| Lineup | La Grange | PG - George Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dan Rueda (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricky Craig (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joseph Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thad Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Gordon (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Worthley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | La Grange | Dan Rueda inbounds the ball | 28-17 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | La Grange | The short jumper by Dan Rueda is denied by Thad Smith | 28-17 |
| 19:36 | La Grange | Ricky Craig snags the offensive board | 28-17 |
| 19:12 | La Grange | David Worthley is called for the reach on George Rankin - foul #3 on David Worthley, team foul #1 | 28-17 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Emmons (C) David Worthley | |
| 18:44 | La Grange | Michael Emmons is called for the reach on James Hsu - foul #2 on Michael Emmons, team foul #2 | 28-17 |
| 18:21 | La Grange | Ricky Craig misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 28-17 |
| 18:20 | La Grange | Ricky Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 17:57 | La Grange | Allen Gordon blocks the short jumper by James Hsu | 28-17 |
| 17:56 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Allen Gordon | 28-17 |
| 17:53 | Johnson State | Dan Rueda is called for the reach on Allen Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Rueda, team foul #1 | 28-17 |
| Subs | La Grange | Steve Arce (PG), Lawrence Price (SG), Bryon Mulvaney (SF), Ted Porter (PF), Bill Ray (C) George Rankin, Gary Mills, Dan Rueda, Ricky Craig, James Hsu | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Frank Goff (SF), Joel Riley (C) Joseph Mills, Thad Smith, Allen Gordon | |
| 17:45 | Johnson State | Joel Riley loses the dribble to Bryon Mulvaney | 28-17 |
| 17:28 | La Grange | Bill Ray is hacked by Frank Goff - foul #1 on Frank Goff, team foul #3 | 28-17 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler (SG) Bryan Hartig | |
| 17:12 | La Grange | Steve Arce double dribbles | 28-17 |
| 17:08 | Johnson State | Joel Riley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Riley, team foul #4 | 28-17 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Rankin (PG) Lawrence Price | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 16:49 | La Grange | Bill Ray blows the layup | 28-17 |
| 16:48 | Johnson State | Michael Emmons grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 16:43 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Goff | 28-20 |
| 16:16 | La Grange | Steve Arce makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from George Rankin and he's hacked by Thomas Chandler - foul #2 on Thomas Chandler, team foul #5 | 30-20 |
| Subs | La Grange | Gary Mills (SG), Dan Rueda (SF), James Hsu (C) George Rankin, Bryon Mulvaney, Bill Ray | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), Bryan Hartig (SG), Thad Smith (SF), Allen Gordon (PF) Brian Wood, Thomas Chandler, Frank Goff, Michael Emmons | |
| 16:16 | La Grange | Steve Arce misses the free throw | 30-20 |
| 16:16 | Johnson State | Joel Riley gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 16:02 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Steve Arce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dan Rueda (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ted Porter (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joseph Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thad Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Gordon (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joel Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | La Grange | James Hsu misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 15:45 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 15:42 | Johnson State | Steve Arce steals it from Bryan Hartig in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 15:29 | La Grange | Dan Rueda is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dan Rueda, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Rankin (PG), Ricky Craig (PF) Steve Arce, Ted Porter | |
| Subs | Johnson State | David Worthley (C) Joel Riley | |
| 15:11 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 15:10 | La Grange | Dan Rueda grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 14:48 | La Grange | Gary Mills connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by George Rankin | 32-23 |
| 14:39 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 14:37 | La Grange | James Hsu pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 14:19 | La Grange | George Rankin is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 14:17 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 13:52 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon is open and scores on a runner near the basket | 32-25 |
| 13:29 | La Grange | Gary Mills is denied on a layup by David Worthley | 32-25 |
| 13:27 | La Grange | Ricky Craig grabs the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 13:16 | La Grange | Gary Mills evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Bryan Hartig - foul #2 on Bryan Hartig, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | La Grange | Steve Arce (PG), Bryon Mulvaney (SF), Ted Porter (PF), Bill Ray (C) George Rankin, Dan Rueda, Ricky Craig, James Hsu | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Thomas Chandler (SG), Frank Goff (SF), Michael Emmons (PF), Joel Riley (C) Joseph Mills, Bryan Hartig, Thad Smith, Allen Gordon, David Worthley | |
| 13:16 | La Grange | Gary Mills makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 13:16 | La Grange | Gary Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 12:50 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Wood and the foul's on Bryon Mulvaney - foul #1 on Bryon Mulvaney, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | La Grange | Lawrence Price (SG) Gary Mills | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 12:50 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 12:29 | La Grange | Bill Ray is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bill Ray, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| 12:11 | Johnson State | Brian Wood makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Frank Goff | 34-30 |
