| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Mark Burleson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Christian (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Michael Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jon Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julius Leblanc (fresh) PF - John Dubin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Gary Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc inbounds the ball | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Chicago | John Dubin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leo Hutchison | 49-37 |
| 19:19 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 19:17 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 19:10 | Chicago | Gary Gordon hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Leo Hutchison and he's fouled by Mark Burleson - foul #2 on Mark Burleson, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson (PF) Randy Dejesus | |
| Subs | Chicago | Dennis Cox (SG), Shannon Carlson (SF), Brett Fickes (PF) Jon Long, Julius Leblanc, John Dubin | |
| 19:10 | Chicago | Gary Gordon makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 18:52 | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-40 |
| 18:51 | Chicago | Gary Gordon gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 18:47 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 49-42 |
| 18:37 | Polytechnic | Dennis Cox steals the ball from James Smith | 49-42 |
| 18:35 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| Subs | Chicago | Douglas Spiva (C) Gary Gordon | |
| 18:14 | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Burleson and he's hacked by Shannon Carlson - foul #3 on Shannon Carlson, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James May (PG), Ryan Keeton (SF) Mark Burleson, Michael Manning | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (SG), William Hilliard (SF), John Dubin (PF) Dennis Cox, Shannon Carlson, Brett Fickes | |
| 18:14 | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 18:00 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 17:58 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 17:43 | Polytechnic | John Dubin takes the ball from James May | 52-42 |
| 17:33 | Chicago | William Hilliard is hacked by Ryan Keeton - foul #2 on Ryan Keeton, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Ruben Blake (SG), Michael Manning (SF), Randy Dejesus (PF) James May, Jason Christian, Ryan Keeton, Karl Torkelson | |
| Subs | Chicago | Julius Leblanc (SF), Gary Gordon (C) William Hilliard, Douglas Spiva | |
| 17:16 | Chicago | Gary Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Dejesus | 52-42 |
| 17:14 | Polytechnic | Randy Dejesus grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 17:09 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Julius Leblanc - foul #2 on Julius Leblanc, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| Subs | Chicago | Dennis Cox (SG) Leo Hutchison | |
| 17:09 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 17:09 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 16:42 | Chicago | Jon Long buries a jumper from the left block | 53-44 |
| 16:38 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Cox - foul #1 on Dennis Cox, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason (SG) Ruben Blake | |
| Subs | Chicago | Leo Hutchison (PG), Brett Fickes (PF) Jon Long, John Dubin | |
| 16:30 | Polytechnic | James Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 16:29 | Polytechnic | Randy Dejesus grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:22 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason makes the wide open floater from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 16:12 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 16:10 | Polytechnic | Randy Dejesus grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 16:01 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 16:00 | Polytechnic | Randy Dejesus hits the follow up shot | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Mark Burleson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Beason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Manning (tired) 4 pts. PF - Randy Dejesus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Smith (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Leo Hutchison (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Cox (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Julius Leblanc (tiring) PF - Brett Fickes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Gordon (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Chicago | Michael Manning is called for the reach on Julius Leblanc - foul #2 on Michael Manning, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James May (PG), Jason Christian (SG), Ryan Keeton (SF), Scott Lutz (PF) Mark Burleson, Jeff Beason, Michael Manning, James Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago | Tommy Loftis (PG), Ronnie Anthony (SG), William Hilliard (SF), Shannon Carlson (PF), Douglas Spiva (C) Leo Hutchison, Dennis Cox, Julius Leblanc, Brett Fickes, Gary Gordon | |
| 15:31 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva connects on the runner from the right block set up by William Hilliard | 57-46 |
| 15:14 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Christian | 59-46 |
| 15:12 | Chicago | Tommy Loftis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake (SG), Karl Torkelson (C) Jason Christian, Randy Dejesus | |
| Subs | Chicago | John Dubin (PF), Gary Gordon (C) William Hilliard, Douglas Spiva | |
| 14:59 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Anthony - foul #4 on Ronnie Anthony, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James Smith (C) Ryan Keeton | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (PG) Ronnie Anthony | |
| 14:40 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 61-46 |
| 14:29 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson is hacked by Karl Torkelson - foul #1 on Karl Torkelson, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Jason Christian (SG), Michael Manning (SF), Randy Dejesus (C) James May, Ruben Blake, Karl Torkelson, James Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| 14:16 | Chicago | Jon Long hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Tommy Loftis | 61-48 |
| 13:52 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses the runner from the left block | 61-48 |
