| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Nicholas Bonner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Noble (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Eric Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Steffes (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Rabago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Yoder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Eric Sanders inbounds the ball | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes slams it home on a great pass from Nicholas Bonner and he's fouled by Carl Yoder - foul #3 on Carl Yoder, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Chapman (PF) Carl Yoder | |
| 19:46 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Robert Chapman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 19:30 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Dwight Noble | 48-33 |
| 19:08 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes can't connect on a runner in the paint | 48-33 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 48-33 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Eric Sanders takes the ball from James Knippenberg | 48-33 |
| 18:56 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ronald Rabago | 50-33 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Dwight Noble steps in front of the Robert Zumbrennen pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 50-33 |
| 18:45 | Beloit | Eric Sanders is hacked by James Knippenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Knippenberg, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Tiedeman (PG), Samuel Duppstadt (C) Nicholas Bonner, Ronald Rabago | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Clayton Clary (SF), Stephen Pruett (PF), Anthony Steinhauer (C) Robert Zumbrennen, James Knippenberg, Robert Chapman, Shawn Randell | |
| 18:38 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes is hacked by Stephen Pruett - foul #1 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Beloit | Randy Alers (SG) Dwight Noble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity | |
| 18:24 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 50-33 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | John Porter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 18:17 | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 18:07 | Beloit | Stephen Pruett is called for the reach on Jerry Steffes - foul #2 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| 17:53 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes misses short on a jumper from the left block | 50-33 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | John Porter buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 17:17 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 17:15 | Beloit | Eric Sanders tips it in | 52-35 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Sanders - foul #1 on Eric Sanders, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner (PG), Dwight Noble (SG), Ronald Rabago (C) John Tiedeman, Eric Sanders, Samuel Duppstadt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Robert Chapman (PF), Shawn Randell (C) John Porter, Clayton Clary, Stephen Pruett, Anthony Steinhauer | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 17:00 | Beloit | Ronald Rabago grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 16:41 | Beloit | Dwight Noble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Beloit | Sean Higginson (SF) Randy Alers | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Stewart Callender | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | James Knippenberg hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 16:23 | Beloit | Robert Chapman swats the short shot by Jerry Steffes | 52-39 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | James Knippenberg snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Charles McGarity hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | James Knippenberg tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 15:59 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Nicholas Bonner | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Nicholas Bonner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwight Noble (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Higginson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Steffes (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Rabago (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner is hacked by Charles McGarity in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gerry Warden (PG), Samuel Duppstadt (PF), Anderson Garduno (C) Nicholas Bonner, Jerry Steffes, Ronald Rabago | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Carl Yoder (PF) Charles McGarity, Robert Chapman | |
| 15:50 | Beloit | Sean Higginson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sean Higginson, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eric Sanders (SF), Randy Alers (PF) Dwight Noble, Anderson Garduno | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the easy open layup | 52-39 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | John Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Patton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 52-39 |
| 15:17 | Beloit | Eric Sanders grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 15:06 | Beloit | Randy Alers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 15:05 | Beloit | Gerry Warden tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Carl Yoder misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 54-39 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Shawn Randell can't tip it in | 54-39 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Carl Yoder tips it in | 54-41 |
| 14:23 | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 54-41 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Yoder | 54-41 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses the jump hook in the paint | 54-41 |
| 14:14 | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 14:10 | Beloit | Gerry Warden is hacked by Shawn Randell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Randell, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner (PG), Dwight Noble (SG), Jerry Steffes (PF), Ronald Rabago (C) Gerry Warden, Sean Higginson, Randy Alers, Samuel Duppstadt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), John Porter (SG), Clayton Clary (SF), Robert Chapman (PF), Stephen Pruett (C) John Patton, Robert Zumbrennen, James Knippenberg, Carl Yoder, Shawn Randell | |
| 13:54 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dwight Noble | 56-41 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Charles McGarity scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 13:20 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Noble | 58-44 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | John Porter comes up short on the floater from the left block | 58-44 |
| 12:54 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 12:43 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner blows the layup but the foul's on Charles McGarity - foul #4 on Charles McGarity, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Tiedeman (SG), Gerry Warden (SF), Randy Alers (PF), Anderson Garduno (C) Dwight Noble, Eric Sanders, Jerry Steffes, Ronald Rabago | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stewart Callender (SF), Carl Yoder (PF), Anthony Steinhauer (C) Charles McGarity, John Porter, Clayton Clary, Robert Chapman, Stephen Pruett | |