| 11:51 | La Grange | Steve Arce scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bill Ray | 36-30 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Steve Arce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryon Mulvaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Porter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bill Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Brian Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chandler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Emmons (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 11:33 | Johnson State | Frank Goff grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 11:26 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler's floater is tipped away by Bill Ray | 36-30 |
| 11:25 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 11:15 | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 11:14 | La Grange | Ted Porter gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 10:51 | La Grange | Steve Arce misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 10:50 | Johnson State | Brian Wood grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 10:37 | Johnson State | Brian Wood is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 10:12 | La Grange | Frank Goff picks off the pass by Lawrence Price | 36-32 |
| 10:08 | Johnson State | Frank Goff is hacked by Bryon Mulvaney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryon Mulvaney, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Rankin (PG), Carlos Johnson (SG), Dan Rueda (SF), Ricky Craig (PF), James Hsu (C) Steve Arce, Lawrence Price, Bryon Mulvaney, Ted Porter, Bill Ray | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), Bryan Hartig (SG), Thad Smith (SF), Allen Gordon (PF), David Worthley (C) Brian Wood, Thomas Chandler, Frank Goff, Michael Emmons, Joel Riley | |
| 10:01 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 09:59 | La Grange | James Hsu grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 09:44 | La Grange | George Rankin is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | La Grange | Gary Mills (SG) Carlos Johnson | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 09:28 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thad Smith and he's fouled by James Hsu - foul #3 on James Hsu, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| 09:28 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 09:28 | La Grange | James Hsu grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 08:59 | La Grange | Gary Mills shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 36-34 |
| 08:58 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 08:53 | Johnson State | Thad Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 08:52 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 08:41 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Mills | 36-36 |
| 08:14 | La Grange | Gary Mills loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | La Grange | Steve Arce (SG), Carlos Johnson (SF), David Holton (PF) Gary Mills, Dan Rueda, Ricky Craig | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Frank Goff (SF), Lawrence Padula (PF), Michael Emmons (C) Thad Smith, Allen Gordon, David Worthley | |
| 08:02 | Johnson State | Lawrence Padula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | La Grange | Lawrence Price (SF), Ted Porter (PF) George Rankin, David Holton | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Joel Riley (C) Joseph Mills, Lawrence Padula | |
| 07:41 | La Grange | Steve Arce evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carlos Johnson | 39-36 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Arce (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Porter (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Hsu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Brian Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Emmons (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Johnson State | The pull-up jumper by Brian Wood is blocked by James Hsu | 39-36 |
| 07:27 | La Grange | The rebound goes to Ted Porter | 39-36 |
| 07:13 | La Grange | Carlos Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 07:11 | Johnson State | Brian Wood pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 06:49 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig is hacked by Carlos Johnson - foul #2 on Carlos Johnson, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Rankin (PG), Dan Rueda (SF), David Holton (PF), Bill Ray (C) Steve Arce, Lawrence Price, Ted Porter, James Hsu | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), Thad Smith (SF), Allen Gordon (PF), David Worthley (C) Brian Wood, Frank Goff, Michael Emmons, Joel Riley | |
| 06:49 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 06:49 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:23 | La Grange | George Rankin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carlos Johnson and the foul's on Joseph Mills - foul #3 on Joseph Mills, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | La Grange | Gary Mills (SG), Ricky Craig (PF) Carlos Johnson, David Holton | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler (SG) Bryan Hartig | |
| 06:23 | La Grange | George Rankin makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:07 | Johnson State | David Worthley buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Chandler and the foul's on Gary Mills - foul #3 on Gary Mills, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| 06:07 | Johnson State | David Worthley makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 05:49 | La Grange | Dan Rueda clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 05:47 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 05:21 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Bill Ray - foul #2 on Bill Ray, team foul #9 | 42-41 |
| Subs | La Grange | Bryon Mulvaney (SF), Ted Porter (PF), James Hsu (C) Dan Rueda, Ricky Craig, Bill Ray | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Brian Wood (PG), Frank Goff (SF), Michael Emmons (C) Joseph Mills, Thad Smith, David Worthley | |
| 05:21 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 05:21 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:03 | La Grange | James Hsu makes the jumper from the left block | 44-43 |
| 04:43 | Johnson State | Frank Goff is hacked by Bryon Mulvaney - foul #3 on Bryon Mulvaney, team foul #10 | 44-43 |
| Subs | La Grange | Steve Arce (PG), Lawrence Price (SG) George Rankin, Gary Mills | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig (SG), Joel Riley (C) Thomas Chandler, Allen Gordon | |
| 04:43 | Johnson State | Frank Goff makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 04:43 | Johnson State | Frank Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:27 | La Grange | Ted Porter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-45 |
