| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - Victor Lair (fresh) SF - James Watkins (fresh) PF - Todd Magness (fresh) C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Luis Alexander (fresh) SG - James Walsh (fresh) SF - Ralph Green (fresh) PF - Carl Hutchison (fresh) C - Robert Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePauw | Robert Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | DePauw | Ralph Green knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Alexander | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | James Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | DePauw | Ralph Green drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Hutchison | 3-5 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Todd Magness can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 18:52 | DePauw | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:47 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Luis Alexander | 3-7 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Victor Lair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 18:26 | DePauw | Ralph Green is fouled on the floor by Victor Lair - foul #1 on Victor Lair, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 18:09 | DePauw | Ralph Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Victor Lair can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 17:59 | DePauw | Ralph Green snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 17:38 | DePauw | James Walsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-10 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | James Watkins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 17:15 | DePauw | Robert Scott drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Walsh | 6-12 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Victor Lair tips it home | 8-12 |
| 16:51 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison scores on a shot from close range | 8-14 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Robert Williams is called for 10 seconds | 8-14 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | DePauw | Omar Smith (PG), Justin Talty (SG), George Allen (SF), Karl Dorsey (PF), Quinton Bragdon (C) Luis Alexander, James Walsh, Ralph Green, Carl Hutchison, Robert Scott | |
| 16:25 | DePauw | Justin Talty connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Allen | 8-17 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 16:07 | DePauw | Omar Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 15:52 | DePauw | Omar Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronny Neace - foul #1 on Ronny Neace, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| 15:52 | DePauw | Omar Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 15:52 | DePauw | Omar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) SF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) PF - Terry Miles (fresh) C - Frank Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Omar Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Justin Talty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Karl Dorsey (fresh) C - Quinton Bragdon (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Terry Miles drills a driving attempt in the lane | 10-18 |
| 15:13 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Victor Lair (SG), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Ronny Neace, Anthony Cortina, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | DePauw | Luis Alexander (PG), Joseph Banks (SG), Ralph Green (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Robert Scott (C) Omar Smith, Justin Talty, George Allen, Karl Dorsey, Quinton Bragdon | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale is hacked by Ralph Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Green, team foul #1 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Watkins (SF) Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Dane Vance drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Watkins | 12-18 |
| 14:34 | DePauw | Michael Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG) Dane Vance | |
| Subs | DePauw | James Walsh (SG) Luis Alexander | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 14:05 | DePauw | Robert Scott grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 13:47 | DePauw | Robert Scott can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Holcomb - foul #1 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SG), Ronny Neace (SF), Terry Miles (C) Victor Lair, James Watkins, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | DePauw | Omar Smith (PG), Justin Talty (SG), George Allen (SF), Carl Hutchison (PF) Joseph Banks, James Walsh, Ralph Green, Michael Johnson | |
| 13:47 | DePauw | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:47 | DePauw | Robert Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Terry Miles pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Robert Scott steps in front of the Todd Magness pass | 12-19 |
| 13:23 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison misses the easy layup but the foul's on Todd Magness - foul #1 on Todd Magness, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (SG), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Todd Magness | |
| Subs | DePauw | Luis Alexander (PG), Quinton Bragdon (C) Omar Smith, Robert Scott | |
| 13:23 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:23 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Frank Burton banks in the layup and he's fouled by George Allen - foul #1 on George Allen, team foul #2 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | James Walsh (SG), Ralph Green (SF), Karl Dorsey (PF) Justin Talty, George Allen, Carl Hutchison | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Frank Burton makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:45 | DePauw | James Walsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark McCorkindale | 15-20 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Ronny Neace, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 12:32 | DePauw | Quinton Bragdon connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Karl Dorsey | 15-22 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | James Walsh steals the ball from Dane Vance | 15-22 |
| 11:50 | DePauw | Ralph Green clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Todd Magness - foul #2 on Todd Magness, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF) Dane Vance, Anthony Cortina, Mark McCorkindale, Todd Magness | |
| Subs | DePauw | Omar Smith (PG), George Allen (SG), Carl Hutchison (PF) Luis Alexander, James Walsh, Quinton Bragdon | |
| 11:50 | DePauw | Ralph Green makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 11:50 | DePauw | Ralph Green misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 11:50 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Holcomb (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Omar Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Green (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Carl Hutchison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | DePauw | Victor Lair is called for the reach on George Allen - foul #2 on Victor Lair, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG) Victor Lair | |
| Subs | DePauw | Justin Talty (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Ralph Green, Karl Dorsey | |
| 11:21 | DePauw | Terry Miles is called for the reach on Carl Hutchison - foul #1 on Terry Miles, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Burton (C) Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 11:21 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 11:21 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | James Watkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Frank Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Robert Williams hits a jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 10:35 | DePauw | Omar Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 10:34 | DePauw | George Allen tips it in | 17-26 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Frank Burton makes the wide open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Miles | 19-26 |
| 09:56 | DePauw | Omar Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Billy Holcomb (C) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, James Watkins, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | DePauw | Luis Alexander (PG), James Walsh (SG), Ralph Green (SF), Karl Dorsey (PF), Quinton Bragdon (C) Omar Smith, Justin Talty, George Allen, Carl Hutchison, Michael Johnson | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Billy Holcomb | 22-26 |
