| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Schriver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ridgeway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Carl Manzi inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:33 | Lamar | Carl Manzi drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Gary Allshouse - foul #3 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 19:33 | Lamar | Carl Manzi makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-22 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it back up and in | 28-22 |
| 18:48 | Lamar | David Ridgeway hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Samuel Hamilton - foul #1 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 28-22 |
| 18:48 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:48 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:48 | Lamar | Carl Manzi grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:34 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Grubbs | 30-23 |
| 17:53 | Lamar | Carl Manzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Ridgeway - foul #2 on David Ridgeway, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:18 | Lamar | Carl Manzi loses the dribble to Donald Lyle | 32-23 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Donald Lyle can't finish the layup | 32-23 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz slams it home on a great pass from Domingo Trujillo | 34-23 |
| 16:19 | Lamar | Charles Schriver misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Donald Lyle gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 15:59 | Lamar | David Ridgeway grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Manzi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Schriver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Lamar | David Ridgeway can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Domingo Trujillo - foul #1 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #3 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Wright (C) Carl Manzi | |
| 15:51 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 15:51 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 36-25 |
| 15:15 | Lamar | Kelly Nichols takes the ball from David Ridgeway | 36-25 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Wright - foul #4 on William Wright, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) William Wright | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:32 | Lamar | Domingo Trujillo is called for the reach on Thomas Ingram - foul #2 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #4 | 38-25 |
| 14:19 | Lamar | Charles Schriver misses long on a shot from the right block | 38-25 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse clanks a turnaround near the basket | 38-25 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 38-25 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | James Grubbs is called for traveling | 38-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF) James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 13:45 | Lamar | Charles Schriver banks in the layup set up by Jerry Kesterson | 38-27 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-27 |
| 13:22 | Lamar | The rebound goes to David Ridgeway | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:14 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Gerwitz | 38-27 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is fouled on the floor by Chris Barraza - foul #1 on Chris Barraza, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF) Chris Barraza | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Carl Manzi blocks the jumper by Domingo Trujillo | 38-27 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Donald Lyle loses the dribble to David Ridgeway | 38-27 |
| 12:00 | Lamar | Kelly Nichols is called for the reach on Charles Schriver - foul #1 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #5 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Gary Chambers (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo, Tony Gerwitz, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 11:42 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-27 |
| 11:40 | Lamar | Charles Schriver tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ingram (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Schriver (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ridgeway (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | James Grubbs knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Hamilton | 40-29 |
| 11:02 | Lamar | Carl Manzi can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Edward Hohl grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Gary Chambers scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Hohl | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:45 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Hohl - foul #1 on Edward Hohl, team foul #6 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, Gary Chambers, James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) Carl Manzi | |
| 10:45 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:45 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 10:23 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Charles Schriver | 42-30 |
| 10:08 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #7 | 42-30 |
| 09:29 | Lamar | Samuel Hamilton swats the layup by Chris Barraza | 42-30 |
| 09:27 | Lamar | David Ridgeway gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 09:09 | Lamar | Charles Schriver comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #2 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #8 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF) Chris Barraza | |
| 09:09 | Lamar | Charles Schriver misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 09:09 | Lamar | Charles Schriver makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Charles Schriver is called for the reach on Tony Gerwitz - foul #1 on Charles Schriver, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Donald Lyle scores on a jump hook in the lane | 44-31 |
| 08:22 | Lamar | James Grubbs picks off the pass by Charles Schriver | 44-31 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Kesterson - foul #2 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:50 | Lamar | David Ridgeway's floater is tipped away by Samuel Hamilton | 46-31 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the board | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Donald Lyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-31 |
| 07:33 | Lamar | Charles Schriver snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ingram (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Schriver (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Ridgeway (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-31 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Lyle | 46-31 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-31 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 46-31 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is hacked by Jerry Kesterson - foul #3 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| 06:30 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Domingo Trujillo, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Wright (C) David Ridgeway | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Thomas Ingram is called for the reach on Tony Gerwitz - foul #3 on Thomas Ingram, team foul #7 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 06:05 | Lamar | Carl Manzi pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 05:54 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson loses the dribble to James Grubbs | 47-31 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses badly on a shot near the basket | 47-31 |
| 05:29 | Lamar | William Wright gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 05:21 | Lamar | William Wright is hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #9 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (PG), Art Webster (SG), Chris Barraza (SF), David Ridgeway (C) Jerry Kesterson, Thomas Ingram, Carl Manzi, Charles Schriver | |
| 05:21 | Lamar | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 05:21 | Lamar | William Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | James Grubbs blows the layup | 47-32 |
| 04:51 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Chris Barraza | 47-32 |
| 04:31 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams's pass is intercepted by Gary Allshouse | 47-32 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Allshouse | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:41 | Lamar | William Wright comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Hamilton - foul #4 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #10 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF), Donald Lyle (C) James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 03:41 | Lamar | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 03:41 | Lamar | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joseph Willilams (fresh) SG - Art Webster (fresh) SF - Chris Barraza (fresh) 5 reb. PF - William Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Ridgeway (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Lamar | Art Webster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-34 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Gary Allshouse, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Newquist (SF), John Marcantonio (PF) Chris Barraza, William Wright | |
| 02:07 | Lamar | Edward Hohl picks off the pass by Art Webster | 52-34 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Donald Lyle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 52-34 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo snags the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Joseph Willilams picks off the pass by Edward Hohl | 52-34 |
| 01:01 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams knocks in the shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-36 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Donald Lyle snags the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Marcantonio - foul #2 on John Marcantonio, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Domingo Trujillo, Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) Thomas Newquist | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Edward Hohl makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 00:13 | Lamar | John Marcantonio gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:07 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-36 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Hohl runs out the clock | 53-36 |