| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) SG - Duane Vance (fresh) SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - John Cutting (fresh) SG - Robert Fletcher (fresh) SF - Milton Briski (fresh) PF - Michael Pratt (fresh) C - Kenneth Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Michael Pratt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Beloit | Melvin Hickmon steals the ball from John Cutting | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Duane Vance hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Fraga | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Beloit | John Cutting connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Duane Vance comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Beloit | John Cutting can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Kenneth Cox picks off the pass by Duane Vance | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox is fouled on the floor by Duane Vance - foul #1 on Duane Vance, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Pratt | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Cox - foul #1 on Kenneth Cox, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Beloit | John Cutting scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Fletcher | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Beloit | John Cutting comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | David Stokes snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Duane Vance misses the easy layup | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Beloit | John Cutting can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Dustin Fraga - foul #1 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Michael James (C) Melvin Hickmon, David Stokes, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kurt Linton (SG), Michael Rash (SF), Maurice Smith (PF), Christopher Holcomb (C) Robert Fletcher, Milton Briski, Michael Pratt, Kenneth Cox | |
| 16:45 | Beloit | John Cutting makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:45 | Beloit | John Cutting makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Michael James lays it in set up by Duane Vance | 6-9 |
| 16:14 | Beloit | John Cutting hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG) Dustin Fraga | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 16:14 | Beloit | John Cutting makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Duane Vance misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 15:55 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Maurice Smith | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) SG - Duane Vance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) C - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - John Cutting (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kurt Linton (fresh) SF - Michael Rash (fresh) PF - Maurice Smith (fresh) C - Christopher Holcomb (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Beloit | Kurt Linton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Huffaker - foul #1 on Edward Huffaker, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Duane Vance | |
| Subs | Beloit | Jeremy White (PG) John Cutting | |
| 15:50 | Beloit | Kurt Linton makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:50 | Beloit | Kurt Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker is called for traveling | 6-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF), Thomas Harper (C) Edward Huffaker, Michael James | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Fletcher (SG), Michael Pratt (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) Kurt Linton, Maurice Smith, Christopher Holcomb | |
| 15:22 | Beloit | Jeremy White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-14 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | David Stokes pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Harper | 8-14 |
| 14:59 | Beloit | David Stokes is called for the reach on Robert Fletcher - foul #1 on David Stokes, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Michael James (PF) Jeffery Stone, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Beloit | Milton Briski (SF) Michael Rash | |
| 14:45 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Michael James is fouled on the floor by Michael Pratt - foul #1 on Michael Pratt, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Thomas Harper is fouled on the floor by Robert Fletcher - foul #1 on Robert Fletcher, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (SG), Edward Huffaker (SF), David Stokes (PF) Michael Wilson, Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Cutting (PG), Kurt Linton (SG) Jeremy White, Robert Fletcher | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Stokes | 8-14 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Michael James drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Stokes | 11-14 |
| 13:39 | Beloit | John Cutting misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:37 | Beloit | Michael Pratt pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:19 | Beloit | Kurt Linton is hacked by Jeffery Stone - foul #1 on Jeffery Stone, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Duane Vance (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Michael Wilson (PF) Edward Huffaker, David Stokes, Michael James | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Fletcher (SG), Michael Rash (SF), Maurice Smith (PF), Christopher Holcomb (C) Kurt Linton, Milton Briski, Michael Pratt, Kenneth Cox | |
| 13:11 | Beloit | John Cutting scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Fletcher | 11-17 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga snags the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Michael Wilson is whistled for traveling | 11-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) Jeffery Stone | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 12:27 | Beloit | John Cutting misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 12:25 | Beloit | Christopher Holcomb gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:09 | Beloit | Maurice Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:07 | Beloit | John Cutting misses the tip | 11-17 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Thomas Harper pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga is fouled on the floor by John Cutting - foul #1 on John Cutting, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG), Edward Huffaker (SF) Dustin Fraga, Melvin Hickmon | |
| Subs | Beloit | Jeremy White (PG), Derek Kimura (SF) John Cutting, Michael Rash | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker is hacked by Christopher Holcomb - foul #1 on Christopher Holcomb, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kurt Linton (SG), Michael Pratt (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) Robert Fletcher, Maurice Smith, Christopher Holcomb | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Jeremy White (fresh) SG - Kurt Linton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Kimura (fresh) PF - Michael Pratt (fresh) C - Kenneth Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Kurt Linton steals it from Duane Vance | 11-17 |
| 11:21 | Beloit | Kurt Linton slams it home | 11-19 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Wilson | 14-19 |
| 10:50 | Beloit | Derek Kimura misses the runner from the left block | 14-19 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Michael Wilson is denied on a layup by Michael Pratt | 14-19 |
