| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hilbert | PG - Anthony Leffel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eklund (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Middleton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Messer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hassler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Miller inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hilbert | Hilbert is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by William Hassler - foul #3 on William Hassler, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Darryl Cessna (C) William Hassler | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:21 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund can't finish the layup | 29-40 |
| 19:20 | Hilbert | William Middleton can't tip it in | 29-40 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Miles | 29-40 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses long on a shot from the right block | 29-40 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Terry Miles tips it home | 31-40 |
| 18:58 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Terry Miles can't connect on a floater in the lane | 31-40 |
| 18:42 | Hilbert | George Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:38 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 18:32 | Hilbert | Billy Holcomb swats the layup by Darryl Cessna | 31-40 |
| 18:31 | Hilbert | The offensive rebound goes to George Messer | 31-40 |
| 18:19 | Hilbert | George Messer lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Leffel | 31-42 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Terry Miles comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Terry Miles gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Robert Miller misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Middleton - foul #1 on William Middleton, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (SG), Todd Magness (C) Ronny Neace, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Joseph Lang (SF) William Middleton | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:19 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 17:17 | Hilbert | George Messer tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Eklund - foul #2 on Ronald Eklund, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (SG), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Robert Miller | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Kristopher Ward (PG), John Escalante (SG), Bernard Palm (SF), Kevin Buchanan (C) Anthony Leffel, Ronald Eklund, George Messer, Darryl Cessna | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Daniel Solari makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Daniel Solari makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:56 | Hilbert | John Escalante comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Kenton Cole comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:46 | Hilbert | Kevin Buchanan grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 16:31 | Hilbert | Bernard Palm is fouled on the floor by Daniel Solari - foul #2 on Daniel Solari, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard West (SF) Terry Miles | |
| Subs | Hilbert | | |
| 16:12 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Todd Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Daniel Solari comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Todd Magness hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Cole (fresh) SF - Howard West (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hilbert | PG - Kristopher Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Escalante (fresh) SF - Bernard Palm (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Hilbert | Bernard Palm makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Lang and he's fouled by Todd Magness - foul #1 on Todd Magness, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Ronny Neace (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Daniel Solari, Kenton Cole, Howard West, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel (PG), Ronald Eklund (SG), George Messer (PF), William Hassler (C) Kristopher Ward, John Escalante, Joseph Lang, Kevin Buchanan | |
| 15:41 | Hilbert | Bernard Palm makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Terry Miles scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ronny Neace and the foul's on George Messer - foul #2 on George Messer, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | William Middleton (SF) Bernard Palm | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:11 | Hilbert | George Messer can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Miles - foul #3 on Terry Miles, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 15:11 | Hilbert | George Messer makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:11 | Hilbert | George Messer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Billy Holcomb | 40-48 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Ronny Neace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 14:33 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund's pass is intercepted by Robert Williams | 40-48 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb is denied on a layup by George Messer | 40-48 |
| 14:17 | Hilbert | George Messer snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:58 | Hilbert | William Hassler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-48 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Terry Miles snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Ronny Neace can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 13:36 | Hilbert | The rebound goes to William Hassler | 40-48 |
| 13:21 | Hilbert | Terry Miles blocks the short jumper by William Middleton | 40-48 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Miller | 40-48 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Robert Miller knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 43-48 |
| 12:55 | Hilbert | William Middleton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronny Neace - foul #2 on Ronny Neace, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Kenton Cole (SG), Howard West (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, Robert Miller, Terry Miles, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Kristopher Ward (PG), John Escalante (SG), Joseph Lang (PF), Darryl Cessna (C) Anthony Leffel, Ronald Eklund, George Messer, William Hassler | |
| 12:55 | Hilbert | William Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:55 | Hilbert | William Middleton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Frank Burton gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Kenton Cole misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Todd Magness tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Frank Burton tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 12:15 | Hilbert | William Middleton scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kristopher Ward | 45-51 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kristopher Ward - foul #2 on Kristopher Ward, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Kevin Buchanan (PF) William Middleton | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Daniel Solari makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Cole (fresh) SF - Howard West (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hilbert | PG - Kristopher Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Escalante (fresh) SF - Joseph Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Cessna (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Hilbert | Kevin Buchanan misses the easy layup | 46-51 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Todd Magness pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-51 |
| 11:21 | Hilbert | Kevin Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:55 | Hilbert | John Escalante loses the dribble to Howard West | 46-51 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Joseph Lang is called for the reach on Todd Magness - foul #1 on Joseph Lang, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Ronny Neace (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Daniel Solari, Kenton Cole, Howard West, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel (PG), Ronald Eklund (SG), George Messer (PF), William Hassler (C) Kristopher Ward, John Escalante, Kevin Buchanan, Darryl Cessna | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Messer - foul #3 on George Messer, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Bernard Palm (SF) Joseph Lang | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | Hilbert | William Hassler grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:01 | Hilbert | Bernard Palm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Terry Miles blows the layup | 46-51 |
| 09:44 | Hilbert | William Hassler pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:24 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Miller - foul #2 on Robert Miller, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | William Middleton (SF) Bernard Palm | |
| 09:24 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Robert Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Messer - foul #4 on George Messer, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (SG) Ronny Neace | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Joseph Lang (PF) George Messer | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:47 | Hilbert | Terry Miles picks off the pass by William Hassler | 48-53 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Robert Miller connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Solari | 51-53 |
