| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Donald Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bryan Dostal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Todd Magness - foul #1 on Todd Magness, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:43 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bryan Dostal - foul #2 on Bryan Dostal, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Todd Magness makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:26 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to George Norris | 31-28 |
| 19:07 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Watkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Todd Magness loses the dribble to George Norris | 34-31 |
| 18:26 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Todd Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Victor Lair knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:48 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:46 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal tips it home | 37-33 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (C) Ronny Neace, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Daniel Long (PG), John Banks (SF), Craig Cummings (PF), Jay Henderson (C) Donald Wilkins, Tom Johnson, Robert Walker, George Norris | |
| 17:31 | SUNY IT | Jay Henderson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 37-33 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Todd Magness gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Dane Vance misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Dane Vance misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 17:21 | SUNY IT | Jay Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:07 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bryan Dostal | 37-36 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Bryan Dostal takes the ball from Dane Vance | 37-36 |
| 16:59 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal banks in the layup | 37-38 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Terry Miles is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Miles, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Burton (C) Todd Magness | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 16:30 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long is hacked by Frank Burton - foul #1 on Frank Burton, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF) Dane Vance, Anthony Cortina, Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson (SG), George Norris (C) Bryan Dostal, Jay Henderson | |
| 16:20 | SUNY IT | John Banks buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Norris | 37-40 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | James Watkins makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:41 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:40 | SUNY IT | George Norris can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | James Watkins pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | George Norris takes the ball from James Watkins | 40-40 |
| 15:11 | SUNY IT | John Banks makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Terry Miles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronny Neace | 42-42 |
| 14:31 | SUNY IT | Craig Cummings makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Tom Johnson and he's fouled by Frank Burton - foul #2 on Frank Burton, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Ronny Neace, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins (PG), Bryan Dostal (SG), John Gibson (SF), Jay Henderson (C) Daniel Long, Tom Johnson, John Banks, George Norris | |
| 14:31 | SUNY IT | Craig Cummings makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb double dribbles | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Robert Walker (PF) Craig Cummings | |
| 14:02 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Dostal and the foul's on Mark McCorkindale - foul #1 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 14:02 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Todd Magness grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Robert Walker steals it from Todd Magness | 42-48 |
| 13:29 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Magness | 42-48 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina throws it down | 44-48 |
| 12:50 | SUNY IT | John Gibson knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Wilkins and he's hacked by Billy Holcomb - foul #2 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SF) Anthony Cortina | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | John Banks (SG), George Norris (C) Bryan Dostal, Jay Henderson | |
| 12:50 | SUNY IT | John Gibson misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:50 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:45 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-50 |
| 12:43 | SUNY IT | George Norris hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 12:24 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to Donald Wilkins | 44-52 |
| 12:05 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 11:35 | SUNY IT | George Norris is hacked by Billy Holcomb - foul #3 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Mark McCorkindale, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Daniel Long (PG), Tom Johnson (SG), Craig Cummings (PF) Donald Wilkins, John Gibson, Robert Walker | |
| 11:35 | SUNY IT | George Norris makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:35 | SUNY IT | George Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Daniel Long (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Norris (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | John Banks is called for the reach on Ronny Neace - foul #1 on John Banks, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG) Ronny Neace | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jay Henderson (C) George Norris | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Frank Burton's pass is intercepted by John Banks | 46-54 |
| 10:42 | SUNY IT | Victor Lair takes the ball from Tom Johnson | 46-54 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Dane Vance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Victor Lair gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses short on a jumper near the basket | 46-54 |
| 10:29 | SUNY IT | Craig Cummings grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 10:15 | SUNY IT | Craig Cummings buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | John Banks is called for the reach on James Watkins - foul #2 on John Banks, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Todd Magness (PF), Mark McCorkindale (C) Dane Vance, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal (SG), John Gibson (SF), George Norris (C) John Banks, Craig Cummings, Jay Henderson | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Todd Magness lays it up and in set up by Mark McCorkindale | 48-57 |
| 09:15 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SF), Billy Holcomb (C) Victor Lair, James Watkins | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins (PG), Robert Walker (PF) Daniel Long, Tom Johnson | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Donald Wilkins takes the ball from Mark McCorkindale | 48-57 |
