| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Anthony Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Townsend (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Israel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Alvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Bohr (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Watkins inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois | Victor Lair is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Townsend - foul #2 on Ray Townsend, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Albert Bohr - foul #1 on Albert Bohr, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 19:23 | St. Norbert | Albert Bohr is fouled on the floor by Billy Holcomb - foul #1 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 19:03 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Watkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 18:55 | St. Norbert | Albert Bohr grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 18:34 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Holcomb - foul #2 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (SG), Ronny Neace (SF), Mark McCorkindale (PF), Frank Burton (C) Victor Lair, James Watkins, Terry Miles, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders (PG), Chris Briggs (SG), Todd Duke (PF), George Boyles (C) Anthony Hamilton, Ray Townsend, Adam Alvey, Albert Bohr | |
| 18:34 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 18:34 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel misses the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Frank Burton gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by Ronny Neace is blocked by George Boyles | 27-44 |
| 18:16 | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| 17:57 | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Israel | 27-46 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale connects on the jump hook from the left block | 29-46 |
| 17:31 | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cortina - foul #1 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Victor Lair (SG) Robert Williams, Anthony Cortina | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton (PG), Albert Bohr (C) Danny Sanders, Thomas Israel | |
| 17:10 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by George Boyles - foul #1 on George Boyles, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Ronny Neace, Mark McCorkindale, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ray Townsend (SG), Thomas Israel (SF), Adam Alvey (PF) Chris Briggs, Todd Duke, George Boyles | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Victor Lair makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Victor Lair makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:46 | St. Norbert | Ray Townsend misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-49 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Dane Vance pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-49 |
| 16:36 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 16:16 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 31-49 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | James Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (SG) Victor Lair | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders (PG), Linwood Graves (C) Anthony Hamilton, Albert Bohr | |
| 16:00 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Danny Sanders | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dane Vance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Danny Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Israel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Alvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Linwood Graves (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Dane Vance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Todd Magness (PF) Dane Vance, James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson (C) Linwood Graves | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:35 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale is hacked by Thomas Israel - foul #2 on Thomas Israel, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Ronny Neace (SF), Frank Burton (C) Daniel Solari, Anthony Cortina, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs (SG), Todd Duke (SF), George Boyles (C) Ray Townsend, Thomas Israel, Adam Alvey | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:37 | St. Norbert | George Boyles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Ronny Neace snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Todd Magness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (C) Mark McCorkindale, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton (PG), Albert Bohr (C) Danny Sanders, Brandon Lawson | |
| 14:07 | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG) Ronny Neace | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Terry Miles blows the layup | 34-51 |
| 13:44 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 13:29 | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Lair | 34-51 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the jumper in the lane | 36-51 |
| 13:10 | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Ronny Neace (SF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jimmie Stuart (PG), Ray Townsend (SG), Thomas Israel (SF), Adam Alvey (PF), Brandon Lawson (C) Anthony Hamilton, Chris Briggs, Todd Duke, George Boyles, Albert Bohr | |
| 12:49 | St. Norbert | Todd Magness steals the ball from Brandon Lawson | 36-51 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Brandon Lawson picks off the pass by Anthony Cortina | 36-51 |
| 12:13 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-51 |
| 12:12 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 11:55 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dane Vance (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronny Neace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Todd Magness (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Burton (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Jimmie Stuart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Israel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Alvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 11:46 | St. Norbert | Jimmie Stuart pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:21 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 11:19 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey can't tip it in | 36-54 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Frank Burton pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Ronny Neace hits the finger roll and the foul's on Adam Alvey - foul #2 on Adam Alvey, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Dane Vance, Anthony Cortina, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton (PG), Danny Sanders (SG), Todd Duke (SF), Albert Bohr (C) Jimmie Stuart, Ray Townsend, Thomas Israel, Brandon Lawson | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:06 | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Ronny Neace in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Terry Miles is hacked by Todd Duke - foul #1 on Todd Duke, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG) Ronny Neace | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs (SG), George Boyles (PF) Danny Sanders, Adam Alvey | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Victor Lair is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 41-54 |
| 10:20 | St. Norbert | The jump hook by George Boyles is blocked by Terry Miles | 41-54 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | James Watkins is called for traveling | 41-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (PF) Terry Miles | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey (PF), Linwood Graves (C) Todd Duke, Albert Bohr | |
| 09:59 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Hamilton and he's hacked by Mark McCorkindale - foul #3 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders (PG), Ray Townsend (SG), Thomas Israel (SF) Anthony Hamilton, Chris Briggs, George Boyles | |
