darrell Lenihan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Dowdy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Valverde (fairly fresh) PF - James Wininger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Johnston (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | St. Norbert | James Wininger makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Valverde | 52-60 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey blows the layup | 52-60 |
| 11:15 | St. Norbert | Frank Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 11:00 | St. Norbert | James Wininger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | John Alvares grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) John King, Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Les Laury (PG), David Dunphy (SG), Kevin Pursel (SF), Russ Price (PF), William Joines (C) Darrell Lenihan, Aaron Dowdy, Donald Valverde, James Wininger, Frank Johnston | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Alex Brady can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 10:50 | St. Norbert | William Joines snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 10:33 | St. Norbert | Les Laury is whistled for a carry | 52-60 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 10:20 | St. Norbert | William Joines snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 10:08 | St. Norbert | Les Laury is fouled on the floor by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 09:55 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 52-60 |
| 09:54 | St. Norbert | William Joines snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 09:38 | St. Norbert | Les Laury is hacked by Dexter Broadwell - foul #1 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG) Joshua Faulkner, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Santos Chambers (PF), Anthony Matherne (C) Russ Price, William Joines | |
| 09:38 | St. Norbert | Les Laury misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dexter Broadwell | 55-60 |
| 09:14 | St. Norbert | David Dunphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Brady | 55-60 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Santos Chambers swats the shot by Michael Grubb | 55-60 |
| 09:06 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Santos Chambers | 55-60 |
| 08:54 | St. Norbert | David Dunphy clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-60 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Les Laury is called for the reach on Michael Grubb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Les Laury, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Dowdy (SG), Russ Price (PF) David Dunphy, Kevin Pursel | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John King scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Oscar Hancock and he's fouled by Russ Price - foul #1 on Russ Price, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John King makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:17 | St. Norbert | Anthony Matherne scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-62 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | John King is hacked by Anthony Matherne - foul #1 on Anthony Matherne, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (SF), Jason Hughes (C) Alex Brady, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel (SF), William Joines (C) Santos Chambers, Anthony Matherne | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Jason Hughes knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Stover | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pelfrey (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Stover (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Les Laury (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Dowdy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Pursel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russ Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - William Joines (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | St. Norbert | Russ Price is fouled on the floor by Michael Stover - foul #2 on Michael Stover, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (PF) Michael Stover | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan (PG), David Dunphy (SG) Les Laury, Aaron Dowdy | |
| 07:27 | St. Norbert | Russ Price misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | David Dunphy picks off the pass by Joshua Faulkner in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 07:23 | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Darrell Lenihan picks off the pass by Robert Pelfrey in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 07:18 | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan misses the easy layup | 60-62 |
| 07:16 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to William Joines | 60-62 |
| 07:07 | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John King - foul #4 on John King, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Alex Brady (SG), John Alvares (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Robert Pelfrey, Joshua Faulkner, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Wininger (PF) Russ Price | |
| 07:07 | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:07 | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Alex Brady can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Pursel - foul #2 on Kevin Pursel, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (PF) Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Santos Chambers (SF), Frank Johnston (C) Kevin Pursel, William Joines | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:23 | St. Norbert | David Dunphy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darrell Lenihan | 62-67 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-67 |
| 06:17 | St. Norbert | James Wininger snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 05:52 | St. Norbert | Michael Grubb steals the ball from David Dunphy | 62-67 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Darrell Lenihan takes the ball from John Alvares | 62-67 |
| 05:36 | St. Norbert | Santos Chambers buries a jumper in the lane | 62-69 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Alex Brady is fouled in the backcourt by David Dunphy - foul #2 on David Dunphy, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Joshua Faulkner (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Michael Grubb, John Alvares, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Les Laury (PG), Donald Valverde (SG), Kevin Pursel (SF), Russ Price (PF), Anthony Matherne (C) Darrell Lenihan, David Dunphy, Santos Chambers, James Wininger, Frank Johnston | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:34 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Kevin Pursel | 63-69 |
| 05:05 | St. Norbert | Anthony Matherne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Alex Brady knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 65-69 |
| 04:39 | St. Norbert | Russ Price drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Les Laury | 65-71 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | John King is fouled on the floor by Anthony Matherne - foul #2 on Anthony Matherne, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG), John Alvares (SF), Michael Stover (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Alex Brady, Joshua Faulkner, Kerry Shannon, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Dowdy (SG), William Joines (C) Donald Valverde, Anthony Matherne | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:24 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Russ Price | 66-71 |
| 04:05 | St. Norbert | John Alvares is called for the reach on Kevin Pursel - foul #3 on John Alvares, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG) John King | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Wininger (PF) Russ Price | |
| 04:05 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 04:05 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 03:44 | St. Norbert | James Wininger grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Alvares (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Hancock (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Les Laury (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Dowdy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Pursel (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wininger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Joines (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | St. Norbert | James Wininger clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 66-73 |
| 03:28 | St. Norbert | William Joines grabs the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 03:14 | St. Norbert | Les Laury misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Stover | 68-73 |
| 02:52 | St. Norbert | William Joines connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Wininger and he's fouled by Oscar Hancock - foul #3 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Joshua Faulkner (SF), Dexter Broadwell (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Michael Grubb, John Alvares, Michael Stover, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Donald Valverde (PG), Santos Chambers (SF), Anthony Matherne (C) Les Laury, Kevin Pursel, James Wininger | |
| 02:52 | St. Norbert | William Joines makes the free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Faulkner | 71-76 |
| 02:16 | St. Norbert | Aaron Dowdy drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Santos Chambers | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John King and he's hacked by Santos Chambers - foul #3 on Santos Chambers, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Darrell Lenihan (PG), David Dunphy (SG), Russ Price (PF), Frank Johnston (C) Donald Valverde, Aaron Dowdy, William Joines, Anthony Matherne | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner makes the free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:49 | St. Norbert | Robert Pelfrey steals the ball from Santos Chambers | 74-78 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Santos Chambers - foul #4 on Santos Chambers, team foul #11 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Les Laury (PG), Aaron Dowdy (SG), Kevin Pursel (SF) Darrell Lenihan, David Dunphy, Santos Chambers | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses the free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:33 | St. Norbert | Russ Price snags the defensive board | 76-78 |
| 01:20 | St. Norbert | Russ Price misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kerry Shannon - foul #3 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #12 | 76-78 |
| 01:20 | St. Norbert | Russ Price makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:20 | St. Norbert | Russ Price makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John King is fouled in the backcourt by Les Laury - foul #4 on Les Laury, team foul #12 | 76-80 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 01:00 | St. Norbert | John King takes the ball from Les Laury | 77-80 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey clanks a jumper from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John King grabs the offensive board | 77-80 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 77-80 |
| 00:39 | St. Norbert | Russ Price gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:10 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel misses the dunk | 77-80 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Alvares | 77-80 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-80 |
| 00:01 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Kevin Pursel runs out the clock | 77-80 |