| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) PF - Robert Collins (fresh) C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donnie Morley (fresh) SG - Kristopher Klassen (fresh) SF - David Cramer (fresh) PF - William Snyder (fresh) C - Charles Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Horace Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Charles Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Cramer | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Walter Kivi connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Horace Coleman | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Ripon | William Snyder hits the finger roll | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Walter Kivi misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Ripon | Donnie Morley is hacked by Charles Knowlton - foul #1 on Charles Knowlton, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Ripon | Charles Freeman misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Horace Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Ripon | Charles Freeman pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Ripon | David Cramer makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Donnie Morley | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Horace Coleman | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Ripon | William Snyder's pass is intercepted by Horace Coleman | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Walter Kivi is hacked by Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Daron Kleiner (PF), Kirk Mack (C) Horace Coleman, Jared Corlett, Robert Collins, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Brooks (SG) Kristopher Klassen | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Kirk Mack misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Walter Kivi snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (fresh) SG - Richard Coon (fresh) SF - Walter Kivi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daron Kleiner (fresh) C - Kirk Mack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donnie Morley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Brooks (fresh) SF - David Cramer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Walter Kivi drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daron Kleiner | 6-7 |
| 15:38 | Ripon | Charles Freeman drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donnie Morley and he's hacked by Kirk Mack - foul #1 on Kirk Mack, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (PF) Walter Kivi | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Ratner (SG), Donald Gobin (SF), Gerald Barr (PF) Donnie Morley, David Cramer, William Snyder | |
| 15:38 | Ripon | Charles Freeman makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Robert Collins can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Robert Collins tips it home | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Ripon | John Ratner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 14:49 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks is fouled on the floor by Joseph Posey - foul #1 on Joseph Posey, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Charles Knowlton (C) Joseph Posey, Richard Coon, Kirk Mack | |
| Subs | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen (SG), Leonard Rogers (C) John Ratner, Charles Freeman | |
| 14:32 | Ripon | Daron Kleiner swats the dunk try by Kristopher Klassen | 8-10 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Horace Coleman loses the dribble to Kristopher Klassen | 8-10 |
| 14:22 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kristopher Klassen | 8-12 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Robert Collins scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Horace Coleman | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen is whistled for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Kivi (SF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donnie Morley (PG), David Cramer (SF), William Snyder (PF) Raymond Brooks, Donald Gobin, Leonard Rogers | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Horace Coleman makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jared Corlett | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Ripon | Donnie Morley loses the dribble to Horace Coleman | 13-12 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Jared Corlett is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Klassen - foul #1 on Kristopher Klassen, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Kirk Mack (PF) Horace Coleman, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Brooks (SG) Kristopher Klassen | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Kirk Mack clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Ripon | Gerald Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:03 | Ripon | Gerald Barr can't tip it in | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Kirk Mack grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Jared Corlett misses badly on a runner from the left block | 13-12 |
| 12:55 | Ripon | Gerald Barr grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 12:38 | Ripon | Donnie Morley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Knowlton | 13-12 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Walter Kivi is whistled for traveling | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (PF) Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Ratner (SG), Charles Freeman (C) Donnie Morley, Gerald Barr | |
| 12:29 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Kirk Mack's pass is intercepted by John Ratner | 13-12 |
| 12:12 | Ripon | David Cramer lays it in set up by John Ratner | 13-14 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Joseph Posey comes up short on the shot from the left block | 13-14 |
| 11:46 | Ripon | William Snyder pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (fresh) SG - Jared Corlett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Mack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Ratner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Cramer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ripon | William Snyder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Robert Collins grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Kirk Mack clanks a jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Kirk Mack can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 11:24 | Ripon | Charles Freeman snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:18 | Ripon | Charles Freeman hits a 3 from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on William Snyder - foul #1 on William Snyder, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Daron Kleiner (SF), Charles Knowlton (C) Joseph Posey, Jared Corlett, Walter Kivi, Kirk Mack | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donnie Morley (PG), Kristopher Klassen (SG), Donald Gobin (SF), Gerald Barr (PF) Raymond Brooks, John Ratner, David Cramer, William Snyder | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:35 | Ripon | Robert Collins swats the dunk try by Charles Freeman | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Richard Coon buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Collins | 18-17 |
