| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danny Miller (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen inbounds the ball | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Dumas - foul #2 on Earl Dumas, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom tips it home | 48-35 |
| 19:20 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Dumas | 48-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-37 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas's pass is intercepted by David Thompson in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 18:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 18:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom tips it in | 50-37 |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas drills a driving attempt from the right block | 50-39 |
| 18:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Prom, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, James Jensen, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Robert Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Earl Dumas, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Robbie Conant swats the shot by Charles Sale | 50-39 |
| 18:02 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the tip | 50-39 |
| 18:00 | Texas Southern | John Guel hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG) Thomas Carpenter | |
| 17:50 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Charles Sale is blocked by Eric Hudson | 50-41 |
| 17:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner's pass is intercepted by Ross Brown in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ross Brown | 50-43 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range but he's fouled by Ross Brown - foul #1 on Ross Brown, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry (SF), John Brown (C) Gordon McAdoo, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis (C) Charles Sale | |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 17:14 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis loses the dribble to John Scurry | 51-43 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG) Dennis Wise, Bradley Schreiner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Ross Brown, Robert Williams, Scott Williams, John Guel | |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 17:02 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper is fouled in the backcourt by John Scurry - foul #3 on John Scurry, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF) John Scurry | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | John Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Carpenter - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:35 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robbie Conant - foul #2 on Robbie Conant, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 16:35 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 16:35 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson is hacked by Thomas Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG) Thomas Carpenter | |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson connects on the open floater from the left block set up by David Thompson | 54-45 |
| 16:08 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas is fouled on the floor by Terry Desjardins - foul #1 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (PF) Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sale (C) Leslie Lewis | |
| 15:55 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale is hacked by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, James Jensen, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), John Guel (C) Earl Dumas, Robert Williams, Danny Miller | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Kuiper (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Charles Sale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Guel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Texas Southern | John Guel drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Gary Sauer and the foul's on John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry (SF), Eric Hudson (C) Gordon McAdoo, John Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (SF) William Kuiper | |
| 15:40 | Texas Southern | John Guel misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:40 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Hudson - foul #1 on Eric Hudson, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SG) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 15:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise drills a runner from the left block set up by William Ewing | 56-49 |
| 14:47 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), James Jensen (SF), Robbie Conant (C) William Ewing, Dennis Wise, John Scurry, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Robert Williams (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, Scott Williams, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| 14:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins lays it in set up by Michael Prom | 58-49 |
| 14:18 | Texas Southern | Robbie Conant steps in front of the William Kuiper pass | 58-49 |
| 14:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), Dennis Wise (SF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Bradley Schreiner, James Jensen, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG) Ross Brown, William Kuiper | |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 13:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the shot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Sauer, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG), James Jensen (SF), Eric Hudson (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), William Kuiper (SF), Charles Sale (PF), John Guel (C) Gary Sauer, Robert Williams, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 12:49 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Michael Prom is blocked by Charles Sale | 60-49 |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 12:19 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Carpenter | 60-51 |
| 12:17 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), Dennis Wise (SF), Robbie Conant (C) Bradley Schreiner, William Ewing, James Jensen, Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Robert Williams (SG) Scott Williams, Thomas Carpenter | |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas is fouled on the floor by Terry Desjardins - foul #2 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry (SF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Dennis Wise, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Charles Sale, John Guel | |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 11:43 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Scurry (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robbie Conant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Dumas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Kuiper (tired) 7 pts. PF - Danny Miller (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | David Thompson steps in front of the Earl Dumas pass | 60-52 |
| 11:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Danny Miller - foul #2 on Danny Miller, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG), Dennis Wise (SF), Eric Hudson (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, John Scurry, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), Scott Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Earl Dumas, Robert Williams, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 10:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:27 | Texas Southern | John Guel drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Carpenter | 62-55 |
| 10:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Carpenter picks off the pass by Bradley Schreiner | 62-55 |
| 10:04 | Texas Southern | Ross Brown's pass is intercepted by Dennis Wise | 62-55 |
| 09:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is fouled on the floor by Charles Sale - foul #1 on Charles Sale, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) William Ewing, Dennis Wise, Robbie Conant, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Ross Brown, Thomas Carpenter, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| 09:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 09:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:23 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 09:17 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 64-57 |
| 09:16 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| 08:57 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-60 |
| 08:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Kuiper (SF), Charles Sale (PF) Scott Williams, Danny Miller | |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | James Jensen steals it from Robert Williams | 66-60 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled on the floor by Leslie Lewis - foul #2 on Leslie Lewis, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SG) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), John Guel (PF) William Kuiper, Leslie Lewis | |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:14 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 07:59 | Texas Southern | James Jensen steals it from John Guel | 67-60 |
| 07:56 | Illinois-Chicago | John Guel is called for the reach on Terry Desjardins in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Guel, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG), John Scurry (SF), John Brown (C) Dennis Wise, James Jensen, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Earl Dumas, Robert Williams, Charles Sale | |
| 07:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 07:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 07:37 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SG), Gordon McAdoo (PF) Terry Desjardins, Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Wise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Scurry (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gordon McAdoo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Carpenter (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Miller (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Guel (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Brown | 72-60 |
| 06:50 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller misses short on a floater from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 06:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Carpenter is called for the reach on John Scurry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), David Thompson (SG), Robbie Conant (PF) William Ewing, Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Robert Williams (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Charles Sale (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, Scott Williams, Danny Miller, John Guel | |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis hits a jump hook near the basket | 74-62 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 06:02 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis buries a 3 from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 05:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ross Brown steals it from David Thompson in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ross Brown | 77-67 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Schreiner | 79-67 |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Bradley Schreiner - foul #4 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #11 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Dennis Wise (SG), James Jensen (SF), Eric Hudson (PF) Bradley Schreiner, David Thompson, John Scurry, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Earl Dumas (SG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Ross Brown, Robert Williams, William Kuiper, Charles Sale | |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Lewis steps in front of the John Brown pass | 79-69 |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG) Dennis Wise | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), John Guel (C) Scott Williams, Leslie Lewis | |
| 04:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 79-69 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | John Guel grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (PF) Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown is alone and drills a turnaround from close range | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Gary Sauer, team foul #11 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SF) James Jensen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Danny Miller | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom is hacked by Leslie Lewis - foul #3 on Leslie Lewis, team foul #12 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Terry Desjardins, John Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Wise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Jensen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Prom (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Scott Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Carpenter (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Earl Dumas (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Guel (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Texas Southern | Dennis Wise steals the ball from Scott Williams in the backcourt | 81-69 |
| 03:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gordon McAdoo | 83-69 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Eric Hudson (PF) William Ewing, Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF), Charles Sale (C) John Guel, Leslie Lewis | |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-69 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen's pass is intercepted by Earl Dumas in the backcourt | 83-69 |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the board | 83-69 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Williams - foul #3 on Scott Williams, team foul #13 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG) Terry Desjardins, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG), John Guel (C) Thomas Carpenter, Danny Miller | |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to John Guel | 84-69 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-69 |
| 01:52 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing grabs the board | 84-69 |
| 01:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Wise | 86-69 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Gordon McAdoo steals the ball from John Guel | 86-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant (C) William Ewing | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 86-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson makes the shot from the free throw line | 88-72 |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 88-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant pulls down the rebound | 88-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise runs out the clock | 88-72 |