| Subs | La Grange | Bill Ray (C) James Hsu | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Thad Smith (SF) Frank Goff | |
| 04:09 | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 03:40 | La Grange | Bill Ray makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Steve Arce and he's hacked by Brian Wood - foul #3 on Brian Wood, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | Dan Rueda (SF), Ricky Craig (C) Bryon Mulvaney, Ted Porter | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Mills (PG), David Worthley (C) Brian Wood, Michael Emmons | |
| 03:40 | La Grange | Bill Ray makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Steve Arce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Rueda (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bill Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Joseph Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Hartig (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thad Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joel Riley (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Worthley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Johnson State | Joel Riley is called for 10 seconds | 47-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Rankin (PG), James Hsu (C) Lawrence Price, Bill Ray | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Frank Goff (SF) Thad Smith | |
| 03:21 | La Grange | Joel Riley is called for the reach on James Hsu - foul #2 on Joel Riley, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | Gary Mills (SG) Steve Arce | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler (SG) Bryan Hartig | |
| 03:21 | La Grange | James Hsu makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:21 | La Grange | James Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 03:01 | Johnson State | David Worthley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frank Goff | 49-49 |
| 02:39 | La Grange | Gary Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Lawrence Padula (PF) Joel Riley | |
| 02:37 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills is hacked by George Rankin in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Rankin, team foul #11 | 49-49 |
| 02:37 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:37 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:19 | La Grange | Gary Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | La Grange | Steve Arce (PG), Lawrence Price (SG), Bryon Mulvaney (SF), Ted Porter (PF), Bill Ray (C) George Rankin, Gary Mills, Dan Rueda, Ricky Craig, James Hsu | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Bryan Hartig (SG), Thad Smith (SF), Allen Gordon (PF) Thomas Chandler, Frank Goff, Lawrence Padula | |
| 02:17 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Bryon Mulvaney - foul #4 on Bryon Mulvaney, team foul #12 | 49-51 |
| 02:17 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:17 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:13 | La Grange | La Grange calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Rankin (PG), Gary Mills (SG), Dan Rueda (SF), Ricky Craig (PF) Steve Arce, Lawrence Price, Bryon Mulvaney, Bill Ray | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 01:57 | La Grange | Ricky Craig can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Allen Gordon - foul #3 on Allen Gordon, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| Subs | La Grange | James Hsu (C) Ted Porter | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 01:57 | La Grange | Ricky Craig makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:57 | La Grange | Ricky Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:43 | Johnson State | David Worthley comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 01:42 | Johnson State | David Worthley tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 01:13 | La Grange | James Hsu buries a driving attempt in the lane | 53-55 |
| 00:53 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Hartig | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:41 | La Grange | James Hsu clanks a shot from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 00:40 | La Grange | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Mills | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | La Grange | George Rankin misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-57 |
| 00:37 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Allen Gordon | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Johnson State | George Rankin is called for the reach on Allen Gordon in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Rankin, team foul #13 | 53-57 |
| 00:36 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:36 | Johnson State | Allen Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:36 | La Grange | James Hsu snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:32 | La Grange | James Hsu misses short on a shot from the left block | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | La Grange | George Rankin hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 00:27 | Johnson State | George Rankin is called for the reach on Joseph Mills in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Rankin, team foul #14 | 55-57 |
| 00:27 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | Johnson State | Joseph Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | La Grange | George Rankin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 00:19 | La Grange | Ricky Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:15 | La Grange | George Rankin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| 00:14 | Johnson State | David Worthley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:12 | Johnson State | David Worthley is hacked by George Rankin in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Rankin, team foul #15 | 55-59 |
| Subs | La Grange | Steve Arce (PG) George Rankin | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Thomas Chandler (PG) Joseph Mills | |
| 00:12 | Johnson State | David Worthley misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:12 | Johnson State | David Worthley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:05 | La Grange | Steve Arce splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 00:03 | La Grange | Ricky Craig snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | La Grange | Steve Arce is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |