| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Harold Jack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Connor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Cardona (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Reed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 19:40 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:28 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fisher - foul #2 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:15 | Ripon | Leon Parrish grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:54 | Ripon | Leon Parrish is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stubblefield - foul #1 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:40 | Ripon | Raymond Reed clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Woody - foul #2 on James Woody, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| 18:40 | Ripon | Raymond Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:40 | Ripon | Raymond Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | David Allen's pass is intercepted by Harold Jack | 40-32 |
| 18:04 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | David Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 42-32 |
| 17:48 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Harold Jack | 42-34 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | David Allen can't finish the layup | 42-34 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield lays it in set up by David Allen and the foul's on Leon Parrish - foul #2 on Leon Parrish, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, James Woody | |
| Subs | Ripon | Frederick Brown (PG), Paul Chapman (SG), Shelby McLaughlin (PF), Ruben Hamlet (C) Harold Jack, Leo Connor, Leon Parrish, Raymond Reed | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:47 | Ripon | Shelby McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-34 |
| 16:46 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | James Markowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frederick Brown - foul #3 on Frederick Brown, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (C) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Ripon | Edwin Robinson (SG), Lawrence Lynch (SF) Frederick Brown, Curtis Cardona | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:39 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 16:20 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet is fouled on the floor by Lowell Cohen - foul #2 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Earl Hutchins | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 15:59 | Ripon | Paul Chapman's pass is intercepted by Lowell Cohen | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Markowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edwin Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Lynch (fresh) PF - Shelby McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Hamlet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Stephen Mattes, Arthur Zhang, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Ripon | Harold Jack (PG), Leo Connor (SG), Curtis Cardona (SF) Paul Chapman, Edwin Robinson, Lawrence Lynch | |
| 15:16 | Ripon | James Young picks off the pass by Curtis Cardona | 46-36 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Harold Jack takes the ball from Douglas Fisher | 46-36 |
| 15:01 | Ripon | Harold Jack misses the easy layup | 46-36 |
| 15:00 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 46-36 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Ruben Hamlet swats the layup by James Young | 46-36 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | James Markowski snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Fisher | 49-36 |
| 14:10 | Ripon | Harold Jack misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | David Allen hits the follow up shot | 51-36 |
| 13:45 | Ripon | The short jumper by Curtis Cardona is denied by James Markowski | 51-36 |
| 13:43 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Hamlet | 51-36 |
| 13:23 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet is hacked by James Woody - foul #3 on James Woody, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, James Markowski, James Woody | |
| Subs | Ripon | Frederick Brown (PG), Paul Chapman (SG), Lawrence Lynch (SF), Leon Parrish (PF), Raymond Reed (C) Harold Jack, Leo Connor, Curtis Cardona, Shelby McLaughlin, Ruben Hamlet | |
| 13:10 | Ripon | Paul Chapman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-36 |
| 13:09 | Ripon | Frederick Brown snags the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 13:04 | Ripon | Frederick Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Lynch | 51-39 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang's floater is tipped away by Leon Parrish | 51-39 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen double dribbles | 51-39 |
| 12:39 | Ripon | Frederick Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Hutchins - foul #1 on Earl Hutchins, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| 12:20 | Ripon | Paul Chapman hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Earl Hutchins - foul #2 on Earl Hutchins, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Harold Jack (PG), Curtis Cardona (SF) Frederick Brown, Lawrence Lynch | |
| 12:20 | Ripon | Paul Chapman misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Harold Jack is called for the reach on Earl Hutchins - foul #2 on Harold Jack, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Ripon | Leo Connor (SG) Paul Chapman | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the easy layup | 51-41 |
| 11:44 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Leon Parrish | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Harold Jack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Connor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Cardona (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Reed (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Ripon | Raymond Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Stephen Mattes | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Raymond Reed steals it from James Woody | 51-41 |
| 10:56 | Ripon | Harold Jack misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | James Woody is hacked by Leo Connor - foul #3 on Leo Connor, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Lynch (PF), Ruben Hamlet (C) Leon Parrish, Raymond Reed | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by David Allen | 53-41 |
