| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Floyd Jones (fresh) SG - Roy Omara (fresh) SF - Dennis Clevenger (fresh) PF - Joseph Marrone (fresh) C - Peter Sherrod (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Gordon Foster (fresh) SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) C - Alan Alloway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Milwaukee | Robert Anderson takes the ball from Roy Omara in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Milwaukee | Dennis Clevenger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alan Alloway | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Milwaukee | Dennis Clevenger clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster loses the dribble to Floyd Jones | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Milwaukee | Roy Omara blows the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gordon Foster | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alan Alloway - foul #1 on Alan Alloway, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum (PG), John Butler (SG), Jack Crowe (SF), Charles Switzer (PF) Floyd Jones, Roy Omara, Dennis Clevenger, Joseph Marrone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Manuel Hill (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Robert Anderson, Gordon Foster, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson, Alan Alloway | |
| 17:50 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:50 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill is fouled on the floor by Charles Switzer - foul #1 on Charles Switzer, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charles Worden (C) Peter Sherrod | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Crowe - foul #1 on Jack Crowe, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:20 | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum is hacked by Christopher Gagliano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| 17:09 | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the jump hook in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 16:45 | Milwaukee | Charles Switzer is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cameron - foul #1 on Christopher Cameron, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| 16:30 | Milwaukee | Charles Switzer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 16:29 | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 6-10 |
| 16:10 | Milwaukee | John Butler snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:03 | Milwaukee | Charles Switzer can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 6-10 |
| 16:02 | Milwaukee | Charles Worden grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:48 | Milwaukee | Charles Switzer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:47 | Milwaukee | Charles Worden grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Al Coaxum (fairly fresh) SG - John Butler (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Switzer (fairly fresh) C - Charles Worden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Rowe (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Luiz (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cameron (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Al Coaxum | 9-10 |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones (PG), Roy Omara (SG), Jimmie Knudtson (SF), Joseph Marrone (PF), Peter Sherrod (C) Al Coaxum, John Butler, Jack Crowe, Charles Switzer, Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Gordon Foster (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Douglas Davis (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Christopher Gagliano, Mario Rowe, Jerry Luiz, Manuel Hill, Christopher Cameron | |
| 15:29 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Sherrod | 11-10 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 15:11 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:49 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Marrone | 13-10 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Davis | 13-13 |
| 14:30 | Milwaukee | Jimmie Knudtson misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 14:29 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Foster | 13-15 |
| 13:34 | Milwaukee | Jimmie Knudtson drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Floyd Jones | 15-15 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Douglas Davis knocks in the floater from close range | 15-17 |
| 13:07 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jimmie Knudtson | 17-17 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson is called for traveling | 17-17 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum (PG), John Butler (SG), Dennis Clevenger (SF), Charles Switzer (PF), Charles Worden (C) Floyd Jones, Roy Omara, Jimmie Knudtson, Joseph Marrone, Peter Sherrod | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Robert Anderson, Gordon Foster, Patrick Cornwell, Douglas Davis, Alan Alloway | |
| 12:26 | Milwaukee | Charles Worden hits the finger roll set up by Al Coaxum | 19-17 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is hacked by Charles Switzer - foul #2 on Charles Switzer, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe (C) Charles Switzer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 11:50 | Milwaukee | Charles Worden pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 11:46 | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gagliano - foul #2 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones (PG) Dennis Clevenger | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SG), Christopher Cameron (C) Christopher Gagliano, Manuel Hill | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Floyd Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Butler (fresh) SF - Al Coaxum (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Worden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mario Rowe (fresh) SG - Gordon Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Luiz (fresh) PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cameron (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Floyd Jones and he's fouled by Jerry Luiz - foul #1 on Jerry Luiz, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG) Jerry Luiz | |
| 11:37 | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | John Butler steps in front of the Christopher Cameron pass | 22-17 |
| 10:50 | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 22-17 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Anderson | 22-19 |
| 10:18 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jimmie Knudtson (PG), Roy Omara (SG), Dennis Clevenger (SF), Joseph Marrone (PF), Peter Sherrod (C) Floyd Jones, John Butler, Al Coaxum, Charles Worden, Jack Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SF), Manuel Hill (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Mario Rowe, Joe Wilson, Christopher Cameron | |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 09:53 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 09:42 | Milwaukee | Roy Omara double dribbles | 22-19 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Joseph Marrone steps in front of the Jerry Luiz pass | 22-19 |
| 09:09 | Milwaukee | Manuel Hill swats the layup by Jimmie Knudtson | 22-19 |
