| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kent Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is hacked by Kent Marchant - foul #1 on Kent Marchant, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 18:47 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Brown | 33-39 |
| 18:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (C) John Walker, Vernon Allen, Joshua Hymowitz, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Herman Vincent (SF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Emig | 35-39 |
| 17:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Headrick denies the turnaround by David Simmers | 35-39 |
| 17:55 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers tips it home | 35-41 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Herman Vincent picks off the pass by Kent Marchant | 35-41 |
| 17:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent lays it up and in | 35-43 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | John Cole banks in the wide open layup | 37-43 |
| 16:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-43 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), Vernon Allen (SG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Carl Powell (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, John Cole, Patrick Headrick, Kent Marchant, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Sean Gough (SF), John Brown (C) Clarence Henderson, Rick Blane, Herman Vincent, David Simmers | |
| 16:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Walker steals the ball from John Brown | 37-43 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | John Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Donovan McCartha - foul #1 on Donovan McCartha, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Donovan McCartha | |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lloyd Herd | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carl Powell (fresh) C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick loses the dribble to Vernon Allen | 39-43 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | John Walker lays it in set up by Vernon Allen | 41-43 |
| 15:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Powell - foul #1 on Carl Powell, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), John Cole (SF), Kent Marchant (PF) John Walker, Joshua Hymowitz, Carl Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday (PF) Patrick Sobieski | |
| 15:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Sean Gough picks off the pass by John Cole in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 15:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Gough | 41-46 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 14:38 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:24 | Illinois-Chicago | 3 seconds is called on Herbert Patrick | 41-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (SG), James Emig (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), David Galli (C) Vernon Allen, John Cole, Kent Marchant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Clarence Henderson (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Herbert Patrick, Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | David Galli misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Simmers - foul #1 on David Simmers, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG) Donovan McCartha | |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | David Galli makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Emig is called for the reach on David Simmers - foul #1 on James Emig, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Patrick Headrick (C) James Emig, David Galli | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday knocks in the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Patrick Headrick - foul #2 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) David Simmers | |
| 13:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Henderson - foul #2 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG) John Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Clarence Henderson, Daniel Holliday | |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), Carl Powell (PF), David Galli (C) Chris Vitela, Frank Wilson, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (SG), Sean Gough (SF) Rick Blane, Herman Vincent | |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Brown takes the ball from James Emig in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 12:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 12:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown tips it in | 45-51 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Herbert Patrick is called for the reach on Joshua Hymowitz - foul #1 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), Vernon Allen (SG), Kent Marchant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) John Cole, Joshua Hymowitz, Carl Powell, David Galli | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Allen and he's hacked by David Simmers - foul #2 on David Simmers, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Rick Blane (SG) Donovan McCartha, Herbert Patrick | |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Emig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kent Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sean Gough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Holliday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Simmers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Clarence Henderson is called for the reach on John Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | John Walker misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), Patrick Headrick (SF) John Walker, James Emig | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Sean Gough, Daniel Holliday | |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Herman Vincent - foul #3 on Herman Vincent, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), John Brown (C) Clarence Henderson, Rick Blane, David Simmers | |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:54 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Vitela | 53-51 |
| 10:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Patrick | 53-53 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Desjardins - foul #3 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (SG), John Cole (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), David Galli (C) Vernon Allen, Patrick Headrick, Kent Marchant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Sean Gough (SF), Daniel Holliday (C) Terry Desjardins, Herman Vincent, John Brown | |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Chris Vitela steps in front of the Patrick Sobieski pass | 55-53 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela lays it in | 57-53 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Patrick | 57-56 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | Herbert Patrick is called for the reach on John Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz (SF) Chris Vitela | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Rick Blane (SG), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, Herbert Patrick, Patrick Sobieski | |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | John Walker misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough drills a jumper in the paint | 58-58 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | David Galli comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Hymowitz | 58-58 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | John Walker is fouled on the floor by Clarence Henderson - foul #4 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SG), Kent Marchant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) John