| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) SF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) PF - Lane Hudson (fresh) C - Joe Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Cecil Oglesby (fresh) SG - Mark Gross (fresh) SF - Richard Mitchell (fresh) PF - Lloyd Chacko (fresh) C - Neal Sharpe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Gross | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Ronny Neace clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Gross - foul #1 on Mark Gross, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Wilkes | Ronny Neace takes the ball from Neal Sharpe | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Lane Hudson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe makes the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Mitchell | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | James Stahr buries a 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Joe Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Mark Gross steals it from Ronny Neace | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Stahr - foul #1 on James Stahr, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | George McKelvin (SF), Warren Canterbury (PF) Richard Mitchell, Lloyd Chacko | |
| 17:45 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Ronny Neace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Robert Guice (C) Neal Sharpe | |
| 17:17 | Wilkes | Joe Richardson is called for the reach on Warren Canterbury - foul #1 on Joe Richardson, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Jerry (SF) Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Jon Chambers (SG) Mark Gross | |
| 16:58 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers's pass is intercepted by James Stahr | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | James Stahr hits the finger roll | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Wilkes | George McKelvin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jon Chambers | 7-10 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Ronny Neace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Joe Richardson snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Steven Jerry misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:25 | Wilkes | The rebound goes to Jon Chambers | 7-10 |
| 16:09 | Wilkes | Warren Canterbury knocks in the shot in the paint | 7-12 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Joe Richardson throws it down set up by James Stahr | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Jerry (fresh) PF - Lane Hudson (fairly fresh) C - Joe Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Cecil Oglesby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jon Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George McKelvin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Guice (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Wilkes | Lane Hudson steps in front of the Cecil Oglesby pass | 9-12 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | George McKelvin is called for the reach on Ronny Neace - foul #1 on George McKelvin, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Johnson (PG), Jack Atkinson (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), James Watkins (C) James Stahr, Ronny Neace, Lane Hudson, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Mark Gross (SG), Richard Mitchell (SF), Lloyd Chacko (PF), Neal Sharpe (C) Cecil Oglesby, George McKelvin, Warren Canterbury, Robert Guice | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Neal Sharpe blocks the short jumper by Mark McCorkindale | 9-12 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson tips it home | 11-12 |
| 14:59 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 11-12 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Steven Jerry pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Neal Sharpe - foul #1 on Neal Sharpe, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (C) Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Fred Richardson (PG) Jon Chambers | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:51 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 14:34 | Wilkes | Mark McCorkindale steals it from Lloyd Chacko | 12-12 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | James Watkins buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Atkinson | 15-12 |
| 14:01 | Wilkes | Fred Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Fred Richardson - foul #1 on Fred Richardson, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG), Lane Hudson (PF) Jack Atkinson, Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby (PG), George McKelvin (SF), Warren Canterbury (PF) Fred Richardson, Richard Mitchell, Lloyd Chacko | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:36 | Wilkes | Mark Gross makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by George McKelvin | 17-14 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the shot in the paint | 17-14 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | James Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | George McKelvin is called for the reach on James Watkins - foul #2 on George McKelvin, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Stahr (PG), Steven Jerry (SF), Joe Richardson (C) Elvin Johnson, James Watkins, Anthony Cortina | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Jon Chambers (SG), Robert Engelbrecht (SF), Robert Guice (C) Mark Gross, George McKelvin, Neal Sharpe | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | James Stahr misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 12:50 | Wilkes | Robert Guice gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:33 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers is fouled on the floor by Joe Richardson - foul #2 on Joe Richardson, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SF) Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Daniel Sequeira (PF) Warren Canterbury | |
| 12:13 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 17-14 |
| 12:11 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 11:57 | Wilkes | Lane Hudson picks off the pass by Cecil Oglesby | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lane Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Steven Jerry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Cecil Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jon Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelbrecht (fresh) PF - Daniel Sequeira (fresh) C - Robert Guice (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Steven Jerry drills a runner near the basket | 19-14 |
| 11:30 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Cecil Oglesby, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Atkinson (SG), Anthony Cortina (C) Ronny Neace, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Mark Gross (SG), Richard Mitchell (SF), Lloyd Chacko (PF) Jon Chambers, Robert Engelbrecht, Daniel Sequeira | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Atkinson | 22-14 |
| 11:08 | Wilkes | Mark Gross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Lane Hudson snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | James Stahr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 10:59 | Wilkes | Richard Mitchell gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 10:48 | Wilkes | Richard Mitchell misses the jumper from the left block | 22-14 |
| 10:46 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 10:32 | Wilkes | Robert Guice misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 10:30 | Wilkes | Robert Guice tips it but misses | 22-14 |
| 10:29 | Wilkes | Robert Guice grabs the offensive board | 22-14 |
