| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | John Chase inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Drexel | Todd Moore is hacked by Clyde Lanier - foul #1 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 19:29 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom clanks a shot from the right block | 35-20 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 35-20 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Todd Moore - foul #3 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (SG) Todd Moore | |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 38-20 |
| 19:13 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Herring | 40-23 |
| 18:38 | Drexel | David Hemphill can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-23 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 40-23 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Michael Wynne buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Lanier | 42-23 |
| 17:52 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer hits a jumper from the left side set up by David Hemphill | 42-25 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Hemphill - foul #3 on David Hemphill, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Andrew Rue (SG), Edwin Charboneau (SF) David Hemphill, John Chase | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 17:20 | Drexel | Edwin Charboneau scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-27 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Engstrom - foul #3 on Charles Engstrom, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Warner (PF), Edward Sullivan (C) Charles Engstrom, John Ahlstrom | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:40 | Drexel | Andrew Rue hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alan Kilmer | 45-29 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald McGurk (SG) Alan Kilmer | |
| 16:10 | Drexel | Edward Sullivan connects on the shot from the right side | 45-31 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Donald Warner is called for the reach on Kenneth Herring - foul #2 on Donald Warner, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Nicholas Wyman (SF) James Wilson, Kenneth Herring | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hemphill (PG), Todd Moore (SG), John Chase (SF), Charles Engstrom (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) Andrew Rue, Donald McGurk, Edwin Charboneau, Donald Warner, Edward Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| 14:58 | Drexel | Christopher Bryant steps in front of the Todd Moore pass | 45-31 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Hemphill picks off the pass by Richard Becnel in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 14:38 | Drexel | David Hemphill drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Engstrom and he's fouled by Nicholas Wyman - foul #4 on Nicholas Wyman, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Kenneth Herring (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Samuel Overturf, Nicholas Wyman, Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 14:38 | Drexel | David Hemphill makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Stephen Smith connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 47-34 |
| 14:21 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Warner (PF) Charles Engstrom | |
| 13:52 | Illinois | James Wilson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 49-34 |
| 13:36 | Drexel | John Chase can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Michael Wynne snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Stephen Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Wilson and he's hacked by John Ahlstrom - foul #3 on John Ahlstrom, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (SG), Andrew Rue (SF), Charles Engstrom (PF) Todd Moore, John Chase, John Ahlstrom | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:11 | Drexel | Donald Warner pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 12:51 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-34 |
| 12:49 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 12:32 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 51-36 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Stephen Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier grabs the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Michael Wynne scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Richard Becnel | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:39 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Kilmer | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Lanier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Herring (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Kilmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Rue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Engstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Warner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Charles Engstrom is called for the reach on Michael Wynne - foul #4 on Charles Engstrom, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) Richard Becnel, Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Drexel | Todd Moore (SG), Edward Sullivan (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) David Hemphill, Charles Engstrom, Donald Warner | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Wilson | 55-38 |
| 10:41 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alan Kilmer | 55-41 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-41 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia grabs the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Samuel Overturf, Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hemphill (PG), John Chase (SF) Alan Kilmer, Andrew Rue | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:42 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-41 |
| 09:18 | Drexel | John Chase gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:02 | Drexel | John Chase travels with the ball | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Warner (PF) John Ahlstrom | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the follow up shot | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:25 | Drexel | John Chase can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Herring - foul #2 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG) Clyde Lanier | |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (SG), Edwin Charboneau (C) Todd Moore, Edward Sullivan | |
| 08:25 | Drexel | John Chase makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:25 | Drexel | John Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Charboneau - foul #2 on Edwin Charboneau, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:11 | Drexel | John Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 07:58 | Drexel | David Hemphill misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-42 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Michael Wynne comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 57-42 |
| 07:38 | Drexel | Edwin Charboneau grabs the board | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) SF - Kenneth Herring (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Kilmer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Warner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Drexel | David Hemphill's pass is intercepted by Michael Wynne | 57-42 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it but misses | 57-42 |
| 07:14 | Drexel | David Hemphill gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 06:59 | Drexel | Donald Warner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Michael Wynne travels with the ball | 57-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Nicholas Wyman (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) Samuel Overturf, Kenneth Herring, Richard Ingrassia, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Drexel | Todd Moore (SG), Andrew Rue (SF), Charles Engstrom (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) David Hemphill, John Chase, Donald Warner, Edwin Charboneau | |
| 06:24 | Drexel | Todd Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Smith | 59-42 |
| 05:46 | Drexel | Nicholas Wyman blocks the jumper by John Ahlstrom | 59-42 |
| 05:45 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer grabs the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 05:33 | Drexel | Todd Moore knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Kilmer and the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hemphill (PG) Alan Kilmer | |
| 05:33 | Drexel | Todd Moore makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Stephen Smith drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Clyde Lanier and the foul's on Charles Engstrom - foul #5 on Charles Engstrom, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Edward Sullivan (PF) Charles Engstrom | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:09 | Drexel | Todd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:58 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Ahlstrom - foul #4 on John Ahlstrom, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:29 | Drexel | David Hemphill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Wilson misses the 3 from straight away | 63-48 |
| 04:02 | Drexel | Edward Sullivan snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 03:56 | Drexel | Stephen Smith steps in front of the Todd Moore pass | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Wyman | 65-48 |
| 03:37 | Drexel | Andrew Rue is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew Rue, team foul #10 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Michael Wynne (C) James Wilson, Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (PG), Donald McGurk (SG), Edwin Charboneau (SF), Donald Warner (PF) David Hemphill, Todd Moore, Andrew Rue, John Ahlstrom | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Alan Kilmer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald McGurk (fresh) SF - Edwin Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #3 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #11 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF) Nicholas Wyman | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 68-48 |
| 03:00 | Drexel | Donald Warner can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 02:58 | Drexel | Donald Warner tips it back up and in | 68-50 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses long on a shot from the right side | 68-50 |
| 02:32 | Drexel | Donald Warner pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Overturf and the foul's on Donald Warner - foul #3 on Donald Warner, team foul #12 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Nicholas Wyman (SF) Samuel Overturf, Kenneth Herring | |
| Subs | Drexel | Andrew Rue (SG) Donald McGurk | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:45 | Drexel | Richard Becnel steals the ball from Donald Warner | 71-53 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier is hacked by Edwin Charboneau - foul #3 on Edwin Charboneau, team foul #13 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:21 | Drexel | Donald Warner pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:06 | Drexel | Donald Warner is hacked by Richard Becnel - foul #2 on Richard Becnel, team foul #6 | 72-53 |
| 00:56 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Michael Wynne snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman is fouled on the floor by Edwin Charboneau - foul #4 on Edwin Charboneau, team foul #14 | 72-53 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Drexel | Donald Warner hits the finger roll | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Becnel runs out the clock | 74-55 |