| 12:43 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 12:43 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stewart Callender | 59-47 |
| 12:18 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #1 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt (PF) John Tiedeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:18 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Carl Yoder snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | John Patton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 12:10 | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 12:04 | Beloit | Randy Alers is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Carl Yoder is fouled on the floor by Anderson Garduno - foul #2 on Anderson Garduno, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Tiedeman (PG) Nicholas Bonner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - John Tiedeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Alers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerry Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Duppstadt (fresh) 6 reb. C - Anderson Garduno (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Yoder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Steinhauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Duppstadt | 59-47 |
| 11:46 | Beloit | Randy Alers pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 11:44 | Beloit | John Tiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer's pass is intercepted by Gerry Warden | 59-47 |
| 11:00 | Beloit | Gerry Warden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 10:58 | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt snags the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 10:53 | Beloit | John Tiedeman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Steinhauer | 59-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Carl Yoder misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Duppstadt - foul #1 on Samuel Duppstadt, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner (PG), Dwight Noble (SG), Sean Higginson (SF), Jerry Steffes (PF), Ronald Rabago (C) John Tiedeman, Randy Alers, Gerry Warden, Samuel Duppstadt, Anderson Garduno | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Stewart Callender, Anthony Steinhauer | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Carl Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Carl Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:42 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner is fouled in the backcourt by John Patton - foul #4 on John Patton, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Robert Chapman (PF) John Patton, Carl Yoder | |
| 10:42 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Robert Chapman grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | James Knippenberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Bonner - foul #1 on Nicholas Bonner, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:19 | Beloit | Sean Higginson drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Steffes | 61-50 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 61-50 |
| 10:08 | Beloit | Sean Higginson pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 10:05 | Beloit | Sean Higginson is hacked by Shawn Randell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Randell, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Pruett (PF) Robert Chapman | |
| 10:05 | Beloit | Sean Higginson misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:05 | Beloit | Sean Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | James Knippenberg hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Clayton Clary | 62-52 |
| 09:37 | Beloit | Sean Higginson can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 62-52 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett is hacked by Jerry Steffes - foul #3 on Jerry Steffes, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Tiedeman (PG), Eric Sanders (SF), Samuel Duppstadt (C) Nicholas Bonner, Sean Higginson, Ronald Rabago | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG) Clayton Clary | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dwight Noble - foul #2 on Dwight Noble, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Beloit | Randy Alers (SG), Gerry Warden (SF) Dwight Noble, Eric Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Chapman (PF) Stephen Pruett | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Shawn Randell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:53 | Beloit | Gerry Warden can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Knippenberg - foul #3 on James Knippenberg, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Beloit | Dwight Noble (SG) John Tiedeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Yoder (PF) Shawn Randell | |
| 08:53 | Beloit | Gerry Warden misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:53 | Beloit | Gerry Warden misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Carl Yoder grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | James Knippenberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Chapman | 62-53 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | John Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Beloit | Anderson Garduno (C) Jerry Steffes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer (C) Robert Chapman | |
| 08:29 | Beloit | Gerry Warden knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anderson Garduno | 64-53 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Anderson Garduno - foul #3 on Anderson Garduno, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Beloit | Ronald Rabago (C) Samuel Duppstadt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG) John Porter | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Anthony Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:07 | Beloit | Gerry Warden is fouled on the floor by Carl Yoder - foul #4 on Carl Yoder, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Beloit | Sean Higginson (SF) Dwight Noble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Chapman (C) Carl Yoder | |
| 08:07 | Beloit | Gerry Warden makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 08:07 | Beloit | Gerry Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Clayton Clary loses the dribble to Ronald Rabago | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Gerry Warden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Alers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Higginson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anderson Garduno (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Rabago (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Knippenberg (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Beloit | Sean Higginson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 66-55 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | James Knippenberg gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | James Knippenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 07:34 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Gerry Warden | 66-55 |
