| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) C - Joshua West (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Steven Otani (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Marchand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bongiorno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Earl Marchand inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Steven Otani misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 28-34 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith connects on the floater from the left wing set up by George Mazzella | 30-34 |
| 18:44 | Ripon | Earl Marchand clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:42 | Ripon | Bruce Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:29 | Ripon | Johnny Jones double dribbles | 30-34 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roosevelt Smith | 33-34 |
| 17:41 | Ripon | Bruce Crane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | George Mazzella grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Mark Bateman drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:00 | Ripon | Bruce Crane can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 16:58 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Mark Bateman snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 16:26 | Ripon | Johnny Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:07 | Ripon | Bruce Crane clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Roosevelt Smith - foul #3 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Pablo Lopez (PF) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (PG), Jeffrey Vick (SF), Michael Weiss (PF), Philip Thomas (C) Steven Otani, Earl Marchand, Johnny Jones, Paul Bongiorno | |
| 16:07 | Ripon | Bruce Crane misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:07 | Ripon | Bruce Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez knocks in the floater from the right side | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Marc Bramblett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Crane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Weiss (fresh) C - Philip Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:17 | Ripon | Marc Bramblett can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Hancock - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Corey Conaway, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Otani (PG) Bruce Crane | |
| 15:17 | Ripon | Marc Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:17 | Ripon | Marc Bramblett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Andrews | 40-37 |
| 14:29 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) Kevin Hancock, Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Ripon | Earl Marchand (SF), Johnny Jones (PF), Paul Bongiorno (C) Marc Bramblett, Michael Weiss, Philip Thomas | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is hacked by Jeffrey Vick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Vick, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Bateman (PF) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Mark Bateman hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by George Mazzella and he's fouled by Steven Otani - foul #2 on Steven Otani, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Ripon | Bruce Crane (SG) Jeffrey Vick | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Mark Bateman makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:35 | Ripon | Johnny Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 13:16 | Ripon | Earl Marchand pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:10 | Ripon | Steven Otani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Ripon | Steven Otani snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 12:36 | Ripon | Bruce Crane buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Joshua West connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Bruce Crane - foul #3 on Bruce Crane, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick (PG), Michael Weiss (SF), Philip Thomas (C) Steven Otani, Earl Marchand, Paul Bongiorno | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:10 | Ripon | Philip Thomas gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:47 | Ripon | Bruce Crane is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hancock - foul #3 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 11:32 | Ripon | Philip Thomas is hacked by Pablo Lopez - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (SG) Bruce Crane | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Jeffrey Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Bramblett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Weiss (fresh) PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:23 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Philip Thomas | 45-41 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jeffrey McCann | 47-41 |
| 10:55 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-41 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Hancock | 47-41 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Philip Thomas takes the ball from Jeffrey McCann | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Ripon | Philip Thomas drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Vick and the foul's on Thomas Choudhury - foul #4 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Otani (PG), Bruce Crane (SG), Earl Marchand (SF), Paul Bongiorno (C) Jeffrey Vick, Marc Bramblett, Michael Weiss, Johnny Jones | |
| 10:21 | Ripon | Philip Thomas makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Joshua West clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Otani - foul #3 on Steven Otani, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Weiss (PF) Philip Thomas | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:34 | Ripon | Kevin Hancock is called for the reach on Earl Marchand - foul #4 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 09:25 | Ripon | The short jumper by Michael Weiss is denied by Mark Bateman | 49-44 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 08:59 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Paul Bongiorno | 49-44 |
| 08:55 | Ripon | Bruce Crane double dribbles | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Ripon | Johnny Jones (PF) Michael Weiss | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 08:36 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:21 | Ripon | Johnny Jones connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Bruce Crane | 49-46 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 07:54 | Ripon | Earl Marchand can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey McCann - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick (SG), Philip Thomas (C) Bruce Crane, Paul Bongiorno | |
| 07:54 | Ripon | Earl Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:54 | Ripon | Earl Marchand misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Otani - foul #4 on Steven Otani, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Weiss (SF) Earl Marchand | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:33 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Johnny Jones | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Steven Otani (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Vick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Weiss (fresh) PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Ripon | Michael Weiss pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:14 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Ripon | Bruce Crane (SG), Paul Bongiorno (C) Steven Otani, Johnny Jones | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Mark Bateman (PF) Kevin Hancock, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Ripon | Earl Marchand (SF) Philip Thomas | |
| 05:42 | Ripon | Michael Weiss misses the easy layup | 52-47 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses long on a jumper in the lane | 52-47 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Mark Bateman tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 05:05 | Ripon | Bruce Crane buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeffrey Vick | 54-49 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Mark Bateman lays it up and in set up by Corey Conaway | 56-49 |
| 04:25 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #1 on Corey Conaway, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG) Corey Conaway, Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Ripon | Johnny Jones (PF) Michael Weiss | |
| 04:25 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:25 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses the jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Bruce Crane pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:56 | Ripon | Earl Marchand is fouled on the floor by Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Michael Andrews, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Ripon | Steven Otani (PG), Philip Thomas (C) Jeffrey Vick, Paul Bongiorno | |
| 03:56 | Ripon | Earl Marchand misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:56 | Ripon | Earl Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | George Mazzella is fouled on the floor by Bruce Crane - foul #4 on Bruce Crane, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury is hacked by Steven Otani - foul #5 on Steven Otani, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Marc Bramblett (PG) Steven Otani | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Marc Bramblett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Crane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Earl Marchand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Ripon | Philip Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 03:04 | Ripon | Earl Marchand snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 02:51 | Ripon | Earl Marchand scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Jones | 58-54 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick (PG), Paul Bongiorno (C) Marc Bramblett, Philip Thomas | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-54 |
| 02:28 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:20 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by George Mazzella - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Philip Thomas (SF) Earl Marchand | |
| 02:20 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:20 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 58-54 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Mark Bateman hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 01:50 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Earl Marchand (SF) Philip Thomas | |
| 01:32 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Vick | 60-56 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 01:02 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 00:54 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 00:28 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Mark Bateman steps in front of the Paul Bongiorno pass | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Vick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Vick, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Ripon | Johnny Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (PF) Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Vick is called for the reach on George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Vick, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Johnny Jones | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Ripon | Paul Bongiorno grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Jeffrey Vick is whistled for a carry | 62-58 |