| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Tony Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Grover Berger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Dunavant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Arthur Crain inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Illinois | Troy Snyder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 19:37 | St. Norbert | Walter O'Connell steals the ball from Grover Berger | 34-33 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Timothy King steals it from Horace Coleman | 34-33 |
| 19:12 | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Troy Snyder is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| 18:48 | St. Norbert | Timothy King makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Walls - foul #2 on Robert Walls, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:48 | St. Norbert | Timothy King makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Arthur Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark (PF) Timothy King | |
| 18:26 | St. Norbert | Arthur Crain is called for the reach on Edward Swanson - foul #3 on Arthur Crain, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wilkins (SF), James Detrick (PF), Tony Lungwitz (C) Arthur Crain, Robert Walls, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jack Collins (SG), Kevin Warden (SF) Tony Robbins, Edward Swanson | |
| 18:21 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark's pass is intercepted by Tony Lungwitz | 34-39 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Troy Snyder is fouled on the floor by Jack Collins - foul #2 on Jack Collins, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Walter O'Connell (C) Horace Coleman, Troy Snyder | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Shannon Schlenker (SG), Toby Peralta (C) Grover Berger, Randolph Dunavant | |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins is open and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Lungwitz and he's fouled by Kevin Warden - foul #1 on Kevin Warden, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:48 | St. Norbert | Kevin Warden hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Posey - foul #2 on Joseph Posey, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 17:48 | St. Norbert | Kevin Warden misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:48 | St. Norbert | Kevin Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Kevin Warden steps in front of the Herman Wilkins pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | St. Norbert | Shannon Schlenker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Warden | 37-42 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Jack Collins is called for the reach on Tony Lungwitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Collins, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins (PG) Jack Collins | |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | James Detrick is fouled on the floor by Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Walls (PF) Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson (SF), Timothy King (PF), Randolph Dunavant (C) Kevin Warden, Kevin Clark, Toby Peralta | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Robert Walls makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Wilkins | 40-42 |
| 16:41 | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins loses the dribble to Tony Lungwitz | 40-42 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| 16:27 | St. Norbert | Timothy King knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Robbins | 42-45 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Joseph Posey is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 16:01 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Robert Walls gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tony Lungwitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herman Wilkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Walls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Detrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Tony Robbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Schlenker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Dunavant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz loses the dribble to Timothy King | 45-45 |
| 15:33 | St. Norbert | Timothy King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 15:32 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 15:12 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 15:10 | St. Norbert | Timothy King gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | St. Norbert | Tony Lungwitz picks off the pass by Tony Robbins | 45-45 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Tony Robbins - foul #2 on Tony Robbins, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Troy Snyder (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), Walter O'Connell (C) Joseph Posey, Herman Wilkins, Robert Walls, James Detrick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Grover Berger (PG), Jonathan Close (SG), Kevin Warden (SF), Kevin Clark (PF), Toby Peralta (C) Tony Robbins, Shannon Schlenker, Edward Swanson, Timothy King, Randolph Dunavant | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:16 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Troy Snyder - foul #2 on Troy Snyder, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Walls (PF) Tony Lungwitz | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 14:16 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:16 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Crain | 50-47 |
| 13:43 | St. Norbert | Kevin Warden loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Troy Snyder is hacked by Jonathan Close - foul #4 on Jonathan Close, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jack Collins (SG), Robert Dane (SF) Jonathan Close, Kevin Warden | |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Robert Walls misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 13:03 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Robert Dane | 50-47 |
| 12:58 | St. Norbert | Jack Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 12:57 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark tips it in | 50-49 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell is fouled in the backcourt by Toby Peralta - foul #1 on Toby Peralta, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Coon (PG) Horace Coleman | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy King (PF), Randolph Dunavant (C) Kevin Clark, Toby Peralta | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:52 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 12:46 | St. Norbert | Grover Berger misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Arthur Crain pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Randolph Dunavant - foul #1 on Randolph Dunavant, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG) Troy Snyder | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins (PG) Grover Berger | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:00 | St. Norbert | Robert Dane hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 52-49 |
| 11:58 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Coon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Crain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Walls (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter O'Connell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Tony Robbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy King (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randolph Dunavant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | St. Norbert | Timothy King makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Dane | 52-52 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Richard Coon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Walls | 55-52 |