| 10:15 | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen is whistled for a carry | 18-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Leonard Rogers (C) Charles Freeman | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:34 | Ripon | Gerald Barr misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Brooks (PG) Donnie Morley | |
| 09:34 | Ripon | Gerald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:34 | Ripon | Gerald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner lays it in on a nice dish by Horace Coleman | 22-19 |
| 08:52 | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Horace Coleman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:33 | Ripon | Donald Gobin double dribbles | 22-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Corlett (SG), Walter Kivi (SF), Kirk Mack (PF) Horace Coleman, Richard Coon, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Ratner (SG), David Cramer (SF), William Snyder (PF), Charles Freeman (C) Kristopher Klassen, Donald Gobin, Gerald Barr, Leonard Rogers | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | David Cramer steals it from Walter Kivi | 22-19 |
| 08:13 | Ripon | John Ratner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Cramer | 22-21 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton drills a jumper from close range set up by Jared Corlett and the foul's on David Cramer - foul #1 on David Cramer, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (PG) Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donnie Morley (PG) Raymond Brooks | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:43 | Ripon | John Ratner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Lungwitz (fresh) SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kirk Mack (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Knowlton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donnie Morley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ratner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cramer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Charles Freeman steals it from Walter Kivi | 25-23 |
| 07:12 | Ripon | Donnie Morley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-23 |
| 07:11 | Ripon | John Ratner tips it home | 25-25 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 06:37 | Ripon | Kirk Mack steals it from Charles Freeman | 27-25 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 06:21 | Ripon | Charles Freeman pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 06:05 | Ripon | David Cramer banks in the layup and the foul's on Jared Corlett - foul #1 on Jared Corlett, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Daron Kleiner (SF), Robert Collins (PF), Joseph Posey (C) Tony Lungwitz, Jared Corlett, Walter Kivi, Kirk Mack, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Brooks (PG), Kristopher Klassen (SG), Gerald Barr (PF), Leonard Rogers (C) Donnie Morley, John Ratner, William Snyder, Charles Freeman | |
| 06:05 | Ripon | David Cramer misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner tips it back up and in | 29-27 |
| 05:25 | Ripon | David Cramer can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 29-27 |
| 05:24 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Barr | 29-27 |
| 05:09 | Ripon | Gerald Barr misses long on a runner near the basket | 29-27 |
| 05:07 | Ripon | Gerald Barr snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 04:55 | Ripon | David Cramer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-27 |
| 04:53 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 04:48 | Ripon | Kristopher Klassen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Brooks | 29-30 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Richard Coon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Robert Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Richard Coon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Robert Collins hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 04:12 | Ripon | Gerald Barr is hacked by Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Corlett (SG), Walter Kivi (SF), Kirk Mack (C) Horace Coleman, Robert Collins, Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donnie Morley (PG), Donald Gobin (SF), William Snyder (PF), Charles Freeman (C) Kristopher Klassen, David Cramer, Gerald Barr, Leonard Rogers | |
| 03:53 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (PG) Richard Coon | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Ratner (SG) Raymond Brooks | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jared Corlett is called for a backcourt violation | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (PF) Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kirk Mack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Donnie Morley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ratner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Gobin (fresh) PF - William Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Ripon | Jared Corlett steals it from Charles Freeman | 31-30 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Kirk Mack's fadeaway is rejected by William Snyder | 31-30 |
| 02:59 | Ripon | Donnie Morley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:37 | Ripon | Donald Gobin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 02:36 | Ripon | Donald Gobin grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 02:16 | Ripon | Donald Gobin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Jared Corlett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Jared Corlett tips it home | 33-33 |
| 01:41 | Ripon | William Snyder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 01:40 | Ripon | Donald Gobin grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 01:35 | Ripon | Donald Gobin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Kirk Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Jared Corlett hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Lungwitz | 35-33 |
| 01:02 | Ripon | Donald Gobin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Walter Kivi knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Tony Lungwitz | 37-33 |
| 00:32 | Ripon | John Ratner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 00:31 | Ripon | Charles Freeman tips it home | 37-35 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | John Ratner is called for the reach on Tony Lungwitz - foul #1 on John Ratner, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Daron Kleiner (SF), Joseph Posey (PF), Charles Knowlton (C) Tony Lungwitz, Jared Corlett, Walter Kivi, Robert Collins, Kirk Mack | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Brooks (PG), Kristopher Klassen (SG), David Cramer (SF), Gerald Barr (PF), Leonard Rogers (C) Donnie Morley, John Ratner, Donald Gobin, William Snyder, Charles Freeman | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Horace Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 00:01 | Ripon | Raymond Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton gets the rebound | 37-35 |