| 13:50 | Chicago | Gary Gordon grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 13:48 | Chicago | Jason Christian picks off the pass by Jon Long in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| 13:31 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 13:29 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz tips it home | 63-48 |
| 13:22 | Chicago | Gary Gordon misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Lutz - foul #4 on Scott Lutz, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James May (PG), Ryan Keeton (SF), Karl Torkelson (PF), James Smith (C) Mark Burleson, Michael Manning, Scott Lutz, Randy Dejesus | |
| Subs | Chicago | Leo Hutchison (PG), Brett Fickes (SF), Douglas Spiva (PF) Jon Long, Shannon Carlson, John Dubin | |
| 13:22 | Chicago | Gary Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 13:22 | Chicago | Gary Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 13:20 | Polytechnic | Gary Gordon picks off the pass by James May in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 13:01 | Chicago | Brett Fickes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason (SG) Jason Christian | |
| Subs | Chicago | William Hilliard (SF) Gary Gordon | |
| 12:47 | Polytechnic | James May hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Spiva - foul #3 on Douglas Spiva, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| Subs | Chicago | Shannon Carlson (C) Brett Fickes | |
| 12:47 | Polytechnic | James May makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 12:47 | Polytechnic | James May makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 12:29 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 12:28 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison grabs the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 12:07 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Ruben Blake (SG), Michael Manning (SF), Randy Dejesus (PF) James May, Jeff Beason, Ryan Keeton, James Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago | Dennis Cox (PG), Julius Leblanc (SF), Brett Fickes (C) Leo Hutchison, William Hilliard, Douglas Spiva | |
| 12:07 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 12:07 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 12:03 | Polytechnic | Julius Leblanc is called for the reach on Ruben Blake in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julius Leblanc, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| 11:51 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake connects on the open jumper from the right wing | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Mark Burleson (tired) 3 ast. SG - Ruben Blake (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Manning (tired) 4 pts. PF - Randy Dejesus (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Torkelson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Dennis Cox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Loftis (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julius Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brett Fickes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shannon Carlson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 11:25 | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 11:24 | Chicago | Brett Fickes pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 11:18 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 11:18 | Polytechnic | Polytechnic calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton (SF), James Smith (C) Michael Manning, Karl Torkelson | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (PG), John Dubin (PF), Gary Gordon (C) Tommy Loftis, Brett Fickes, Shannon Carlson | |
| 10:58 | Polytechnic | Gary Gordon swats the short shot by James Smith | 67-56 |
| 10:57 | Chicago | Gary Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 10:52 | Chicago | Dennis Cox scores on a floater in the paint | 67-58 |
| 10:50 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jason Christian (SG) Ruben Blake | |
| Subs | Chicago | Leo Hutchison (PG), Douglas Spiva (PF) Jon Long, John Dubin | |
| 10:41 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Hutchison | 67-60 |
| 10:38 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Michael Manning (SF) Ryan Keeton | |
| Subs | Chicago | Tommy Loftis (SG) Dennis Cox | |
| 10:24 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Julius Leblanc | 67-63 |
| 10:20 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian is hacked by Tommy Loftis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Loftis, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James May (PG), Karl Torkelson (PF) Mark Burleson, Randy Dejesus | |
| Subs | Chicago | Dennis Cox (SG), Shannon Carlson (SF), John Dubin (PF), Brett Fickes (C) Tommy Loftis, Julius Leblanc, Douglas Spiva, Gary Gordon | |
| 10:20 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 10:20 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 10:20 | Chicago | Brett Fickes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 10:17 | Chicago | James May is called for the reach on Shannon Carlson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James May, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 10:17 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 10:17 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 10:02 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian blows the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Cox - foul #2 on Dennis Cox, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton (SF) Michael Manning | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (PG), William Hilliard (SF) Leo Hutchison, Brett Fickes | |
| 10:02 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 10:02 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 09:59 | Chicago | James May picks off the pass by Jon Long in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 09:48 | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Hilliard - foul #1 on William Hilliard, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason (SG) Jason Christian | |
| Subs | Chicago | Gary Gordon (C) John Dubin | |
| 09:48 | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 09:48 | Polytechnic | Karl Torkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 09:46 | Chicago | Ryan Keeton picks off the pass by Shannon Carlson in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 09:43 | Polytechnic | James May lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Keeton | 72-65 |
| 09:27 | Chicago | James May steals the ball from William Hilliard | 72-65 |
