| Lineup | Messiah | PG - James Sibert (fresh) SG - George Brown (fresh) SF - Gregory Liston (fresh) PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - James Blake (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Messiah | George Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Richard Rogers steals the ball from Reed Fuston | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Messiah | Richard Rogers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | James Sibert steals the ball from James Blake | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Messiah | George Brown hits the finger roll set up by James Sibert | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Andy Close misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Hicks - foul #1 on Samuel Hicks, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Messiah | Richard Rogers scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Sibert | 7-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Andy Close double dribbles | 7-2 |
| 17:44 | Messiah | The short jumper by Richard Rogers is denied by Terry Binette | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Sibert - foul #1 on James Sibert, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Messiah | Troy Ciccone (PG), John Warren (SF) James Sibert, Gregory Liston | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | Messiah | George Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | William Frederick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | Messiah | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:16 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks tips it but misses | 7-3 |
| 16:14 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Ciccone | 7-3 |
| 15:59 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Terry Binette - foul #1 on Terry Binette, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF) George Brown, John Warren, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Lowe (PF), John Street (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| 15:59 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:59 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - James Sibert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Ciccone (fresh) SF - Gregory Liston (fresh) PF - John Sullivan (fresh) C - Samuel Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) C - John Street (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Troy Ciccone is called for the reach on David Page - foul #1 on Troy Ciccone, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Messiah | Harry Brockington (C) Samuel Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Page and he's hacked by Troy Ciccone - foul #2 on Troy Ciccone, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Alegria (SG) Troy Ciccone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | James Lowe misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | John Street pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | John Sullivan steps in front of the David Page pass | 9-5 |
| 14:58 | Messiah | James Sibert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | David Page knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jimmy Alexander | 9-8 |
| 14:31 | Messiah | James Sibert knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Alegria and he's hacked by Jimmy Alexander - foul #1 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Messiah | John Warren (C) Harry Brockington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG) David Page, Robert Bonneau | |
| 14:31 | Messiah | James Sibert makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:12 | Messiah | Gregory Liston grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:08 | Messiah | Gregory Liston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:07 | Messiah | John Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:39 | Messiah | John Sullivan is denied on a layup by John Street | 12-8 |
| 13:38 | Messiah | Donald Alegria tips it home | 14-8 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | John Street misses the turnaround near the basket | 14-8 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | John Street pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | James Lowe clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Messiah | Harry Brockington (PG), George Brown (SG), Richard Rogers (PF), Samuel Hicks (C) James Sibert, Donald Alegria, Gregory Liston, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, John Street | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:46 | Messiah | David Page steals it from Richard Rogers | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Richard Rogers | 14-10 |
| 12:15 | Messiah | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | James Lowe is whistled for a carry | 14-10 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Larochelle (SF) John Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Terry Binette (PF) David Page, Robert Bonneau, James Lowe | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Harry Brockington (fresh) SG - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Larochelle (fresh) PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Blake (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Messiah | George Brown is whistled for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Alegria (SF) Robert Larochelle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | William Frederick clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Terry Binette tips it in | 14-12 |
| 11:10 | Messiah | Richard Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Messiah | James Blake steps in front of the Harry Brockington pass | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Blake loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF) Donald Alegria, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), John Street (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Blake | |
| 10:20 | Messiah | John Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-14 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | John Street snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Harry Brockington takes the ball from Terry Binette | 14-14 |
| 09:49 | Messiah | Harry Brockington comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Street - foul #1 on John Street, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Messiah | Joshua Hurd (SG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:49 | Messiah | Harry Brockington makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Messiah | Harry Brockington makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Harry Brockington takes the ball from Jimmy Alexander | 16-14 |
| 09:10 | Messiah | James Sibert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 09:09 | Messiah | John Sullivan misses the tip | 16-14 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | David Page misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Hurd - foul #1 on Joshua Hurd, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Alegria (SG), Richard Rogers (PF) Joshua Hurd, Harry Brockington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (PF) Robert Bonneau, Jimmy Alexander, Terry Binette | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | David Page makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:38 | Messiah | Donald Alegria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | David Page clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | John Street tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Richard Rogers | 16-16 |
| 08:24 | Messiah | Richard Rogers can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Messiah | George Brown (SG), John Warren (SF), Samuel Hicks (C) James Sibert, Gregory Liston, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), James Blake (C) David Page, John Street | |
| 08:24 | Messiah | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:24 | Messiah | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Andy Close is hacked by Donald Alegria - foul #1 on Donald Alegria, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:52 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Alegria | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Donald Alegria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Warren (fresh) PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Blake (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | James Lowe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | William Frederick tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 07:20 | Messiah | Donald Alegria misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Frederick | 20-22 |
| 06:59 | Messiah | William Frederick picks off the pass by Donald Alegria | 20-22 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Reed Fuston drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andy Close | 20-25 |
| 06:32 | Messiah | Donald Alegria is hacked by William Frederick - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), Joshua Hurd (SG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF) Donald Alegria, George Brown, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), Terry Binette (PF), John Street (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Lowe, James Blake | |
| 06:15 | Messiah | James Sibert drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Messiah | John Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:53 | Messiah | Gregory Liston misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-25 |
| 05:51 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to John Warren | 23-25 |
| 05:32 | Messiah | Joshua Hurd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hurd - foul #2 on Joshua Hurd, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Messiah | George Brown (SG), Harry Brockington (C) Joshua Hurd, John Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG) Andy Close | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:25 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Gregory Liston | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Messiah | James Sibert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | John Street gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Harry Brockington steals the ball from Jimmy Alexander | 23-25 |
| 04:33 | Messiah | James Sibert makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Brockington | 25-25 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Terry Binette comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 25-25 |
| 04:27 | Messiah | Harry Brockington snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 04:16 | Messiah | George Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Alegria (SG), Robert Larochelle (SF), Richard Rogers (PF), Samuel Hicks (C) James Sibert, George Brown, Gregory Liston, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), James Blake (C) Terry Binette, John Street | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Page makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bonneau | 25-27 |
| 03:55 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks misses the lay-in | 25-27 |
| 03:53 | Messiah | Donald Alegria gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:35 | Messiah | Robert Larochelle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-27 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Reed Fuston snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Harry Brockington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Alegria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Larochelle (fresh) PF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Bonneau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | David Page misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 25-27 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | James Blake gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Harry Brockington takes the ball from Robert Bonneau | 25-27 |
| 02:58 | Messiah | Richard Rogers hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 02:51 | Messiah | Harry Brockington pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:31 | Messiah | Harry Brockington connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Rogers | 30-27 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is hacked by Donald Alegria - foul #2 on Donald Alegria, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Messiah | James Sibert (PG), George Brown (SG), Gregory Liston (SF), John Sullivan (PF), John Warren (C) Harry Brockington, Donald Alegria, Robert Larochelle, Richard Rogers, Samuel Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, David Page, Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:48 | Messiah | Gregory Liston is hacked by Robert Bonneau - foul #1 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Robert Bonneau | |
| 01:36 | Messiah | James Lowe picks off the pass by Gregory Liston | 30-29 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | James Lowe knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Terry Binette | 30-31 |
| 01:07 | Messiah | John Warren connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Terry Binette tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 00:55 | Messiah | George Brown snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 00:38 | Messiah | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Reed Fuston is fouled on the floor by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Messiah | Troy Ciccone (PG), Samuel Hicks (C) James Sibert, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:11 | Messiah | George Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Andy Close clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Messiah | Samuel Hicks misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |