| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - James Lansing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Garey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Riley Olszewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:51 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by James Lansing in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lansing, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG) James Lansing | |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers jams it on a great pass from Ted Neill | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 19:04 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 19:03 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks tips it home | 38-35 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Dunaway | 38-35 |
| 18:46 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:21 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Amos | 38-37 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeremiah Meyers | 40-37 |
| 17:31 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:51 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:36 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Edward Clark (SF), John Arteaga (PF), Ward Defreitas (C) Charles Amos, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway, Riley Olszewski | |
| 16:36 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:36 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is hacked by Jared Kindberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Kindberg, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy (PF) Raymond Garey | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Michael Long is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 43-39 |
| 16:03 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Chagoya - foul #2 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 16:03 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:03 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Jared Kindberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Arteaga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ward Defreitas (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Michael Long loses the dribble to Edward Clark | 43-40 |
| 15:41 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark misses the dunk attempt | 43-40 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Long | 45-40 |
| 15:13 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG), Riley Olszewski (C) Jared Kindberg, Timothy Murphy, Ward Defreitas | |
| 15:13 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:13 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 45-42 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Carl Luce tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 14:50 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:32 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga loses the dribble to Carl Luce | 45-42 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is fouled on the floor by James Lansing - foul #4 on James Lansing, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Peter Parks (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) James Lansing, Edward Clark, John Arteaga, Riley Olszewski | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the easy layup | 45-42 |
| 13:40 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:12 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg is hacked by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Michael Osteen, Jonathan Howard, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey (SF), Ward Defreitas (C) Peter Parks, Timothy Murphy | |
| 12:56 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Hart | 45-44 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Hart - foul #4 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Peter Parks (SF) Jared Kindberg, Jeremy Hart | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest McIlrath | 48-44 |
| 12:14 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ward Defreitas | 48-47 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest McIlrath and he's hacked by Charles Amos - foul #2 on Charles Amos, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Arteaga (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Tony Dunaway, Ward Defreitas | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:55 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Charles Amos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Garey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Parks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Arteaga (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | St. Norbert | Carl Luce blocks the short jumper by John Arteaga | 50-47 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 11:30 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:24 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Timothy Murphy blocks the short jumper by Ted Neill | 50-47 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Michael Long misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:01 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:56 | St. Norbert | Ted Neill picks off the pass by Raymond Garey | 50-47 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Ted Neill lays it up and in | 52-47 |
| 10:33 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Edward Clark (SG), Tony Dunaway (PF), Riley Olszewski (C) Charles Amos, Peter Parks, John Arteaga, Timothy Murphy | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard lays it in on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 54-47 |
| 10:01 | St. Norbert | Randy Chagoya is called for the reach on Jared Kindberg - foul #3 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath (C) Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Peter Parks (SF) Raymond Garey | |
| 09:45 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 09:44 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg tips it home | 54-49 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jeremiah Meyers | 56-49 |
| 09:20 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #3 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Arteaga (PF) Tony Dunaway | |
| 09:20 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Peter Parks picks off the pass by Ernest McIlrath | 56-52 |
| 08:56 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks banks in the layup | 56-54 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Peter Parks is called for the reach on Randy Chagoya - foul #1 on Peter Parks, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Raymond Garey (SG), Timothy Murphy (PF), Ward Defreitas (C) Jared Kindberg, Edward Clark, John Arteaga, Riley Olszewski | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Osteen | 59-54 |
| 08:20 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos knocks in the runner from close range set up by Raymond Garey | 59-56 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is hacked by Raymond Garey - foul #1 on Raymond Garey, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF) Michael Long, Michael Osteen, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG), John Arteaga (PF) Charles Amos, Peter Parks, Timothy Murphy | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - James Lansing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Garey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Arteaga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ward Defreitas (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-56 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Hart - foul #5 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Riley Olszewski (C) Jeremy Hart, Raymond Garey, Ward Defreitas | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:26 | St. Norbert | The 3pt attempt by John Arteaga is denied by Jeremiah Meyers | 63-56 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is open but misses the lay-in | 63-56 |
| 07:17 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:05 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Lansing | 63-58 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Edward Clark is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Clark, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Ernest McIlrath (C) Robert Lipovsky, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway (PF) John Arteaga | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:03 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:45 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway is hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #2 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey (SF), Timothy Murphy (C) Edward Clark, Riley Olszewski | |
| 06:45 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:45 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-60 |
| 06:30 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:19 | St. Norbert | Willy Pickerel takes the ball from Jared Kindberg | 63-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Peter Parks (SF) Jared Kindberg | |
| 06:06 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway's pass is intercepted by Ernest McIlrath | 63-60 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is open and buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Osteen | 65-60 |
| 05:32 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses short on a floater from close range | 65-60 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Michael Osteen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Michael Osteen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest McIlrath | 68-60 |
| 04:46 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lansing | 68-63 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 68-63 |
| 04:36 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 04:31 | St. Norbert | Ernest McIlrath steals it from Timothy Murphy | 68-63 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 68-63 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest McIlrath | 68-63 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Willy Pickerel | 71-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willy Pickerel (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Luce (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest McIlrath (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - James Lansing (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Garey (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Peter Parks (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Dunaway (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-63 |
| 03:36 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:31 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Jonathan Howard (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Michael Osteen, Carl Luce, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Jared Kindberg (SG), Edward Clark (SF), John Arteaga (PF), Riley Olszewski (C) James Lansing, Raymond Garey, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway, Timothy Murphy | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Howard | 73-63 |
| 03:06 | St. Norbert | The short jumper by John Arteaga is denied by Ralph Koch | 73-63 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Riley Olszewski is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Riley Olszewski, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Pollard (C) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:00 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 02:45 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pollard - foul #3 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| 02:45 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:45 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 02:32 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to John Arteaga | 73-65 |
| 02:26 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-65 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Michael Long is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Ted Neill | 75-65 |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| 02:12 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-68 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Michael Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:52 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Raymond Garey (SG), Peter Parks (SF) Charles Amos, Jared Kindberg, Edward Clark | |
| 01:52 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Garey - foul #2 on Raymond Garey, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway (PF) John Arteaga | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:12 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey travels with the ball | 77-71 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Garey - foul #3 on Raymond Garey, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 00:39 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway grabs the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:36 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Parks | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is hacked by Raymond Garey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Garey, team foul #13 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:26 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Lansing | 80-76 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | James Lansing is called for the reach on Jonathan Howard in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Lansing, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Long, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG) James Lansing | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:21 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Michael Osteen, Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:18 | St. Norbert | Ralph Koch steals the ball from Peter Parks | 82-76 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Amos - foul #3 on Charles Amos, team foul #15 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-76 |
| 00:08 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway grabs the offensive rebound | 84-76 |
| 00:08 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:05 | St. Norbert | Riley Olszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill runs out the clock | 84-76 |