| Lineup | Muhlenberg | PG - Stephen Gilreath (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Seigler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - William Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Watkins inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Muhlenberg | Muhlenberg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | James Watkins is hacked by William Marino - foul #2 on William Marino, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Todd Magness can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 19:25 | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan misses the easy layup | 41-43 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | James Watkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 19:16 | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:55 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White clanks a floater from the left block | 41-43 |
| 18:54 | Muhlenberg | William Marino can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | James Watkins scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 41-45 |
| 18:28 | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Gilreath and the foul's on James Watkins - foul #2 on James Watkins, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| 18:28 | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Todd Magness | 44-47 |
| 17:49 | Muhlenberg | William Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | James Watkins is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris (SG), Paul Bonilla (PF), David Walker (C) Ron Seigler, John Quinlan, William Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| 17:16 | Muhlenberg | David Walker comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 46-47 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Bonilla - foul #2 on Paul Bonilla, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:57 | Muhlenberg | David Walker is fouled on the floor by Frank Burton - foul #1 on Frank Burton, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| 16:47 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White drills a jumper from the baseline set up by David Walker | 48-49 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Terry Miles loses the dribble to Kevin White | 48-49 |
| 16:09 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Miles - foul #1 on Terry Miles, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Ron Seigler (SG), John Quinlan (PF) Stephen Gilreath, Kevin White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Todd Magness (PF) Ronny Neace, Anthony Cortina, Mark McCorkindale, Frank Burton | |
| 16:09 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:09 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Terry Miles is fouled on the floor by Ron Seigler - foul #3 on Ron Seigler, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Robert Young (PG), William Marino (C) Paul Bonilla, David Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Holcomb (C) Terry Miles | |
| Lineup | Muhlenberg | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Seigler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Quinlan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - William Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Todd Magness clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 15:22 | Muhlenberg | James Watkins takes the ball from Ron Seigler | 50-51 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | James Watkins throws it down | 50-53 |
| 15:04 | Muhlenberg | William Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla (SF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Ron Seigler picks off the pass by Todd Magness | 50-53 |
| 14:41 | Muhlenberg | Robert Williams picks off the pass by Robert Young in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Robert Williams lays it in | 50-55 |
| 14:22 | Muhlenberg | Victor Lair steals it from Robert Young | 50-55 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb can't finish the layup | 50-55 |
| 13:52 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 13:46 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla lays it up and in set up by John Quinlan | 52-55 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Victor Lair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 13:31 | Muhlenberg | The rebound goes to John Quinlan | 52-55 |
| 13:26 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath (PG), Raymond Harris (SG), Kevin White (SF), David Walker (C) Robert Young, Ron Seigler, John Quinlan, William Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Craig Lubbers (C) Paul Bonilla | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:55 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin White | 54-55 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Craig Lubbers denies the turnaround by Terry Miles | 54-55 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Frank Burton tips it home | 54-57 |
| 12:24 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White misses long on a runner from the left block | 54-57 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Terry Miles pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 54-57 |
| 12:16 | Muhlenberg | Craig Lubbers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 12:10 | Muhlenberg | Anthony Cortina steals the ball from Kevin White | 54-57 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Muhlenberg | PG - Stephen Gilreath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Lubbers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin White and the foul's on Anthony Cortina - foul #1 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Robert Young (PG), Paul Bonilla (PF) Stephen Gilreath, Craig Lubbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Todd Magness (PF) Anthony Cortina, Frank Burton | |
| 11:35 | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 11:35 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 11:22 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Magness - foul #1 on Todd Magness, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Holcomb (C) Terry Miles | |
| 11:22 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 11:22 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Magness | 57-60 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-63 |
| 10:39 | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Ronny Neace's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin White | 57-63 |
| 10:28 | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 10:04 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Harris | 59-63 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-63 |
| 09:57 | Muhlenberg | The rebound goes to John Quinlan | 59-63 |