| 08:39 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Magness (C) Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Hilbert | | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Terry Miles knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 53-53 |
| 08:08 | Hilbert | William Middleton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Magness | 53-53 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lang | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Magness (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hilbert | PG - Anthony Leffel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Eklund (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Middleton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Hassler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Lang | 53-56 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Robert Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Todd Magness snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Todd Magness tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 07:06 | Hilbert | William Hassler scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Lang | 55-58 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-58 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Todd Magness hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund is hacked by Daniel Solari - foul #3 on Daniel Solari, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG), Frank Burton (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Robert Williams, Robert Miller, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | Hilbert | John Escalante (PG), Kristopher Ward (SF), George Messer (PF), Darryl Cessna (C) Anthony Leffel, William Middleton, Joseph Lang, William Hassler | |
| 06:40 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:40 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses long on a floater in the paint | 57-59 |
| 06:25 | Hilbert | John Escalante grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 06:20 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund makes the jump hook from the left block | 57-61 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Daniel Solari scores on a shot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 05:38 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kristopher Ward | 59-63 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ronald Eklund is called for the reach on Ronny Neace - foul #3 on Ronald Eklund, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Thompson (PG), Howard West (SF), Terry Miles (PF) Daniel Solari, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Bernard Palm (SF) Ronald Eklund | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:13 | Hilbert | Darryl Cessna double dribbles | 61-63 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Terry Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG) Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel (PG), Joseph Lang (SF) Kristopher Ward, Bernard Palm | |
| 04:44 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronny Neace - foul #3 on Ronny Neace, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 04:44 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:44 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Terry Miles clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Darryl Cessna - foul #3 on Darryl Cessna, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Miller (SF), Frank Burton (C) Howard West, Billy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Hilbert | William Middleton (SF), William Hassler (C) Joseph Lang, Darryl Cessna | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:17 | Hilbert | The pull-up jumper by William Middleton is blocked by Robert Miller | 63-63 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Frank Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams is hacked by William Hassler - foul #4 on William Hassler, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (SG), Todd Magness (C) Ronny Neace, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Joseph Lang (SG), Kevin Buchanan (PF) John Escalante, George Messer | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:51 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Middleton | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenton Cole (fresh) SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Magness (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hilbert | PG - Anthony Leffel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - William Middleton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hassler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Todd Magness drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 67-65 |
| 03:17 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Todd Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Leffel - foul #3 on Anthony Leffel, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (SG), Frank Burton (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Kenton Cole, Robert Miller, Terry Miles | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Kristopher Ward (PG), Ronald Eklund (SG), George Messer (PF), Darryl Cessna (C) Anthony Leffel, William Middleton, Kevin Buchanan, William Hassler | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:56 | Hilbert | Hilbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Terry Miles (PF) Daniel Solari, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| Subs | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel (PG), William Hassler (C) Kristopher Ward, Darryl Cessna | |
| 02:46 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang is fouled on the floor by Robert Miller - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 02:46 | Hilbert | Joseph Lang misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Ronny Neace knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 02:11 | Hilbert | William Hassler misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Holcomb - foul #1 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | William Middleton (SF) Joseph Lang | |
| 02:11 | Hilbert | William Hassler makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:11 | Hilbert | William Hassler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Robert Miller's layup is rejected by George Messer | 72-67 |
| 01:59 | Hilbert | George Messer pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:37 | Hilbert | William Middleton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Robert Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Holcomb | 74-67 |
| 01:15 | Hilbert | William Hassler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 01:13 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Hilbert | William Hassler is whistled for a carry | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hilbert | Hilbert is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ronny Neace is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Leffel - foul #4 on Anthony Leffel, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Osborn (PF) Terry Miles | |
| Subs | Hilbert | | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Hilbert | William Hassler grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hilbert | Hilbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Hilbert | Anthony Leffel makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Eklund | 75-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Robert Miller is hacked by Anthony Leffel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Leffel, team foul #14 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hilbert | John Escalante (PG) Anthony Leffel | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hilbert | Hilbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Hassler | 77-73 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Robert Miller is hacked by John Escalante in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Escalante, team foul #15 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Thompson (PG), Kenton Cole (SG), Terry Miles (PF) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, William Osborn | |
| Subs | Hilbert | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:27 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Middleton | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG) Kenton Cole | |
| Subs | Hilbert | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Escalante is called for the reach on Robert Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Escalante, team foul #16 | 79-76 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Robert Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:19 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb snags the defensive board | 81-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb is hacked by John Escalante in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Escalante, team foul #17 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG) Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Hilbert | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:09 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-76 |
| 00:07 | Hilbert | George Messer grabs the offensive board | 83-76 |
| 00:03 | Hilbert | Ronald Eklund misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 83-76 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb gets the rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hilbert | Hilbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb runs out the clock | 83-76 |