| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (NY) | PG - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Littell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hildreth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Knippenberg inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (NY) | St. Joseph's (NY) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Littell - foul #2 on Kenneth Littell, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 19:28 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Bell | 39-39 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 41-39 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #2 on Charles McGarity, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 18:22 | St. Joseph's (NY) | William Hildreth misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Shawn Randell gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's (NY) | William Hildreth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | James Knippenberg is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Pruett (PF) Carl Yoder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | | |
| 17:33 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Pruett | 41-42 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | James Knippenberg connects on the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Gary Bowers - foul #2 on Gary Bowers, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Clayton Clary (SG), Robert Chapman (C) Charles McGarity, Robert Zumbrennen, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring (PG), Ryan McCauley (SG), Leroy Edwards (SF), Randy Alejandro (PF) James Bell, Kenneth Littell, Gary Bowers, William Hildreth | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:55 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis misses badly on a shot near the basket | 44-42 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ryan McCauley | 44-45 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Ryan McCauley takes the ball from John Patton | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Carl Yoder (PF) John Patton, James Knippenberg, Stephen Pruett | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell (PG), Kenneth Littell (SG), William Hildreth (PF) Keith Manwaring, Ryan McCauley, Roy Davis | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is fouled in the backcourt by James Bell - foul #1 on James Bell, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 15:51 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Clary (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (NY) | PG - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Littell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leroy Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hildreth (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randy Alejandro (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Carl Yoder steals it from Kenneth Littell | 44-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | William Hildreth blocks the short jumper by Robert Zumbrennen | 44-45 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Robert Chapman tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 14:37 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF), Stephen Pruett (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Clayton Clary, Carl Yoder, Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring (PG), Gary Bowers (SF), Alan Purdy (PF), Roy Davis (C) James Bell, Leroy Edwards, William Hildreth, Randy Alejandro | |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's (NY) | The jumper by Alan Purdy is denied by Shawn Randell | 46-45 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Stewart Callender grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is hacked by Keith Manwaring - foul #1 on Keith Manwaring, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), John Porter (SG), James Knippenberg (SF) Charles McGarity, Robert Zumbrennen, Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Ryan McCauley (SG) Kenneth Littell | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-45 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:40 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Ryan McCauley | 46-47 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Shawn Randell clanks a jump hook near the basket | 46-47 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | John Patton hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | James Knippenberg snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | James Knippenberg lays it in on a nice dish by John Porter | 50-47 |
| 12:02 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Stephen Pruett is called for the reach on Keith Manwaring - foul #2 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Clayton Clary (SF), Carl Yoder (PF), Robert Chapman (C) John Patton, John Porter, James Knippenberg, Stephen Pruett, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell (PG), Kenneth Littell (SG), Leroy Edwards (SF), William Hildreth (PF), Randy Alejandro (C) Keith Manwaring, Ryan McCauley, Gary Bowers, Alan Purdy, Roy Davis | |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell clanks a jump hook in the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Robert Chapman snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Clary (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (NY) | PG - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Littell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leroy Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hildreth (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randy Alejandro (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Carl Yoder clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's (NY) | William Hildreth grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:16 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Robert Chapman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 50-47 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Carl Yoder tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 11:03 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Charles McGarity grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-47 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Robert Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Robert Chapman can't finish the layup | 50-47 |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Randy Alejandro gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Bell | 50-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Clayton Clary scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles McGarity | 53-49 |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's (NY) | William Hildreth hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Bell | 53-51 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Leroy Edwards steals the ball from Robert Chapman | 53-51 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Bell and he's fouled by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #3 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), John Porter (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Stephen Pruett (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Robert Zumbrennen, Clayton Clary, Carl Yoder, Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring (PG), Gary Bowers (SF), Alan Purdy (PF), Roy Davis (C) James Bell, Leroy Edwards, William Hildreth, Randy Alejandro | |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Knippenberg comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:46 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Porter - foul #1 on John Porter, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Ryan McCauley (SG) Kenneth Littell | |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the driving attempt from close range set up by John Patton | 55-56 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Knippenberg picks off the pass by Ryan McCauley | 55-56 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | John Porter hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Pruett (fresh) 5 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (NY) | PG - Keith Manwaring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan McCauley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Purdy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's (NY) | John Patton picks off the pass by Roy Davis | 58-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | John Patton can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | James Knippenberg gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Shawn Randell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Patton and he's hacked by Roy Davis - foul #2 on Roy Davis, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG) John Patton, John Porter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell (PG), William Hildreth (PF) Keith Manwaring, Alan Purdy | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Shawn Randell makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Ryan McCauley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Shawn Randell pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #4 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Yoder (PF), Robert Chapman (C) Stephen Pruett, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell (SG) Ryan McCauley | |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is whistled for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards (SF) Gary Bowers | |
| 06:29 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell clanks a fadeaway from close range | 61-58 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Carl Yoder grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | James Knippenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Davis | 61-58 |
| 06:18 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #5 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SG), Stewart Callender (SF) Robert Zumbrennen, James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Randy Alejandro (C) Roy Davis | |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell drills a driving attempt from the right block | 61-63 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Carl Yoder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Hildreth - foul #2 on William Hildreth, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Stewart Callender, Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring (PG), Gary Bowers (SF), Roy Davis (C) James Bell, William Hildreth, Randy Alejandro | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Carl Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Carl Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Shawn Randell - foul #1 on Shawn Randell, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Pruett (PF) Carl Yoder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | | |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Clayton Clary lays it in on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 65-65 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Shawn Randell grabs the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Clayton Clary connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Shawn Randell | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Pruett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (NY) | PG - Keith Manwaring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Littell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Littell and the foul's on Stephen Pruett - foul #3 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), John Porter (SG), Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity, Clayton Clary, James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell (PG), Ryan McCauley (SG), William Hildreth (PF) Keith Manwaring, Kenneth Littell, Gary Bowers | |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Leroy Edwards makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Bell - foul #2 on James Bell, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Alan Purdy (SF) Leroy Edwards | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:16 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Alan Purdy grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 03:10 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | John Porter snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Stewart Callender drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Porter | 69-68 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's (NY) | St. Joseph's (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Clayton Clary (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Carl Yoder (PF) John Patton, John Porter, Stewart Callender, Stephen Pruett | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell (SG), Gary Bowers (SF) Ryan McCauley, Alan Purdy | |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | James Knippenberg pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Clayton Clary loses the ball out of bounds | 69-68 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Carl Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's (NY) | The rebound goes to Roy Davis | 69-68 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Bell, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Charles McGarity, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Charles McGarity is called for the reach on Kenneth Littell - foul #5 on Charles McGarity, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG) Charles McGarity | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | | |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | John Patton connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Clayton Clary | 71-70 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Kenneth Littell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-70 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Clayton Clary - foul #2 on Clayton Clary, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's (NY) | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | John Patton is hacked by James Bell - foul #4 on James Bell, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers lays it in | 73-74 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Littell is called for the reach on Clayton Clary - foul #3 on Kenneth Littell, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's (NY) | William Hildreth can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Roy Davis misses the tip | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (NY) | St. Joseph's (NY) is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | James Knippenberg is hacked by James Bell in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Bell, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (NY) | Keith Manwaring (PG) James Bell | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's (NY) | St. Joseph's (NY) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's (NY) | Gary Bowers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Carl Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Carl Yoder runs out the clock | 77-74 |