| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) SG - Donald Webb (fresh) SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) C - James Hull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dion Lingenfelter (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) PF - Benjamin Borders (fresh) C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Maryland | Robert Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Hull misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Hull makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Hullinger | 1-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | James Hull loses the dribble to Peter Bublitz | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz is whistled for a carry | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Donald Webb double dribbles | 1-2 |
| 17:32 | Maryland | James Hull takes the ball from Benjamin Borders | 1-2 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | James Hull makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Tyrone Brown and he's fouled by Peter Bublitz - foul #1 on Peter Bublitz, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | James Hull makes the free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Webb - foul #1 on Donald Webb, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Peter Bublitz is called for the reach on James Hull - foul #2 on Peter Bublitz, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (C) Peter Bublitz | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger's layup is rejected by Benjamin Borders | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Donald Webb can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hullinger | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) SG - Donald Webb (fresh) SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dion Lingenfelter (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) PF - Benjamin Borders (fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Gilyard (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Donald Webb travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield (PG), Gary Morris (SG), Robert Peters (SF), James Walters (C) Dion Lingenfelter, Robert Smith, Gordon Blank, Benjamin Borders | |
| 15:29 | Maryland | James Walters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 4-3 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | James Hull snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 15:07 | Maryland | The rebound goes to James Walters | 4-3 |
| 14:53 | Maryland | Tyrone Brown steals it from Kirk Mansfield | 4-3 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Donald Webb lays it in on a nice dish by Tyrone Brown | 6-3 |
| 14:29 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Donald Webb pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Alfred Grant (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Randy Demps, Donald Webb, Michael Hullinger, James Hull | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Gordon Blank (SF), Benjamin Borders (PF) Kirk Mansfield, Gary Morris, Robert Peters, James Walters | |
| 13:31 | Maryland | Gordon Blank misses the dunk attempt | 6-3 |
| 13:29 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Dennis Murray pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Dennis Murray loses the ball out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 12:52 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 6-6 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson's pass is intercepted by Dion Lingenfelter | 6-6 |
| 12:10 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dion Lingenfelter | 6-8 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the fadeaway in the lane | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) SF - Tyrone Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) C - Dennis Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dion Lingenfelter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) PF - Benjamin Borders (fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 8-8 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Gilyard - foul #1 on Louis Gilyard, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Donald Webb (SG), Michael Hullinger (SF), James Hull (C) Michael Bissonnette, Alfred Grant, Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Walters (C) Louis Gilyard | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:16 | Maryland | James Walters pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 10:57 | Maryland | James Walters is whistled for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF) Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Randy Demps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 10:37 | Maryland | Gordon Blank grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 10:30 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Randy Demps knocks in the jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 09:54 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter clanks a fadeaway from close range | 10-8 |
| 09:52 | Maryland | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 09:39 | Maryland | James Walters's fadeaway is rejected by James Hull | 10-8 |
| 09:37 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter tips it home | 10-10 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gordon Blank - foul #1 on Gordon Blank, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield (PG), Gary Morris (SG), Robert Peters (SF), Louis Gilyard (PF) Dion Lingenfelter, Robert Smith, Gordon Blank, Benjamin Borders | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 08:48 | Maryland | Donald Webb steals the ball from Louis Gilyard | 11-10 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Demps | 13-10 |
| 08:08 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Randy Demps grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Gilyard - foul #2 on Louis Gilyard, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Webb, Tyrone Brown, James Hull | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter (PG), Gordon Blank (SF), Benjamin Borders (PF), George North (C) Gary Morris, Robert Peters, Louis Gilyard, James Walters | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Murray | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) SF - Michael Hullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Dion Lingenfelter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Mansfield (fresh) SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) PF - Benjamin Borders (fresh) 1 pts. C - George North (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | The short jumper by Brian Wilkinson is denied by George North | 13-10 |
| 07:22 | Maryland | George North grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 07:18 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Gordon Blank - foul #2 on Gordon Blank, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG) Randy Demps | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (SG), Robert Peters (SF) Kirk Mansfield, Gordon Blank | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 06:37 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders is fouled on the floor by Alfred Grant - foul #1 on Alfred Grant, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hull (C) Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:31 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders buries a turnaround from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Benjamin Borders is called for the reach on Alfred Grant - foul #1 on Benjamin Borders, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG) Michael Bissonnette | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Walters (C) George North | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Alfred Grant misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:10 | Maryland | The rebound goes to James Walters | 15-12 |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 06:04 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 05:45 | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Donald Webb misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 15-12 |
| 05:37 | Maryland | James Walters pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 05:19 | Maryland | Brian Wilkinson is called for the reach on Benjamin Borders - foul #1 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG) Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield (PG) Dion Lingenfelter | |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Robert Peters comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Webb - foul #2 on Donald Webb, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maryland | George North (C) Benjamin Borders | |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Robert Peters makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Robert Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Randy Demps can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Dennis Murray hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 04:23 | Maryland | Robert Peters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 04:21 | Maryland | James Walters tips it in | 17-16 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Randy Demps knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Webb | 20-16 |
| 03:32 | Maryland | Robert Smith buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Peters | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Kirk Mansfield (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George North (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Dennis Murray drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Webb | 22-19 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | Robert Peters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 02:48 | Maryland | James Walters gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 02:28 | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 22-22 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Randy Demps scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Donald Webb | 24-22 |
| 01:54 | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield hits a 3 from the right wing set up by George North | 24-25 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | James Hull loses the dribble to George North | 24-25 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | James Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Michael Hullinger (PF) Randy Demps, Donald Webb, Brian Wilkinson, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Maryland | Dion Lingenfelter (PG), Gordon Blank (SF), Benjamin Borders (PF), Peter Bublitz (C) Robert Smith, Robert Peters, James Walters, George North | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 00:49 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Peter Bublitz | 24-25 |
| 00:29 | Maryland | Benjamin Borders drills a runner near the basket set up by Gordon Blank | 24-27 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | James Hull drills a jump hook from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Kirk Mansfield misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-27 |