| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Burner (fresh) SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) C - Joseph Dones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Alvin Wilson (fresh) SG - Dean Stefansky (fresh) SF - Eddie Kollar (fresh) PF - Robert Arbogast (fresh) C - Dale Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Dones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Gregory Harris loses the dribble to Dean Stefansky in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Fort Hays St. | Dean Stefansky hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Alvin Wilson steps in front of the Robert Burner pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson is denied on a layup by Michael Buckner | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Burner gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wilson - foul #1 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Burner lays it up and in and the foul's on Eddie Kollar - foul #1 on Eddie Kollar, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Burner makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Joseph Dones misses long on a shot near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Robert Burner grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Robert Burner is fouled on the floor by Dean Stefansky - foul #1 on Dean Stefansky, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Burner | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Arbogast | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Joseph Dones grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Dean Stefansky is called for the reach on Gregory Harris - foul #2 on Dean Stefansky, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Jessie Friend (SF), Glen Malott (PF), Willis Sharp (C) Robert Burner, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner, Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Guajardo (PG), Michael Stearns (SG), David Little (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF), Robert Mazzella (C) Alvin Wilson, Dean Stefansky, Eddie Kollar, Robert Arbogast, Dale Ellis | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Gregory Harris scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns is hacked by Zachary Belcher - foul #1 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willis Sharp - foul #1 on Willis Sharp, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Glen Malott pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jessie Friend blows the layup but the foul's on John Guajardo - foul #1 on John Guajardo, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF) Gregory Harris | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Friend (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) SF - Norman Sayre (tiring) PF - Glen Malott (fresh) C - Willis Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Guajardo (fresh) SG - Michael Stearns (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Little (fresh) PF - Arnold Lofton (fresh) C - Robert Mazzella (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Fort Hays St. | John Guajardo is hacked by Willis Sharp - foul #2 on Willis Sharp, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Buckner (PF) Willis Sharp | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (PG), Donald Marshall (SF), Robert Smith (C) John Guajardo, David Little, Robert Mazzella | |
| 15:16 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson's floater is knocked away by Zachary Belcher | 10-5 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jessie Friend hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 14:40 | Fort Hays St. | Glen Malott blocks the short jumper by Michael Stearns | 13-5 |
| 14:39 | Fort Hays St. | Donald Marshall snags the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 14:34 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Glen Malott hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 13:53 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson loses the dribble to Jessie Friend | 15-8 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Michael Buckner is called for a backcourt violation | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Matthew Gallagher (SG), Joseph Dones (C) Zachary Belcher, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Guajardo (PG), David Little (SF), Robert Arbogast (PF), Robert Mazzella (C) Alvin Wilson, Donald Marshall, Arnold Lofton, Robert Smith | |
| 13:10 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mazzella can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Gallagher - foul #1 on Matthew Gallagher, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis (C) Robert Arbogast | |
| 13:10 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:10 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is hacked by John Guajardo in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Guajardo, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (PG) John Guajardo | |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Jessie Friend hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 12:39 | Fort Hays St. | David Little connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alvin Wilson | 18-13 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Jessie Friend drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Harris | 20-13 |
| 11:54 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Gallagher - foul #2 on Matthew Gallagher, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Matthew Gallagher, Jessie Friend, Glen Malott | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar (SF), Robert Arbogast (PF) David Little, Robert Mazzella | |
| 11:54 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:54 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Gregory Harris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Burner | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (tiring) PF - Michael Buckner (tiring) C - Joseph Dones (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Alvin Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stearns (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Kollar (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Arbogast (fairly fresh) C - Dale Ellis (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Donald Marshall (SG), Robert Smith (PF) Michael Stearns, Robert Arbogast | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris's pass is intercepted by Eddie Kollar | 23-15 |
| 10:57 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Eddie Kollar | 23-17 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Michael Buckner connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Harris | 25-17 |
| 10:18 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-17 |
| 10:17 | Fort Hays St. | Donald Marshall snags the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 10:06 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Robert Burner grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Jessie Friend (SF), Glen Malott (PF) Gregory Harris, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (SG), David Little (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF), Robert Mazzella (C) Alvin Wilson, Eddie Kollar, Robert Smith, Dale Ellis | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Joseph Dones hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Mazzella - foul #1 on Robert Mazzella, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Joseph Dones makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Joseph Dones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 09:45 | Fort Hays St. | Jessie Friend steals the ball from Michael Stearns | 27-17 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Marshall - foul #1 on Donald Marshall, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG) Robert Burner | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 09:42 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mazzella grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 09:29 | Fort Hays St. | David Little hits the finger roll | 27-19 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Donald Marshall takes the ball from Jessie Friend | 27-19 |
