| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Place (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Erwin Haddad (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Holland inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | August Machesky is denied on a layup by Henry Burks | 33-27 |
| 19:44 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:35 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall knocks in the shot in the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Larry Hall takes the ball from Gerald Goldberg | 35-27 |
| 19:18 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Atkins | 37-27 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Kevin Holland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:53 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Oscar Womack - foul #3 on Oscar Womack, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (C) Oscar Womack | |
| 18:53 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:53 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Michael Butler knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Goldberg | 38-33 |
| 18:14 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Place | 40-33 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerald Goldberg | 40-36 |
| 17:43 | Lake Forest | William Place is fouled on the floor by Kevin Holland - foul #3 on Kevin Holland, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner (SG), James Alvis (PF) Daniel Atkins, Henry Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Randy Larry (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Eugene Garon (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, August Machesky | |
| 17:30 | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz (PG), Gerald Nelson (C) William Place, Erwin Haddad | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Robert Brunson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:16 | Lake Forest | Gerald Nelson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:05 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall misses long on a floater from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 17:03 | Lake Forest | James Alvis tips it home | 42-36 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Randy Larry knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy McKinnon | 42-39 |
| 16:43 | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz is hacked by Timothy McKinnon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy McKinnon, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Travis Stone (SF), Henry Burks (PF) Larry Hall, Gerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), August Machesky (PF) Timothy McKinnon, Ben Boyd | |
| 16:27 | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Brunson | 42-39 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Randy Larry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 16:20 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:16 | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Travis Stone | 44-39 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Eugene Garon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 15:50 | Lake Forest | Travis Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Place (PG), Daniel Atkins (SG), Erwin Haddad (C) Aaron Berkowitz, Michael Winebrenner, James Alvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, August Machesky, Eugene Garon | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Place (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Erwin Haddad (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Oscar Womack is fouled on the floor by Erwin Haddad - foul #2 on Erwin Haddad, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Larry Hall (SF) Henry Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Ben Boyd (PF) Gerald Goldberg, Robert Brunson | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 15:11 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Travis Stone | 44-41 |
| 14:48 | Lake Forest | Oscar Womack denies the turnaround by Travis Stone | 44-41 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Michael Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Alvis (PF) Travis Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), August Machesky (PF) Timothy McKinnon, Ben Boyd | |
| 14:26 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-41 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Michael Butler snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Michael Butler is hacked by Erwin Haddad - foul #3 on Erwin Haddad, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Henry Burks (PF) James Alvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG) Randy Larry | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Michael Butler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:11 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:54 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Atkins, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner (SG), Gerald Nelson (SF) Daniel Atkins, Larry Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Ben Boyd (C) Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Oscar Womack | |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Erwin Haddad blocks the short jumper by August Machesky | 44-41 |
| 13:31 | Lake Forest | Gerald Nelson gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:08 | Lake Forest | Ben Boyd steps in front of the Michael Winebrenner pass | 44-41 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Robert Brunson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:50 | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:26 | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner is fouled on the floor by Robert Brunson - foul #3 on Robert Brunson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz (PG), Daniel Atkins (SG), Larry Hall (SF), James Alvis (PF) William Place, Michael Winebrenner, Henry Burks, Erwin Haddad | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Gerald Goldberg, August Machesky, Ben Boyd | |
| 12:14 | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Butler | 44-41 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Oscar Womack is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Garon (PF) Robert Brunson | |
| 11:52 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Michael Butler grabs the board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Aaron Berkowitz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Alvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Garon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Eugene Garon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Butler | 44-44 |
| 11:39 | Lake Forest | James Alvis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Alvis, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Travis Stone (PF) Gerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG) Randy Larry | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Aaron Berkowitz is called for the reach on Michael Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Berkowitz, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:17 | Lake Forest | Travis Stone pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:08 | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz is hacked by Michael Butler - foul #3 on Michael Butler, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brunson (PF) Eugene Garon | |