| 10:10 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Jack Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Lane Hudson connects on the floater from the right block and the foul's on Lloyd Chacko - foul #1 on Lloyd Chacko, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG), James Watkins (SF) James Stahr, Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Fred Richardson (PG), Jon Chambers (SG), Neal Sharpe (C) Cecil Oglesby, Mark Gross, Robert Guice | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 09:43 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-14 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | James Watkins grabs the board | 25-14 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-14 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Lane Hudson grabs the offensive board | 25-14 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Jack Atkinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 09:25 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 09:07 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Mitchell | 25-17 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Ronny Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-17 |
| 09:02 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 08:37 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Ronny Neace - foul #1 on Ronny Neace, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Stahr (PG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Steven Jerry (PF) Jack Atkinson, Lane Hudson, Anthony Cortina | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby (PG), Mark Gross (SG), Robert Engelbrecht (SF), Warren Canterbury (PF) Fred Richardson, Jon Chambers, Richard Mitchell, Lloyd Chacko | |
| 08:37 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | James Stahr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 08:22 | Wilkes | Robert Engelbrecht snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 08:00 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Engelbrecht and he's fouled by Mark McCorkindale - foul #1 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lane Hudson (PF) James Watkins | |
| Subs | Wilkes | | |
| 08:00 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | James Stahr misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark McCorkindale | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lane Hudson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Jerry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Cecil Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelbrecht (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neal Sharpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Neal Sharpe is called for the reach on James Stahr - foul #2 on Neal Sharpe, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Atkinson (SG) Ronny Neace | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Robert Guice (C) Neal Sharpe | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:05 | Wilkes | Mark Gross buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | James Stahr misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Gross - foul #2 on Mark Gross, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Jon Chambers (SG) Mark Gross | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | James Stahr misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:53 | Wilkes | Warren Canterbury clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Jerry | 28-26 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Jack Atkinson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Stahr | 31-26 |
| 06:27 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Jerry - foul #1 on Steven Jerry, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Johnson (PG), James Watkins (SF), Anthony Cortina (PF) James Stahr, Mark McCorkindale, Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Richard Mitchell (SF), Daniel Sequeira (PF) Robert Engelbrecht, Warren Canterbury | |
| 06:27 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:27 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jack Atkinson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Watkins | 33-28 |
| 05:47 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby is hacked by James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko (PF) Robert Guice | |
| 05:47 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:47 | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Lloyd Chacko denies the turnaround by Steven Jerry | 33-29 |
| 05:28 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 05:09 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-29 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Steven Jerry grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson misses the easy layup | 33-29 |
| 05:00 | Wilkes | Daniel Sequeira grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:50 | Wilkes | James Watkins steals it from Jon Chambers | 33-29 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-29 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Watkins | 33-29 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Daniel Sequeira steals the ball from Elvin Johnson | 33-29 |
| 04:01 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Stahr (PG), Ronny Neace (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Lane Hudson (PF) Elvin Johnson, Jack Atkinson, James Watkins, Anthony Cortina | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Fred Richardson (PG), Robert Engelbrecht (SF), Warren Canterbury (PF), Robert Guice (C) Cecil Oglesby, Richard Mitchell, Lloyd Chacko, Daniel Sequeira | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jon Chambers takes the ball from Mark McCorkindale | 33-29 |
| 03:38 | Wilkes | Robert Engelbrecht lays it up and in set up by Jon Chambers | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lane Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Jerry (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Fred Richardson (fresh) SG - Jon Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Guice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Stahr | 35-31 |
| 02:57 | Wilkes | Jon Chambers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 02:55 | Wilkes | Warren Canterbury misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Steven Jerry pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 02:46 | Wilkes | The rebound goes to Jon Chambers | 35-31 |
| 02:19 | Wilkes | Robert Guice is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Guice, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Richardson (C) Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Cecil Oglesby (PG), Mark Gross (SG), George McKelvin (SF), Neal Sharpe (C) Fred Richardson, Jon Chambers, Robert Engelbrecht, Robert Guice | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | James Stahr's pass is intercepted by Neal Sharpe | 35-31 |
| 01:50 | Wilkes | Neal Sharpe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Stahr gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Ronny Neace is hacked by Warren Canterbury - foul #1 on Warren Canterbury, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Atkinson (PG), James Watkins (SF), Anthony Cortina (PF) James Stahr, Mark McCorkindale, Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko (PF) Warren Canterbury | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:07 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Cecil Oglesby and the foul's on Anthony Cortina - foul #1 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Johnson (PG) Ronny Neace | |
| Subs | Wilkes | | |
| 01:07 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Richardson | 36-33 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Joe Richardson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 00:51 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 00:44 | Wilkes | Lloyd Chacko banks in the layup set up by Cecil Oglesby | 36-35 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Jack Atkinson loses the dribble to Lloyd Chacko | 36-35 |
| 00:02 | Wilkes | Joe Richardson is called for the reach on George McKelvin - foul #3 on Joe Richardson, team foul #9 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Stahr (PG), Lane Hudson (PF) Elvin Johnson, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Richard Mitchell (SF), Daniel Sequeira (PF), Robert Guice (C) Cecil Oglesby, Lloyd Chacko, Neal Sharpe | |
| 00:02 | Wilkes | George McKelvin makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:02 | Wilkes | George McKelvin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Lane Hudson grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the fullcourt shot | 36-36 |