| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Frank Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Pletcher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Guerin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann buries a 3 from the right wing set up by George Mazzella | 30-28 |
| 19:21 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher is fouled on the floor by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:09 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Frank Ward and the foul's on Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 19:09 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Bateman | 32-30 |
| 18:23 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Guerin and the foul's on Joshua West - foul #3 on Joshua West, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (C) Joshua West | |
| 18:23 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann can't throw it down | 34-30 |
| 18:00 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to John Guerin | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | Lake Forest | John Guerin is fouled on the floor by Mark Bateman - foul #2 on Mark Bateman, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| 17:19 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Cleveland - foul #1 on David Cleveland, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), Christopher Pate (PF), Samuel Felice (C) Frank Ward, Mark Simmons, Howard Pletcher, David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Mark Bateman | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:33 | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | George Mazzella can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:02 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Christopher Pate | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Henderson (fresh) SF - John Guerin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Pate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Felice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Lake Forest | John Guerin banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Smith and the foul's on Thomas Choudhury - foul #1 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Mark Simmons (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF), Jerome Hovis (PF) Mike Smith, Willy Henderson, Christopher Pate, Samuel Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez | |
| 15:49 | Lake Forest | John Guerin misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:49 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:24 | Lake Forest | Joshua West steals the ball from Frank Ward | 36-32 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Joshua West's pass is intercepted by Howard Pletcher | 36-32 |
| 14:52 | Lake Forest | John Guerin clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 36-32 |
| 14:50 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons tips it home | 38-32 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury is fouled on the floor by Frank Ward - foul #1 on Frank Ward, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Cleveland (C) John Guerin | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Mark Bateman (PF) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Mark Bateman is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| 14:05 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 14:03 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Joshua West snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-32 |
| 13:17 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 13:11 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is fouled on the floor by Howard Pletcher - foul #3 on Howard Pletcher, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), John Guerin (SF) Frank Ward, Mark Simmons, Howard Pletcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Joshua West's pass is intercepted by John Guerin | 38-32 |
| 12:27 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson throws it down on a nice dish by John Guerin | 40-32 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann can't finish the layup | 40-32 |
| 12:07 | Lake Forest | John Guerin grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 11:53 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey McCann steals the ball from Mike Smith | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Guerin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Hovis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Joshua West tips it but misses | 40-32 |
| 11:31 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jerome Hovis | 40-32 |
| 11:10 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), Christopher Pate (PF), Samuel Felice (C) Willy Henderson, Jerome Hovis, David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Christopher Pate - foul #2 on Christopher Pate, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Howard Pletcher (SF) Mike Smith, Christopher Pate | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock makes the 3rd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:39 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice blows the dunk | 40-34 |
| 10:37 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 10:36 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 10:35 | Lake Forest | John Guerin tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 10:34 | Lake Forest | John Guerin hits the follow up shot | 42-34 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 10:20 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 10:07 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher hits the finger roll | 44-34 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Corey Conaway loses the dribble to Howard Pletcher | 44-34 |
| 09:11 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 09:10 | Lake Forest | John Guerin tips it home | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-34 |
| 08:56 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:32 | Lake Forest | John Guerin loses the dribble to Pablo Lopez | 46-34 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the jumper from the right block set up by Kevin Hancock | 46-36 |
| 07:48 | Lake Forest | John Guerin drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Ward | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Frank Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Pletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Guerin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Felice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez lays it in set up by Michael Andrews | 48-38 |
| 07:21 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Pletcher - foul #4 on Howard Pletcher, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), Christopher Pate (SF), Jerome Hovis (PF), David Cleveland (C) Frank Ward, Mark Simmons, Howard Pletcher, John Guerin, Samuel Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Michael Andrews knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Bateman | 48-41 |