| 10:47 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Brunson | 44-44 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Oscar Womack pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Robert Brunson's floater is tipped away by Travis Stone | 44-44 |
| 10:26 | Lake Forest | James Alvis grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 10:07 | Lake Forest | Travis Stone misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 10:05 | Lake Forest | James Alvis gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:46 | Lake Forest | James Alvis makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Berkowitz | 46-44 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Oscar Womack is hacked by James Alvis - foul #3 on James Alvis, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Place (PG), Michael Winebrenner (SG), Gerald Nelson (SF), Henry Burks (PF), Erwin Haddad (C) Aaron Berkowitz, Daniel Atkins, Larry Hall, Travis Stone, James Alvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Randy Larry (SG), Eugene Garon (SF), August Machesky (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Timothy McKinnon, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Robert Brunson, Oscar Womack | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Erwin Haddad swats the shot by Ben Boyd | 46-44 |
| 09:11 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Henry Burks | 46-44 |
| 08:44 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:42 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks tips it in | 48-44 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Eugene Garon's pass is intercepted by Erwin Haddad | 48-44 |
| 08:15 | Lake Forest | Gerald Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 08:14 | Lake Forest | Michael Winebrenner tips it in | 50-44 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Randy Larry clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 08:03 | Lake Forest | William Place pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:48 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad hits a shot in the lane set up by William Place | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Place (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Winebrenner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gerald Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Erwin Haddad (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Larry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Garon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | August Machesky connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 07:09 | Lake Forest | William Place is hacked by Gerald Goldberg - foul #2 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Larry Hall (SF), James Alvis (PF) Gerald Nelson, Henry Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Robert Brunson (C) Gerald Goldberg, Eugene Garon, Ben Boyd | |
| 07:03 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad loses the dribble to August Machesky | 52-47 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Winebrenner - foul #1 on Michael Winebrenner, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz (PG), Daniel Atkins (SG), Travis Stone (PF) William Place, Michael Winebrenner, Erwin Haddad | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, August Machesky | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Kevin Holland makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Kevin Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:29 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Butler is hacked by Daniel Atkins - foul #2 on Daniel Atkins, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:59 | Lake Forest | Aaron Berkowitz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Robert Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Michael Butler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to James Alvis | 52-51 |
| 05:29 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Hall | 55-51 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Robert Brunson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy McKinnon | 55-54 |
| 04:59 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Travis Stone | 57-54 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Alvis - foul #4 on James Alvis, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Place (PG), Michael Winebrenner (SG), Henry Burks (PF), Erwin Haddad (C) Aaron Berkowitz, Daniel Atkins, Travis Stone, James Alvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (SG), Eugene Garon (SF), August Machesky (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Robert Brunson, Oscar Womack | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad lays it in | 59-55 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Randy Larry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Henry Burks | 59-55 |
| 03:55 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ben Boyd - foul #1 on Ben Boyd, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Travis Stone (SF) Larry Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG) Timothy McKinnon | |
| 03:55 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:55 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Ben Boyd snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Eugene Garon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - William Place (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Winebrenner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Travis Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Erwin Haddad (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Larry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Garon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Lake Forest | Travis Stone misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:26 | Lake Forest | Travis Stone grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 03:11 | Lake Forest | Henry Burks makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Erwin Haddad | 61-58 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Randy Larry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins (SG), Larry Hall (SF) Michael Winebrenner, Travis Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Eugene Garon, Ben Boyd | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg is hacked by Erwin Haddad - foul #4 on Erwin Haddad, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:16 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Holland - foul #4 on Kevin Holland, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (PF) August Machesky | |
| 02:16 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:16 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Butler | 63-63 |
| 01:26 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Atkins | 65-63 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Larry Hall steps in front of the Ben Boyd pass | 65-63 |
| 00:45 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Womack | 65-63 |
| 00:43 | Lake Forest | Erwin Haddad misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Oscar Womack snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Butler | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Butler - foul #4 on Michael Butler, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Daniel Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Larry Hall runs out the clock | 66-65 |