| 09:20 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason is fouled on the floor by Dennis Cox - foul #3 on Dennis Cox, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Ruben Blake (SG), Michael Manning (SF), Randy Dejesus (C) James May, Ryan Keeton, Karl Torkelson, James Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago | Leo Hutchison (PG), Julius Leblanc (SF), Brett Fickes (PF) Dennis Cox, William Hilliard, Shannon Carlson | |
| 09:20 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 09:20 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 09:20 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 08:56 | Chicago | Brett Fickes lays it in | 73-67 |
| 08:54 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| 08:54 | Chicago | Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jason Christian (SG), James Smith (C) Ruben Blake, Jeff Beason | |
| Subs | Chicago | Dennis Cox (SG), Douglas Spiva (PF), Shannon Carlson (C) Jon Long, Julius Leblanc, Gary Gordon | |
| 08:34 | Chicago | Dennis Cox is whistled for traveling | 73-67 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton (SF) Michael Manning | |
| Subs | Chicago | John Dubin (PF) Brett Fickes | |
| 08:32 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton is hacked by Shannon Carlson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shannon Carlson, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| Subs | Chicago | Julius Leblanc (SF) Shannon Carlson | |
| 08:32 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 08:32 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 08:10 | Chicago | Mark Burleson takes the ball from Dennis Cox | 74-67 |
| 08:07 | Polytechnic | Julius Leblanc takes the ball from Jason Christian in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 07:55 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-67 |
| 07:53 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - Mark Burleson (tired) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Christian (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Keeton (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Dejesus (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Smith (very tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Leo Hutchison (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Cox (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julius Leblanc (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Dubin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Douglas Spiva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 07:42 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| 07:39 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva is hacked by Jason Christian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Christian, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James May (PG), Ruben Blake (SG), Michael Manning (SF), Scott Lutz (PF), Karl Torkelson (C) Mark Burleson, Jason Christian, Ryan Keeton, Randy Dejesus, James Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago | Tommy Loftis (PG), Ronnie Anthony (SG), William Hilliard (SF), Brett Fickes (C) Leo Hutchison, Dennis Cox, Julius Leblanc, John Dubin | |
| 07:39 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 07:39 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 07:23 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Karl Torkelson | 76-69 |
| 07:11 | Chicago | The short jumper by Ronnie Anthony is denied by Scott Lutz | 76-69 |
| 07:10 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 07:04 | Polytechnic | Michael Manning hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-69 |
| 07:03 | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake misses the tip | 76-69 |
| 07:02 | Chicago | William Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| 06:45 | Chicago | William Hilliard is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Hilliard, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Jeff Beason (SG), Ryan Keeton (SF), James Smith (C) James May, Ruben Blake, Michael Manning, Karl Torkelson | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (PG), Shannon Carlson (SF), John Dubin (PF), Gary Gordon (C) Tommy Loftis, William Hilliard, Douglas Spiva, Brett Fickes | |
| 06:35 | Polytechnic | Ronnie Anthony is called for the reach on Scott Lutz - foul #5 on Ronnie Anthony, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| Subs | Chicago | Tommy Loftis (SG) Ronnie Anthony | |
| 06:35 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 06:35 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 06:35 | Chicago | Gary Gordon grabs the board | 77-69 |
| 06:29 | Chicago | Gary Gordon scores on a jumper from the baseline | 77-71 |
| 06:16 | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason loses the ball out of bounds | 77-71 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jason Christian (SG) Jeff Beason | |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| 06:14 | Chicago | Jon Long travels in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| 05:54 | Polytechnic | James Smith drills a jumper from the left block | 79-71 |
| 05:52 | Chicago | Tommy Loftis loses the dribble to Mark Burleson in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| 05:45 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses badly on a shot from the left block | 79-71 |
| 05:43 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the board | 79-71 |
| 05:38 | Chicago | Tommy Loftis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 05:36 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson can't tip it in | 79-71 |
| 05:35 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton gets the rebound | 79-71 |
| 05:32 | Polytechnic | Shannon Carlson steals the ball from Ryan Keeton in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| 05:22 | Chicago | Gary Gordon banks in the layup set up by Shannon Carlson | 79-73 |
| 05:09 | Polytechnic | James Smith can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 79-73 |
| 05:07 | Polytechnic | James Smith snags the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 04:57 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on John Dubin - foul #2 on John Dubin, team foul #14 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | James May (PG), Ruben Blake (SG), Michael Manning (SF) Mark Burleson, Jason Christian, Ryan Keeton | |
| Subs | Chicago | Leo Hutchison (PG), Julius Leblanc (SF), Brett Fickes (PF) Jon Long, John Dubin, Gary Gordon | |