| 06:16 | Lake Forest | Roosevelt Smith is called for the reach on Mike Smith - foul #3 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| 05:58 | Lake Forest | Roosevelt Smith is called for the reach on Mike Smith - foul #4 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| 05:58 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Bateman | 48-41 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 05:39 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 05:35 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| 05:35 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 05:35 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 05:07 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 04:43 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis jams it set up by Mike Smith | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Willy Henderson is called for the reach on George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willy Henderson, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice (SF) Christopher Pate | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Mark Simmons (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF) Mike Smith, Willy Henderson, Samuel Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:03 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Howard Pletcher is called for the reach on Jeffrey McCann - foul #5 on Howard Pletcher, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Guerin (SF), Samuel Felice (C) Howard Pletcher, David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Mark Bateman | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:44 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Frank Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Guerin (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Hovis (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Felice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| 03:43 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:43 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:43 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 03:40 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Smith - foul #5 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #10 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Roosevelt Smith | |
| 03:40 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:40 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey McCann | 54-44 |
| 03:27 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice is hacked by Jeffrey McCann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #11 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (C) Jerome Hovis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Joshua West | |
| 03:27 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:27 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | George Mazzella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson (PG), Christopher Pate (PF) Frank Ward, Mark Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG) George Mazzella, Jeffrey McCann | |
| 03:07 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson is hacked by Kevin Hancock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #12 | 56-44 |
| 03:07 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:07 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-44 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury tips it home | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Jerome Hovis (PF), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, Christopher Pate, John Guerin | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| 02:57 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #13 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Guerin (PF), Mike Smith (C) Jerome Hovis, David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) George Mazzella, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| 02:57 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:57 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a jumper from close range | 59-48 |
| 02:36 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward is hacked by Kevin Hancock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #14 | 59-48 |
| 02:36 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:36 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Hancock | 61-51 |
| 02:24 | Lake Forest | Kevin Hancock is called for the reach on Frank Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #15 | 61-51 |
| 02:24 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:24 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Felice - foul #3 on Samuel Felice, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate (PF) Frank Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:59 | Lake Forest | Kevin Hancock is called for the reach on Willy Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #16 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG) Kevin Hancock | |
| 01:59 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:59 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is fouled on the floor by Mike Smith - foul #3 on Mike Smith, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:34 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson is hacked by John Oatman in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Oatman, team foul #17 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Jerome Hovis (PF), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, John Guerin, Christopher Pate | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) John Oatman, Corey Conaway, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| 01:34 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:34 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Jerome Hovis is called for the reach on Joshua West - foul #4 on Jerome Hovis, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), John Guerin (SF), Christopher Pate (PF) Frank Ward, Jerome Hovis, David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) George Mazzella, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice is hacked by John Oatman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Oatman, team foul #18 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Jerome Hovis (PF), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, John Guerin, Christopher Pate | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG), Mark Bateman (PF) John Oatman, Corey Conaway, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is fouled on the floor by Willy Henderson - foul #2 on Willy Henderson, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), John Guerin (SF) Willy Henderson, Samuel Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:05 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey McCann is called for the reach on Frank Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #19 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson (SG), Samuel Felice (SF) Mark Simmons, John Guerin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:05 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:05 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by David Cleveland - foul #2 on David Cleveland, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), John Guerin (SF) Willy Henderson, Samuel Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey McCann is called for the reach on Frank Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #20 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson (SG), Samuel Felice (SF) Mark Simmons, John Guerin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:42 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:42 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:35 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Lake Forest | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Willy Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Mazzella, team foul #21 | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:32 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Mark Bateman pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bateman | 69-60 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | George Mazzella drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey McCann | 69-63 |
| 00:22 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), John Guerin (SF) Willy Henderson, David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Mazzella, team foul #22 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (PG) George Mazzella | |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Cleveland (C) Samuel Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Simmons - foul #1 on Mark Simmons, team foul #13 | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 3rd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis is hacked by Jeffrey McCann in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #23 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice (C) David Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG) Jeffrey McCann | |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:10 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 72-64 |