| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joshua West inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Joshua West misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 20-31 |
| 19:43 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 19:34 | Lake Forest | George Mazzella takes the ball from Mark Simmons | 20-31 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 20-31 |
| 19:15 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to David Spigner | 20-31 |
| 18:57 | Lake Forest | James Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Jordan Lopes - foul #1 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (SG), Edward Towery (SF), Darrell Hornick (PF) Jason Littrell, Mark Simmons, Stephen Folsom | |
| 18:57 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 18:57 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Joshua West clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 20-32 |
| 18:28 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:09 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Jones | 20-34 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-34 |
| 17:50 | Lake Forest | David Spigner snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 17:27 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses short on a jumper from the right block | 20-34 |
| 17:26 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery grabs the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 17:08 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gail Honea | 20-34 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | David Spigner steals the ball from George Mazzella | 20-34 |
| 16:42 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) George Mazzella, Joshua West, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG), Stephen Folsom (PF) Edward Towery, David Spigner | |
| 16:42 | Lake Forest | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 16:42 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 20-35 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 20-35 |
| 16:32 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Stephen Folsom | 20-35 |
| 16:12 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Theodore Swenceski and he's hacked by Michael Timothy - foul #2 on Michael Timothy, team foul #3 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF) Michael Timothy | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Paul Vento (PG), David Spigner (C) James Jones, Stephen Folsom | |
| 16:12 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Jason Littrell steals it from Jeffrey McCann | 20-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Paul Vento (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Hornick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey McCann - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #4 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (C) Jeffrey McCann, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom (PF) David Spigner | |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Darrell Hornick steals the ball from Joshua West | 20-39 |
| 15:08 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 20-41 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal connects on the jumper from the right side | 22-41 |
| 14:34 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski | 22-43 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | John Oatman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-43 |
| 14:18 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 13:53 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Oatman, David Thomsen, Willard O'Neal, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Guerin (PF), David Spigner (C) Stephen Folsom, Darrell Hornick | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-43 |
| 13:42 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 13:25 | Lake Forest | Jordan Lopes denies the turnaround by Jason Littrell | 22-43 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Michael Timothy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Theodore Swenceski picks off the pass by Jordan Lopes | 22-43 |
| 13:11 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell loses the ball out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Jones (PG), Darrell Hornick (PF) Paul Vento, John Guerin | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 25-43 |
| 12:45 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski and the foul's on George Mazzella - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #5 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (PG), Edward Towery (SF) James Jones, Jason Littrell | |
| 12:45 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses the free throw | 25-45 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses the runner near the basket | 25-45 |
| 12:38 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick pulls down the rebound | 25-45 |
| 12:09 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick blows the layup | 25-45 |
| 12:07 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 11:49 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons makes the shot from the right side set up by Edward Towery | 25-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mark Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Swenceski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darrell Hornick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Timothy | 28-47 |
| 11:20 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-47 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | George Mazzella is fouled on the floor by Mark Simmons - foul #2 on Mark Simmons, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Jones (PG), Jason Littrell (SG), Stephen Folsom (PF), Jerome Hovis (C) Mark Simmons, Edward Towery, Darrell Hornick, David Spigner | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes can't finish the layup | 28-47 |
| 11:00 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 10:34 | Lake Forest | James Jones is fouled on the floor by George Mazzella - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Willard O'Neal (PF) George Mazzella, Gail Honea | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Spigner (C) Jerome Hovis | |
| 10:17 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-47 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 28-47 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 10:10 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to James Jones | 28-47 |
| 10:06 | Lake Forest | James Jones is whistled for a carry | 28-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG) Michael Timothy | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Paul Vento (PG), Edward Towery (SF), Darrell Hornick (C) James Jones, Theodore Swenceski, David Spigner | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Michael Andrews connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 09:53 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento is hacked by John Oatman in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Oatman, team foul #7 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (SF), David Spigner (C) Edward Towery, Darrell Hornick | |
| 09:53 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 09:53 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | John Oatman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Vento - foul #1 on Paul Vento, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Jones (PG), Darrell Hornick (C) Paul Vento, David Spigner | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | John Oatman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 09:39 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:12 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jason Littrell | 31-52 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Stephen Folsom steals it from John Oatman | 31-52 |
| 08:40 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski is hacked by David Thomsen - foul #2 on David Thomsen, team foul #8 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Oatman, David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Paul Vento (PG), John Guerin (PF), David Spigner (C) James Jones, Stephen Folsom, Darrell Hornick | |
| 08:40 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 08:40 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Michael Timothy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 08:08 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-57 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the offensive board | 34-57 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the easy layup | 34-57 |
| 07:32 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to David Spigner | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Paul Vento (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Swenceski (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Guerin (fresh) C - David Spigner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Lake Forest | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Paul Vento - foul #4 on George Mazzella, team foul #9 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Willard O'Neal (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) George Mazzella, Michael Timothy, Gail Honea, Jordan Lopes | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF), Darrell Hornick (PF), Jerome Hovis (C) Jason Littrell, John Guerin, David Spigner | |
| 07:09 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 07:09 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento misses the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the board | 34-58 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | John Oatman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-58 |
| 06:52 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 06:32 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-58 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses the tip | 34-58 |
| 06:19 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 05:50 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Hornick and he's fouled by Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #10 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Guerin (PF) Jerome Hovis | |
| 05:50 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery makes the free throw | 34-61 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 05:08 | Lake Forest | John Oatman is called for the reach on Paul Vento - foul #2 on John Oatman, team foul #11 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis (C) John Guerin | |
| 05:08 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 05:08 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 37-62 |
| 04:57 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 04:38 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Vento and he's hacked by Jeffrey McCann - foul #2 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #12 | 37-64 |
| 04:38 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery makes the free throw | 37-65 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is whistled for traveling | 37-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Joshua West (PF) David Thomsen, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Guerin (PF) Darrell Hornick | |
| 04:02 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McCann - foul #3 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #13 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (C) Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick (PF) John Guerin | |
| 04:02 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 04:02 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 37-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Joshua West scores on a turnaround in the paint | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 39-67 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) SG - John Oatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard O'Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Paul Vento (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Swenceski (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Towery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Hornick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerome Hovis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | John Oatman hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffrey McCann | 42-67 |
| 02:55 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery can't throw it down | 42-67 |
| 02:53 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery tips it but misses | 42-67 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | John Oatman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willard O'Neal | 44-67 |
| 02:26 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski | 44-70 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Theodore Swenceski takes the ball from Willard O'Neal | 44-70 |
| 01:43 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Towery | 44-72 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Vento - foul #2 on Paul Vento, team foul #3 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Thomas Choudhury (C) Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 01:11 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Hornick | 46-74 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | John Oatman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-74 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the offensive board | 46-74 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Towery - foul #1 on Edward Towery, team foul #4 | 46-74 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jerome Hovis, team foul #5 | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | David Thomsen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento runs out the clock | 50-74 |