| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) SG - Bobbie Potts (fresh) SF - James Jensen (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) C - Eric Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ronnie Fox (fresh) SG - Walter Tran (fresh) SF - Like Zhou (fresh) PF - Robert Wade (fresh) C - Horace Arzola (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts hits the easy wide open finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wade - foul #1 on Robert Wade, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Schreiner | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Prom - foul #1 on Michael Prom, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:03 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronnie Fox steps in front of the Bradley Schreiner pass in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox lays it up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Walter Tran is called for the reach on Bradley Schreiner - foul #1 on Walter Tran, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), William Leslie (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Harold Hilton (C) Bradley Schreiner, Bobbie Potts, James Jensen, Michael Prom, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (PG), David Shea (SG), Victor Lechuga (SF), Terrence Hunter (PF), Seth Russell (C) Ronnie Fox, Walter Tran, Like Zhou, Robert Wade, Horace Arzola | |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses the dunk | 6-4 |
| 17:37 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Eric Hudson (C) William Ewing, William Leslie, Gordon McAdoo, Robbie Conant, Harold Hilton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox (PG), Walter Tran (SG), Micah McGalliard (SF), Robert Wade (PF), Horace Arzola (C) George Gwyn, David Shea, Victor Lechuga, Terrence Hunter, Seth Russell | |
| 16:29 | Holy Cross | Walter Tran is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Tran, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Like Zhou (SF) Walter Tran | |
| 16:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis is hacked by Like Zhou - foul #1 on Like Zhou, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Holy Cross | Like Zhou grabs the board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) SF - Joe McCurtis (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) C - Eric Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ronnie Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micah McGalliard (fresh) SF - Like Zhou (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Arzola (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 15:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson is open and buries a 3 from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:03 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade clanks a shot from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:01 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Hudson - foul #1 on Eric Hudson, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (SG), James Jensen (SF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Herbert Smith, Joe McCurtis, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (SG), Victor Lechuga (PF) Micah McGalliard, Robert Wade | |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Like Zhou - foul #2 on Like Zhou, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Shea (SG), Terrence Hunter (PF), Seth Russell (C) Ronnie Fox, Like Zhou, Horace Arzola | |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | Holy Cross | Bobbie Potts picks off the pass by Victor Lechuga in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Ewing | 11-6 |
| 13:57 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo blows the layup | 11-8 |
| 13:44 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:41 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn is fouled in the backcourt by Bobbie Potts - foul #1 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (PG), Harold Hilton (C) William Ewing, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox (PG), Robert Wade (PF), Horace Arzola (C) David Shea, Terrence Hunter, Seth Russell | |
| 13:24 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:19 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie is hacked by Horace Arzola in the backcourt - foul #1 on Horace Arzola, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant (PF) Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 13:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 12:52 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Fox | 13-11 |
| 12:34 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie is called for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF), Eric Hudson (C) William Leslie, James Jensen, Robbie Conant, Harold Hilton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Shea (SG), Micah McGalliard (SF), Seth Russell (C) George Gwyn, Victor Lechuga, Horace Arzola | |
| 12:30 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox is hacked by Bradley Schreiner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Holy Cross | Gordon McAdoo is called for the reach on Ronnie Fox - foul #1 on Gordon McAdoo, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG) Bobbie Potts | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 12:04 | Holy Cross | Micah McGalliard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe McCurtis - foul #1 on Joe McCurtis, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terrence Hunter (PF) Robert Wade | |
| 12:04 | Holy Cross | Micah McGalliard makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:04 | Holy Cross | Micah McGalliard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ewing (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe McCurtis (fresh) PF - Gordon McAdoo (fairly fresh) C - Eric Hudson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ronnie Fox (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Shea (fairly fresh) SF - Micah McGalliard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Hunter (fresh) C - Seth Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Holy Cross | Terrence Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF) William Ewing, Joe McCurtis, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (SG), Robert Wade (PF), Horace Arzola (C) David Shea, Micah McGalliard, Terrence Hunter | |
| 11:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Hudson | 18-13 |
| 11:00 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:58 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Russell | 18-13 |
| 10:48 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 10:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 10:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson tips it home | 20-13 |
| 10:23 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ronnie Fox | 20-15 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), Gordon McAdoo (C) Bradley Schreiner, Herbert Smith, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Shea (SG), Victor Lechuga (SF), Terrence Hunter (PF) George Gwyn, Seth Russell, Robert Wade | |
| 10:15 | Holy Cross | Horace Arzola can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 09:57 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing travels with the ball | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (PG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Harold Hilton (C) William Ewing, James Jensen, Michael Prom, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 09:40 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga misses the easy layup | 20-15 |
| 09:39 | Holy Cross | Terrence Hunter tips it but misses | 20-15 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts double dribbles | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Michael Prom (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) William Leslie, Robbie Conant, Harold Hilton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (SG), Micah McGalliard (SF), Robert Wade (PF), Seth Russell (C) David Shea, Victor Lechuga, Terrence Hunter, Horace Arzola | |
| 08:52 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Seth Russell is denied by Michael Prom | 20-15 |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts is hacked by Micah McGalliard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micah McGalliard, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF) Joe McCurtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:49 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:30 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Ewing - foul #1 on William Ewing, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG) Bobbie Potts | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Shea (SG), Victor Lechuga (PF) Ronnie Fox, Robert Wade | |