| 09:59 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:22 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-57 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Victor Lair drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 47-57 |
| 08:59 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel is whistled for a carry | 47-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Terry Miles (PF) Robert Williams, Victor Lair, James Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton (PG), Todd Duke (SF), Brandon Lawson (PF), Albert Bohr (C) Ray Townsend, Thomas Israel, Adam Alvey, Linwood Graves | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb travels with the ball | 47-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs (SG) Danny Sanders | |
| 08:38 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 08:27 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:08 | St. Norbert | Mark McCorkindale is called for the reach on Todd Duke - foul #4 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), James Watkins (SF), Todd Magness (PF) Dane Vance, Mark McCorkindale, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jimmie Stuart (PG), Thomas Israel (SF), George Boyles (PF) Anthony Hamilton, Chris Briggs, Brandon Lawson | |
| 08:03 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses long on a runner from the left block | 47-57 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Cortina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Jimmie Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Israel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Bohr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-57 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina tips it in | 49-57 |
| 07:18 | St. Norbert | Jimmie Stuart is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), Frank Burton (C) Anthony Cortina, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders (PG), Ray Townsend (SG), Adam Alvey (PF), Linwood Graves (C) Jimmie Stuart, Todd Duke, Thomas Israel, Albert Bohr | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Victor Lair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG) James Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 06:59 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey misses long on a floater from the right block | 49-57 |
| 06:58 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:48 | St. Norbert | George Boyles can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-57 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Todd Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Todd Magness can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Linwood Graves steals the ball from Frank Burton | 49-57 |
| 06:00 | St. Norbert | Linwood Graves comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-57 |
| 05:59 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey tips it in | 49-59 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Victor Lair throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton (PG), Chris Briggs (SG), Thomas Israel (SF), Brandon Lawson (PF), Albert Bohr (C) Danny Sanders, Ray Townsend, George Boyles, Adam Alvey, Linwood Graves | |
| 05:50 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark McCorkindale - foul #5 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Watkins (SF) Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 05:50 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:50 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Terry Miles gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 05:38 | St. Norbert | Albert Bohr snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 05:15 | St. Norbert | Albert Bohr blows the layup | 49-60 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | James Watkins gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | James Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Todd Duke (PF) Albert Bohr | |
| 05:03 | St. Norbert | Thomas Israel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 05:01 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Lawson | 49-60 |
| 04:46 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Todd Duke | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | James Watkins clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Thomas Israel - foul #3 on Thomas Israel, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Todd Magness (PF) Dane Vance, Victor Lair, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders (PG), Ray Townsend (SG), Adam Alvey (PF), Albert Bohr (C) Anthony Hamilton, Chris Briggs, Thomas Israel, Brandon Lawson | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | James Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | James Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | James Watkins makes the 3rd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:05 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-62 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Terry Miles scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG) Daniel Solari | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jimmie Stuart (PG), Linwood Graves (C) Danny Sanders, Albert Bohr | |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Watkins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Magness (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Miles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Jimmie Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Townsend (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Alvey (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Linwood Graves (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Robert Williams is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Watkins | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:56 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 55-64 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina misses the fadeaway in the paint | 55-64 |
| 02:28 | St. Norbert | Adam Alvey snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 02:28 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SF), Frank Burton (C) James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Hamilton (PG), Chris Briggs (SG), Brandon Lawson (SF), George Boyles (PF), Albert Bohr (C) Jimmie Stuart, Ray Townsend, Todd Duke, Adam Alvey, Linwood Graves | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:06 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chris Briggs | 55-67 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Robert Williams is hacked by Chris Briggs - foul #2 on Chris Briggs, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Miles (PF) Todd Magness | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders (PG), Todd Duke (SF) Anthony Hamilton, Albert Bohr | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:58 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 01:53 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke buries a jump hook in the paint set up by George Boyles | 55-69 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Chris Briggs is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Briggs, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:31 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Sanders and the foul's on Anthony Cortina - foul #2 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 01:31 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the easy layup | 57-72 |
| 01:23 | St. Norbert | Brandon Lawson snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 00:57 | St. Norbert | Chris Briggs double dribbles | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Terry Miles hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dane Vance | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke dunks the ball on a nice dish by Danny Sanders | 59-74 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Danny Sanders picks off the pass by Anthony Cortina in the backcourt | 59-74 |
| 00:27 | St. Norbert | Todd Duke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danny Sanders | 59-76 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Terry Miles's floater is tipped away by Brandon Lawson | 59-76 |
| 00:19 | St. Norbert | George Boyles pulls down the rebound | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Danny Sanders runs out the clock | 59-76 |