| 10:35 | Beloit | Michael Pratt gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:30 | Beloit | Jeremy White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Jeremy White steals the ball from Jeffery Stone in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 10:24 | Beloit | Jeremy White banks in the layup | 14-21 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Cox steals it from Jeffery Stone | 14-21 |
| 09:47 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Derek Kimura | 14-23 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker drills a 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:19 | Beloit | Jeremy White is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Stone - foul #2 on Jeffery Stone, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Michael James (C) Jeffery Stone, Edward Huffaker, Michael Wilson, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Fletcher (SG), Milton Briski (SF), Maurice Smith (PF), Christopher Holcomb (C) Kurt Linton, Derek Kimura, Michael Pratt, Kenneth Cox | |
| 09:19 | Beloit | Jeremy White misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | David Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Christopher Holcomb - foul #2 on Christopher Holcomb, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Cutting (PG), Kenneth Cox (C) Jeremy White, Christopher Holcomb | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:44 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 08:17 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by John Cutting | 23-28 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Michael James knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dustin Fraga | 25-28 |
| 07:58 | Beloit | Milton Briski double dribbles | 25-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (SG) Duane Vance | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | David Stokes lays it in on a great pass from Melvin Hickmon | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Huffaker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - John Cutting (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Briski (fresh) PF - Maurice Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 07:15 | Beloit | Kenneth Cox tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 07:07 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 06:59 | Beloit | Dustin Fraga picks off the pass by Maurice Smith | 27-30 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Michael James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SG), Thomas Harper (C) Melvin Hickmon, Michael James | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kurt Linton (SG), Michael Rash (SF), Michael Pratt (PF) Robert Fletcher, Milton Briski, Maurice Smith | |
| 06:24 | Beloit | Kurt Linton blows the layup | 27-30 |
| 06:23 | Beloit | Michael Pratt tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Wilson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kurt Linton - foul #1 on Kurt Linton, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Greve (SF) Edward Huffaker | |
| Subs | Beloit | Jeremy White (PG) John Cutting | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:03 | Beloit | Michael Pratt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Fraga - foul #2 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Duane Vance (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF) Dustin Fraga, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 06:03 | Beloit | Michael Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:03 | Beloit | Michael Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Michael Wilson drills a jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 05:19 | Beloit | Jeremy White connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Pratt | 31-36 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Michael Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Greve | 33-36 |
| 04:37 | Beloit | Jeremy White is fouled on the floor by Duane Vance - foul #2 on Duane Vance, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (PG), David Stokes (PF), Michael James (C) Duane Vance, Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Fletcher (SG), Milton Briski (SF), Maurice Smith (C) Kurt Linton, Michael Rash, Kenneth Cox | |
| 04:37 | Beloit | Jeremy White makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 04:37 | Beloit | Jeremy White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Michael Wilson misses the jumper from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 04:15 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 04:10 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-41 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | David Stokes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Jeffery Stone (SG) Michael Wilson, Kyle Greve | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Cutting (PG), Christopher Holcomb (C) Jeremy White, Michael Pratt | |
| 03:33 | Beloit | David Stokes steals it from Milton Briski | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - John Cutting (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Briski (fresh) PF - Maurice Smith (fresh) C - Christopher Holcomb (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | David Stokes is hacked by Maurice Smith - foul #1 on Maurice Smith, team foul #8 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) Michael James | |
| Subs | Beloit | Michael Pratt (PF) Maurice Smith | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | David Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | David Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:59 | Beloit | Robert Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 02:57 | Beloit | Michael Pratt tips it home | 35-43 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 02:51 | Beloit | Christopher Holcomb grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 02:47 | Beloit | John Cutting hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 02:45 | Beloit | Milton Briski grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 02:31 | Beloit | John Cutting misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | David Stokes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 02:21 | Beloit | Christopher Holcomb grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 02:08 | Beloit | Milton Briski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Stone | 35-43 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-43 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Stokes | 35-43 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Fletcher - foul #2 on Robert Fletcher, team foul #9 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Duane Vance (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Michael James (C) Dustin Fraga, Edward Huffaker, David Stokes, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kurt Linton (SG), Michael Rash (SF), Maurice Smith (PF), Kenneth Cox (C) Robert Fletcher, Milton Briski, Michael Pratt, Christopher Holcomb | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:13 | Beloit | Kurt Linton is hacked by Duane Vance - foul #3 on Duane Vance, team foul #11 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Greve (PG), David Stokes (PF) Jeffery Stone, Duane Vance | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 01:13 | Beloit | Kurt Linton makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:13 | Beloit | Kurt Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Greve | 39-45 |
| 00:30 | Beloit | Michael James steals the ball from Kurt Linton | 39-45 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |