| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Alex Alexander (fresh) SG - Richard McMackin (fresh) SF - Daniel Banfield (fresh) PF - Clifton Thies (fresh) C - Shane Faucher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) SF - John Alvares (fresh) PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Clifton Thies wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Ripon | John King steals the ball from Alex Alexander | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Shane Faucher - foul #1 on Shane Faucher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Ripon | Shane Faucher hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard McMackin and the foul's on John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Ripon | Shane Faucher misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Daniel Banfield swats the layup by John Alvares | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Ripon | Shane Faucher snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Ripon | Clifton Thies misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Ripon | Clifton Thies makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Ripon | Clifton Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | John Alvares is fouled on the floor by Alex Alexander - foul #1 on Alex Alexander, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Daniel Banfield | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Ripon | Alex Alexander misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Clayton (PG), Roscoe Hawkins (SF) Alex Alexander, Daniel Banfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:17 | Ripon | Shane Faucher misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon's floater is tipped away by Clifton Thies | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Ripon | Clifton Thies grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Pelfrey - foul #2 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Ripon | James Sweeney (SG), Johnny Anderson (PF), Sam Devine (C) Richard McMackin, Clifton Thies, Shane Faucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| 16:40 | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Jason Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Ripon | Alex Alexander (PG) James Sweeney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:00 | Ripon | Alex Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dexter Broadwell | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Alex Alexander (fresh) SG - Steven Clayton (fresh) SF - Roscoe Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Anderson (fresh) C - Sam Devine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - Alex Brady (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Michael Stover (fresh) C - Jason Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Alex Brady hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John King | 6-5 |
| 15:13 | Ripon | Alex Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Ripon | Richard McMackin (SG), Daniel Banfield (SF), Clifton Thies (PF), Shane Faucher (C) Steven Clayton, Roscoe Hawkins, Johnny Anderson, Sam Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Jason Hughes | |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Shane Faucher swats the short shot by Michael Stover | 6-5 |
| 14:56 | Ripon | Shane Faucher grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stover | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Alex Alexander steps in front of the John Alvares pass | 6-5 |
| 14:16 | Ripon | Alex Alexander hits the finger roll | 8-5 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Alex Brady can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:58 | Ripon | Clifton Thies grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:42 | Ripon | John Alvares takes the ball from Shane Faucher | 8-5 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Alex Brady connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell | 8-7 |
| 12:51 | Ripon | Alex Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 12:50 | Ripon | Clifton Thies tips it in | 10-7 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alex Brady and he's fouled by Richard McMackin - foul #1 on Richard McMackin, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Clayton (PG), James Sweeney (SG), Roscoe Hawkins (SF), Sam Devine (C) Alex Alexander, Richard McMackin, Daniel Banfield, Shane Faucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Joshua Faulkner (SG), Kerry Shannon (PF) Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:22 | Ripon | Sam Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Ripon | Steven Clayton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 12:01 | Ripon | Clifton Thies grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 11:48 | Ripon | James Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Steven Clayton (fresh) SG - James Sweeney (fresh) SF - Roscoe Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Thies (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Devine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Michael Stover is denied on a layup by Sam Devine | 10-9 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Stover | 10-11 |
| 11:01 | Ripon | Steven Clayton is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Ripon | Johnny Anderson (PF) Clifton Thies | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), Jason Hughes (C) John King, Michael Stover | |
| 10:44 | Ripon | James Sweeney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | John Alvares hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Brady | 10-13 |
| 10:28 | Ripon | James Sweeney clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Hughes - foul #1 on Jason Hughes, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Ripon | Daniel Banfield (SF) Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:28 | Ripon | James Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:28 | Ripon | James Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Jason Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Alex Brady tips it but misses | 12-13 |
| 10:09 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Steven Clayton | 12-13 |
| 09:51 | Ripon | Sam Devine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | John Alvares grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Alvares comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Sweeney - foul #1 on James Sweeney, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Ripon | Richard McMackin (SG), Clifton Thies (PF), Shane Faucher (C) Steven Clayton, Sam Devine, Roscoe Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Kerry Shannon | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Alvares makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Alvares makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:27 | Ripon | James Sweeney makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard McMackin | 15-15 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Alex Brady loses the dribble to Shane Faucher | 15-15 |
| 08:36 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield is hacked by Dexter Broadwell - foul #1 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Ripon | Alex Alexander (PG) James Sweeney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Kerry Shannon (PF) John Alvares, Jason Hughes | |