| 04:57 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 04:57 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 04:57 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the board | 80-73 |
| 04:52 | Chicago | Ruben Blake steps in front of the Tommy Loftis pass | 80-73 |
| 04:49 | Polytechnic | James May lays it in on a nice dish by Ruben Blake | 82-73 |
| 04:36 | Chicago | Brett Fickes misses the easy layup | 82-73 |
| 04:35 | Chicago | Brett Fickes tips it back up and in | 82-75 |
| 04:21 | Polytechnic | James May is fouled on the floor by Brett Fickes - foul #3 on Brett Fickes, team foul #15 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason (SG), Karl Torkelson (SF), Randy Dejesus (C) Ruben Blake, Michael Manning, James Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago | Dennis Cox (SG), Gary Gordon (C) Tommy Loftis, Shannon Carlson | |
| 04:21 | Polytechnic | James May makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 04:21 | Polytechnic | James May misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 04:21 | Chicago | Gary Gordon pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| 04:00 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-75 |
| 03:58 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz snags the defensive board | 83-75 |
| 03:58 | Polytechnic | Polytechnic calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ruben Blake (SG) Jeff Beason | |
| Subs | Chicago | William Hilliard (SF), Shannon Carlson (PF) Julius Leblanc, Brett Fickes | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Polytechnic | James May misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 83-75 |
| 03:37 | Chicago | Dennis Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| Lineup | Polytechnic | PG - James May (tired) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Blake (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Karl Torkelson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Scott Lutz (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Dejesus (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Leo Hutchison (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Hilliard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shannon Carlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Gary Gordon (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Chicago | James May is called for the reach on Leo Hutchison - foul #4 on James May, team foul #9 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Michael Manning (SF), James Smith (C) James May, Karl Torkelson, Randy Dejesus | |
| Subs | Chicago | Tommy Loftis (SG) Dennis Cox | |
| 03:33 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 03:33 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz is called for traveling | 83-77 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Jeff Beason (SG) Ruben Blake | |
| Subs | Chicago | Douglas Spiva (PF), Brett Fickes (C) William Hilliard, Gary Gordon | |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Chicago | Brett Fickes misses the shot near the basket | 83-77 |
| 02:47 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson snags the offensive board | 83-77 |
| 02:29 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 83-77 |
| 02:27 | Chicago | Brett Fickes grabs the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 02:18 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson drills a jump hook in the paint | 83-79 |
| 02:18 | Polytechnic | Polytechnic calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton (PG), Jason Christian (SG), Karl Torkelson (SF), Randy Dejesus (PF) Mark Burleson, Jeff Beason, Michael Manning, Scott Lutz | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (PG), Dennis Cox (SG), Julius Leblanc (SF), John Dubin (PF), Gary Gordon (C) Leo Hutchison, Tommy Loftis, Shannon Carlson, Douglas Spiva, Brett Fickes | |
| 02:08 | Polytechnic | James Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 83-79 |
| 02:03 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-79 |
| 01:44 | Polytechnic | Gary Gordon swats the layup by Ryan Keeton | 83-79 |
| 01:42 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian misses the tip | 83-79 |
| 01:40 | Chicago | Gary Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 83-79 |
| 01:40 | Chicago | Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson (PG), Michael Manning (SF), Scott Lutz (PF) Ryan Keeton, Karl Torkelson, Randy Dejesus | |
| Subs | Chicago | Leo Hutchison (PG), Tommy Loftis (SG) Jon Long, Dennis Cox | |
| 01:29 | Chicago | Gary Gordon blows the layup | 83-79 |
| 01:28 | Polytechnic | Scott Lutz grabs the board | 83-79 |
| 01:28 | Polytechnic | Polytechnic calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-79 |
| 01:17 | Polytechnic | James Smith drills a fadeaway in the lane | 85-79 |
| 01:13 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc drills a shot in the lane | 85-81 |
| 00:53 | Polytechnic | James Smith lays it up and in set up by Scott Lutz | 87-81 |
| 00:53 | Chicago | Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Chicago | Julius Leblanc is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-81 |
| 00:47 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian snags the defensive board | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian is hacked by Leo Hutchison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Hutchison, team foul #16 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton (SF) Michael Manning | |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| 00:46 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:46 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Chicago | Gary Gordon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 89-81 |
| 00:40 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian pulls down the rebound | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Polytechnic | Tommy Loftis is called for the reach on Jason Christian in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Loftis, team foul #17 | 89-81 |
| Subs | Polytechnic | | |
| Subs | Chicago | Jon Long (SG) Tommy Loftis | |
| 00:37 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:37 | Polytechnic | Jason Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:32 | Chicago | Leo Hutchison comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 91-81 |
| 00:30 | Polytechnic | Ryan Keeton grabs the defensive rebound | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Polytechnic | Polytechnic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Polytechnic | Mark Burleson runs out the clock | 91-81 |