| 09:34 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Bonilla | 61-63 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin White - foul #1 on Kevin White, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath (PG), Ron Seigler (SG), Robert Young (SF), William Marino (C) Paul Bonilla, Raymond Harris, Kevin White, David Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (C) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:57 | Muhlenberg | Mark McCorkindale steals the ball from John Quinlan | 61-65 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 08:13 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 08:11 | Muhlenberg | William Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:57 | Muhlenberg | William Marino misses the lay-in | 61-67 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Terry Miles pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Dane Vance is hacked by Stephen Gilreath - foul #3 on Stephen Gilreath, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Kevin White (SF), Paul Bonilla (PF) Stephen Gilreath, John Quinlan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Todd Magness (PF) Dane Vance, Mark McCorkindale | |
| Lineup | Muhlenberg | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Seigler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bonilla (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Todd Magness can't connect on a shot in the paint | 61-67 |
| 07:29 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 07:25 | Muhlenberg | Robert Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Todd Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Todd Magness tips it in | 61-69 |
| 06:54 | Muhlenberg | William Marino clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 61-69 |
| 06:52 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla tips it but misses | 61-69 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Terry Miles snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Victor Lair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-69 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath (PG), Raymond Harris (SF), David Walker (C) Robert Young, Kevin White, William Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (SG), Ronny Neace (SF), Billy Holcomb (C) Victor Lair, James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| 06:26 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ron Seigler | 63-69 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses short on a shot from close range | 63-69 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb tips it but misses | 63-69 |
| 06:04 | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 05:44 | Muhlenberg | Ron Seigler drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Paul Bonilla | 65-69 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 05:26 | Muhlenberg | The rebound goes to Paul Bonilla | 65-69 |
| 05:00 | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ronny Neace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 04:43 | Muhlenberg | Paul Bonilla gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:23 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Robert Young (PG), Kevin White (SF), John Quinlan (PF), William Marino (C) Stephen Gilreath, Raymond Harris, Paul Bonilla, David Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Anthony Cortina, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| 04:07 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on James Watkins - foul #3 on James Watkins, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 04:07 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:07 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Victor Lair blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin White - foul #2 on Kevin White, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Victor Lair makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Victor Lair makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:46 | Muhlenberg | John Quinlan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Ron Seigler takes the ball from Dane Vance | 72-71 |
| Lineup | Muhlenberg | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Seigler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Quinlan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - William Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dane Vance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Muhlenberg | Frank Burton steps in front of the William Marino pass | 72-71 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Victor Lair dunks the ball and he's hacked by Ron Seigler - foul #4 on Ron Seigler, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris (SG) Ron Seigler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses the free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:59 | Muhlenberg | The rebound goes to John Quinlan | 72-73 |
| 02:55 | Muhlenberg | Raymond Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Terry Miles snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Dane Vance, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses the lay-in | 72-73 |
| 02:28 | Muhlenberg | William Marino gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:13 | Muhlenberg | Robert Williams steals it from Raymond Harris | 72-73 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams banks in the layup | 72-75 |
| 01:54 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-75 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 01:46 | Muhlenberg | The rebound goes to Kevin White | 72-75 |
| 01:28 | Muhlenberg | Robert Young makes the jump hook in the lane | 74-75 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Watkins is hacked by Robert Young - foul #4 on Robert Young, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath (PG), Ron Seigler (SG) Robert Young, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:03 | Muhlenberg | Kevin White drills a turnaround from the left block | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Muhlenberg | Muhlenberg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Victor Lair is denied on a layup by William Marino | 76-77 |
| 00:34 | Muhlenberg | The rebound goes to William Marino | 76-77 |
| 00:23 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath is fouled on the floor by Todd Magness - foul #2 on Todd Magness, team foul #8 | 76-77 |
| 00:23 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:23 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Muhlenberg | Muhlenberg is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | James Watkins's layup is rejected by Kevin White | 78-77 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the tip | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb hits the follow up shot | 78-79 |
| 00:02 | Muhlenberg | Muhlenberg calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Muhlenberg | Muhlenberg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Muhlenberg | Stephen Gilreath hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 78-79 |