| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Albert Hines (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Willard Crandall (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Litz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dean Watts inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Dean Watts scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Tyson Hackworth | 43-39 |
| 19:13 | Beloit | Albert Hines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 19:12 | Beloit | John Sanders tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | David Henry pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | David Henry is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| 18:26 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman misses the jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Watts | 43-39 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen's pass is intercepted by Albert Hines | 43-39 |
| 18:14 | Beloit | Albert Hines drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Freeman | 43-42 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Dean Watts is fouled on the floor by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), John Drake (SF), James Woody (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, Dean Watts, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Chapman (PF), John Jones (C) Ronald Freeman, Darrell Litz | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | David Henry scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Drake | 45-42 |
| 17:19 | Beloit | Albert Hines is fouled on the floor by Scott Fontaine - foul #2 on Scott Fontaine, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Omar Anderson (PG), Samuel Carmody (SG), Benjamin Lahey (SF) Albert Hines, Willard Crandall, John Sanders | |
| 17:02 | Beloit | Samuel Carmody buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Chapman and he's fouled by David Henry - foul #3 on David Henry, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SF) David Henry | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 17:02 | Beloit | Samuel Carmody makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | John Drake buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Hubert Decker | 47-45 |
| 16:29 | Beloit | Benjamin Lahey blows the dunk | 47-45 |
| 16:27 | Beloit | Benjamin Lahey snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 16:10 | Beloit | James Chapman is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Dean Watts (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, David Dietz, James Woody | |
| Subs | Beloit | Albert Hines (PG), John Sanders (SF), Ronald Freeman (PF), Darrell Litz (C) Samuel Carmody, Benjamin Lahey, James Chapman, John Jones | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Albert Hines (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Litz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Beloit | Albert Hines buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Omar Anderson | 49-48 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Timmy Moline | 51-48 |
| 14:46 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 51-48 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Dean Watts gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Dean Watts is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Henry (PF), James Woody (C) John Drake, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Beloit | Willard Crandall (SG), Benjamin Lahey (SF), James Chapman (PF), John Jones (C) Omar Anderson, John Sanders, Ronald Freeman, Darrell Litz | |
| 14:32 | Beloit | Benjamin Lahey banks in the layup set up by Albert Hines | 51-50 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | David Henry buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 13:49 | Beloit | Albert Hines misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 13:48 | Beloit | Willard Crandall hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Willard Crandall steals the ball from Timmy Moline | 53-52 |
| 13:25 | Beloit | Albert Hines hits the finger roll set up by Willard Crandall | 53-54 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Willard Crandall - foul #1 on Willard Crandall, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), David Dietz (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) Timmy Moline, Dean Watts, James Woody | |
| Subs | Beloit | Omar Anderson (PG), John Sanders (SF), Darrell Litz (C) Albert Hines, Benjamin Lahey, John Jones | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Henry | 57-54 |
| 12:43 | Beloit | Tyson Hackworth is called for the reach on John Sanders - foul #1 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Decker (SG), John Drake (SF) Tyson Hackworth, David Dietz | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Epperly (PF) James Chapman | |
| 12:38 | Beloit | Omar Anderson's pass is intercepted by John Drake | 57-54 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine is fouled on the floor by Darrell Litz - foul #1 on Darrell Litz, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Samuel Carmody (SG), Ronald Freeman (PF) Willard Crandall, John Epperly | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | John Drake is fouled on the floor by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Hubert Decker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 11:56 | Beloit | John Sanders snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 11:51 | Beloit | John Sanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 11:49 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Henry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Carmody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Litz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Beloit | Omar Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Carmody | 57-57 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine knocks in the floater from the left side | 59-57 |
| 11:20 | Beloit | Omar Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SF), James Woody (C) David Henry, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Beloit | Albert Hines (PG), Willard Crandall (SG), James Chapman (PF), John Jones (C) Omar Anderson, Samuel Carmody, Ronald Freeman, Darrell Litz | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | David Dietz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hubert Decker | 61-57 |
| 10:41 | Beloit | John Jones misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Woody - foul #1 on James Woody, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Dean Watts (SF), James Markowski (C) Scott Fontaine, David Dietz, John Drake | |
| Subs | Beloit | Benjamin Lahey (SF) John Sanders | |
| 10:41 | Beloit | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:41 | Beloit | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Benjamin Lahey steals the ball from Hubert Decker | 61-59 |
| 10:06 | Beloit | James Markowski is called for the reach on Willard Crandall - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (SG), David Henry (PF) Hubert Decker, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Beloit | Darrell Litz (C) James Chapman | |
| 09:53 | Beloit | Albert Hines is hacked by Timmy Moline - foul #1 on Timmy Moline, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (C) James Woody | |
| Subs | Beloit | Omar Anderson (SG), Ronald Freeman (PF) Willard Crandall, John Jones | |
| 09:41 | Beloit | Benjamin Lahey connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Albert Hines | 61-61 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Darrell Litz takes the ball from Tyson Hackworth | 61-61 |
| 09:25 | Beloit | Omar Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 09:23 | Beloit | Darrell Litz tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | David Henry pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Timmy Moline misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 09:16 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 09:10 | Beloit | Darrell Litz buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Omar Anderson | 61-63 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Dean Watts banks in the layup on a great pass from Timmy Moline | 63-63 |
