| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Adames (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kevin Oh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor inbounds the ball | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight's 3 pointer is rejected by Brandon Maio | 52-32 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | William Cannon grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Allen Watkins | 52-34 |
| 18:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 52-34 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | William Cannon banks in the layup on a great pass from William Davis and he's fouled by Anthony Williamson - foul #3 on Anthony Williamson, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley (SG), James Scott (SF), Thomas Slocum (C) Fred Adames, Jesse Taylor, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG) William Davis | |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 18:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 18:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley is fouled on the floor by Allen Watkins - foul #2 on Allen Watkins, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (SG) Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG), Ralph Borchers (C) Allen Watkins, William Cannon | |
| 18:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Palmer is called for the reach on Peter Bright - foul #3 on Gene Palmer, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh (PF) John Knight | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), Michael Schacht (C) Gene Palmer, Tommy Lenox | |
| 18:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Schacht denies the turnaround by Joseph O'Hanley | 52-36 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Joseph O'Hanley is called for the reach on Allen Watkins - foul #1 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (SF) Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF), William Cannon (C) Brandon Maio, Michael Schacht | |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by William Cannon is denied by Thomas Slocum | 52-36 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | William Cannon tips it in | 52-38 |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Micheal Jessie steps in front of the Thomas Slocum pass | 52-38 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Jessie | 52-40 |
| 16:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright is called for traveling | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Fred Adames (SG), Kevin Oh (PF) Peter Bright, Joseph O'Hanley, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Tommy Lenox (PF), Michael Schacht (C) Theodore Tester, Micheal Jessie, William Cannon | |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 16:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Fred Adames | 54-42 |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 15:56 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Adames (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jesse Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Kevin Oh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson (SF), Anthony Williamson (C) Jesse Taylor, James Scott | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Ralph Borchers, Michael Schacht | |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | William Cannon double dribbles | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley (SG) Fred Adames | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (PG) John Knight | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Micheal Jessie (PF) Bernard McGee, Tommy Lenox | |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Peter Bright and the foul's on William Cannon - foul #2 on William Cannon, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum (PF) Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Peter Bright steps in front of the Theodore Tester pass | 57-42 |
| 14:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright lays it in | 59-42 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph O'Hanley - foul #2 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Fred Adames (SG), Kevin Oh (PF) Peter Bright, Joseph O'Hanley, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Tommy Lenox (PF), Ralph Borchers (C) Theodore Tester, Micheal Jessie, William Cannon | |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 13:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 13:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Knight | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox clanks a turnaround from close range | 61-43 |
| 13:16 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Simpson | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Knight | 64-43 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | William Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Oh - foul #3 on Kevin Oh, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (SG), Michael Schacht (C) Gene Palmer, Brandon Maio | |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Michael Simpson steps in front of the Bernard McGee pass | 64-43 |
| 12:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Simpson | 66-43 |
| 12:32 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tommy Lenox | 66-46 |
| 12:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by John Knight | 68-46 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | William Davis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Fred Adames (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Oh (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Williamson (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard McGee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh hits a runner from close range set up by Michael Simpson and he's hacked by Michael Schacht - foul #1 on Michael Schacht, team foul #4 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (PG), Joseph O'Hanley (SG), Jesse Taylor (SF), James Scott (C) John Knight, Fred Adames, Michael Simpson, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Gene Palmer (PF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Bernard McGee, Ralph Borchers, Tommy Lenox, Michael Schacht | |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh makes the free throw | 71-48 |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Jesse Taylor is called for the reach on Brandon Maio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Taylor, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum (C) Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 11:08 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-48 |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| 10:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley can't finish the layup | 71-48 |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum tips it home | 73-48 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Allen Watkins | 73-51 |
| 10:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-51 |
| 10:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum gets the offensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 09:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Allen Watkins - foul #3 on Allen Watkins, team foul #5 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Michael Simpson (SF), Kevin Oh (PF) Joseph O'Hanley, Jesse Taylor, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Tommy Lenox (PF), Ralph Borchers (C) Theodore Tester, Allen Watkins, William Cannon | |
| 09:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 09:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is called for traveling | 75-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames (SG), Anthony Williamson (C) Peter Bright, James Scott | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG) Gene Palmer | |
| 09:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Bernard McGee steals the ball from Kevin Oh | 75-51 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee lays it in | 75-53 |
| 08:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Allen Watkins is called for the reach on Fred Adames - foul #4 on Allen Watkins, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Micheal Jessie (SF), Michael Schacht (C) Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| 08:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Micheal Jessie is called for the reach on Fred Adames - foul #1 on Micheal Jessie, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Casas (PG), Jesse Taylor (SF), Joseph O'Hanley (PF), James Scott (C) John Knight, Michael Simpson, Kevin Oh, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG), William Cannon (C) Bernard McGee, Michael Schacht | |
