| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cody Wagner (fresh) SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 19:42 | Howard | Peter Brown grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 19:29 | Howard | Peter Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Stanley Wertz gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:07 | Howard | Peter Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Kemp | 40-28 |
| 18:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 18:49 | Howard | Jeffrey Green pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Jesse Dillon picks off the pass by Peter Brown in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 18:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon hits the finger roll | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Howard | Cody Wagner is called for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SF), Terence Roney (PF) Danny Floyd, Charles Redden | |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Jeffrey Green grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Jeffrey Green drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Kemp | 42-30 |
| 17:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Stanley Wertz gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:38 | Howard | Cody Wagner double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Lloyd Armand (SG), Jeff Matz (SF), Bernard Shim (PF), Edwin Luu (C) James Kemp, Cody Wagner, Peter Brown, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Charles Welch (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Michael Vaughn, Jesse Dillon, Philip Armstrong | |
| 17:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-30 |
| 17:15 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Rogers | 42-30 |
| 17:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney drills a jumper from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 16:48 | Howard | Lloyd Armand clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 16:46 | Howard | Edwin Luu tips it home | 44-32 |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers lays it in | 44-34 |
| 16:04 | Howard | Edwin Luu banks in the wide open layup | 46-34 |
| 15:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Luu steals it from Charles Welch | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lloyd Armand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Matz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Shim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Luu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Barr (fairly fresh) SG - Donnell Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Welch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 15:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers misses short on a runner from close range | 46-34 |
| 15:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 15:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Bernard Shim takes the ball from Phillip Rogers | 46-34 |
| 14:41 | Howard | Edwin Luu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Cody Wagner (SG), Peter Brown (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Lawrence Fortier, Lloyd Armand, Jeff Matz, Bernard Shim, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), David Porter (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Richard Barr, Donnell Larsen, Charles Welch, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Porter | 46-37 |
| 14:15 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses short on an open floater from the left side | 46-37 |
| 14:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Armstrong | 46-40 |
| 13:43 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 13:41 | Howard | Jeffrey Green grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Cody Wagner scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-40 |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SF), Alec Whisenant (PF) David Porter, Charles Redden | |
| 13:08 | Howard | Michael Vaughn is called for the reach on Peter Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 12:46 | Howard | Peter Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 12:45 | Howard | Peter Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:37 | Howard | James Kemp is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Kemp, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Armand (SG), James Healy (C) Cody Wagner, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF) Danny Floyd | |
| 12:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Green takes the ball from Jesse Dillon | 48-40 |
| 12:08 | Howard | Jeffrey Green blows the layup but he's hacked by Philip Armstrong - foul #1 on Philip Armstrong, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG), Bernard Shim (SF) James Kemp, Peter Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF) Philip Armstrong | |
| 12:08 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:08 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:57 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Dillon | 50-42 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Michael Vaughn picks off the pass by Bernard Shim in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 11:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn banks in the layup | 50-44 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Jesse Dillon is called for the reach on Lloyd Armand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG) Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Philip Armstrong (C) Jesse Dillon, Alec Whisenant | |
| 11:21 | Howard | Lloyd Armand banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeff Matz | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lloyd Armand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeff Matz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernard Shim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Healy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd comes up short on the shot from the left side | 52-44 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Jeff Matz pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:52 | Howard | James Healy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-44 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Cody Wagner (SG), Peter Brown (SF), Edwin Luu (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Lawrence Fortier, Lloyd Armand, Jeff Matz, Bernard Shim, James Healy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Danny Floyd, Michael Vaughn, David Porter, Philip Armstrong | |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden clanks a floater near the basket | 52-44 |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Peter Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Luu | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Redden and he's hacked by James Kemp - foul #4 on James Kemp, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG) James Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant (C) Charles Redden | |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:56 | Howard | Edwin Luu misses short on an open turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Rogers - foul #1 on Phillip Rogers, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG) Richard Barr, Charles Welch | |
| 09:56 | Howard | Edwin Luu makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:56 | Howard | Edwin Luu makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Stanley Wertz pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is hacked by Donnell Larsen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donnell Larsen, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Bernard Shim (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF) Peter Brown, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong (C) Phillip Rogers | |
| 09:27 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 09:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cody Wagner - foul #3 on Cody Wagner, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG), Lloyd Armand (SG), James Healy (C) Lawrence Fortier, Cody Wagner, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (PG), David Porter (SF), Terence Roney (PF) Danny Floyd, Donnell Larsen, Alec Whisenant | |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:41 | Howard | James Healy misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Porter - foul #4 on David Porter, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Charles Welch (SF), Charles Redden (PF) Jesse Dillon, David Porter, Philip Armstrong | |
| 08:41 | Howard | James Healy makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:41 | Howard | James Healy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 08:21 | Howard | Lloyd Armand grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Lloyd Armand is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Brown (SF), Edwin Luu (C) Bernard Shim, James Healy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers (C) Terence Roney | |
| 08:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr knocks in the floater from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Jeff Matz is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 59-53 |
| 07:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 07:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Vaughn | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Howard | Peter Brown is called for 10 seconds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Lawrence Fortier (SG), Stanley Wertz (C) Jeff Matz, Lloyd Armand, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), David Porter (SF), Alec Whisenant (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Richard Barr, Michael Vaughn, Charles Welch, Charles Redden, Phillip Rogers | |
| 07:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Kemp takes the ball from David Porter | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alec Whisenant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:45 | Howard | Peter Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 06:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jesse Dillon | 59-59 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Peter Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Bernard Shim (SF), Lloyd Armand (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Lawrence Fortier, Peter Brown, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Donnell Larsen, Jesse Dillon, David Porter, Alec Whisenant, Philip Armstrong | |
| 05:35 | Howard | Terence Roney is called for the reach on Cody Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terence Roney, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-59 |