| 08:44 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Ronny Neace snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 08:35 | SUNY IT | John Gibson gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:18 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 08:17 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:02 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #4 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF) Robert Williams, Mark McCorkindale, Todd Magness | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Craig Cummings (PF) Robert Walker | |
| 08:02 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:02 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Ronny Neace | 50-58 |
| 07:29 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bryan Dostal | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Donald Wilkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Dostal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Norris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | James Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 07:11 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to George Norris | 50-60 |
| 07:06 | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins lays it up and in set up by Craig Cummings | 50-62 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Victor Lair scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 06:36 | SUNY IT | George Norris throws it down and he's hacked by Terry Miles - foul #2 on Terry Miles, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Frank Burton (C) Ronny Neace, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Terry Miles, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Daniel Long (PG), Tom Johnson (SG), John Banks (SF) Donald Wilkins, Bryan Dostal, John Gibson | |
| 06:36 | SUNY IT | George Norris makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Todd Magness is fouled on the floor by John Banks - foul #3 on John Banks, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jay Henderson (C) George Norris | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-65 |
| 05:55 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to Tom Johnson | 53-65 |
| 05:44 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-65 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Frank Burton snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Robert Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | John Gibson (SF), Robert Walker (PF) John Banks, Craig Cummings | |
| 05:15 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker is hacked by Todd Magness - foul #2 on Todd Magness, team foul #10 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF) Anthony Cortina, Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 05:15 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:15 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Todd Magness pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Victor Lair clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 05:10 | SUNY IT | Robert Walker grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:00 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long is fouled on the floor by Frank Burton - foul #3 on Frank Burton, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Miles (C) Frank Burton | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 05:00 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:00 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Terry Miles travels with the ball | 53-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (PF) Todd Magness | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | SUNY IT | Jay Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-67 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark McCorkindale | 53-67 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Walker swats the short shot by Victor Lair | 53-67 |
| 04:19 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 53-67 |
| 04:00 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Mark McCorkindale - foul #2 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #12 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Billy Holcomb (C) Robert Williams, Victor Lair, James Watkins | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | John Banks (PG), Bryan Dostal (SG), Craig Cummings (PF), George Norris (C) Daniel Long, John Gibson, Robert Walker, Jay Henderson | |
| 04:00 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:00 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina is hacked by George Norris - foul #1 on George Norris, team foul #5 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Magness (PF) Terry Miles | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Donald Wilkins (PG) Tom Johnson | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Donald Wilkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Dostal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Craig Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Norris (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | SUNY IT | Anthony Cortina is called for the reach on Bryan Dostal - foul #2 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #13 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG) Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | John Gibson (SF) John Banks | |
| 03:08 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:08 | SUNY IT | Bryan Dostal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | The jump hook by Ronny Neace is blocked by John Gibson | 55-71 |
| 02:49 | SUNY IT | Craig Cummings grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 02:30 | SUNY IT | John Gibson hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Craig Cummings | 55-73 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Dostal - foul #3 on Bryan Dostal, team foul #6 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Dane Vance, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Mark Smith (PG), Daniel Long (SG), John Banks (SF), Jay Henderson (C) Donald Wilkins, Bryan Dostal, John Gibson, George Norris | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:50 | SUNY IT | Mark Smith misses short on a shot from the right block | 56-73 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Cortina | 58-73 |
| 01:32 | SUNY IT | Mark Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Banks | 58-76 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Ronny Neace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-76 |
| 01:16 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long snags the defensive board | 58-76 |
| 01:01 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronny Neace - foul #2 on Ronny Neace, team foul #14 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson (SG) Mark Smith | |
| 01:01 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:01 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | A charge is called on Anthony Cortina - foul #3 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #15 | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | SUNY IT | Tom Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-78 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Ronny Neace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | SUNY IT | Daniel Long runs out the clock | 58-78 |