| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Willie Gentile (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Kinsey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Markley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Noel White (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Stuart Strine inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | William Howard is denied on a layup by William Griffin | 28-36 |
| 19:42 | Methodist | William Griffin pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:37 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | William Howard misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-36 |
| 19:28 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Willie Gentile | 28-36 |
| 19:24 | Methodist | William Howard picks off the pass by Willie Gentile in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 18:49 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willie Gentile | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:35 | Methodist | William Griffin pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:20 | Methodist | Melvin Turner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | William Howard grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | William Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 18:02 | Methodist | Willie Gentile grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 17:44 | Methodist | Melvin Turner connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Gentile | 34-36 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Stuart Strine loses the dribble to William Griffin | 34-36 |
| 17:27 | Methodist | Willie Gentile's pass is intercepted by William Howard in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Noel White scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Howard | 34-38 |
| 17:01 | Methodist | Melvin Turner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Stuart Strine gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | William Howard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:54 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Jim Markley | 34-38 |
| 16:34 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stuart Strine | 34-38 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Willie Gentile steals the ball from Edgar Ludwig | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | Methodist | Willie Gentile banks in the layup | 36-38 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Stuart Strine is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Methodist | Stewart Zang (PG), Bruno Hughes (SG), Norman Hallam (SF), Mark Halsted (PF), Richard Walker (C) Willie Gentile, Gerald Kinsey, Melvin Turner, Jim Markley, William Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), David White (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF), Bryant Slate (C) Edgar Ludwig, William Howard, Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte, Noel White | |
| 15:49 | Methodist | Christopher Barrett takes the ball from Stewart Zang | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Stewart Zang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruno Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Hallam (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Halsted (fresh) C - Richard Walker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Yates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Roughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Barrett (fresh) C - Bryant Slate (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jack Roughton throws it down set up by Matthew Yates | 36-40 |
| 15:11 | Methodist | Bruno Hughes loses the dribble to Jack Roughton | 36-40 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Bruno Hughes steps in front of the David White pass | 36-40 |
| 14:44 | Methodist | Norman Hallam misses long on a turnaround from close range | 36-40 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Matthew Yates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stewart Zang - foul #1 on Stewart Zang, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Methodist | Willie Gentile (PG), Gerald Kinsey (SG), William Griffin (PF), Travis Brown (C) Stewart Zang, Bruno Hughes, Mark Halsted, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (PF) Bryant Slate | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Matthew Yates makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Matthew Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:08 | Methodist | Christopher Barrett swats the shot by Gerald Kinsey | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | Methodist | Travis Brown can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | David White makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:42 | Methodist | Norman Hallam misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Norman Hallam - foul #2 on Norman Hallam, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Methodist | Melvin Turner (SF) Norman Hallam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), William Howard (SG), Stuart Strine (SF), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, David White, Jack Roughton, Daniel Forte | |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:12 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Travis Brown steps in front of the Christopher Barrett pass | 38-47 |
| 12:32 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 12:31 | Methodist | Willie Gentile can't tip it in | 38-47 |
| 12:30 | Methodist | William Griffin hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Stuart Strine can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 12:21 | Methodist | Travis Brown gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:04 | Methodist | Melvin Turner buries a 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | William Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Strine | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Willie Gentile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Kinsey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. PF - Christopher Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-47 |
| 11:27 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Travis Brown | 43-47 |
| 11:02 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | Stewart Zang (SG), Norman Hallam (SF), Jim Markley (PF), Richard Walker (C) Willie Gentile, Melvin Turner, William Griffin, Travis Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), Daniel Forte (PF), Bryant Slate (C) William Howard, Stuart Strine, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 11:02 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:02 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Jack Roughton's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Walker | 45-47 |
| 10:39 | Methodist | Richard Walker gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey lays it up and in set up by Jim Markley | 47-47 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | David White is hacked by Gerald Kinsey - foul #2 on Gerald Kinsey, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | Bruno Hughes (SG) Gerald Kinsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG) Edgar Ludwig | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Daniel Forte travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | Willie Gentile (PG) Bruno Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:58 | Methodist | Bryant Slate is called for the reach on Stewart Zang - foul #1 on Bryant Slate, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SF) Matthew Yates | |
