| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Robert Rethman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Berwick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Holcomb (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Leclair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePauw | William Berwick inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | DePauw | Eric Adams misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:44 | DePauw | Eric Adams makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | DePauw | Eric Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Joshua West hits a wide open jumper from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 19:04 | DePauw | Eric Adams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Roosevelt Smith - foul #3 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| 19:04 | DePauw | Eric Adams makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | DePauw | Eric Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Russell Leclair steps in front of the Michael Andrews pass | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | DePauw | William Berwick knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 37-32 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:06 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:49 | DePauw | William Berwick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:48 | DePauw | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Leclair | 37-32 |
| 17:29 | DePauw | Eric Adams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Rethman | 39-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the jumper from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 16:46 | DePauw | George Mazzella picks off the pass by Robert Rethman | 39-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock lays it in set up by George Mazzella | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | DePauw | Eric Adams can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | DePauw | Jerry Carter (PG), Tim Authement (SF), Edwin Smith (PF), Charles Parkhill (C) Robert Rethman, William Berwick, Bruce Holcomb, Russell Leclair | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) George Mazzella, Kevin Hancock, Michael Andrews, Mark Bateman | |
| 16:19 | DePauw | Eric Adams misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | DePauw | Eric Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | John Oatman misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | DePauw | Tim Authement gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:00 | DePauw | Thomas Choudhury swats the layup by Eric Adams | 40-36 |
| 15:59 | DePauw | Eric Adams grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Jerry Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tim Authement (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Parkhill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | DePauw | Charles Parkhill misses the turnaround from the right block | 40-36 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Jerry Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Carter, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | DePauw | Chester Coney (SG) Eric Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) John Oatman, Joshua West | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Corey Conaway | 40-38 |
| 14:57 | DePauw | Edwin Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:55 | DePauw | Jerry Carter misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Corey Conaway's pass is intercepted by Chester Coney in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 14:48 | DePauw | Chester Coney hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 13:48 | DePauw | Edwin Smith gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:25 | DePauw | Chester Coney clanks a shot from the left side | 42-38 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Tim Authement steals it from Corey Conaway in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | DePauw | Charles Parkhill knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Carter | 44-38 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Parkhill - foul #1 on Charles Parkhill, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Rethman (PG), Raymond Segovia (SG), William Berwick (SF), Bruce Holcomb (PF), Russell Leclair (C) Jerry Carter, Chester Coney, Tim Authement, Edwin Smith, Charles Parkhill | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Kevin Hancock (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (C) Corey Conaway, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:23 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Joshua West drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Andrews | 44-42 |
| 11:45 | DePauw | Thomas Choudhury takes the ball from Robert Rethman | 44-42 |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Robert Rethman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Segovia (fresh) SF - William Berwick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Holcomb (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Leclair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Thomas Choudhury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Hancock | 44-44 |
| 11:03 | DePauw | William Berwick comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Michael Andrews pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Berwick - foul #2 on William Berwick, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | DePauw | Richard Lujan (PG), Chester Coney (SG), Eric Adams (PF) Robert Rethman, Raymond Segovia, Bruce Holcomb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Mark Bateman (PF) Kevin Hancock, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | DePauw | Russell Leclair misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 10:19 | DePauw | Richard Lujan misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | William Berwick steals it from Joshua West | 44-46 |
| 09:31 | DePauw | Joshua West denies the turnaround by Russell Leclair | 44-46 |
| 09:29 | DePauw | William Berwick tips it in | 46-46 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Mark Bateman hits a runner near the basket | 46-48 |
| 09:04 | DePauw | William Berwick misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Bateman - foul #1 on Mark Bateman, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Rethman (PG), Edwin Smith (PF), Charles Parkhill (C) Richard Lujan, Chester Coney, Russell Leclair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Pablo Lopez (C) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Joshua West | |