| 07:27 | Beloit | Randy Alers makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerry Warden | 69-55 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerry Warden - foul #2 on Gerry Warden, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Tiedeman (PG), Dwight Noble (SG), Eric Sanders (SF), Jerry Steffes (PF) Gerry Warden, Randy Alers, Sean Higginson, Anderson Garduno | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Stewart Callender (SF), Stephen Pruett (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Robert Zumbrennen, James Knippenberg, Anthony Steinhauer, Robert Chapman | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:17 | Beloit | John Patton is called for the reach on John Tiedeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Patton, team foul #13 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | Samuel Duppstadt (C) Ronald Rabago | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG) John Patton, Clayton Clary | |
| 07:17 | Beloit | John Tiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:17 | Beloit | John Tiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Shawn Randell pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Stewart Callender can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 06:52 | Beloit | John Tiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:40 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #2 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #14 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Carl Yoder (PF) Robert Zumbrennen, Shawn Randell | |
| 06:40 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:40 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Carl Yoder grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett travels with the ball | 70-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner (PG), Sean Higginson (SG), Ronald Rabago (C) John Tiedeman, Dwight Noble, Samuel Duppstadt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF), Robert Chapman (C) Stewart Callender, Stephen Pruett | |
| 06:02 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Sean Higginson | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | James Knippenberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Knippenberg, team foul #15 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | Randy Alers (SG) Eric Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SG), Shawn Randell (C) John Porter, Carl Yoder | |
| 05:28 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ronald Rabago | 74-57 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-59 |
| 05:02 | Beloit | Sean Higginson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 74-59 |
| 05:01 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes tips it back up and in | 76-59 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-59 |
| 04:52 | Beloit | Randy Alers pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| 04:50 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes is hacked by Clayton Clary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Clary, team foul #16 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Tiedeman (PG), Gerry Warden (SF), Samuel Duppstadt (C) Nicholas Bonner, Sean Higginson, Ronald Rabago | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stephen Pruett (PF), Anthony Steinhauer (C) James Knippenberg, Robert Chapman, Shawn Randell | |
| 04:50 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 04:50 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen is fouled on the floor by Randy Alers - foul #1 on Randy Alers, team foul #10 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Beloit | Anderson Garduno (C) Jerry Steffes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 04:42 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Anderson Garduno | 77-59 |
| 04:24 | Beloit | Randy Alers drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-59 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 04:17 | Beloit | Gerry Warden gets the rebound | 80-59 |
| 04:00 | Beloit | Anderson Garduno buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Duppstadt | 82-59 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline | 82-59 |
| 03:41 | Beloit | Anderson Garduno grabs the board | 82-59 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - John Tiedeman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Alers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerry Warden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Duppstadt (fresh) 7 reb. C - Anderson Garduno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Clayton Clary (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Pruett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Anderson Garduno is fouled on the floor by Stephen Pruett - foul #3 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #17 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Beloit | Dwight Noble (SG), Eric Sanders (SF) John Tiedeman, Randy Alers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Stewart Callender (SF), Robert Chapman (PF) Robert Zumbrennen, Clayton Clary, Anthony Steinhauer | |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Anderson Garduno misses the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Anderson Garduno misses the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Pruett | 82-59 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Stewart Callender hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Sanders - foul #2 on Eric Sanders, team foul #11 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Beloit | Jerry Steffes (PF), Ronald Rabago (C) Anderson Garduno, Samuel Duppstadt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 02:53 | Beloit | Eric Sanders misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 82-60 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Charles McGarity grabs the board | 82-60 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-60 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McGarity | 82-60 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Stewart Callender's pass is intercepted by Jerry Steffes | 82-60 |
| 02:05 | Beloit | Robert Chapman picks off the pass by Jerry Steffes | 82-60 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 82-60 |
| 01:46 | Beloit | Ronald Rabago snags the defensive board | 82-60 |
| 01:38 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 82-60 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Stewart Callender gets the rebound | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Dwight Noble takes the ball from Stephen Pruett | 82-60 |
| 01:27 | Beloit | Eric Sanders hits the finger roll set up by Dwight Noble | 84-60 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 84-60 |
| 01:18 | Beloit | Gerry Warden pulls down the rebound | 84-60 |
| 01:06 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes can't throw it down | 84-60 |
| 01:05 | Beloit | Ronald Rabago hits the follow up shot | 86-60 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-60 |
| 00:43 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes grabs the board | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #18 | 86-60 |
| Subs | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner (PG) Gerry Warden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SF) Stewart Callender | |
| 00:15 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes makes the 1st free throw | 87-60 |
| 00:15 | Beloit | Jerry Steffes misses the 2nd free throw | 87-60 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Robert Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 87-60 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | John Porter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 87-62 |
| 00:00 | Beloit | Nicholas Bonner runs out the clock | 87-62 |