Cole, Frank Wilson, David Galli | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herman Vincent (SF), David Simmers (C) Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | John Walker misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Herman Vincent - foul #4 on Herman Vincent, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), Vernon Allen (SG), Patrick Headrick (C) John Walker, James Emig, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Sean Gough (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Terry Desjardins, Rick Blane, Herman Vincent, Daniel Holliday | |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers misses the shot near the basket | 60-58 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Hymowitz | 62-58 |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha is hacked by Chris Vitela - foul #4 on Chris Vitela, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Joshua Hymowitz, Kent Marchant, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, Herbert Patrick, Sean Gough, David Simmers | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Vitela (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Herman Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 07:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Henderson | 62-60 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson tips it in | 64-60 |
| 06:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 06:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Frank Wilson | 64-60 |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), James Emig (SF), Kent Marchant (PF), Patrick Headrick (C) Chris Vitela, John Cole, Frank Wilson, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Sean Gough (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Clarence Henderson, Rick Blane, Herman Vincent, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers tips it back up and in | 64-62 |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | John Walker makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Headrick | 66-62 |
| 05:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Desjardins | 66-64 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Headrick | 69-64 |
| 04:41 | Illinois-Chicago | James Emig is called for the reach on Sean Gough - foul #2 on James Emig, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), David Galli (C) John Walker, Vernon Allen, Kent Marchant, Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Herman Vincent (PF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, Herbert Patrick, Daniel Holliday, David Simmers | |
| 04:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Blane | 69-67 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | John Cole is hacked by Rick Blane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Blane, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, David Galli | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Donovan McCartha, Sean Gough | |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Patrick Sobieski - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant (PF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (PG), Daniel Holliday (C) Herman Vincent, John Brown | |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Patrick Sobieski steals it from Chris Vitela in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #14 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (SG) John Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herman Vincent (SF) Rick Blane, Clarence Henderson | |
| 03:14 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 70-69 |
| 03:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Vitela (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donovan McCartha (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Herbert Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Holliday (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donovan McCartha | 70-72 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Donovan McCartha is called for the reach on Chris Vitela in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donovan McCartha, team foul #15 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF), Carl Powell (PF), David Galli (C) Joshua Hymowitz, Kent Marchant, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, Herbert Patrick, Patrick Sobieski, Daniel Holliday | |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 02:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane throws it down set up by Sean Gough and he's fouled by John Walker - foul #2 on John Walker, team foul #9 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen (SG), Frank Wilson (PF) Chris Vitela, Carl Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), John Cole (SF), Kent Marchant (PF) John Walker, James Emig, David Galli | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SF), David Simmers (C) Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela loses the dribble to Rick Blane | 71-75 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is hacked by Vernon Allen - foul #2 on Vernon Allen, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd (C) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF) Herman Vincent | |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | John Cole is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF) Vernon Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Rick Blane | 71-79 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen (SG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF) John Cole, James Emig | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough (SF), John Brown (C) Clarence Henderson, David Simmers | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Vitela | 73-79 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski is denied on a layup by Lloyd Herd | 73-79 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela is hacked by Sean Gough - foul #3 on Sean Gough, team foul #16 | 73-79 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Marchant | 74-79 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 00:46 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the board | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Vitela - foul #5 on Chris Vitela, team foul #12 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG) Chris Vitela | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-80 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Sean Gough | 74-80 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough is hacked by Vernon Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Allen, team foul #13 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Herman Vincent (C) Terry Desjardins, John Brown | |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant pulls down the rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-81 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is fouled in the backcourt by John Walker - foul #3 on John Walker, team foul #14 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Patrick Sobieski | |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz's pass is intercepted by Herman Vincent | 77-82 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Allen - foul #4 on Vernon Allen, team foul #15 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF) John Brown | |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-84 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant grabs the offensive rebound | 77-84 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-84 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant snags the offensive board | 77-84 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-84 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Clarence Henderson | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins runs out the clock | 77-84 |