| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Russell Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Petty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grady Blair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | IUPUI | Grady Blair is fouled on the floor by Doug Whitten - foul #2 on Doug Whitten, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:33 | IUPUI | Alfred Gomes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Doug Whitten grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Russell Nicholas steals the ball from Doug Whitten | 39-33 |
| 19:09 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Steven Abbott buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Doug Whitten | 42-35 |
| 18:34 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken scores on a jump hook in the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:00 | IUPUI | The jump hook by Ronald Petty is blocked by Anthony McMaken | 44-37 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is hacked by Alfred Gomes - foul #3 on Alfred Gomes, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey (SG), Robert Schock (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Alfred Gomes, Ronald Petty, Grady Blair | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Nicholas - foul #2 on Russell Nicholas, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), James Nichols (PF) Steven Abbott, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Harold Melnick (PG) Russell Nicholas | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:16 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 46-39 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony McMaken | 48-39 |
| 16:51 | IUPUI | Robert Schock clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego (SF) Randy Bryant | |
| 16:51 | IUPUI | Robert Schock makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 16:51 | IUPUI | Robert Schock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robert Schock - foul #2 on Robert Schock, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Ronald Petty (PF) Lawrence Trego | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 16:19 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty's pass is intercepted by Richard Guerrera | 50-41 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 16:03 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 15:57 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-41 |
| 15:55 | IUPUI | Joseph Johnson tips it home | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - James Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Harold Melnick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irwin Pelkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Schock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Petty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jan Tarver loses the dribble to Irwin Pelkey | 50-43 |
| 15:17 | IUPUI | Steven Abbott steps in front of the Joseph Johnson pass | 50-43 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't throw it down | 50-43 |
| 15:11 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 15:06 | IUPUI | Robert Schock misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 15:05 | IUPUI | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 50-43 |
| 14:45 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 14:44 | IUPUI | Joseph Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:33 | IUPUI | Joseph Johnson loses the dribble to Richard Guerrera | 50-43 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Irwin Pelkey - foul #1 on Irwin Pelkey, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dan Friedman (PG), Alfred Gomes (SG), Randy Bryant (SF), Grady Blair (C) Harold Melnick, Irwin Pelkey, Robert Schock, Joseph Johnson | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Grady Blair - foul #1 on Grady Blair, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:48 | IUPUI | Alfred Gomes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 13:47 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty tips it in | 52-45 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Grady Blair is called for the reach on Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Grady Blair, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Ronald Petty swats the short shot by Anthony McMaken | 52-45 |
| 13:18 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:14 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-45 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Darren Neveu scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Steven Abbott | 54-45 |
| 13:01 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 13:00 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 12:47 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 54-45 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-45 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Darren Neveu tips it home | 56-45 |
| 12:32 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Richard Deady - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Doug Whitten (SF) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 12:32 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:32 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Doug Whitten knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 58-46 |
| 12:06 | IUPUI | Grady Blair hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dan Friedman | 58-48 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Dan Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Petty (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Grady Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | IUPUI | Dan Friedman is called for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey (PF), James Deshields (C) Ronald Petty, Grady Blair | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Irwin Pelkey - foul #2 on Irwin Pelkey, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Robert Schock (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Alfred Gomes, James Deshields | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 11:19 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant can't throw it down | 61-48 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood blows the layup | 61-48 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera tips it in | 63-48 |
| 10:29 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 63-48 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:51 | IUPUI | Dennis Hazelwood picks off the pass by Dan Friedman | 65-48 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Dan Friedman steps in front of the Richard Guerrera pass in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| 09:37 | IUPUI | Robert Schock hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 67-48 |
| 09:16 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant makes the contested driving attempt from the right block | 67-50 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Jan Tarver, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas (PG), Alfred Gomes (SG), Lawrence Trego (SF), Ronald Petty (PF), Grady Blair (C) Dan Friedman, Irwin Pelkey, Randy Bryant, Robert Schock, Joseph Johnson | |
| 08:53 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:53 | IUPUI | Grady Blair snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 08:43 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony McMaken | 70-53 |
| 08:11 | IUPUI | Ronald Petty is hacked by Steven Abbott - foul #1 on Steven Abbott, team foul #4 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF) James Nichols | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 07:56 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 07:56 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 07:56 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 70-54 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Devaughn | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Russell Nicholas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Trego (fresh) PF - Ronald Petty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Grady Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | IUPUI | Darren Neveu takes the ball from Ronald Petty | 72-54 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 75-54 |
| 06:59 | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Robert Schock (PF), James Deshields (C) Ronald Petty, Grady Blair | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Russell Nicholas picks off the pass by Anthony McMaken | 75-54 |
| 06:36 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-54 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Darren Neveu buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Devaughn | 77-54 |
| 06:09 | IUPUI | Robert Schock scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Robert Schock - foul #3 on Robert Schock, team foul #9 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), James Nichols (C) Bruce Devaughn, Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dan Friedman (PG), Irwin Pelkey (SG), Randy Bryant (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Russell Nicholas, Alfred Gomes, Lawrence Trego, James Deshields | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 06:01 | IUPUI | Robert Schock gets the rebound | 77-57 |
| 05:45 | IUPUI | Robert Schock loses the dribble to Darren Neveu | 77-57 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-57 |
| 05:22 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant snags the defensive board | 77-57 |
| 05:15 | IUPUI | Dan Friedman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-57 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 77-57 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 80-57 |
| 04:44 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey blows the layup | 80-57 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jan Tarver | 80-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Friedman - foul #4 on Dan Friedman, team foul #10 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Harold Melnick (PG), Russell Nicholas (SG), James Deshields (C) Dan Friedman, Randy Bryant, Joseph Johnson | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:36 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to James Deshields | 81-57 |
| 04:17 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas clanks a jumper from the right wing | 81-57 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Guerrera | 81-57 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Harold Melnick - foul #1 on Harold Melnick, team foul #11 | 81-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego (SF) Robert Schock | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 82-57 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 83-57 |
| 03:39 | IUPUI | James Deshields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Richard Deady (SF) Steven Abbott, Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Harold Melnick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Nicholas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Trego (fresh) PF - Irwin Pelkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Deshields (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by James Deshields - foul #1 on James Deshields, team foul #12 | 83-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Joseph Johnson (PF) Irwin Pelkey | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 83-57 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 84-57 |
| 03:02 | IUPUI | Richard Deady steps in front of the James Deshields pass | 84-57 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Bruce Devaughn, Richard Deady, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey (PF) James Deshields | |
| 02:28 | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Melnick | 84-59 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Darren Neveu blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Nicholas - foul #3 on Russell Nicholas, team foul #13 | 84-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Robert Schock (PF) Lawrence Trego | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 85-59 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the 2nd free throw | 85-59 |
| 02:01 | IUPUI | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | IUPUI | Robert Schock misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-59 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood pulls down the rebound | 85-59 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 85-59 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the offensive rebound | 85-59 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 88-59 |
| 01:00 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-59 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darren Neveu | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 88-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the offensive board | 88-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Harold Melnick is called for the reach on Darren Neveu - foul #2 on Harold Melnick, team foul #14 | 88-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego (SF) Harold Melnick | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 89-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the 2nd free throw | 89-59 |
| 00:05 | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego gets the rebound | 89-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | IUPUI | Lawrence Trego can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 89-59 |