| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marco Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Danley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gavin Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Bob Danley inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Drexel | Edward Peterson buries a jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it in | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Drexel | Gavin Cross misses the easy layup | 28-26 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Edward Peterson is called for the reach on John Pledger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | James Dailey misses the dunk | 28-26 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | James Dailey grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Bob Danley picks off the pass by Clarence Maroney | 28-26 |
| 18:13 | Drexel | Bob Danley's fadeaway is rejected by James Dailey | 28-26 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 28-26 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | James Young hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Pledger | 30-26 |
| 17:41 | Drexel | Gavin Cross is hacked by James Dailey - foul #1 on James Dailey, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 17:28 | Drexel | Marco Mancini is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) James Dailey | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | John Stich misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 17:10 | Drexel | Marco Mancini grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 16:55 | Drexel | Gavin Cross clanks a driving attempt from close range | 30-26 |
| 16:53 | Drexel | Bob Danley gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:40 | Drexel | Ronald Sink steals it from Bob Danley | 30-26 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | John Stich banks in the layup set up by John Pledger and he's fouled by Marco Mancini - foul #3 on Marco Mancini, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) Clarence Maroney, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vincent Taylor (SG), David McClimans (PF), Darrel Berry (C) Marco Mancini, Bob Danley, Samuel Metcalf | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:59 | Drexel | Darrel Berry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 15:57 | Drexel | Vincent Taylor tips it in | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Dailey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gavin Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David McClimans (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrel Berry (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Dailey tips it home | 35-28 |
| 15:23 | Drexel | John Stich swats the layup by Edward Peterson | 35-28 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Larry Newell gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | John Stich misses long on a floater from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Larry Newell grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | James Dailey knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Sebastian Jackson and he's fouled by Gavin Cross - foul #3 on Gavin Cross, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) John Pledger, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Danley (SF), Samuel Metcalf (PF), Melvin Rhynes (C) Edward Peterson, Gavin Cross, Darrel Berry | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:04 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes hits a jump hook from the right block | 38-30 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Ronald Sink connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Maroney and he's hacked by Samuel Metcalf - foul #2 on Samuel Metcalf, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) James Dailey | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marco Mancini (SG) Vincent Taylor | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:35 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 13:22 | Drexel | John Stich steals it from Samuel Metcalf | 40-30 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Ronald Sink knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Sebastian Jackson | 42-30 |
| 12:42 | Drexel | Clarence Maroney is called for the reach on David McClimans - foul #2 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Larry Newell (SF) Clarence Maroney, Sebastian Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Edward Peterson (PG), Gavin Cross (SF) David McClimans, Bob Danley | |
| 12:31 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes connects on the jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | John Stich knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Newell | 44-32 |
| 11:38 | Drexel | Gavin Cross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Young (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Stich (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Marco Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gavin Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Metcalf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Melvin Rhynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Ronald Sink knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Pledger | 46-35 |
| 11:08 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes banks in the layup | 46-37 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | James Young misses badly on a jumper from close range | 46-37 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | John Stich tips it in | 48-37 |
| 10:24 | Drexel | Edward Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Edward Peterson is called for the reach on John Pledger - foul #3 on Edward Peterson, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Dailey (C) John Pledger, James Young, John Stich | |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PG), Vincent Taylor (SG), Bob Danley (SF), Darrel Berry (C) Edward Peterson, Marco Mancini, Samuel Metcalf, Melvin Rhynes | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 09:54 | Drexel | Darrel Berry pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:28 | Drexel | Darrel Berry clanks a shot in the paint | 48-37 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Larry Newell pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | James Dailey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 08:59 | Drexel | Darrel Berry pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 08:36 | Drexel | David McClimans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 08:35 | Drexel | David McClimans tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-39 |
| 08:11 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Darrel Berry | 48-39 |
| 08:06 | Drexel | Darrel Berry buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Taylor | 48-42 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | James Dailey misses the jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Newell | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David McClimans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bob Danley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gavin Cross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrel Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Taylor - foul #1 on Vincent Taylor, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SF), John Stich (C) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Drexel | Edward Peterson (PG), Marco Mancini (SG), Samuel Metcalf (PF), Melvin Rhynes (C) David McClimans, Bob Danley, Gavin Cross, Darrel Berry | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:11 | Drexel | Edward Peterson double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson buries a shot from the right side set up by John Stich | 52-42 |
| 06:46 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Melvin Rhynes swats the short shot by John Stich | 52-42 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | John Stich can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 06:19 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 06:02 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Samuel Metcalf steals the ball from John Stich | 52-42 |
| 05:23 | Drexel | Marco Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Kent | 52-42 |
| 05:21 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Pledger's pass is intercepted by Vincent Taylor | 52-44 |
| 04:57 | Drexel | Marco Mancini drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Taylor | 52-47 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #4 on Edward Peterson, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Dailey (C) Clarence Maroney, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Drexel | Bob Danley (SF) Vincent Taylor | |
| 04:34 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:09 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Randall Tucker (SG) Marco Mancini | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | John Pledger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 03:39 | Drexel | Melvin Rhynes grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 03:34 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Edward Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Randall Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bob Danley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Metcalf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Rhynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 03:06 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:42 | Drexel | Randall Tucker misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-47 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Ronald Sink (PF) Sebastian Jackson, John Stich | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marco Mancini (SG) Randall Tucker | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | James Young hits a floater near the basket set up by James Dailey | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Drexel | Bob Danley buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Edward Peterson | 56-49 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Bob Danley is called for the reach on John Pledger - foul #1 on Bob Danley, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:27 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:14 | Drexel | Bob Danley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is hacked by Marco Mancini - foul #4 on Marco Mancini, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Drexel | Edward Peterson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by Edward Peterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Peterson, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Clarence Maroney | |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PG) Edward Peterson | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Drexel | Bob Danley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is fouled in the backcourt by David McClimans - foul #1 on David McClimans, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:26 | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 00:25 | Drexel | David McClimans gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:21 | Drexel | Marco Mancini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Pledger runs out the clock | 62-52 |