| 09:47 | Methodist | Jim Markley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Jack Roughton pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | David White misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 09:40 | Methodist | Richard Walker snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:32 | Methodist | Norman Hallam comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:30 | Methodist | Jim Markley tips it home | 49-47 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Stuart Strine clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 09:02 | Methodist | Willie Gentile gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:38 | Methodist | Stewart Zang misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Stuart Strine gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Willie Gentile picks off the pass by David White in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 08:33 | Methodist | Stewart Zang can't finish the layup | 49-47 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Jack Roughton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:10 | Methodist | Stewart Zang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Daniel Forte hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Roughton | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Willie Gentile (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stewart Zang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Hallam (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jim Markley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Roughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stuart Strine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryant Slate (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Methodist | Jack Roughton takes the ball from Norman Hallam | 52-52 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Jack Roughton throws it down | 52-54 |
| 07:17 | Methodist | Stewart Zang misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Stuart Strine gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 07:11 | Methodist | Norman Hallam grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 07:09 | Methodist | David White is called for the reach on Willie Gentile in the backcourt - foul #1 on David White, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey (PG), Bruno Hughes (SG), Melvin Turner (SF), William Griffin (PF), Travis Brown (C) Willie Gentile, Stewart Zang, Norman Hallam, Jim Markley, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), William Howard (SG), Stephen Winkler (SF), Noel White (C) David White, Jack Roughton, Stuart Strine, Bryant Slate | |
| 06:53 | Methodist | Melvin Turner misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | William Griffin is called for the reach on Daniel Forte - foul #3 on William Griffin, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (PF) Daniel Forte | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Noel White is whistled for traveling | 52-54 |
| 06:18 | Methodist | Travis Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Kinsey and the foul's on Stephen Winkler - foul #1 on Stephen Winkler, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| 06:18 | Methodist | Travis Brown misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| 05:30 | Methodist | Melvin Turner blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-54 |
| 05:01 | Methodist | Travis Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:54 | Methodist | Edgar Ludwig is called for the reach on Bruno Hughes - foul #3 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Willie Gentile (PG), Mark Halsted (PF) Melvin Turner, William Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Stuart Strine (SF), Daniel Forte (PF) William Howard, Stephen Winkler, Christopher Barrett | |
| 04:49 | Methodist | Bruno Hughes is fouled on the floor by Stuart Strine - foul #1 on Stuart Strine, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Jim Markley (PF) Bruno Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG) Edgar Ludwig | |
| 04:38 | Methodist | Jim Markley is hacked by Stuart Strine - foul #2 on Stuart Strine, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Richard Walker (C) Travis Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:38 | Methodist | Jim Markley misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Daniel Forte is fouled on the floor by Jim Markley - foul #1 on Jim Markley, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Stewart Zang (SG), Travis Brown (C) Gerald Kinsey, Jim Markley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Slate (C) Noel White | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Daniel Forte can't tip it in | 54-54 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Bryant Slate tips it in | 54-56 |
| 03:36 | Methodist | Mark Halsted's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Methodist | Melvin Turner (SF), William Griffin (C) Mark Halsted, Travis Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), William Howard (SG) Matthew Yates, David White | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Willie Gentile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stewart Zang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Turner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Walker (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | William Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Methodist | Mark Halsted (PF) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Roughton (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF) Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte | |
| 03:05 | Methodist | Willie Gentile loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey (SG) Stewart Zang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Bryant Slate misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-56 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | William Howard tips it home | 54-58 |
| 02:49 | Methodist | Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Methodist | Jim Markley (PF) Mark Halsted | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SF), Daniel Forte (PF), Noel White (C) Jack Roughton, Christopher Barrett, Bryant Slate | |
| 02:34 | Methodist | William Griffin buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gerald Kinsey | 56-58 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Gerald Kinsey picks off the pass by William Howard | 56-58 |
| 01:59 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jim Markley | 59-58 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Willie Gentile takes the ball from Daniel Forte | 59-58 |
| 01:49 | Methodist | Willie Gentile hits the finger roll | 61-58 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | William Howard knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Melvin Turner - foul #3 on Melvin Turner, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Methodist | Travis Brown (C) William Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | William Howard misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:25 | Methodist | Travis Brown gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:09 | Methodist | Melvin Turner loses the dribble to William Howard | 61-60 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | William Howard hits a shot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 00:34 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Noel White pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Noel White is hacked by Willie Gentile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Gentile, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Methodist | Gerald Kinsey tips it in | 63-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Willie Gentile is called for the reach on William Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Gentile, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Travis Brown is called for the reach on Noel White - foul #4 on Travis Brown, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Methodist | Melvin Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 00:01 | Methodist | Jim Markley pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:00 | Methodist | The clock runs out | 63-67 |