| Lineup | DeSales | PG - David Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Ackley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Luis Campbell (fresh) C - John Swayne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | DeSales | DeSales is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses badly on a floater near the basket | 28-33 |
| 19:43 | DeSales | Edward Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:19 | DeSales | Roosevelt Smith is called for the reach on Edward Ackley - foul #3 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | DeSales | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| 19:06 | DeSales | David Shepherd hits the finger roll set up by Luis Campbell | 30-33 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:44 | DeSales | Luis Campbell gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | DeSales | Edward Floyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:23 | DeSales | Luis Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:05 | DeSales | Edward Floyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | DeSales | John Swayne snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:40 | DeSales | Edward Floyd can't finish the layup | 30-33 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | David Shepherd is called for the reach on Leo Walker - foul #1 on David Shepherd, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling (SG), Edward Johnson (C) Edward Ackley, John Swayne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF) Leo Walker | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | George Mazzella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | DeSales | Rodney Dorman (SG), Kenneth Durant (PF) David Shepherd, Luis Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Scholz (C) Carl Hickox | |
| 17:03 | DeSales | Rodney Dorman drills a 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:41 | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rodney Dorman | 36-33 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | John Scholz tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 16:23 | DeSales | Edward Floyd pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | DeSales | Edward Floyd drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Charles Baker is hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #1 on Edward Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | DeSales | David Shepherd (PG), Edward Ackley (SG), Luis Campbell (PF), John Swayne (C) Marlon Houghtaling, Edward Floyd, Kenneth Durant, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) George Mazzella, Kevin Hancock, Pablo Lopez, John Scholz | |
| Lineup | DeSales | PG - David Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Ackley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Swayne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Luis Campbell is called for the reach on Carl Hickox - foul #1 on Luis Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | John Oatman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:12 | DeSales | John Swayne snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 14:49 | DeSales | David Shepherd scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Campbell | 40-33 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Edward Ackley steals the ball from Carl Hickox | 40-33 |
| 14:29 | DeSales | David Shepherd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Oatman - foul #2 on John Oatman, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | DeSales | Kenneth Durant (SF) Rodney Dorman | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Corey Conaway (SF) John Oatman, Charles Baker | |
| 14:29 | DeSales | David Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:29 | DeSales | David Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | George Mazzella lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leo Walker and he's fouled by Luis Campbell - foul #2 on Luis Campbell, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:49 | DeSales | Luis Campbell comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 42-36 |
| 13:47 | DeSales | John Swayne grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:35 | DeSales | David Shepherd misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hickox | 42-36 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is fouled on the floor by Edward Ackley - foul #2 on Edward Ackley, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | DeSales | George Freeman (PG), Marlon Houghtaling (SG), Edward Floyd (SF), Edward Johnson (C) David Shepherd, Edward Ackley, Luis Campbell, John Swayne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Corey Conaway, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez travels with the ball | 42-36 |
| Subs | DeSales | Rodney Dorman (SG) George Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:47 | DeSales | Edward Floyd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | John Scholz snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:36 | DeSales | Edward Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:12 | DeSales | John Scholz takes the ball from Kenneth Durant | 42-36 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 42-38 |
| Lineup | DeSales | PG - Marlon Houghtaling (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Floyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Durant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Scholz (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Smith - foul #4 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | DeSales | David Shepherd (PG), Edward Ackley (SG), Luis Campbell (PF), John Swayne (C) Marlon Houghtaling, Rodney Dorman, Kenneth Durant, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), John Oatman (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 11:10 | DeSales | John Swayne buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Campbell and the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| 11:10 | DeSales | John Swayne makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | John Oatman clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 11:01 | DeSales | Edward Floyd grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 10:42 | DeSales | John Oatman steps in front of the Edward Floyd pass | 45-38 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | John Oatman hits the finger roll | 45-40 |
| 10:23 | DeSales | Edward Ackley is fouled on the floor by John Oatman - foul #3 on John Oatman, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | DeSales | Rodney Dorman (SF) Edward Floyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (SF) Pablo Lopez | |
