| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Lechner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Raymond Rayborn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Welch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Louie Colella (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Stone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Stone | 24-44 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | James King picks off the pass by Mario Rowe in the backcourt | 24-44 |
| 19:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Louie Colella | 24-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Mark Smith is hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #1 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), John Watkins (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Scott Smith (PF), George Thornton (C) Christopher Gagliano, Mario Rowe, Patrick Cornwell, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), George Spencer (SG), Charles Freed (SF), Johnathan Payan (PF), Robert Teague (C) Raymond Rayborn, James King, Charles Welch, Louie Colella, Todd Stone | |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Thornton - foul #2 on George Thornton, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG) John Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James King (SG), Roy Bowen (SF) George Spencer, Charles Freed | |
| 18:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 18:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz lays it in on a nice dish by George Thornton | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:47 | Illinois-Chicago | James King is fouled on the floor by Mario Rowe - foul #1 on Mario Rowe, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Rudy Goldston (C) Samuel Gray, Jerry Luiz, Scott Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn (PG), Louie Colella (PF), Todd Stone (C) Richard Barr, Robert Teague, Johnathan Payan | |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | James King is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-51 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Patrick Cornwell | 31-51 |
| 17:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Gagliano is called for the reach on Raymond Rayborn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #3 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF) Roy Bowen | |
| 16:53 | Illinois-Chicago | James King misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-51 |
| 16:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone gets the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Rayborn and he's fouled by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (PG), Michael Lechner (C) Samuel Gray, Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), George Spencer (SG), Charles Freed (C) Raymond Rayborn, James King, Todd Stone | |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch misses the free throw | 31-53 |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 16:16 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Cornwell - foul #1 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG), Scott Smith (PF) Mario Rowe, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan (C) Louie Colella | |
| 16:16 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 16:16 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz is called for traveling | 31-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), George Thornton (C) Patrick Cornwell, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn (PG), Todd Stone (C) George Spencer, Charles Freed | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Raymond Rayborn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnathan Payan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Todd Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn is hacked by Christopher Gagliano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #6 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague (C) Todd Stone | |
| 15:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | George Thornton gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-54 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | George Thornton tips it home | 33-54 |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn is fouled on the floor by John Watkins - foul #3 on John Watkins, team foul #7 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) John Watkins, Jerry Luiz, Scott Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer (SG), Roy Bowen (SF), Louie Colella (PF), Todd Stone (C) Richard Barr, Charles Welch, Johnathan Payan, Robert Teague | |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner pulls down the rebound | 33-55 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner is hacked by George Spencer - foul #1 on George Spencer, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James King (SG) Raymond Rayborn | |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Mark Smith hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mario Rowe | 35-55 |
| 14:03 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer's floater is tipped away by Patrick Cornwell | 35-55 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mario Rowe | 35-55 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray is fouled in the backcourt by George Spencer - foul #2 on George Spencer, team foul #3 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG), Rudy Goldston (C) Mario Rowe, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Charles Freed (SF) George Spencer, Roy Bowen | |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 13:39 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Freed | 35-55 |
| 13:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Barr, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Smith (PF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Scott Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Barr | 35-57 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | James King picks off the pass by Rudy Goldston in the backcourt | 35-57 |
| 12:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Louie Colella | 35-59 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 35-59 |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #8 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), George Thornton (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Samuel Gray, Patrick Cornwell, Scott Smith, Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn (PG), Charles Welch (SF), Johnathan Payan (C) Richard Barr, Louie Colella, Todd Stone | |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 12:05 | Illinois State | John Watkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-61 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe tips it in | 37-61 |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rowe (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Luiz (tired) 5 pts. PF - George Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lechner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Raymond Rayborn (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James King (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Welch (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Freed (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnathan Payan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Freed | 37-61 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Charles Welch takes the ball from John Watkins | 37-61 |
| 10:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Lechner steals it from James King | 37-61 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner makes the wide open runner near the basket | 39-61 |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | John Watkins is called for the reach on Raymond Rayborn in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Watkins, team foul #9 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF) John Watkins, Jerry Luiz, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer (SG), Roy Bowen (SF), Robert Teague (PF), Todd Stone (C) James King, Charles Welch, Charles Freed, Johnathan Payan | |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn misses the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Lechner | 39-61 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Mark Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Mario Rowe | 41-61 |
