| Lineup | Ripon | PG - David Corkery (fresh) SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) SF - Willis Vinci (fresh) PF - Ollie Price (fresh) C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard 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) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Ralph Koch connects on the shot from the right block set up by Ted Neill | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Ripon | Ollie Price knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Corkery | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ted Neill | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Ripon | David Corkery buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | Ripon | David Corkery makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ralph Koch | 5-7 |
| 18:16 | Ripon | Ted Neill is called for the reach on David Corkery - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 18:03 | Ripon | Willis Vinci is called for a backcourt violation | 5-7 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 5-9 |
| 17:25 | Ripon | Willis Vinci can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 17:23 | Ripon | Ollie Price snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 17:05 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein clanks a shot from the left side | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 5-9 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 5-9 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | David Corkery steps in front of the Willy Pickerel pass | 5-9 |
| 16:32 | Ripon | Ollie Price misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ripon | Dean Kelly (C) Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| 16:32 | Ripon | Ollie Price makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:32 | Ripon | Ollie Price misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 6-9 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by David Corkery - foul #1 on David Corkery, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ripon | Claude Condie (C) Ollie Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ted Neill | 6-11 |
| 16:02 | Ripon | Claude Condie can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-11 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ted Neill | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - David Corkery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lampley (fairly fresh) SF - Willis Vinci (fairly fresh) PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) C - Claude Condie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ted Neill and he's hacked by Willis Vinci - foul #1 on Willis Vinci, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (SG), John Robertson (SF) Donald Lampley, Willis Vinci | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:41 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 15:40 | Ripon | Dean Kelly snags the offensive board | 6-14 |
| 15:23 | Ripon | Claude Condie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 15:00 | Ripon | The rebound goes to John Robertson | 6-14 |
| 14:35 | Ripon | John Robertson is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG), Willis Vinci (SF), Ollie Price (PF), Michael Rothstein (C) David Corkery, John Robertson, Dean Kelly, Claude Condie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 14:26 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Willis Vinci is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Willis Vinci, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (SF) Willis Vinci | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Pollard (C) Carl Luce | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ted Neill | 6-17 |
| 13:46 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein connects on the runner from the baseline | 8-17 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Ralph Koch's pass is intercepted by Paul Kirkpatrick | 8-17 |
| 13:10 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-17 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Ted Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | David Corkery (PG), Dean Kelly (PF) Paul Kirkpatrick, Ollie Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Daniel Pollard | |
| 12:51 | Ripon | Jeremiah Meyers picks off the pass by Donald Lampley | 8-17 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 12:15 | Ripon | The rebound goes to David Corkery | 8-17 |
| 12:03 | Ripon | Donald Lampley travels with the ball | 8-17 |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (SG), Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Claude Condie (C) Donald Lampley, John Robertson, Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Koch | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - David Corkery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Kirkpatrick (fresh) SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) C - Claude Condie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Long (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Ripon | Dean Kelly misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Ripon | Ollie Price (PF) Claude Condie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| 11:31 | Ripon | Dean Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:31 | Ripon | Dean Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard's layup is rejected by Ollie Price | 10-19 |
| 11:23 | Ripon | The rebound goes to David Corkery | 10-19 |
| 11:09 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Corkery | 12-19 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jonathan Howard is blocked by Ollie Price | 12-19 |
| 10:44 | Ripon | Dean Kelly gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:38 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen hits a shot from the right block set up by Ollie Price | 14-19 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 14-21 |
| 10:12 | Ripon | Randy Chagoya takes the ball from Paul Kirkpatrick | 14-21 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya lays it in | 14-23 |
| 09:49 | Ripon | David Corkery scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ollie Price | 17-23 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Randy Chagoya | 17-25 |
| 09:16 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 09:10 | Ripon | Ollie Price grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 09:05 | Ripon | David Corkery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 09:04 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 08:47 | Ripon | Randy Chagoya steals it from Ollie Price | 17-25 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't finish the layup | 17-25 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 17-25 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-25 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Paul Kirkpatrick, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG), John Robertson (SF), Donald Jacobs (PF), Michael Rothstein (C) Paul Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Sorensen, Ollie Price, Dean Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce, Daniel Pollard | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:09 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 07:53 | Ripon | Donald Lampley drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard | |
| 07:53 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - David Corkery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Robertson (fresh) PF - Donald Jacobs (fresh) C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 07:37 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Donald Lampley | 19-25 |
| 07:32 | Ripon | Donald Lampley is hacked by Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| 07:32 | Ripon | Donald Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:32 | Ripon | Donald Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Lampley - foul #1 on Donald Lampley, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Daniel Pollard | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:16 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:50 | Ripon | John Robertson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 21-25 |
| 06:48 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | A charge is called on Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| 06:23 | Ripon | David Corkery misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 23-25 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 06:01 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Ripon | Donald Lampley comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest McIlrath - foul #1 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (PG), Ollie Price (PF), Claude Condie (C) David Corkery, Donald Jacobs, Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Daniel Pollard (C) Robert Lipovsky, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 05:52 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Carl Luce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Carl Luce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremiah Meyers | 23-27 |
| 05:05 | Ripon | Daniel Pollard steals the ball from Donald Lampley | 23-27 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | John Robertson takes the ball from Randy Chagoya | 23-27 |
| 04:31 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick banks in the layup set up by John Robertson | 25-27 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Carl Luce can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Claude Condie - foul #1 on Claude Condie, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Ripon | David Corkery (PG), Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Dean Kelly (PF), Michael Rothstein (C) Paul Kirkpatrick, John Robertson, Ollie Price, Claude Condie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Pollard | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:43 | Ripon | David Corkery knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Sorensen | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - David Corkery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lampley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Luce (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:23 | Ripon | Donald Lampley grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 03:05 | Ripon | David Corkery misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:04 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:56 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (PG), Willis Vinci (SF) David Corkery, Donald Lampley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Ralph Koch (PF) Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Willis Vinci steals the ball from Ralph Koch | 27-28 |
| 02:26 | Ripon | Willis Vinci blows the layup | 27-28 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Ralph Koch pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 02:18 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:00 | Ripon | Dean Kelly buries a turnaround from the left block | 29-28 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 29-30 |
| 01:37 | Ripon | Willis Vinci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 01:36 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 29-30 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathan Howard | 29-33 |
| 01:18 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Willy Pickerel | 29-36 |
| 00:55 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 00:53 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Willis Vinci - foul #3 on Willis Vinci, team foul #7 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ripon | David Corkery (PG), Donald Lampley (SG), John Robertson (SF), Donald Jacobs (PF), Claude Condie (C) Paul Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Sorensen, Willis Vinci, Dean Kelly, Michael Rothstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:21 | Ripon | David Corkery is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Corkery, team foul #8 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Ripon | Ollie Price (PF) Donald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Donald Lampley grabs the board | 31-38 |