| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Lake Forest | Gail Honea is called for the reach on Stephen Folsom - foul #3 on Gail Honea, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski (SG), Edward Towery (SF), Darrell Hornick (C) Jason Littrell, Mark Simmons, David Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Gail Honea | |
| 19:14 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Willard O'Neal - foul #2 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 19:14 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:14 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 42-28 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal tips it home | 42-30 |
| 18:32 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Edward Towery is called for the reach on Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Edward Towery, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG), Mark Simmons (SF), Jerome Hovis (C) Theodore Swenceski, Edward Towery, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Michael Timothy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:42 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Jones and he's hacked by Willard O'Neal - foul #3 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF), Stephen Folsom (PF) Mark Simmons, Jerome Hovis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (PF) Willard O'Neal | |
| 17:42 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 17:35 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:11 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery drills a floater from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 16:56 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:32 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Timothy - foul #3 on Michael Timothy, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (PG), Theodore Swenceski (SF), David Spigner (C) James Jones, Edward Towery, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) George Mazzella, Michael Timothy, Michael Andrews | |
| 16:32 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:32 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-33 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Joshua West snags the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Theodore Swenceski swats the layup by Jordan Lopes | 48-33 |
| 15:41 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mark Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrell Hornick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Spigner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Lake Forest | Joshua West swats the shot by Darrell Hornick | 48-33 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Mark Simmons picks off the pass by John Oatman | 48-33 |
| 14:55 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Swenceski and the foul's on John Oatman - foul #2 on John Oatman, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Jones (PG), Stephen Folsom (PF) Jason Littrell, David Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Gail Honea (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) John Oatman, David Thomsen, Thomas Choudhury, Jordan Lopes | |
| 14:55 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons misses the free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willard O'Neal | 50-33 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Michael Timothy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 14:24 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Jones and he's fouled by Michael Timothy - foul #4 on Michael Timothy, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF) Mark Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) Michael Timothy, Joshua West | |
| 14:24 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Mazzella and the foul's on Darrell Hornick - foul #3 on Darrell Hornick, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:49 | Lake Forest | The short jumper by James Jones is denied by Gail Honea | 53-38 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gail Honea | 53-38 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | George Mazzella comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 13:41 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 13:25 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-38 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-38 |
| 13:18 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 13:00 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Jones | 55-38 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Michael Andrews grabs the offensive board | 55-38 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 12:32 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 12:10 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Oatman - foul #3 on John Oatman, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Paul Vento (PG), Jason Littrell (SG), David Spigner (C) James Jones, Edward Towery, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (PG), Kevin Hancock (SG), Joshua West (SF), Jordan Lopes (C) George Mazzella, John Oatman, Michael Andrews, Willard O'Neal | |
| 12:10 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 12:10 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Gail Honea is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Gail Honea, team foul #8 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF) Theodore Swenceski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Gail Honea | |
| 11:36 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Towery, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Paul Vento (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Hornick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Spigner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Thomsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) SF - Joshua West (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joshua West double dribbles | 56-38 |
| 10:56 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento loses the dribble to Kevin Hancock | 56-38 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | David Thomsen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 10:11 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento loses the dribble to Thomas Choudhury | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:50 | Illinois | David Spigner denies the turnaround by Joshua West | 56-41 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it in | 56-43 |
| 09:26 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Towery | 58-43 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Spigner - foul #2 on David Spigner, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Jones (PG), Theodore Swenceski (SG), Mark Simmons (SF), Stephen Folsom (PF) Paul Vento, Jason Littrell, Edward Towery, David Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), John Oatman (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) David Thomsen, Kevin Hancock, Joshua West, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 08:43 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to James Jones | 58-44 |
| 08:25 | Lake Forest | James Jones misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 08:24 | Lake Forest | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 60-46 |
| 08:11 | Lake Forest | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG) Mark Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal clanks a jumper in the lane | 60-46 |
| 07:58 | Lake Forest | Stephen Folsom grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:45 | Lake Forest | James Jones knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jason Littrell | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Theodore Swenceski steals it from Jordan Lopes | 62-46 |
| 07:24 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell blows the layup | 62-46 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Littrell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Folsom (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Darrell Hornick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Oatman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | John Oatman's layup is rejected by Darrell Hornick | 62-46 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| 07:03 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell is hacked by Jordan Lopes - foul #1 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Spigner (C) Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SG), Gail Honea (PF) John Oatman, Jordan Lopes | |
| 07:03 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:03 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SF) Jason Littrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:50 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:24 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick is hacked by Gail Honea - foul #5 on Gail Honea, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell (SG) Mark Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (SF), Thomas Choudhury (C) Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| 06:24 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:24 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses badly on a floater from the right block | 65-49 |
| 06:13 | Lake Forest | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:49 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski's pass is intercepted by George Mazzella | 65-49 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | George Mazzella scores on a floater from the left side | 65-51 |
| 05:02 | Lake Forest | Willard O'Neal is called for the reach on Theodore Swenceski - foul #4 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #11 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (PG), Stephen Folsom (PF) James Jones, David Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Jordan Lopes (C) George Mazzella, Willard O'Neal, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 05:02 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:02 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Jason Littrell steals the ball from Michael Andrews | 67-51 |
| 04:44 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell blows the layup | 67-51 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Michael Timothy gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the dunk but the foul's on Darrell Hornick - foul #4 on Darrell Hornick, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Towery (SF) Theodore Swenceski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:37 | Lake Forest | Edward Towery grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:11 | Lake Forest | Jason Littrell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-51 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Joshua West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Paul Vento (PG), Theodore Swenceski (SG), Jerome Hovis (C) Mark Simmons, Jason Littrell, Stephen Folsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Thomas Choudhury (C) Michael Timothy, Michael Andrews, Jordan Lopes | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Lake Forest | Joshua West steals it from Jerome Hovis | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 70-51 |
| 03:27 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 03:02 | Lake Forest | Darrell Hornick is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Darrell Hornick, team foul #7 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Guerin (PF) Darrell Hornick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Joshua West | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Paul Vento (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Swenceski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Towery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Guerin (fresh) C - Jerome Hovis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Thomsen and the foul's on Theodore Swenceski - foul #2 on Theodore Swenceski, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:27 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento misses long on a jumper from the right side | 70-54 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jerome Hovis picks off the pass by Jeffrey McCann | 70-54 |
| 01:55 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento misses the easy layup but the foul's on Willard O'Neal - foul #5 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #12 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (PF) Willard O'Neal | |
| 01:55 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:55 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the turnaround from the left block set up by David Thomsen and the foul's on John Guerin - foul #1 on John Guerin, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:18 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-57 |
| 01:17 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Swenceski | 71-57 |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | John Guerin knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Edward Towery and he's fouled by Jeffrey McCann - foul #2 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #13 | 73-57 |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | John Guerin makes the free throw | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Oatman drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey McCann | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Lake Forest | Theodore Swenceski loses the dribble to David Thomsen | 74-59 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses the 3 from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 00:15 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to John Guerin | 74-59 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Paul Vento runs out the clock | 74-59 |