| 10:22 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer misses the dunk | 41-61 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | Mark Smith comes up short on the shot from close range | 41-61 |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Rayborn - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #10 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Smith (SF) Patrick Cornwell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (SG), Charles Welch (SF), Louie Colella (PF) George Spencer, Roy Bowen, Robert Teague | |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Todd Stone - foul #2 on Todd Stone, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer (SG) Raymond Rayborn | |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Mario Rowe is called for the reach on George Spencer - foul #2 on Mario Rowe, team foul #11 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF) Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan (C) Todd Stone | |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-62 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Smith | 44-64 |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Gray is called for the reach on George Spencer - foul #2 on Samuel Gray, team foul #12 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG), George Thornton (PF), Rudy Goldston (C) Mario Rowe, Mark Smith, Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen (SF), Robert Teague (C) Charles Welch, Louie Colella | |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Richard Barr picks off the pass by Rudy Goldston | 44-65 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Spencer | 44-67 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 07:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Cornwell - foul #2 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #13 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Samuel Gray, Jerry Luiz, Patrick Cornwell, George Thornton, Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Rayborn (PG), James King (SG), Louie Colella (PF), Todd Stone (C) George Spencer, Richard Barr, Johnathan Payan, Robert Teague | |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mario Rowe (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Lechner (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Raymond Rayborn (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James King (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Bowen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louie Colella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Stone (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Bowen - foul #2 on Roy Bowen, team foul #6 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Welch (SF) Roy Bowen | |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Gagliano picks off the pass by Charles Welch | 46-69 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-69 |
| 06:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Lechner - foul #2 on Michael Lechner, team foul #14 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (SG), George Thornton (C) Mario Rowe, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr (PG), Charles Freed (C) Raymond Rayborn, Todd Stone | |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Louie Colella makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Watkins and he's fouled by Richard Barr - foul #3 on Richard Barr, team foul #7 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Stone (C) Charles Welch | |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 49-71 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | George Thornton pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-71 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | George Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Cornwell is called for the reach on Charles Freed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #15 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG), Rudy Goldston (C) Christopher Gagliano, Patrick Cornwell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer (SG), Robert Teague (PF), Johnathan Payan (C) James King, Louie Colella, Todd Stone | |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed misses the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston grabs the defensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | George Thornton is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 49-72 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Scott Smith tips it home | 51-72 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Barr | 51-74 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Luiz and the foul's on Richard Barr - foul #4 on Richard Barr, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) George Thornton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen (SG) Charles Freed | |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Barr | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz scores on a runner in the lane | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Gray - foul #3 on Samuel Gray, team foul #16 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (PF) Samuel Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed (SF) George Spencer | |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | George Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | John Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-78 |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Luiz steals it from Charles Freed | 56-78 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz lays it in | 58-78 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Watkins (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Luiz (tired) 9 pts. SF - Scott Smith (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Thornton (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudy Goldston (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Barr (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Bowen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Freed (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnathan Payan (tiring) 3 pts. C - Robert Teague (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois-Chicago | John Watkins is called for the reach on Richard Barr in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Watkins, team foul #17 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG) John Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr makes the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 03:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston pulls down the rebound | 58-79 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-79 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 58-79 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen clanks a jump hook from the left block | 58-79 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | George Thornton snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Robert Teague picks off the pass by Jerry Luiz in the backcourt | 58-79 |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Freed drills a turnaround from the right block | 58-81 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Scott Smith's floater is tipped away by Johnathan Payan | 58-81 |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Roy Bowen pulls down the rebound | 58-81 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Smith - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #18 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Spencer (SG) Roy Bowen | |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan makes the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-83 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Johnathan Payan swats the layup by Scott Smith | 58-83 |
| 01:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 58-83 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-83 |
| 01:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-83 |
| 01:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan's pass is intercepted by George Thornton | 58-83 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Payan misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 58-83 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Teague tips it but misses | 58-83 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | George Spencer steals it from Jerry Luiz in the backcourt | 58-83 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Barr runs out the clock | 58-83 |