| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Frank Christian (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Patrick Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Veney (fresh) PF - Adam Maples (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar inbounds the ball | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 30-47 |
| 19:39 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 19:28 | Northeastern | Richard Veney misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 30-47 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it back up and in | 30-49 |
| 18:41 | Northeastern | Richard Veney misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 30-49 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | John Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-49 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | Richard Veney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Campbell | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:39 | Northeastern | Adam Maples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Lawrence Lamar | 30-54 |
| 17:08 | Northeastern | Richard Veney double dribbles | 30-54 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Francis (PG), Edward Hall (SG), Micheal Ribeiro (SF), Keith Derrick (PF), Mtima Awada (C) Frank Christian, Patrick Holton, Richard Veney, Adam Maples, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Deady | 30-56 |
| 16:48 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-56 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Richard Deady pulls down the rebound | 30-56 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Richard Deady hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Weber | 30-58 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Edward Hall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #1 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Edward Hall makes the 1st free throw | 31-58 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Edward Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Derrick - foul #1 on Keith Derrick, team foul #1 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Patrick Holton (SG), Harold Farnsworth (C) Edward Hall, Mtima Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 16:05 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 15:46 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 15:44 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro snags the offensive board | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kelly Francis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Derrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth is whistled for traveling | 32-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Christian (PG), David Lane (SF), Adam Maples (PF) Kelly Francis, Micheal Ribeiro, Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF) David Williams | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | A charge is called on Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 32-58 |
| 15:02 | Northeastern | David Lane is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 35-58 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Lawrence Lamar | 35-60 |
| 14:31 | Northeastern | David Lane loses the ball out of bounds | 35-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (SG), Keith Derrick (C) Patrick Holton, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Paul Weber, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Michael Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-60 |
| 13:58 | Northeastern | Adam Maples's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hazelwood | 35-60 |
| 13:58 | Northeastern | The refs have stopped play. David Lane is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 35-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro (SF), Mtima Awada (C) David Lane, Adam Maples | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Richard Veney steals it from Jan Tarver | 35-60 |
| 13:24 | Northeastern | Jan Tarver takes the ball from Mtima Awada | 35-60 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | David Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 35-62 |
| 13:09 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Keith Derrick is denied by Dennis Hazelwood | 35-62 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 35-62 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-62 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the offensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | David Williams can't throw it down | 35-62 |
| 12:36 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro gets the rebound | 35-62 |
| 12:21 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick's pass is intercepted by Michael Collins | 35-62 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it in set up by Michael Collins | 35-64 |
| 12:01 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 38-67 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Frank Christian (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Veney (fairly fresh) SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Derrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mtima Awada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #3 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Francis (PG), Patrick Holton (SG), Adam Maples (PF), Harold Farnsworth (C) Frank Christian, Micheal Ribeiro, Keith Derrick, Mtima Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Richard Deady (SF), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, Lawrence Lamar, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 11:17 | Northeastern | Adam Maples misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 38-67 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Richard Deady gets the rebound | 38-67 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-67 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Richard Deady grabs the offensive board | 38-67 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Patrick Holton is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #3 on Patrick Holton, team foul #2 | 38-67 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Jan Tarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-67 |
| 10:23 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Harold Farnsworth, team foul #3 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (SF) Jan Tarver | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | John Campbell misses short on a runner in the lane | 38-67 |
| 10:00 | Northeastern | Harold Farnsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 09:40 | Northeastern | Patrick Holton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-67 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 38-67 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Deady | 38-70 |
| 08:59 | Northeastern | Adam Maples can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Christian (PG), Edward Hall (SG), Micheal Ribeiro (SF), Keith Derrick (C) Kelly Francis, Patrick Holton, Richard Veney, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| 08:59 | Northeastern | Adam Maples makes the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 08:59 | Northeastern | Adam Maples misses the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 39-70 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-70 |
| 08:36 | Northeastern | Adam Maples gets the rebound | 39-70 |
| 08:31 | Northeastern | Frank Christian shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Micheal Ribeiro | 41-70 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Hazelwood | 41-73 |
| 07:59 | Northeastern | Richard Deady is called for the reach on Adam Maples - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #5 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (SF), Mtima Awada (C) Frank Christian, Adam Maples | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), John Campbell (PF) Richard Deady, Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick buries a shot near the basket set up by Mtima Awada and he's fouled by Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #6 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Patrick Holton (SG), Harold Farnsworth (C) Richard Veney, Mtima Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick misses the free throw | 43-73 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-73 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood is fouled on the floor by Harold Farnsworth - foul #4 on Harold Farnsworth, team foul #4 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kelly Francis (PG), Mtima Awada (C) Patrick Holton, Harold Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kelly Francis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Micheal Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Derrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mtima Awada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-76 |
| 06:57 | Northeastern | Edward Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-76 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Lawrence Lamar, John Campbell | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood is denied on a layup by Mtima Awada | 43-76 |
| 06:34 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Kelly Francis | 43-76 |
| 06:19 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-76 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Micheal Ribeiro - foul #3 on Micheal Ribeiro, team foul #5 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Veney (SG), Morris McClam (C) Edward Hall, Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), David Williams (C) Michael Collins, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Deady makes the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses the 2nd free throw | 45-77 |
| 05:59 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Morris McClam | 45-77 |
| 05:41 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mtima Awada and he's fouled by Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #7 | 47-77 |
| 05:41 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro misses the free throw | 47-77 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-77 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Morris McClam - foul #1 on Morris McClam, team foul #6 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF) Richard Deady, Edward Scheiber | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Campbell connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jan Tarver and he's hacked by Mtima Awada - foul #2 on Mtima Awada, team foul #7 | 47-79 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Derrick (PF) Mtima Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the free throw | 47-80 |
| 04:44 | Northeastern | David Williams steals it from Micheal Ribeiro | 47-80 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | John Campbell connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 47-82 |
| 04:11 | Northeastern | Morris McClam's pass is intercepted by Paul Weber | 47-82 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-82 |
| 04:05 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis gets the rebound | 47-82 |
| 03:52 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-82 |
| 03:50 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick gets the offensive rebound | 47-82 |
| 03:43 | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-82 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 47-82 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | David Williams buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Campbell | 47-84 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kelly Francis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Veney (fairly fresh) SF - Micheal Ribeiro (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Derrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris McClam (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Weber (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-84 |
| 03:05 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick tips it in | 49-84 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | John Campbell lays it in on a great pass from Michael Collins | 49-86 |
| 02:31 | Northeastern | Richard Veney double dribbles | 49-86 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edward Hall (SG), Mtima Awada (C) Micheal Ribeiro, Morris McClam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Richard Deady (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Michael Collins, Paul Weber, John Campbell, David Williams | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Edward Hall takes the ball from Richard Deady | 49-86 |
| 02:04 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Hall | 51-86 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Edward Hall is called for the reach on Richard Deady - foul #1 on Edward Hall, team foul #8 | 51-86 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Micheal Ribeiro (SF) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Campbell (PF) Jan Tarver, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 01:59 | Northeastern | Mtima Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 51-86 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:55 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-86 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG) Richard Deady | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | John Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-86 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-86 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Scheiber | 51-88 |
| 00:49 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 51-88 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Campbell | 51-90 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Keith Derrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-90 |
| 00:19 | Northeastern | Kelly Francis pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-90 |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Mtima Awada hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-90 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 53-90 |