| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Kirby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Street (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charlie Shinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ed Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Huckstep (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Bain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Allen Kirby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-32 |
| 19:34 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 19:05 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Faucett - foul #2 on Stephen Faucett, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 18:48 | Ripon | Allen Kirby is called for the reach on Charlie Shinkle - foul #1 on Allen Kirby, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| 18:25 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Karl Huckstep | 21-35 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| 18:07 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Stephen Faucett | 21-35 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | James Blake hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 17:58 | Ripon | Arthur Woodson steals the ball from Charlie Shinkle in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | James Blake scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Allen Kirby | 26-35 |
| 17:17 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charlie Shinkle | 26-38 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 17:10 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 16:59 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Allen Kirby | 26-38 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Blake | 26-38 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 16:37 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 16:13 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle is fouled on the floor by Arthur Woodson - foul #2 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), Richard McCaffrey (SG), Thomas Phung (SF), James Lowe (PF), Stephen Wilson (C) Arthur Woodson, Allen Kirby, Stephen Faucett, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (PG), James Chancey (SG), Marvin Oren (SF), James Jackson (PF), Robert Keely (C) Charlie Shinkle, Ed Hamilton, Karl Huckstep, Jeffrey Bain, John Smith | |
| 15:49 | Ripon | Marvin Oren knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Chancey | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Chapman (fresh) SG - James Chancey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Oren (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - Robert Keely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 15:35 | Ripon | Robert Keely grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:12 | Ripon | Robert Keely banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Chancey | 26-42 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Thomas Phung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF) Richard McCaffrey, Thomas Phung, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle (PG) William Chapman | |
| 14:35 | Ripon | James Jackson's pass is intercepted by James Lowe | 26-42 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett hits a jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 13:44 | Ripon | Marvin Oren hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Chancey | 28-44 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | James Jackson steps in front of the Louis Thompson pass | 28-44 |
| 12:46 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Keely | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Kirby (SG), Thomas Phung (SF), Stephen Wilson (PF), James Blake (C) Louis Thompson, Stephen Faucett, John Street, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ed Hamilton (SG), Karl Huckstep (SF), Jeffrey Bain (PF), John Smith (C) James Chancey, Marvin Oren, James Jackson, Robert Keely | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:31 | Ripon | John Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Charlie Shinkle | 28-48 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Thomas Phung is fouled on the floor by Karl Huckstep - foul #3 on Karl Huckstep, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (PG) Charlie Shinkle | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 28-48 |
| 12:17 | Ripon | John Smith grabs the board | 28-48 |
| 11:51 | Ripon | William Chapman clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Phung - foul #2 on Thomas Phung, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG) Arthur Woodson | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 11:51 | Ripon | William Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 11:51 | Ripon | William Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Kirby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) PF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Chapman (fresh) SG - Ed Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Huckstep (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Bain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Louis Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-48 |
| 11:34 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| 11:29 | Ripon | Stephen Wilson takes the ball from Ed Hamilton | 28-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Louis Thompson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-48 |
| 11:21 | Ripon | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 10:52 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep is hacked by Allen Kirby - foul #2 on Allen Kirby, team foul #5 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF) Thomas Phung, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle (PG) William Chapman | |
| 10:35 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-48 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 28-48 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | John Street double dribbles | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 09:59 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Woodson - foul #3 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #6 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Marvin Oren (SF), James Jackson (PF) Karl Huckstep, Jeffrey Bain | |
| 09:59 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 09:59 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Allen Kirby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-50 |
| 09:43 | Ripon | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 09:14 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle banks in the layup set up by Ed Hamilton | 28-52 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 28-52 |
| 09:00 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Marvin Oren | 28-52 |
| 08:53 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle is hacked by Stephen Faucett - foul #3 on Stephen Faucett, team foul #7 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), Richard McCaffrey (SG), Thomas Phung (SF), James Lowe (PF), Stephen Wilson (C) Arthur Woodson, Allen Kirby, Stephen Faucett, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Ripon | James Chancey (SG), Jeffrey Bain (PF), Robert Keely (C) Ed Hamilton, James Jackson, John Smith | |
| 08:53 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle makes the 1st free throw | 28-53 |
| 08:53 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson snags the defensive board | 28-53 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Louis Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard McCaffrey | 31-53 |
| 08:21 | Ripon | Robert Keely comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Wilson - foul #1 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #8 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Stephen Faucett (SF) Richard McCaffrey, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Huckstep (SF) Marvin Oren | |
| 08:21 | Ripon | Robert Keely makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 08:21 | Ripon | Robert Keely makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Louis Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Woodson | 34-55 |
| 07:35 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle slams it home on a great pass from Karl Huckstep | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Faucett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Phung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charlie Shinkle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Chancey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Karl Huckstep (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Bain (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Keely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Thomas Phung makes the driving attempt in the paint | 36-57 |
| 06:55 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-57 |
| 06:12 | Ripon | Arthur Woodson steals the ball from Charlie Shinkle | 38-57 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-57 |
| 06:04 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Woodson - foul #4 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #9 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey (SG), William Zuwkowski (SF), Stephen Wilson (PF) Arthur Woodson, Stephen Faucett, Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ed Hamilton (SG), Marvin Oren (SF), James Jackson (PF), John Smith (C) James Chancey, Karl Huckstep, Jeffrey Bain, Robert Keely | |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski is whistled for a carry | 38-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (PG) Charlie Shinkle | |
| 04:58 | Ripon | Marvin Oren's floater is tipped away by Stephen Wilson | 38-58 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 04:49 | Ripon | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:20 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 04:19 | Ripon | William Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 03:58 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marvin Oren | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Louis Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 03:43 | Ripon | John Smith snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | Ripon | Marvin Oren knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Chapman | 38-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Zuwkowski (fresh) PF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ed Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Oren (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson is whistled for traveling | 38-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Phung (SF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Huckstep (SF), Jeffrey Bain (PF) Marvin Oren, James Jackson | |
| 02:47 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Chapman | 38-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Chapman - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #2 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG) Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle (PG), James Chancey (SG), Robert Keely (C) William Chapman, Ed Hamilton, John Smith | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 02:34 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain pulls down the rebound | 38-66 |
| 02:21 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-66 |
| 02:20 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 02:07 | Ripon | James Chancey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Karl Huckstep | 38-69 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | James Lowe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Thompson | 40-69 |
| 01:25 | Ripon | Robert Keely comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-69 |
| 01:24 | Ripon | Robert Keely tips it in | 40-71 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Louis Thompson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Keely | 40-71 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Thomas Phung tips it back up and in | 42-71 |
| 00:48 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-71 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey snags the defensive board | 42-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-71 |
| 00:40 | Ripon | Jeffrey Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 42-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Ripon | James Chancey misses the lay-in | 42-71 |
| 00:11 | Ripon | Robert Keely tips it back up and in | 42-73 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Thompson | 45-73 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle runs out the clock | 45-73 |