| 05:13 | Howard | Edwin Luu pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Cody Wagner knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Bernard Shim and he's hacked by Michael Vaughn - foul #2 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG) James Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:02 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Edwin Luu gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Danny Floyd picks off the pass by Cody Wagner in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 04:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Welch | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Jeff Matz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Stanley Wertz (C) Lloyd Armand, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), Donnell Larsen (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Danny Floyd, Michael Vaughn, Charles Welch, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong is called for traveling | 62-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF) Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:36 | Howard | Stanley Wertz hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Charles Redden - foul #2 on Charles Redden, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 03:36 | Howard | Stanley Wertz makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 03:09 | Howard | Stanley Wertz snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 03:07 | Howard | James Kemp travels in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (SG), Peter Brown (SF) Cody Wagner, Jeff Matz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Barr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Dillon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Redden | 65-62 |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Bernard Shim (PF) Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), David Porter (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Richard Barr, Donnell Larsen, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers can't throw it down but he's hacked by Stanley Wertz - foul #1 on Stanley Wertz, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Howard | The rebound goes to Stanley Wertz | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 02:17 | Howard | Peter Brown buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Stanley Wertz | 67-63 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Jeffrey Green (PF) Lawrence Fortier, Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Phillip Rogers, Terence Roney | |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Cody Wagner steals it from Charles Redden | 67-63 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Cody Wagner banks in the layup | 69-63 |
| 01:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the driving attempt from close range set up by David Porter | 69-65 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Cody Wagner's fadeaway is rejected by David Porter | 69-65 |
| 01:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Stanley Wertz swats the dunk try by Charles Redden | 69-65 |
| 01:03 | Howard | James Kemp snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 00:58 | Howard | James Kemp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cody Wagner | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by James Kemp - foul #5 on James Kemp, team foul #5 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG) James Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Danny Floyd is called for the reach on Lawrence Fortier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Floyd, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Armand (PF), Bernard Shim (C) Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Redden | 72-65 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Danny Floyd | 72-68 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Wertz (C) Lloyd Armand | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:26 | Howard | Cody Wagner is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Dillon - foul #3 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Floyd | 73-71 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Cody Wagner is hacked by Jesse Dillon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF) Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:21 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong grabs the board | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stanley Wertz - foul #2 on Stanley Wertz, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Jeffrey Green snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Jeffrey Green is hacked by Danny Floyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Floyd, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Jeffrey Green misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Redden | 74-74 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is hacked by Charles Redden - foul #3 on Charles Redden, team foul #14 | 74-74 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Stanley Wertz gets the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Stanley Wertz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-74 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd clanks a halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Cody Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Howard | Jeffrey Green wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:44 | Howard | Peter Brown travels with the ball | 74-74 |
| 04:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd hits a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Cody Wagner - foul #4 on Cody Wagner, team foul #7 | 74-76 |
| 04:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd misses the free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:28 | Howard | Stanley Wertz grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Jeffrey Green lays it in uncontested | 76-76 |
| 03:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Philip Armstrong | 76-78 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Jesse Dillon is called for the reach on Lawrence Fortier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #15 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG) Jesse Dillon | |
| 03:55 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden blows the layup | 78-78 |
| 03:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd tips it but misses | 78-78 |
| 03:37 | Howard | Jeffrey Green snags the defensive board | 78-78 |
| 03:22 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses short on a floater from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Vaughn | 78-78 |
| 03:01 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Redden | 78-80 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Jeffrey Green can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-80 |
| 02:44 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Wertz | 78-80 |
| 02:25 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-80 |
| 02:24 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Armstrong | 78-80 |
| 02:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Brown is called for the reach on Danny Floyd - foul #3 on Peter Brown, team foul #8 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG), Lloyd Armand (SG), Bernard Shim (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Lawrence Fortier, Cody Wagner, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Michael Vaughn, David Porter, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 02:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:05 | Howard | Edwin Luu pulls down the rebound | 78-81 |
| 02:05 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| 02:03 | Howard | Donnell Larsen steals the ball from Lloyd Armand in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen lays it up and in | 78-83 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Peter Brown hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Matz | 80-83 |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Cody Wagner (SG), Jeffrey Green (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Jeff Matz, Lloyd Armand, Bernard Shim, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG), David Porter (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Donnell Larsen, Charles Welch, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| 01:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Redden | 80-85 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Stanley Wertz misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-85 |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Redden | 80-85 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Cody Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd connects on the jump hook from close range | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Howard | David Porter is called for the reach on Cody Wagner in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Porter, team foul #16 | 80-87 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SF) David Porter | |
| 00:27 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is hacked by Lawrence Fortier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Fortier, team foul #9 | 82-87 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 1st free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-89 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is hacked by Cody Wagner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cody Wagner, team foul #10 | 85-89 |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Armand (SG) Cody Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-91 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Peter Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-91 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Jeffrey Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-91 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Peter Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-91 |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-91 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Fortier is called for the reach on Charles Redden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Fortier, team foul #11 | 88-91 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 1st free throw | 88-92 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Danny Floyd is called for the reach on Lawrence Fortier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Floyd, team foul #17 | 88-93 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 89-93 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd runs out the clock | 90-93 |