| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Charles Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Zurcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rolando Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rexford (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman misses the driving attempt in the paint | 36-27 |
| 19:41 | Upper Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Rexford | 36-27 |
| 19:32 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Forte takes the ball from Donald Zurcher | 36-27 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 19:16 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:01 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway makes the floater from the left side | 38-27 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Daniel Forte can't finish the uncontested layup | 38-27 |
| 18:39 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 18:19 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 18:18 | Upper Iowa | Donald Zurcher tips it home | 40-27 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Stuart Strine drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Forte | 40-30 |
| 17:48 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Barrett - foul #1 on Christopher Barrett, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 17:48 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:48 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Barrett | 41-30 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | John Porter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-30 |
| 17:40 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:22 | Upper Iowa | John Porter steps in front of the Charles Coleman pass | 41-30 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Daniel Forte hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Porter | 41-32 |
| 17:00 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway loses the dribble to Christopher Barrett | 41-32 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Zurcher - foul #3 on Donald Zurcher, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin (SG) Donald Zurcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (SG), John Patton (SF), Robert Upchurch (PF), Eric Zaritsky (C) John Porter, Daniel Forte, Stuart Strine, Christopher Barrett | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:21 | Upper Iowa | David White picks off the pass by Rolando Martinez | 41-33 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky double dribbles | 41-33 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (SG) David White | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Charles Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Belvin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rolando Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rexford (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Zaritsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 15:43 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:38 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Upchurch - foul #3 on Robert Upchurch, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Donald Zurcher (SG) Marvin Belvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (SG) Charles McGarity | |
| 15:38 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:38 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Charles Coleman steps in front of the Stephen Berry pass | 43-33 |
| 14:55 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Donald Zurcher - foul #4 on Donald Zurcher, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin (SG), Robert Pittman (PF) Donald Zurcher, Rolando Martinez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (SF), Stuart Strine (PF) John Patton, Eric Zaritsky | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:27 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman drills a floater from the right side set up by Robert Pittman | 45-36 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Marvin Belvin takes the ball from Edgar Ludwig | 45-36 |
| 13:42 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Stuart Strine snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Coleman - foul #2 on Charles Coleman, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez (PF) Robert Pittman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (C) Robert Upchurch | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Stephen Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:19 | Upper Iowa | Stephen Berry takes the ball from William Rexford | 45-37 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Daniel Forte lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Berry | 45-39 |
| 12:55 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 12:54 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:37 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Coleman | 47-39 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Stephen Berry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| 12:21 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:05 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez slams it home | 49-39 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | William Rexford is called for the reach on Stephen Berry - foul #1 on William Rexford, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland (PG), Robert Pittman (SF), Dean Studebaker (PF), Raymond Murray (C) Charles Coleman, Bruce Attaway, Rolando Martinez, William Rexford | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), John Porter (SG), John Patton (SF), Eric Zaritsky (PF) Stephen Berry, Edgar Ludwig, Daniel Forte, Stuart Strine | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Joseph Borland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Belvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Studebaker (fresh) C - Raymond Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Zaritsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | John Patton misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 49-39 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | David White tips it in | 49-41 |
| 11:10 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-41 |
| 11:09 | Upper Iowa | Dean Studebaker misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Zaritsky | 49-41 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 10:44 | Upper Iowa | Dean Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:38 | Upper Iowa | John Porter is called for the reach on Marvin Belvin - foul #3 on John Porter, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway (SF), William Rexford (C) Dean Studebaker, Raymond Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (PF) Christopher Barrett | |
| 10:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Porter - foul #4 on John Porter, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (SG) John Porter | |
| 10:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | David White comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 10:09 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:57 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman is fouled on the floor by Robert Upchurch - foul #4 on Robert Upchurch, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman (PG) Joseph Borland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (SG), Stuart Strine (PF) Charles McGarity, Robert Upchurch | |
| 09:38 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Coleman | 53-41 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | John Patton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 09:22 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:07 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman buries a turnaround from close range set up by Marvin Belvin | 55-41 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-41 |
| 08:48 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:33 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin is hacked by John Patton - foul #2 on John Patton, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez (PF), Raymond Murray (C) Bruce Attaway, William Rexford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (SG), Daniel Forte (SF), Christopher Barrett (C) David White, John Patton, Eric Zaritsky | |
| 08:22 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Stuart Strine tips it home | 57-43 |
| 07:58 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland (PG), Donald Zurcher (SG) Charles Coleman, Marvin Belvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG), Robert Upchurch (PF) Stephen Berry, Stuart Strine | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Raymond Murray is called for the reach on Daniel Forte - foul #1 on Raymond Murray, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG) John Porter | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Joseph Borland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Zurcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rolando Martinez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Donald Zurcher is called for the reach on Edgar Ludwig - foul #5 on Donald Zurcher, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman (PG), Bruce Attaway (SF), William Rexford (C) Donald Zurcher, Robert Pittman, Raymond Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Barrett | 57-45 |
| 06:57 | Upper Iowa | Edgar Ludwig steps in front of the Bruce Attaway pass | 57-45 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-45 |
| 06:42 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Coleman | 57-45 |
| 06:39 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin (SG) Charles Coleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), Stuart Strine (PF) John Patton, Christopher Barrett | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses short on a shot from the left side | 57-45 |
| 06:20 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to William Rexford | 57-45 |
| 05:54 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), John Patton (SF) Edgar Ludwig, Daniel Forte | |
| 05:54 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:54 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | John Porter buries a 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 05:31 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Borland | 61-48 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | David White pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | John Porter buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David White | 61-51 |
| 04:57 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin is hacked by John Porter - foul #5 on John Porter, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman (PG), Robert Pittman (SF), Dean Studebaker (PF), Raymond Murray (C) Joseph Borland, Bruce Attaway, Rolando Martinez, William Rexford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (PG), Charles McGarity (SG), Eric Zaritsky (PF), Christopher Barrett (C) David White, John Porter, Stuart Strine, Robert Upchurch | |
| 04:57 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:57 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 04:33 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:28 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Murray | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Stephen Berry scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Christopher Barrett | 64-53 |
| 04:12 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Barrett | 64-53 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | John Patton snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Marvin Belvin steals it from John Patton | 64-53 |
| 03:36 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #1 on Charles McGarity, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway (SF), William Rexford (C) Dean Studebaker, Raymond Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (SG), Daniel Forte (SF), Stuart Strine (PF) Charles McGarity, John Patton, Christopher Barrett | |
| 03:36 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:36 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Charles Coleman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Belvin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Attaway (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Rexford (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Zaritsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Rexford - foul #2 on William Rexford, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland (SG) Marvin Belvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG) Stephen Berry | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:24 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-54 |
| 02:58 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | David White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-54 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Daniel Forte clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Daniel Forte loses the ball out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin (SG), Dean Studebaker (PF), Raymond Murray (C) Charles Coleman, Bruce Attaway, William Rexford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (PG), Charles McGarity (SG), John Patton (SF), Robert Upchurch (PF) David White, Edgar Ludwig, Daniel Forte, Stuart Strine | |
| 01:58 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Charles McGarity - foul #2 on Charles McGarity, team foul #10 | 70-54 |
| 01:58 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin misses the free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:26 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 70-57 |
| 01:25 | Upper Iowa | Dean Studebaker grabs the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 01:09 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Pittman | 72-57 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 00:55 | Upper Iowa | Raymond Murray grabs the board | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Pittman | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Stephen Berry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Borland - foul #1 on Joseph Borland, team foul #8 | 74-57 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:25 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland runs out the clock | 74-57 |