| 08:31 | Beloit | Tyson Hackworth takes the ball from Ronald Freeman | 63-63 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Benjamin Lahey takes the ball from Dean Watts | 63-63 |
| 07:38 | Beloit | Omar Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Albert Hines | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Henry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Markowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Albert Hines (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Benjamin Lahey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Litz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Dean Watts misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Benjamin Lahey - foul #1 on Benjamin Lahey, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), John Drake (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, David Henry, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Beloit | Willard Crandall (SG), John Sanders (SF), James Chapman (PF), John Jones (C) Albert Hines, Benjamin Lahey, Ronald Freeman, Darrell Litz | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Dean Watts makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Dean Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:26 | Beloit | Omar Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hubert Decker - foul #2 on Hubert Decker, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Woody (PF) Dean Watts | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 07:26 | Beloit | Omar Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 07:26 | Beloit | Omar Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 07:09 | Beloit | John Jones snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 07:05 | Beloit | Willard Crandall misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Samuel Carmody (PG) Omar Anderson | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:39 | Beloit | Samuel Carmody comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 06:37 | Beloit | John Jones misses the tip | 67-68 |
| 06:36 | Beloit | John Sanders misses the tip | 67-68 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Hubert Decker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Fontaine | 70-68 |
| 06:05 | Beloit | Samuel Carmody drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine's pass is intercepted by Samuel Carmody in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 05:58 | Beloit | John Sanders misses the lay-in | 70-71 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woody | 70-71 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | James Chapman denies the turnaround by Hubert Decker | 70-71 |
| 05:50 | Beloit | Willard Crandall grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 05:46 | Beloit | Willard Crandall scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Carmody | 70-74 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | John Drake double dribbles | 70-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), James Young (SF), David Henry (PF) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, James Woody, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Beloit | Albert Hines (PG), Omar Anderson (SG), Ronald Freeman (PF), John Epperly (C) Samuel Carmody, Willard Crandall, James Chapman, John Jones | |
| 05:01 | Beloit | Albert Hines misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tyson Hackworth - foul #2 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), James Markowski (C) James Young, John Drake | |
| Subs | Beloit | Benjamin Lahey (SF), Darrell Litz (C) John Sanders, Ronald Freeman | |
| 05:01 | Beloit | Albert Hines makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 05:01 | Beloit | Albert Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | David Henry lays it in on a great pass from Timmy Moline and he's hacked by John Epperly - foul #1 on John Epperly, team foul #7 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF) David Dietz | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | David Henry misses the free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:37 | Beloit | John Epperly grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 04:17 | Beloit | Omar Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Albert Hines | 72-79 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Markowski connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tyson Hackworth | 74-79 |
| 03:45 | Beloit | Omar Anderson travels with the ball | 74-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), Lowell Cohen (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Beloit | Willard Crandall (SG), John Sanders (SF), Ronald Freeman (PF), John Jones (C) Omar Anderson, Benjamin Lahey, John Epperly, Darrell Litz | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 74-79 |
| 03:17 | Beloit | Willard Crandall snags the defensive board | 74-79 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Henry (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Albert Hines (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Crandall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Beloit | John Sanders connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Albert Hines | 74-81 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Ronald Freeman takes the ball from Dean Watts | 74-81 |
| 02:35 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman clanks a turnaround from the right block | 74-81 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine grabs the board | 74-81 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker | |
| Subs | Beloit | Darrell Litz (C) John Jones | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Litz - foul #2 on Darrell Litz, team foul #8 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Drake (SF) Dean Watts | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:50 | Beloit | Lowell Cohen is called for the reach on Albert Hines - foul #3 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #9 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF) John Drake | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 01:50 | Beloit | Albert Hines makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:50 | Beloit | Albert Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Dean Watts connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Henry | 78-83 |
| 01:33 | Beloit | Albert Hines misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 78-83 |
| 01:31 | Beloit | Darrell Litz tips it home | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Dean Watts blows the layup | 78-85 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Dean Watts tips it in | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Albert Hines and he's hacked by Lowell Cohen - foul #4 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #10 | 80-87 |
| 00:35 | Beloit | Ronald Freeman makes the free throw | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | David Henry misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-88 |
| 00:25 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Darrell Litz | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Beloit | Tyson Hackworth is called for the reach on Darrell Litz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #11 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Jones (PF) Ronald Freeman | |
| 00:23 | Beloit | Darrell Litz makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:23 | Beloit | Darrell Litz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Litz | 80-90 |
| 00:16 | Beloit | Darrell Litz grabs the board | 80-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Beloit | Albert Hines runs out the clock | 80-90 |