| 11:06 | St. Norbert | Jack Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Timothy King is called for the reach on Horace Coleman - foul #2 on Timothy King, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Troy Snyder (SG), Herman Wilkins (SF), Joseph Posey (PF) Richard Coon, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Grover Berger (SG), Edward Swanson (SF), Kevin Clark (PF), Toby Peralta (C) Jack Collins, Robert Dane, Timothy King, Randolph Dunavant | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Horace Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Horace Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:59 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 10:40 | St. Norbert | Grover Berger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Joseph Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Troy Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Detrick (PF) Horace Coleman | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 10:14 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson's pass is intercepted by Herman Wilkins | 56-52 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins lays it up and in | 58-52 |
| 09:44 | St. Norbert | Grover Berger double dribbles | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (PG), Arthur Crain (SF) Joseph Posey, Herman Wilkins | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Shannon Schlenker (PG), Kevin Warden (PF), Randolph Dunavant (C) Tony Robbins, Kevin Clark, Toby Peralta | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Grover Berger picks off the pass by Walter O'Connell in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 09:24 | St. Norbert | Grover Berger scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Arthur Crain gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Troy Snyder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 08:51 | St. Norbert | Kevin Warden gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:28 | St. Norbert | Arthur Crain is called for the reach on Edward Swanson - foul #4 on Arthur Crain, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Herman Wilkins (SF), Joseph Posey (PF), Richard Coon (C) Tony Lungwitz, Arthur Crain, James Detrick, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins (PG), Jack Collins (SG), Kevin Clark (PF) Shannon Schlenker, Grover Berger, Kevin Warden | |
| 08:23 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson is hacked by Horace Coleman - foul #1 on Horace Coleman, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| 08:13 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson makes the shot in the lane set up by Tony Robbins | 58-57 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Joseph Posey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 08:06 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | St. Norbert | Jack Collins misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Troy Snyder - foul #3 on Troy Snyder, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close (SG), Robert Dane (SF), Toby Peralta (C) Tony Robbins, Edward Swanson, Randolph Dunavant | |
| 08:00 | St. Norbert | Jack Collins misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | St. Norbert | Jack Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Richard Coon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Posey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Coon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Jack Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Close (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Dane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Toby Peralta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Snyder | 60-57 |
| 07:25 | St. Norbert | Horace Coleman steals it from Jonathan Close | 60-57 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Horace Coleman lays it up and in | 62-57 |
| 07:01 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close is whistled for a carry | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), Robert Walls (PF) Troy Snyder, Herman Wilkins, Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Shannon Schlenker (PG), Edward Swanson (SF), Timothy King (PF), Randolph Dunavant (C) Jack Collins, Robert Dane, Kevin Clark, Toby Peralta | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 06:41 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:16 | St. Norbert | Shannon Schlenker is whistled for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter O'Connell (C) Richard Coon | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Grover Berger (SF), Kevin Warden (PF) Edward Swanson, Timothy King | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Horace Coleman drills a shot from close range set up by Tony Lungwitz | 64-57 |
| 05:39 | St. Norbert | Grover Berger comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 05:38 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 05:28 | St. Norbert | Shannon Schlenker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Troy Snyder (SG), Herman Wilkins (SF), James Detrick (PF) Horace Coleman, Tony Lungwitz, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins (PG), Robert Dane (SF), Toby Peralta (C) Shannon Schlenker, Jonathan Close, Randolph Dunavant | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Snyder | 67-57 |
| 04:44 | St. Norbert | Joseph Posey steals it from Robert Dane | 67-57 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Posey | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:27 | St. Norbert | Joseph Posey is called for the reach on Robert Dane - foul #3 on Joseph Posey, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Robert Walls (PF), Richard Coon (C) Joseph Posey, James Detrick, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jack Collins (SG), Timothy King (PF), Kevin Clark (C) Grover Berger, Kevin Warden, Toby Peralta | |
| 04:27 | St. Norbert | Robert Dane misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Robert Walls gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Timothy King blocks the jumper by Horace Coleman | 69-57 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Robert Walls tips it but misses | 69-57 |
| 04:15 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:07 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-59 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 04:02 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | St. Norbert | Timothy King misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 03:45 | St. Norbert | Robert Dane pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Snyder (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Walls (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Coon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Tony Robbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | St. Norbert | Robert Dane is hacked by Horace Coleman - foul #2 on Horace Coleman, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), James Detrick (C) Troy Snyder, Herman Wilkins, Richard Coon | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close (SG), Randolph Dunavant (C) Tony Robbins, Timothy King | |
| 03:34 | St. Norbert | Robert Dane misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson (SF) Robert Dane | |
| 03:11 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant drills a turnaround in the lane | 69-61 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | James Detrick hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 69-61 |
