| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Gunter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Bell (fresh) C - Joe Ostlund (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Carroll | Martin Gunter inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Carroll | Martin Gunter's pass is intercepted by Willy Pickerel | 42-40 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ted Neill | 44-40 |
| 19:30 | Carroll | Martin Gunter is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:24 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 19:23 | Carroll | William Beeson tips it in | 44-42 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Michael Erickson steps in front of the Joseph Yates pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 19:11 | Carroll | Willy Pickerel takes the ball from Martin Gunter | 44-42 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Martin Gunter steals the ball from Daniel Pollard in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 18:56 | Carroll | Jared Bell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Nguyen (SF), Raymond Matthews (C) Martin Gunter, Joe Ostlund | |
| 18:40 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (SF) Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (PG), Laurence Garner (SG), Henry Pearson (C) William Beeson, Michael Erickson, Jared Bell | |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Long | 46-42 |
| 18:12 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 18:11 | Carroll | Laurence Garner tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Maurice Freeman is called for the reach on Ted Neill - foul #1 on Maurice Freeman, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Osteen (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath connects on the shot from the right block | 48-44 |
| 17:23 | Carroll | Laurence Garner is hacked by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Michael Erickson (SG), Martin Gunter (SF), Jared Bell (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) Maurice Freeman, Laurence Garner, Charles Nguyen, Raymond Matthews, Henry Pearson | |
| 17:12 | Carroll | William Beeson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joe Ostlund | 48-47 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Michael Osteen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 17:06 | Carroll | The rebound goes to William Beeson | 48-47 |
| 16:53 | Carroll | William Beeson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest McIlrath | 48-47 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Michael Osteen misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 51-47 |
| 16:16 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund connects on the floater from the left block set up by Jared Bell | 51-49 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 15:57 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Osteen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Michael Erickson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Gunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Bell (fairly fresh) C - Joe Ostlund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Carroll | Michael Erickson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy Chagoya | 54-49 |
| 15:10 | Carroll | William Beeson is hacked by Ernest McIlrath - foul #2 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Michael Osteen, Carl Luce, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (PG), Laurence Garner (SG), Charles Nguyen (SF), Raymond Matthews (PF), Henry Pearson (C) William Beeson, Michael Erickson, Martin Gunter, Jared Bell, Joe Ostlund | |
| 14:47 | Carroll | Laurence Garner misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 54-49 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Ralph Koch buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Long and he's fouled by Raymond Matthews - foul #1 on Raymond Matthews, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 14:12 | Carroll | Ted Neill steals it from Charles Nguyen | 57-49 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Laurence Garner picks off the pass by Ralph Koch in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 13:51 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews loses the dribble to Michael Long | 57-49 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Pearson - foul #2 on Henry Pearson, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF) Michael Long, Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Michael Erickson (SG), Chad Bowling (SF), Keith Bell (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) Maurice Freeman, Laurence Garner, Charles Nguyen, Raymond Matthews, Henry Pearson | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 13:18 | Carroll | William Beeson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Erickson | 58-52 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Chad Bowling - foul #1 on Chad Bowling, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lipovsky | 58-52 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Lipovsky | 60-52 |
| 12:12 | Carroll | William Beeson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 12:11 | Carroll | Keith Bell tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses long on a floater from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Ralph Koch hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Michael Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Bowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Ostlund (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Carroll | William Beeson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Robert Lipovsky, Willy Pickerel, Thomas Armstrong, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (SG), Martin Gunter (SF), Jared Bell (PF), Henry Pearson (C) Michael Erickson, Chad Bowling, Keith Bell, Joe Ostlund | |
| 11:33 | Carroll | William Beeson misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 11:33 | Carroll | William Beeson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Michael Long misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-55 |
| 11:11 | Carroll | Martin Gunter pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:54 | Carroll | Martin Gunter's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Luce | 62-55 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Michael Long gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Michael Long is hacked by Henry Pearson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Pearson, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (SG), Charles Nguyen (SF), Raymond Matthews (C) William Beeson, Martin Gunter, Henry Pearson | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath can't finish the uncontested layup | 62-55 |
| 10:32 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:09 | Carroll | Laurence Garner is hacked by Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Ralph Koch (PF) Ted Neill, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG) Maurice Freeman | |
| 09:57 | Carroll | Michael Erickson lays it in on a nice dish by Laurence Garner and the foul's on Michael Long - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (PG), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Long, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Carroll | Martin Gunter (SF), Henry Pearson (C) Charles Nguyen, Raymond Matthews | |
| 09:57 | Carroll | Michael Erickson makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 64-58 |
| 09:17 | Carroll | Laurence Garner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Pearson | 64-61 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is fouled on the floor by Jared Bell - foul #3 on Jared Bell, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Joseph Yates (SF), Michael Long (C) Robert Lipovsky, Michael Osteen, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (PG), Joe Ostlund (C) Laurence Garner, Henry Pearson | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Yates | 66-61 |
| 08:32 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Erickson and he's fouled by Michael Long - foul #3 on Michael Long, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Randy Chagoya, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Charles Nguyen (SF), Keith Bell (PF) Michael Erickson, Martin Gunter, Jared Bell | |
| 08:32 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Joseph Yates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 08:11 | Carroll | Keith Bell snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 08:06 | Carroll | William Beeson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | William Beeson is called for the reach on Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Beeson, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Thomas Armstrong (PF) Michael Long, Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Chad Bowling (SG), Raymond Matthews (C) William Beeson, Maurice Freeman, Joe Ostlund | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 07:35 | Carroll | Chad Bowling drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Nguyen | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Luce (fresh) 8 reb. PF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Laurence Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 6 stl. SG - Chad Bowling (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Matthews (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Chad Bowling is called for the reach on Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Bowling, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Willy Pickerel, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Henry Pearson (C) Charles Nguyen, Keith Bell | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:14 | Carroll | Laurence Garner is fouled on the floor by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carroll | Martin Gunter (SF) Chad Bowling | |
