| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ewing (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Prom | 35-39 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by William Ewing - foul #1 on William Ewing, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Damek Nogowski | 38-39 |
| 19:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bradley Schreiner | 38-42 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Damek Nogowski | 41-42 |
| 18:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner | 41-45 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | David Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Chris Moody (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), Vincent Cole (PF), William Smither (C) Robert Paine, Charles Boyd, David Scott, Damek Nogowski, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Robbie Conant (C) Bradley Schreiner, William Ewing, Gordon McAdoo, Eric Hudson | |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | William Weaver hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robbie Conant - foul #2 on Robbie Conant, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton (C) Michael Prom | |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | William Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Damek Nogowski (PF) Luis Welsh, William Smither | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG), Gordon McAdoo (PF) William Leslie, Herbert Smith, Robbie Conant | |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Harold Hilton - foul #2 on Harold Hilton, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), David Scott (SF) Chris Moody, William Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Joe McCurtis, Harold Hilton | |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:31 | Illinois-Chicago | David Scott takes the ball from Michael Prom | 45-47 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine is hacked by William Ewing - foul #2 on William Ewing, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (PG), William Smither (PF), Tony Harbert (C) Robert Paine, Damek Nogowski, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG), William Leslie (SF) William Ewing, Gordon McAdoo | |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Boyd | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Havard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Leslie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois-Chicago | David Scott steps in front of the Eric Hudson pass | 47-47 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | David Scott lays it in | 49-47 |
| 15:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith loses the dribble to Timothy Havard | 49-47 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Bradley Schreiner takes the ball from Timothy Havard in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Chris Moody (SG), William Weaver (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF), Sidney Fermin (C) Timothy Havard, Charles Boyd, David Scott, William Smither, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (SG), James Jensen (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Herbert Smith, William Leslie, Michael Prom, Eric Hudson | |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Gordon McAdoo | 49-47 |
| 14:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Paine is called for the reach on Bradley Schreiner - foul #3 on Robert Paine, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| 14:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Paine - foul #4 on Robert Paine, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF) Robert Paine | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton (C) Gordon McAdoo | |
| 14:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | William Weaver hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 13:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant clanks a shot near the basket | 52-48 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 13:25 | Cleveland State | William Weaver is hacked by William Ewing in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ewing, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Vincent Cole (PF), William Smither (C) Chris Moody, Damek Nogowski, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Joe McCurtis (SF), Michael Prom (PF) William Ewing, James Jensen, Robbie Conant | |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 13:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Cole - foul #1 on Vincent Cole, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (PG) William Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (C) Harold Hilton | |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | William Smither gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 52-50 |
| 11:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Havard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Welsh (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smither (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobbie Potts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe McCurtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon McAdoo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner | 52-53 |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 11:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 11:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe McCurtis | 52-56 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd is hacked by Bobbie Potts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), William Weaver (SG), David Scott (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF), Tony Harbert (C) Timothy Havard, Charles Boyd, Luis Welsh, Vincent Cole, William Smither | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), William Leslie (SG), James Jensen (SF), Harold Hilton (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, Bobbie Potts, Joe McCurtis, Michael Prom, Gordon McAdoo | |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant (PF) Harold Hilton | |
| 10:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert hits a turnaround from close range set up by Damek Nogowski and he's fouled by William Ewing - foul #4 on William Ewing, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG) William Ewing | |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 09:52 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to William Leslie | 54-56 |
| 09:38 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Weaver | 54-56 |
| 09:34 | Cleveland State | James Jensen steals it from Chris Moody in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 09:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith lays it in set up by James Jensen | 54-58 |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | David Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-58 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Damek Nogowski - foul #2 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Sidney Fermin (C) Chris Moody, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Michael Prom (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Herbert Smith, Robbie Conant, Eric Hudson | |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 07:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Charles Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Damek Nogowski (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Leslie (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jensen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Michael Prom is called for the reach on Damek Nogowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Prom, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Timothy Havard (SG), Vincent Cole (SF) William Weaver, Charles Boyd, David Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), Harold Hilton (C) Bradley Schreiner, William Leslie, James Jensen | |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the easy layup | 59-59 |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF), William Smither (C) Damek Nogowski, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Joe McCurtis (SF) Bobbie Potts, Gordon McAdoo | |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh is fouled on the floor by Joe McCurtis - foul #1 on Joe McCurtis, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Tony Harbert (C) Timothy Havard, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:24 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Prom | 60-61 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Joe McCurtis steps in front of the Luis Welsh pass in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 06:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Prom | 60-63 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-63 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith can't tip it in | 60-63 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Herbert Smith steals the ball from Charles Boyd | 60-63 |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 04:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Prom steps in front of the Tony Harbert pass | 60-63 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Tony Harbert - foul #2 on Tony Harbert, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Timothy Havard (SG), David Scott (SF), Vincent Cole (PF), Sidney Fermin (C) Robert Paine, Charles Boyd, Luis Welsh, William Smither, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Eric Hudson (C) Herbert Smith, Joe McCurtis, Michael Prom | |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner misses the shot from the left block | 60-64 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson tips it in | 60-66 |
| 03:26 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Havard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ewing (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Harold Hilton (tiring) 3 pts. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The pull-up jumper by William Ewing is blocked by Sidney Fermin | 60-66 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Schreiner - foul #1 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG) Timothy Havard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (SG), James Jensen (SF) William Ewing, Harold Hilton | |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski (PF) David Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:36 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Schreiner | 62-69 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), David Scott (SF) Chris Moody, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (PF) Gordon McAdoo | |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Weaver | 65-69 |
| 02:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Cole is called for the reach on James Jensen - foul #2 on Vincent Cole, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 02:00 | Illinois-Chicago | William Weaver swats the short shot by Eric Hudson | 65-69 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Tony Harbert (C) William Weaver, Vincent Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG) William Leslie | |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Boyd | 67-69 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Prom | 67-71 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | David Scott grabs the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd blows the layup but the foul's on James Jensen - foul #4 on James Jensen, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner and he's hacked by Damek Nogowski - foul #3 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (PG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | David Scott can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie grabs the defensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Paine - foul #5 on Robert Paine, team foul #8 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG) Robert Paine | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Gordon McAdoo (C) William Leslie, Eric Hudson | |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | David Scott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-74 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen runs out the clock | 69-74 |