| 08:36 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins (SF) Daniel Banfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (SG) Dexter Broadwell | |
| 07:58 | Ripon | Shane Faucher makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Roscoe Hawkins | 17-15 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Alex Alexander is called for the reach on Alex Brady - foul #2 on Alex Alexander, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Clayton (PG) Alex Alexander | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Steven Clayton (fresh) SG - Richard McMackin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Thies (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Faucher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) SG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Brady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Michael Grubb knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joshua Faulkner | 17-17 |
| 06:55 | Ripon | Steven Clayton is fouled on the floor by Michael Grubb - foul #1 on Michael Grubb, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | James Sweeney (SG), Johnny Anderson (PF), Sam Devine (C) Richard McMackin, Clifton Thies, Shane Faucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SG), John Alvares (SF), Jason Hughes (C) Joshua Faulkner, Alex Brady, Oscar Hancock | |
| 06:55 | Ripon | Steven Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:55 | Ripon | Steven Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 06:31 | Ripon | Steven Clayton gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:16 | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 18-17 |
| 06:14 | Ripon | Steven Clayton gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 05:58 | Ripon | John Alvares is called for the reach on Steven Clayton - foul #1 on John Alvares, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | Daniel Banfield (SF), Clifton Thies (PF) Roscoe Hawkins, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG) Michael Grubb | |
| 05:58 | Ripon | Steven Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:58 | Ripon | Steven Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Clifton Thies steals the ball from Kerry Shannon | 19-17 |
| 05:39 | Ripon | Clifton Thies hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Clayton and he's hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #2 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | Richard McMackin (SG), Shane Faucher (C) James Sweeney, Sam Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Michael Stover (PF) John Alvares, Kerry Shannon | |
| 05:39 | Ripon | Clifton Thies makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Daniel Banfield takes the ball from Michael Stover | 22-17 |
| 05:05 | Ripon | Shane Faucher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Faulkner - foul #1 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #11 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes | |
| 05:05 | Ripon | Shane Faucher misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:05 | Ripon | Shane Faucher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Shane Faucher is called for the reach on Alex Brady - foul #2 on Shane Faucher, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | James Sweeney (PG), Sam Devine (C) Steven Clayton, Shane Faucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG) Alex Brady | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | James Sweeney is called for the reach on Michael Grubb - foul #2 on James Sweeney, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Shepherd (PG) James Sweeney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:26 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Clifton Thies | 23-17 |
| 04:04 | Ripon | Richard McMackin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | John Alvares grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Grubb | 23-19 |
| 03:47 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield misses the floater in the lane | 23-19 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Michael Grubb knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Joshua Faulkner | 23-21 |
| 03:37 | Ripon | Robert Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Michael Grubb - foul #2 on Michael Grubb, team foul #12 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Clayton (SG), Roscoe Hawkins (SF), Shane Faucher (C) Richard McMackin, Daniel Banfield, Clifton Thies | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Michael Grubb, Joshua Faulkner, John Alvares, Michael Stover, Oscar Hancock | |
| 03:37 | Ripon | Robert Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:37 | Ripon | Robert Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Robert Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Devine (fresh) C - Shane Faucher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Hughes (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Sam Devine steps in front of the Jason Hughes pass | 25-21 |
| 02:48 | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Clayton | 27-21 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey knocks in the runner from the right block set up by John King | 27-23 |
| 02:18 | Ripon | Sam Devine misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Pelfrey - foul #3 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #13 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Ripon | Alex Alexander (PG), Richard McMackin (SG) Robert Shepherd, Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) Robert Pelfrey, Jason Hughes | |
| 02:18 | Ripon | Sam Devine makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:18 | Ripon | Sam Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Roscoe Hawkins - foul #1 on Roscoe Hawkins, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ripon | Daniel Banfield (SF), Clifton Thies (PF) Roscoe Hawkins, Sam Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:59 | Ripon | Shane Faucher gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:43 | Ripon | Richard McMackin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 01:42 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:32 | Ripon | Clifton Thies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins (C) Shane Faucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (SF), Michael Stover (PF) Dexter Broadwell, Kerry Shannon | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Michael Stover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 01:06 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 01:01 | Ripon | Alex Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (C) Oscar Hancock | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Alex Brady clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 00:47 | Ripon | Clifton Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Clifton Thies can't connect on a shot near the basket | 29-24 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | John King pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John King | 29-26 |
| 00:03 | Ripon | Roscoe Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 00:02 | Ripon | Daniel Banfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | The clock runs out | 29-26 |