| 08:30 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:30 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah McGalliard is called for the reach on Bradley Schreiner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micah McGalliard, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terrence Hunter (PF), Horace Arzola (C) Micah McGalliard, Seth Russell | |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:13 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn is fouled on the floor by Bradley Schreiner - foul #2 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (SG), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:13 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:13 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo double dribbles | 23-17 |
| 08:02 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Harold Hilton (C) William Ewing, Bobbie Potts, Gordon McAdoo, Michael Prom, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox (PG) George Gwyn | |
| 07:48 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Hilton - foul #1 on Harold Hilton, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| 07:48 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:48 | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:48 | Holy Cross | Horace Arzola grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:39 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox misses the floater from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Leslie (fresh) SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) SF - Joe McCurtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Hilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ronnie Fox (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Shea (tiring) SF - Victor Lechuga (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrence Hunter (fairly fresh) C - Horace Arzola (tired) | |
| 07:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terrence Hunter - foul #1 on Terrence Hunter, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG) William Leslie, Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (SG), Seth Russell (SF), Robert Wade (PF) David Shea, Victor Lechuga, Terrence Hunter | |
| 07:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:15 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell loses the dribble to Robbie Conant in the backcourt | 25-18 |
| 07:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joe McCurtis, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Joe McCurtis, Robbie Conant, Harold Hilton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 06:41 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom is hacked by Seth Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Seth Russell, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF) Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Victor Lechuga (SF) Horace Arzola | |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:39 | Holy Cross | Seth Russell snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:35 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Fox, team foul #11 | 26-20 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits a driving attempt from the left block | 28-20 |
| 06:01 | Holy Cross | James Jensen steps in front of the Seth Russell pass | 28-20 |
| 05:58 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing lays it up and in on a great pass from James Jensen | 30-20 |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn is hacked by Bobbie Potts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #11 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (PG), William Leslie (SG), Gordon McAdoo (C) William Ewing, Bobbie Potts, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Shea (SG), Terrence Hunter (PF), Horace Arzola (C) Ronnie Fox, Victor Lechuga, Robert Wade | |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Arzola takes the ball from James Jensen | 30-21 |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | William Leslie steals the ball from George Gwyn in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 05:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon McAdoo | 32-21 |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | George Gwyn is called for 10 seconds | 32-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Harold Hilton (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Herbert Smith, James Jensen, Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox (PG), Victor Lechuga (SF) George Gwyn, Seth Russell | |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo is hacked by Victor Lechuga - foul #1 on Victor Lechuga, team foul #12 | 32-21 |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:43 | Holy Cross | Terrence Hunter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 04:42 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Eric Hudson | 34-21 |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo tips it home | 36-21 |
| 04:24 | Holy Cross | David Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (PF) Harold Hilton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (SG), Robert Wade (PF), Seth Russell (C) David Shea, Terrence Hunter, Horace Arzola | |
| 04:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 36-21 |
| 04:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson tips it home | 38-21 |
| 03:51 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-21 |
| 03:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo snags the defensive board | 38-21 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo is fouled on the floor by George Gwyn - foul #1 on George Gwyn, team foul #13 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Robbie Conant (C) William Ewing, William Leslie, Michael Prom, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Shea (PG), Walter Tran (SG), Like Zhou (SF), Terrence Hunter (PF) Ronnie Fox, George Gwyn, Victor Lechuga, Robert Wade | |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobbie Potts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe McCurtis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gordon McAdoo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robbie Conant (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - David Shea (tired) SG - Walter Tran (fresh) SF - Like Zhou (fresh) PF - Terrence Hunter (tiring) C - Seth Russell (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Holy Cross | Walter Tran can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts snags the defensive board | 40-21 |
| 03:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG), Michael Prom (PF) Bobbie Potts, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Horace Arzola (C) Seth Russell | |
| 03:07 | Holy Cross | Like Zhou knocks in the shot in the lane | 40-23 |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith travels with the ball | 40-23 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (SG), James Jensen (SF) Herbert Smith, Joe McCurtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox (PG), Micah McGalliard (SF), Robert Wade (PF) David Shea, Like Zhou, Terrence Hunter | |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Bobbie Potts is called for the reach on Ronnie Fox - foul #3 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #12 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG), Eric Hudson (C) Bobbie Potts, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses badly on a shot in the paint | 40-25 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson can't tip it in | 40-25 |
| 02:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-25 |
| 01:49 | Holy Cross | Walter Tran pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 01:39 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 01:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Harold Hilton (C) William Ewing, James Jensen, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gwyn (PG), Like Zhou (SF), Terrence Hunter (PF), Seth Russell (C) Ronnie Fox, Walter Tran, Robert Wade, Horace Arzola | |
| 01:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah McGalliard steps in front of the Herbert Smith pass in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 01:17 | Holy Cross | Micah McGalliard misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 01:16 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Prom | 40-28 |
| 01:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah McGalliard steals it from Bradley Schreiner in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 01:00 | Holy Cross | Terrence Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Like Zhou - foul #3 on Like Zhou, team foul #14 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (SG), Gordon McAdoo (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Herbert Smith, Michael Prom, Harold Hilton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox (PG), Walter Tran (SG), Robert Wade (PF) George Gwyn, Like Zhou, Terrence Hunter | |
| 00:54 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-28 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:54 | Holy Cross | Robert Wade grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 00:42 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Fox buries a 3 from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-31 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Micah McGalliard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Robbie Conant | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 42-31 |