| 09:32 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Scott (C) Quinton Bragdon | |
| 09:03 | DePauw | Dane Vance is called for the reach on Luis Alexander - foul #1 on Dane Vance, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Watkins (SF) Anthony Cortina | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 09:03 | DePauw | Luis Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 09:03 | DePauw | Luis Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 09:03 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 08:54 | DePauw | James Walsh loses the ball out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Carl Hutchison (PF) Karl Dorsey | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Carl Hutchison picks off the pass by Dane Vance in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 08:35 | DePauw | Robert Scott connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Luis Alexander | 22-31 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG) Dane Vance | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 08:23 | DePauw | Robert Scott misses the jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Miles | 22-31 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Robert Scott picks off the pass by Terry Miles | 22-31 |
| 07:44 | DePauw | Ralph Green's pass is intercepted by Daniel Solari | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) SG - Mark McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Terry Miles (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (tiring) | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Luis Alexander (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Walsh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Green (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Carl Hutchison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Luis Alexander is called for the reach on Mark McCorkindale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Alexander, team foul #3 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Ronny Neace (SF) Daniel Solari, James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | DePauw | Omar Smith (PG), Justin Talty (SG), George Allen (SF), Karl Dorsey (PF), Quinton Bragdon (C) Luis Alexander, James Walsh, Ralph Green, Carl Hutchison, Robert Scott | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale makes the 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 07:21 | DePauw | Omar Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Williams in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 06:37 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey travels with the ball | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Anthony Cortina, Ronny Neace, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | DePauw | Joseph Banks (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Justin Talty, Karl Dorsey | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Terry Miles hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | DePauw | Luis Alexander (PG), Ralph Green (SF), Robert Scott (C) Omar Smith, George Allen, Quinton Bragdon | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:09 | DePauw | Robert Scott comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Frank Burton - foul #1 on Frank Burton, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | James Walsh (SG) Joseph Banks | |
| 06:09 | DePauw | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 06:09 | DePauw | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Frank Burton travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG) Mark McCorkindale | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 05:27 | DePauw | Michael Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Miles - foul #2 on Terry Miles, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (SG), Billy Holcomb (C) James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | DePauw | George Allen (SF) Ralph Green | |
| 05:27 | DePauw | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:27 | DePauw | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Frank Burton snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 31-33 |
| 04:33 | DePauw | Michael Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-33 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Cortina, team foul #11 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), James Watkins (SF), Mark McCorkindale (PF) Dane Vance, Anthony Cortina, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | DePauw | Omar Smith (PG), Justin Talty (SG), Carl Hutchison (SF), Karl Dorsey (PF), Quinton Bragdon (C) Luis Alexander, James Walsh, George Allen, Michael Johnson, Robert Scott | |
| 04:03 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 31-33 |
| 04:01 | DePauw | Quinton Bragdon can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 03:59 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey tips it home | 31-35 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Robert Williams is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #12 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), Todd Magness (PF), Terry Miles (C) Ronny Neace, Mark McCorkindale, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 03:34 | DePauw | Karl Dorsey buries a jump hook near the basket | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) C - Terry Miles (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Omar Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Justin Talty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Hutchison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Karl Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Quinton Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Karl Dorsey swats the short shot by Robert Williams | 31-37 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | James Watkins tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 03:12 | DePauw | Quinton Bragdon snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 03:00 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #13 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SF), Frank Burton (C) James Watkins, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | DePauw | Luis Alexander (PG), Joseph Banks (SG), Ralph Green (SF), Robert Scott (C) Omar Smith, Justin Talty, Karl Dorsey, Quinton Bragdon | |
| 03:00 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:00 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Frank Burton snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Robert Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Green - foul #2 on Ralph Green, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | DePauw | James Walsh (SG) Joseph Banks | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Todd Magness hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Lair | 33-38 |
| 02:30 | DePauw | Mark McCorkindale is called for the reach on Ralph Green - foul #1 on Mark McCorkindale, team foul #14 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Billy Holcomb (C) Daniel Solari, Victor Lair, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 02:30 | DePauw | Ralph Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:30 | DePauw | Ralph Green misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Todd Magness gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Todd Magness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG) Dane Vance | |
| Subs | DePauw | Joseph Banks (SG), George Allen (SF) James Walsh, Ralph Green | |
| 01:44 | DePauw | Joseph Banks hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Luis Alexander | 33-42 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Carl Hutchison denies the turnaround by Billy Holcomb | 33-42 |
| 01:35 | DePauw | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 01:18 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Banks | 33-44 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Robert Scott swats the short shot by Todd Magness | 33-44 |
| 00:49 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Carl Hutchison | 33-44 |
| 00:30 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 00:28 | DePauw | Robert Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | DePauw | Carl Hutchison buries a shot from the left wing | 33-46 |