| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) SG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore inbounds the ball | 24-17 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 19:34 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses the tip | 24-17 |
| 19:32 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins hits the follow up shot | 24-19 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Sebastian Jackson | 26-19 |
| 18:50 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Ferguson | 26-22 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Donald Walton picks off the pass by Ronald Sink out of a doubleteam | 26-22 |
| 18:07 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson, Scott Higgins | |
| 17:52 | Illinois | James Young banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Ronald Sink and the foul's on James Bozeman - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins (C) James Myers | |
| 17:52 | Illinois | James Young misses the free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 28-22 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 28-22 |
| 17:35 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Clow | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fresh) C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | David Reinhart is called for the reach on Matthew McDonald - foul #1 on David Reinhart, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) John Pledger, Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, David Reinhart, James Bozeman, Scott Higgins | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Gilmore - foul #3 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Floyd Kent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 32-28 |
| 13:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Donald Walton | 32-28 |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | John Stich is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is hacked by James Myers - foul #3 on James Myers, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Sebastian Jackson (SF), James Young (PF) Matthew McDonald, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | James Young is hacked by James Bozeman - foul #2 on James Bozeman, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | James Young drills a jumper from the baseline set up by John Pledger | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fresh) C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 11:42 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to James Bozeman | 34-31 |
| 11:14 | St. Joseph's | John Pledger steals it from James Bozeman | 34-31 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | James Young evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pledger | 36-31 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 10:30 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Bozeman - foul #3 on James Bozeman, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Ronald Sink (C) Robert Perham, John Stich | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, David Reinhart, James Bozeman | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-34 |
| 09:10 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is hacked by Lloyd Ferguson - foul #2 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #7 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:45 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Lloyd Ferguson | 39-34 |
| 08:28 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), James Bozeman (PF) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Ronald Sink can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Higgins - foul #2 on Scott Higgins, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, James Bozeman, Scott Higgins | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's | James Myers can't tip it in | 39-34 |
| 07:38 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-34 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Robert Clow steals the ball from James Young | 39-34 |
| 06:31 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Larry Newell grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Larry Newell is hacked by Scott Gilmore - foul #4 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #9 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson, James Myers | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ruben Latham | 41-36 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | The short jumper by John Stich is denied by Scott Higgins | 41-36 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Floyd Kent snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | John Stich works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 04:54 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Scott Higgins swats the shot by Larry Newell | 41-36 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Floyd Kent hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Robert Perham steals it from James Bozeman | 43-36 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | The short jumper by Sebastian Jackson is denied by Scott Higgins | 43-36 |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Scott Higgins | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 43-36 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Robert Perham can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Stich | 43-36 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Larry Newell hits a floater from the right side set up by Sebastian Jackson | 45-36 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Walton | 45-39 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (PF), Ronald Sink (C) Robert Perham, Larry Newell, John Stich, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF) David Reinhart, James Bozeman | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Ferguson - foul #3 on Lloyd Ferguson, team foul #10 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Higgins | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Myers | 47-42 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 47-42 |
| 01:39 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | St. Joseph's | Matthew McDonald steps in front of the Robert Clow pass in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Lloyd Ferguson blocks the jumper by Ronald Sink | 47-42 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Clow - foul #2 on Robert Clow, team foul #11 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, James Myers | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Walton - foul #1 on Donald Walton, team foul #12 | 51-42 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Sink | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Young runs out the clock | 53-42 |