| 08:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 08:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Joseph O'Hanley steals the ball from William Davis | 77-53 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Gene Palmer - foul #4 on Gene Palmer, team foul #8 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum (PF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) William Davis, Micheal Jessie, Ralph Borchers | |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames makes the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike Casas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Adames (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Thomas Slocum (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph O'Hanley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio loses the dribble to Fred Adames in the backcourt | 79-53 |
| 07:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames dunks the ball | 81-53 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Fred Adames picks off the pass by Tommy Lenox | 81-53 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Casas hits the finger roll set up by Fred Adames | 83-53 |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Theodore Tester | 83-56 |
| 06:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames misses the easy layup | 83-56 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer gets the rebound | 83-56 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Peter Bright (SG), Michael Simpson (SF), Kevin Oh (PF), Anthony Williamson (C) Mike Casas, Fred Adames, Jesse Taylor, Thomas Slocum, Joseph O'Hanley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Ralph Borchers (C) Theodore Tester, Gene Palmer, William Cannon | |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard McGee - foul #4 on Bernard McGee, team foul #9 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF), Michael Schacht (C) Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight makes the 1st free throw | 84-56 |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 85-56 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Williamson - foul #4 on Anthony Williamson, team foul #7 | 85-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott (C) Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Bernard McGee | |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht misses the 1st free throw | 85-56 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht misses the 2nd free throw | 85-56 |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 85-56 |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh misses the easy layup | 85-56 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the rebound | 85-56 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | William Davis misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Oh - foul #4 on Kevin Oh, team foul #8 | 85-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley (SG), Jesse Taylor (SF), Thomas Slocum (C) John Knight, Michael Simpson, Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG) Allen Watkins | |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 85-56 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 85-57 |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Borchers - foul #1 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #10 | 85-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Bernard McGee (SG) William Davis, Ralph Borchers | |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 86-57 |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 86-57 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer grabs the board | 86-57 |
| 05:11 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-57 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott grabs the board | 86-57 |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Scott | 88-57 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is fouled on the floor by Peter Bright - foul #1 on Peter Bright, team foul #9 | 88-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers (PF), Steven Yount (C) Micheal Jessie, Michael Schacht | |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 88-58 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 88-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bernard McGee is called for the reach on Jesse Taylor - foul #5 on Bernard McGee, team foul #11 | 88-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF) Bernard McGee | |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 89-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 89-59 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Steven Yount snags the defensive board | 89-59 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 89-59 |
| 04:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Yount picks off the pass by Joseph O'Hanley | 89-59 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Slocum swats the layup by Theodore Tester | 89-59 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester grabs the offensive rebound | 89-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 89-59 |
| 03:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum gets the rebound | 89-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Peter Bright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph O'Hanley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesse Taylor (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Thomas Slocum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - James Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Micheal Jessie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Yount (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum drills a jumper in the lane set up by Peter Bright and the foul's on Ralph Borchers - foul #2 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #12 | 91-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Casas (PG) Peter Bright | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht (C) Steven Yount | |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum makes the free throw | 92-59 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph O'Hanley - foul #3 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #10 | 92-61 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie misses the free throw | 92-61 |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Jesse Taylor | 92-61 |
| 02:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 92-61 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the defensive rebound | 92-61 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Joseph O'Hanley - foul #4 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #11 | 92-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (PG) Mike Casas | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 92-62 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 92-63 |
| 02:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 92-63 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 92-63 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is open and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Theodore Tester | 92-65 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott double dribbles | 92-65 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Micheal Jessie | 92-67 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Slocum | 95-67 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | James Scott steals it from Ralph Borchers | 95-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Tester is called for the reach on Peter Bright - foul #2 on Theodore Tester, team foul #13 | 95-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the 1st free throw | 96-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 97-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph O'Hanley - foul #5 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #12 | 97-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Casas (PG) Joseph O'Hanley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester makes the 1st free throw | 97-68 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester makes the 2nd free throw | 97-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Casas runs out the clock | 97-69 |