| 09:08 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod hits the follow up shot | 24-19 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Peter Sherrod blocks the short jumper by Manuel Hill | 24-19 |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz grabs the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 08:43 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 24-19 |
| 08:42 | Milwaukee | Roy Omara grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:28 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone is called for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones (PG), Jack Crowe (SF) Jimmie Knudtson, Dennis Clevenger | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Davis (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Jerry Luiz, Manuel Hill, Alan Alloway | |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster makes the fadeaway from the left side | 24-21 |
| 07:56 | Milwaukee | Christopher Cameron steals the ball from Jack Crowe | 24-21 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Douglas Davis is whistled for a carry | 24-21 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Butler (SG), Charles Worden (C) Roy Omara, Peter Sherrod | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF) Douglas Davis | |
| 07:44 | Milwaukee | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Floyd Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Floyd Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Butler (fresh) SF - Jack Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Marrone (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles Worden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Cameron (fresh) C - Michael Lechner (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone misses badly on a shot from the left block | 24-21 |
| 07:24 | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:00 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gordon Foster | 24-21 |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | Charles Worden denies the turnaround by Christopher Cameron | 24-21 |
| 06:50 | Milwaukee | John Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:48 | Milwaukee | John Butler loses the dribble to Gordon Foster in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Worden - foul #1 on Charles Worden, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Roy Omara (SG), Al Coaxum (SF), Peter Sherrod (C) John Butler, Jack Crowe, Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Douglas Davis (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Mario Rowe, Gordon Foster, Patrick Cornwell, Christopher Cameron | |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:17 | Milwaukee | Michael Lechner is called for the reach on Roy Omara - foul #1 on Michael Lechner, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jimmie Knudtson (SF) Floyd Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG) Michael Lechner | |
| 06:17 | Milwaukee | Roy Omara misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 06:01 | Milwaukee | Roy Omara grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:49 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (PG), Jerry Luiz (SG) Robert Anderson, Mario Rowe | |
| 05:49 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:49 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alan Alloway | 25-22 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 05:37 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:19 | Milwaukee | Jimmie Knudtson can't finish the uncontested layup | 25-22 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway knocks in the 3 from straight away | 25-25 |
| 04:29 | Milwaukee | Joe Wilson steals the ball from Peter Sherrod | 25-25 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Jimmie Knudtson is called for the reach on Manuel Hill - foul #1 on Jimmie Knudtson, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones (PG), John Butler (SG), Dennis Clevenger (SF), Charles Worden (PF), Jack Crowe (C) Al Coaxum, Roy Omara, Jimmie Knudtson, Joseph Marrone, Peter Sherrod | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Gordon Foster (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Manuel Hill, Jerry Luiz, Douglas Davis, Joe Wilson, Alan Alloway | |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Worden - foul #2 on Charles Worden, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charles Switzer (PF) Jack Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mario Rowe (SG) Robert Anderson, Gordon Foster | |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:39 | Milwaukee | Charles Switzer is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Switzer, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe (C) Charles Switzer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Floyd Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Butler (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dennis Clevenger (fresh) PF - Charles Worden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Cameron (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Lechner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses the easy layup | 25-26 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mario Rowe | 25-29 |
| 02:51 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones is whistled for traveling | 25-29 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Joe Wilson (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Mario Rowe, Christopher Cameron, Michael Lechner | |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Clevenger - foul #1 on Dennis Clevenger, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jimmie Knudtson (SF), Peter Sherrod (C) Dennis Clevenger, Jack Crowe | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:37 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Alloway - foul #2 on Alan Alloway, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| 02:37 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:37 | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 27-33 |
| 02:22 | Milwaukee | Peter Sherrod's pass is intercepted by Robert Anderson in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Floyd Jones picks off the pass by Christopher Gagliano | 27-33 |
| 01:41 | Milwaukee | John Butler misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Gagliano - foul #3 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #10 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum (PG), Roy Omara (SG) Floyd Jones, Charles Worden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Manuel Hill (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson | |
| 01:41 | Milwaukee | John Butler misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:41 | Milwaukee | John Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson buries a shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 01:10 | Milwaukee | Al Coaxum clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 28-35 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Anderson and he's fouled by Peter Sherrod - foul #1 on Peter Sherrod, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Floyd Jones (PG), Dennis Clevenger (SF), Joseph Marrone (PF), Jack Crowe (C) Al Coaxum, Jimmie Knudtson, John Butler, Peter Sherrod | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (PG), Christopher Cameron (PF) Robert Anderson, Manuel Hill | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:27 | Milwaukee | Jack Crowe hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 00:26 | Milwaukee | Joseph Marrone can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-38 |