| 08:52 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mazzella hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-19 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Gregory Harris pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Glen Malott snags the offensive board | 27-19 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 08:19 | Fort Hays St. | David Little gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 08:13 | Fort Hays St. | David Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Glen Malott grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Gregory Harris, Zachary Belcher, Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (PG), Eddie Kollar (SF), Robert Arbogast (PF), Robert Smith (C) Donald Marshall, David Little, Arnold Lofton, Robert Mazzella | |
| 07:58 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-19 |
| 07:57 | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Michael Buckner connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jessie Friend | 29-21 |
| 07:24 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 07:22 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Arbogast tips it home | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Friend (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (tiring) PF - Michael Buckner (tiring) 4 pts. C - Glen Malott (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Alvin Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stearns (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Kollar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Arbogast (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-23 |
| 06:58 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Arbogast grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:53 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Burner is called for the reach on Eddie Kollar - foul #1 on Robert Burner, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG) Jessie Friend | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Donald Marshall (SG), Arnold Lofton (PF), Dale Ellis (C) Michael Stearns, Robert Arbogast, Robert Smith | |
| 06:53 | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:53 | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 06:34 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:29 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Glen Malott - foul #1 on Glen Malott, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SF), Joseph Dones (C) Norman Sayre, Glen Malott | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 06:29 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:29 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Joseph Dones misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-27 |
| 06:02 | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 05:46 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Robert Burner grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Arnold Lofton picks off the pass by Robert Burner | 29-27 |
| 05:06 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Gregory Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 04:32 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:27 | Fort Hays St. | Donald Marshall is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Marshall, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Friend (PG), Norman Sayre (SF), Glen Malott (C) Gregory Harris, Zachary Belcher, Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (SG), David Little (SF), Robert Arbogast (PF), Robert Mazzella (C) Donald Marshall, Eddie Kollar, Arnold Lofton, Dale Ellis | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Michael Buckner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Buckner, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| 04:13 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Burner | 29-27 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jessie Friend is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wilson - foul #2 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Eddie Kollar (SF) Alvin Wilson | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:57 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns is called for 10 seconds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Gallagher (SG), Willis Sharp (PF) Robert Burner, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Guajardo (PG), Dean Stefansky (SG) Michael Stearns, Eddie Kollar | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jessie Friend is fouled on the floor by John Guajardo - foul #3 on John Guajardo, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (PG) John Guajardo | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jessie Friend makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:43 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Arbogast snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 03:24 | Fort Hays St. | Glen Malott is called for the reach on Alvin Wilson - foul #2 on Glen Malott, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Smith (PF) Robert Arbogast | |
| 03:24 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:24 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Alvin Wilson takes the ball from Matthew Gallagher in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Friend (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Gallagher (fresh) SF - Norman Sayre (tired) PF - Willis Sharp (fresh) C - Glen Malott (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Alvin Wilson (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Stefansky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Little (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Robert Mazzella (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Fort Hays St. | David Little misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 03:08 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mazzella snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | Fort Hays St. | David Little clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Willis Sharp - foul #3 on Willis Sharp, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Joseph Dones (C) Norman Sayre, Willis Sharp | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Donald Marshall (PG), Dale Ellis (C) Alvin Wilson, Robert Mazzella | |
| 02:50 | Fort Hays St. | David Little makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:50 | Fort Hays St. | David Little makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Jessie Friend comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-30 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Glen Malott snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Joseph Dones hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Harris | 33-30 |
| 01:58 | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Dones steals the ball from David Little | 33-30 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Jessie Friend, Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Arbogast (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Robert Arbogast denies the turnaround by Glen Malott | 33-30 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Michael Buckner grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 00:49 | Fort Hays St. | David Little misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Glen Malott grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the dunk | 36-30 |
| 00:27 | Fort Hays St. | David Little pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | Glen Malott is called for the reach on Dale Ellis - foul #3 on Glen Malott, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Friend (PG), Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Joseph Dones (C) Gregory Harris, Matthew Gallagher, Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (PG), Michael Stearns (SG), Eddie Kollar (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF) Donald Marshall, Dean Stefansky, David Little, Robert Arbogast | |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis grabs the board | 36-31 |