| 02:48 | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 02:23 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson connects on the floater from the left block | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Coleman, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Herman Wilkins (SF), Walter O'Connell (C) Horace Coleman, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls, James Detrick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Grover Berger (PG), Shannon Schlenker (SG), Timothy King (PF), Toby Peralta (C) Jack Collins, Jonathan Close, Kevin Clark, Randolph Dunavant | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:14 | St. Norbert | Toby Peralta connects on the runner in the lane | 69-65 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Joseph Posey hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Grover Berger | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins (PG), Jonathan Close (SG), Kevin Warden (PF), Randolph Dunavant (C) Grover Berger, Shannon Schlenker, Timothy King, Toby Peralta | |
| 01:51 | St. Norbert | Herman Wilkins steps in front of the Tony Robbins pass | 69-65 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 01:21 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Swanson | 71-67 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Troy Snyder (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), Robert Walls (PF) Tony Lungwitz, Richard Coon, Herman Wilkins, Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy King (PF) Kevin Warden | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Horace Coleman misses long on a shot from the right side | 71-67 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Walter O'Connell | 71-67 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:37 | St. Norbert | Timothy King gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Tony Robbins and the foul's on Troy Snyder - foul #4 on Troy Snyder, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:30 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Tony Robbins is called for the reach on Robert Walls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Robbins, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Robert Walls makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Robert Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Walls (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter O'Connell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Tony Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Close (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy King (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randolph Dunavant (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses the easy open layup | 73-73 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Arthur Crain grabs the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Arthur Crain tips it in | 75-73 |
| 04:19 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Troy Snyder - foul #5 on Troy Snyder, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (SG), Herman Wilkins (SF), James Detrick (PF), Richard Coon (C) Troy Snyder, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 04:19 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:19 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Coleman, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| 04:07 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy King | 75-76 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Randolph Dunavant is called for the reach on Herman Wilkins - foul #2 on Randolph Dunavant, team foul #11 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PF) Horace Coleman | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:42 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Swanson and the foul's on Tony Lungwitz - foul #3 on Tony Lungwitz, team foul #14 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kevin Clark (PF) Timothy King | |
| 03:42 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close misses the free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | James Detrick snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Richard Coon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Lungwitz | 80-78 |
| 03:16 | St. Norbert | Edward Swanson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 80-78 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Richard Coon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-78 |
| 03:09 | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 02:44 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant banks in the layup | 80-80 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Arthur Crain (SF), Walter O'Connell (C) Richard Coon, Herman Wilkins, Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy King (PF) Kevin Clark | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Arthur Crain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Lungwitz | 82-80 |
| 02:08 | St. Norbert | Timothy King clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 82-80 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Arthur Crain grabs the board | 82-80 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Walls (PF) James Detrick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 82-80 |
| 01:50 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close gets the rebound | 82-80 |
| 01:22 | St. Norbert | Jonathan Close buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy King | 82-82 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arthur Crain | 85-82 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Lungwitz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Walls (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Tony Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Close (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Swanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randolph Dunavant (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:46 | St. Norbert | Tony Robbins hits a driving attempt from the left block | 85-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz is hacked by Jonathan Close in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Close, team foul #12 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Grover Berger (SG) Jonathan Close | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz misses the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:30 | St. Norbert | Randolph Dunavant is denied on a layup by Robert Walls | 86-84 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz gets the rebound | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Tony Robbins is called for the reach on Tony Lungwitz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Robbins, team foul #13 | 86-84 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | St. Norbert | Grover Berger misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-84 |
| 00:17 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Dunavant | 88-84 |
| 00:14 | St. Norbert | Timothy King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-84 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell snags the defensive board | 88-84 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell is hacked by Tony Robbins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tony Robbins, team foul #14 | 88-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Coon (SG) Arthur Crain | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jack Collins (SG) Tony Robbins | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:07 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Crain (SF) Richard Coon | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:03 | St. Norbert | Timothy King clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 90-84 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Arthur Crain pulls down the rebound | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arthur Crain runs out the clock | 90-84 |