| 09:04 | DePauw | William Berwick makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:04 | DePauw | William Berwick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Rethman - foul #1 on Robert Rethman, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | DePauw | Raymond Segovia (SG) Eric Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Mark Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:44 | DePauw | Edwin Smith gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:30 | DePauw | William Berwick hits a jumper from close range | 50-49 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 08:00 | DePauw | William Berwick grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 07:46 | DePauw | Raymond Segovia is hacked by Roosevelt Smith - foul #4 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | DePauw | Chester Coney (SG), Eric Adams (SF), Bruce Holcomb (PF), Tim Authement (C) Raymond Segovia, William Berwick, Edwin Smith, Charles Parkhill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| 07:36 | DePauw | Chester Coney is fouled on the floor by Corey Conaway - foul #2 on Corey Conaway, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | DePauw | Jerry Carter (PG) Robert Rethman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Jerry Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Coney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Adams (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bruce Holcomb (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tim Authement (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Adams and he's fouled by Kevin Hancock - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Joshua West (C) Corey Conaway, Mark Bateman | |
| 07:20 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is open and buries a jumper near the basket | 53-51 |
| 06:34 | DePauw | Jerry Carter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 06:32 | DePauw | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Authement | 53-51 |
| 06:19 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Eric Adams is called for the reach on Pablo Lopez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Adams, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Rethman (PG), Raymond Segovia (SG), William Berwick (SF), Edwin Smith (PF), Charles Parkhill (C) Jerry Carter, Chester Coney, Eric Adams, Bruce Holcomb, Tim Authement | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez | |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith | 53-53 |
| 05:30 | DePauw | Robert Rethman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Parkhill | 56-53 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Joshua West loses the dribble to Raymond Segovia in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 05:22 | DePauw | William Berwick buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Joshua West - foul #3 on Joshua West, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (PG), Mark Bateman (PF) George Mazzella, Joshua West | |
| 05:22 | DePauw | William Berwick makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Raymond Segovia is called for the reach on Thomas Choudhury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Segovia, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Choudhury | 59-56 |
| 04:40 | DePauw | William Berwick blows the layup | 59-56 |
| 04:39 | DePauw | Charles Parkhill can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Mark Bateman snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Michael Andrews connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas Choudhury | 59-58 |
| 04:19 | DePauw | William Berwick connects on the floater near the basket | 61-58 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Andrews | 61-61 |
| 03:38 | DePauw | Robert Rethman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 03:37 | DePauw | William Berwick misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 03:36 | DePauw | William Berwick tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Robert Rethman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Segovia (fairly fresh) SF - William Berwick (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Parkhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Choudhury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Rethman is called for the reach on Corey Conaway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Rethman, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | DePauw | Jerry Carter (PG), Chester Coney (SG), Eric Adams (SF), Bruce Holcomb (PF), Tim Authement (C) Robert Rethman, Raymond Segovia, William Berwick, Edwin Smith, Charles Parkhill | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Pablo Lopez (PF), Joshua West (C) Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Mark Bateman, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:15 | DePauw | Jerry Carter comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 03:14 | DePauw | Tim Authement pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:04 | DePauw | Chester Coney knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Corey Conaway - foul #3 on Corey Conaway, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG) Corey Conaway | |
| 03:04 | DePauw | Chester Coney makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | DePauw | Russell Leclair (C) Tim Authement | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Kevin Hancock, Pablo Lopez | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | George Mazzella hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by Jeffrey McCann | 66-65 |
| 02:35 | DePauw | DePauw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Rethman (PG) Jerry Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Mark Bateman (PF) Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 02:18 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb banks in the layup set up by Robert Rethman | 68-65 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Russell Leclair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Leclair, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:14 | DePauw | Bruce Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:50 | DePauw | Eric Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chester Coney | 70-65 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the driving attempt near the basket | 70-65 |
| 01:33 | DePauw | Chester Coney gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:08 | DePauw | Robert Rethman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 70-65 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Russell Leclair - foul #2 on Russell Leclair, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | DePauw | William Berwick (SF) Eric Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | DePauw | Chester Coney comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | DePauw | Russell Leclair gets the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | DePauw | Russell Leclair is fouled on the floor by Joshua West - foul #4 on Joshua West, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | DePauw | Russell Leclair makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | DePauw | Russell Leclair makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | George Mazzella hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Robert Rethman picks off the pass by Jeffrey McCann | 72-67 |
| 00:11 | DePauw | Chester Coney is fouled in the backcourt by George Mazzella - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | DePauw | Jerry Carter (PG), Eric Adams (PF) Robert Rethman, Bruce Holcomb | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | DePauw | Chester Coney misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:11 | DePauw | Chester Coney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 00:04 | DePauw | DePauw calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Rethman (PG), Bruce Holcomb (PF) Jerry Carter, Eric Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | DePauw | Robert Rethman is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | DePauw | Robert Rethman misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | DePauw | Robert Rethman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-70 |