| 10:08 | DeSales | Charles Baker picks off the pass by David Shepherd | 45-40 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 09:57 | DeSales | John Swayne gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:30 | DeSales | Leo Walker steals the ball from Edward Ackley | 45-40 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Carl Hickox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 09:13 | DeSales | Luis Campbell gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:59 | DeSales | Rodney Dorman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-40 |
| 08:57 | DeSales | John Swayne gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:41 | DeSales | Rodney Dorman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney Dorman, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | DeSales | George Freeman (PG), Marlon Houghtaling (SG), Edward Floyd (SF), Kenneth Durant (PF), Edward Johnson (C) David Shepherd, Edward Ackley, Rodney Dorman, Luis Campbell, John Swayne | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF), John Scholz (C) John Oatman, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 08:22 | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:16 | DeSales | Edward Floyd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | John Scholz gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Mazzella | 45-42 |
| 07:59 | DeSales | Kenneth Durant lays it up and in | 47-42 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 07:47 | DeSales | Edward Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:28 | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | DeSales | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Gene Knox (PF) Kevin Hancock, Charles Baker | |
| Lineup | DeSales | PG - George Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Houghtaling (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Floyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Durant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gene Knox (fresh) C - John Scholz (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Edward Johnson takes the ball from Gene Knox | 47-42 |
| 06:46 | DeSales | Kenneth Durant makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Marlon Houghtaling | 49-42 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Gene Knox knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 06:09 | DeSales | George Freeman makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | George Mazzella connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Roosevelt Smith | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | DeSales | DeSales calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | DeSales | David Shepherd (PG), Edward Ackley (SG), Luis Campbell (PF), John Swayne (C) George Freeman, Marlon Houghtaling, Kenneth Durant, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Gene Knox, John Scholz | |
| 05:32 | DeSales | David Shepherd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 05:30 | DeSales | John Swayne grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:11 | DeSales | Edward Floyd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith | 51-49 |
| 04:38 | DeSales | John Swayne is hacked by Leo Walker - foul #3 on Leo Walker, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 04:29 | DeSales | Edward Ackley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is fouled on the floor by David Shepherd - foul #2 on David Shepherd, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | DeSales | Rodney Dorman (SF) Edward Floyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:02 | DeSales | Pablo Lopez steps in front of the Luis Campbell pass | 54-51 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is denied on a layup by John Swayne | 54-51 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is fouled on the floor by John Swayne - foul #3 on John Swayne, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:38 | DeSales | John Swayne snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 03:17 | DeSales | David Shepherd makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Dorman | 57-51 |
| Lineup | DeSales | PG - David Shepherd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Ackley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Luis Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Swayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Mazzella | 57-53 |
| 02:43 | DeSales | Carl Hickox swats the short shot by Rodney Dorman | 57-53 |
| 02:41 | DeSales | Luis Campbell grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 02:32 | DeSales | John Swayne is hacked by Carl Hickox - foul #1 on Carl Hickox, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | DeSales | Marlon Houghtaling (PG), Edward Floyd (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) David Shepherd, Edward Ackley, Luis Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), John Oatman (SG), Corey Conaway (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 02:32 | DeSales | John Swayne misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Oatman | 57-53 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | John Oatman drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Corey Conaway | 57-55 |
| 02:12 | DeSales | DeSales calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | DeSales | David Shepherd (PG), Edward Ackley (SG), Luis Campbell (PF) Marlon Houghtaling, Rodney Dorman, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Kevin Hancock, John Oatman, Corey Conaway, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 01:51 | DeSales | John Swayne hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Floyd | 59-55 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Mazzella | 59-57 |
| 01:27 | DeSales | David Shepherd is hacked by Carl Hickox - foul #2 on Carl Hickox, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 01:27 | DeSales | David Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:27 | DeSales | David Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leo Walker | 60-57 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez lays it up and in on a great pass from George Mazzella | 60-59 |
| 00:55 | DeSales | Edward Ackley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hickox | 60-59 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | George Mazzella hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith | 60-62 |
| 00:30 | DeSales | John Swayne loses the dribble to Roosevelt Smith | 60-62 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | George Mazzella blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 00:26 | DeSales | Luis Campbell grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:15 | DeSales | Edward Ackley drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Floyd and he's fouled by Leo Walker - foul #4 on Leo Walker, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 00:15 | DeSales | Edward Ackley makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Leo Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | DeSales | David Shepherd grabs the board | 63-62 |