| 10:01 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Markowski | 53-41 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | David Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 09:30 | Ripon | Leo Connor knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Jack | 55-43 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Harold Jack steals it from Lowell Cohen | 55-43 |
| 08:43 | Ripon | Lowell Cohen blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Lynch | 55-43 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 08:34 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 08:20 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 08:04 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Ruben Hamlet | 55-46 |
| 07:43 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona is fouled on the floor by Lowell Cohen - foul #3 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Ripon | Frederick Brown (PG), Paul Chapman (SG), Leon Parrish (PF), Raymond Reed (C) Harold Jack, Leo Connor, Lawrence Lynch, Ruben Hamlet | |
| 07:43 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Curtis Cardona (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Hutchins | 57-46 |
| 07:12 | Ripon | Joseph Stubblefield picks off the pass by Curtis Cardona | 57-46 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | James Woody buries a shot from close range | 59-46 |
| 06:38 | Ripon | Raymond Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Curtis Cardona - foul #1 on Curtis Cardona, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Greg Ellerbe (SF) Curtis Cardona | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:31 | Ripon | Paul Chapman snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:20 | Ripon | Leon Parrish loses the dribble to James Woody | 60-46 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes buries a 3 from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 05:49 | Ripon | Joseph Stubblefield takes the ball from Frederick Brown | 63-46 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Leon Parrish swats the short shot by James Woody | 63-46 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins grabs the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 05:15 | Ripon | Frederick Brown snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 05:04 | Ripon | Paul Chapman knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Greg Ellerbe | 63-48 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes travels with the ball | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Stephen Mattes, Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Ripon | Harold Jack (PG), Leo Connor (SG), Lawrence Lynch (SF), Shelby McLaughlin (PF), Ruben Hamlet (C) Frederick Brown, Paul Chapman, Greg Ellerbe, Leon Parrish, Raymond Reed | |
| 04:14 | Ripon | Leo Connor's pass is intercepted by Douglas Fisher | 63-48 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | James Markowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 65-48 |
| 04:06 | Ripon | Harold Jack knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leo Connor | 65-50 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Harold Jack is called for the reach on Douglas Fisher - foul #3 on Harold Jack, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Curtis Cardona (SF) Lawrence Lynch | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | David Allen misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Shelby McLaughlin - foul #1 on Shelby McLaughlin, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Bruce Cook (SF) Douglas Fisher, James Young | |
| Subs | Ripon | Edwin Robinson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Lawrence Lynch (SF) Harold Jack, Leo Connor, Curtis Cardona | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) PF - James Markowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Edwin Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Lynch (fresh) PF - Shelby McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Hamlet (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Ripon | Edwin Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frederick Brown | 67-53 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lynch is called for the reach on Bruce Cook - foul #3 on Lawrence Lynch, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Chapman (SG) Edwin Robinson | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:04 | Ripon | Shelby McLaughlin grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 02:51 | Ripon | Shelby McLaughlin drills a jumper from the baseline | 68-55 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Mattes | 70-55 |
| 02:17 | Ripon | James Markowski is called for the reach on Ruben Hamlet - foul #1 on James Markowski, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (PF) Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Ripon | Edwin Robinson (SG), Greg Ellerbe (SF) Frederick Brown, Shelby McLaughlin | |
| 02:17 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Paul Chapman is called for the reach on Stephen Mattes - foul #1 on Paul Chapman, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (C) Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Ripon | Frederick Brown (PG), Shelby McLaughlin (PF) Edwin Robinson, Greg Ellerbe | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:33 | Ripon | Shelby McLaughlin hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Markowski - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| 01:33 | Ripon | Shelby McLaughlin makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang is called for 5 seconds | 72-58 |
| 01:01 | Ripon | Paul Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ruben Hamlet - foul #1 on Ruben Hamlet, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 73-58 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins travels with the ball | 73-58 |
| 00:39 | Ripon | Frederick Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Chapman | 73-60 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Stephen Mattes | 75-60 |
| 00:24 | Ripon | Ruben Hamlet's fadeaway is rejected by Lowell Cohen | 75-60 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Earl Hutchins | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes runs out the clock | 75-60 |