| 07:14 | Carroll | Laurence Garner makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 07:14 | Carroll | Laurence Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Laurence Garner - foul #2 on Laurence Garner, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (PF), Michael Long (C) Thomas Armstrong, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG), Jared Bell (PF) Laurence Garner, Raymond Matthews | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:37 | Carroll | Martin Gunter misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Chagoya - foul #1 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (PG), Joseph Yates (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Michael Osteen | |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (PG), Joe Ostlund (C) William Beeson, Henry Pearson | |
| 06:37 | Carroll | Martin Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:37 | Carroll | Martin Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Gunter - foul #2 on Martin Gunter, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 06:35 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 06:30 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 06:29 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 06:21 | Carroll | Martin Gunter is hacked by Ernest McIlrath - foul #3 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| 06:21 | Carroll | Martin Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 06:21 | Carroll | Martin Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Koch | 75-71 |
| 05:56 | Carroll | Jared Bell misses short on a jumper from the right block | 75-71 |
| 05:55 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund snags the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 05:40 | Carroll | Michael Erickson knocks in the jumper from the left block | 75-73 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Randy Chagoya (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Thomas Armstrong (PF), Carl Luce (C) Robert Lipovsky, Michael Long, Joseph Yates, Ralph Koch, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (PG), Chad Bowling (SG), Charles Nguyen (SF), Raymond Matthews (PF), Henry Pearson (C) Maurice Freeman, Michael Erickson, Martin Gunter, Jared Bell, Joe Ostlund | |
| 04:51 | Carroll | Charles Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 75-73 |
| 04:44 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Laurence Garner | 75-73 |
| 04:27 | Carroll | Laurence Garner scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Nguyen | 75-75 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong is denied on a layup by Henry Pearson | 75-75 |
| 04:13 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Raymond Matthews | 75-75 |
| 03:56 | Carroll | Michael Osteen is called for the reach on Laurence Garner - foul #1 on Michael Osteen, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Osteen, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Keith Bell (PF), Joe Ostlund (C) Chad Bowling, Raymond Matthews, Henry Pearson | |
| 03:56 | Carroll | Laurence Garner misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:56 | Carroll | Laurence Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 77-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - William Beeson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Laurence Garner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 6 stl. SF - Charles Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Keith Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Ostlund (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Carroll | Keith Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Ted Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (PG), Michael Long (SG), Ernest McIlrath (PF) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG), Martin Gunter (SF) Laurence Garner, Charles Nguyen | |
| 02:58 | Carroll | Keith Bell scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Beeson | 77-78 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Carl Luce (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Robert Lipovsky, Joseph Yates, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Carroll | Maurice Freeman (PG), Laurence Garner (SG), Henry Pearson (C) William Beeson, Michael Erickson, Joe Ostlund | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Martin Gunter steps in front of the Ted Neill pass in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 02:55 | Carroll | Maurice Freeman lays it in set up by Martin Gunter | 77-80 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Ralph Koch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Raymond Matthews (PF) Martin Gunter | |
| 02:36 | Carroll | Keith Bell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-83 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Henry Pearson is called for the reach on Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Pearson, team foul #11 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 02:30 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF) Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carroll | William Beeson (PG), Charles Nguyen (SF), Jared Bell (PF) Laurence Garner, Keith Bell, Henry Pearson | |
| 02:16 | Carroll | Raymond Matthews clanks a shot from the baseline | 78-83 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 78-83 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-83 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Joseph Yates gets the offensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Maurice Freeman - foul #2 on Maurice Freeman, team foul #12 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Erickson (SG), Martin Gunter (SF), Joe Ostlund (C) Maurice Freeman, Charles Nguyen, Raymond Matthews | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 01:35 | Carroll | Martin Gunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Koch - foul #3 on Ralph Koch, team foul #12 | 79-83 |
| 01:35 | Carroll | Martin Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 01:35 | Carroll | Martin Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Erickson - foul #1 on Michael Erickson, team foul #13 | 79-85 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 01:31 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund snags the defensive board | 80-85 |
| 01:14 | Carroll | William Beeson makes the floater from the left side set up by Michael Erickson | 80-87 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Ted Neill clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-87 |
| 01:08 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund gets the rebound | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund is hacked by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #13 | 80-87 |
| 00:51 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund makes the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:51 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund makes the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Michael Erickson is called for the reach on Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Erickson, team foul #14 | 80-89 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:48 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund grabs the board | 80-89 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #14 | 80-89 |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Joe Ostlund makes the 2nd free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 82-91 |
| 00:39 | Carroll | Michael Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #15 | 82-91 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Laurence Garner (C) Joe Ostlund | |
| 00:39 | Carroll | Michael Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:39 | Carroll | Michael Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-93 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Ralph Koch clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 82-93 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 82-93 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joseph Yates blows the wide open layup | 82-93 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Ralph Koch pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-93 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Joseph Yates hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 84-93 |
| 00:18 | Carroll | Laurence Garner is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #16 | 84-93 |
| 00:18 | Carroll | Laurence Garner makes the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:18 | Carroll | Laurence Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-95 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses long on a runner in the lane | 84-95 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-95 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the wide open floater in the lane | 84-95 |
| 00:05 | Carroll | Jared Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 84-95 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Carroll | William Beeson runs out the clock | 84-95 |