| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Robert Clair (fresh) SG - Craig Harris (fresh) SF - Hugh Lancaster (fresh) PF - Lawrence Rawson (fresh) C - Bruce Mickel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) PF - Edward Jackson (fresh) C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Lake Forest | Craig Harris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | David Allen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Bruce Cook is fouled on the floor by Craig Harris - foul #1 on Craig Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Bruce Cook double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward Jackson - foul #1 on Edward Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard's pass is intercepted by Robert Clair | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mickel misses short on a floater from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | David Allen gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Hugh Lancaster is called for the reach on Edward Jackson - foul #1 on Hugh Lancaster, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Lake Forest | Hugh Lancaster gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Lake Forest | Edward Jackson steps in front of the Hugh Lancaster pass | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Bruce Cook can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Bruce Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Craig Harris picks off the pass by David Allen | 3-0 |
| 17:20 | Lake Forest | Craig Harris hits the finger roll | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Bruce Cook can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 16:54 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rawson | 5-0 |
| 16:36 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 16:34 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mickel grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:17 | Lake Forest | Craig Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Bruce Cook grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | David Allen misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Harris - foul #2 on Craig Harris, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Nance (PG), Daren Segrest (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Vic Soluri (PF), Melvin Cremeans (C) Robert Clair, Craig Harris, Hugh Lancaster, Lawrence Rawson, Bruce Mickel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Christopher Check (SF), Michael Wensky (PF), Charles Jin (C) Douglas Fisher, Bruce Cook, Edward Jackson, Brandon Dillard | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:56 | Lake Forest | Michael Wensky denies the turnaround by James Nance | 5-2 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Michael Wensky pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - James Nance (fresh) SG - Daren Segrest (fresh) SF - Mark Williams (fresh) PF - Vic Soluri (fresh) C - Melvin Cremeans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Check (fresh) PF - Michael Wensky (fresh) C - Charles Jin (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Christopher Check's fadeaway is rejected by James Nance | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Michael Wensky grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | David Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 15:30 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:09 | Lake Forest | James Nance drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-2 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | James Nance steals it from David Allen | 8-2 |
| 14:48 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vic Soluri | 11-2 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 14:41 | Lake Forest | Vic Soluri grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 14:25 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 14:23 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Williams | 11-2 |
| 14:02 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 11-2 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Charles Jin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | David Allen drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Earl Hutchins | 11-4 |
| 13:50 | Lake Forest | James Nance double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Clair (PG), Hugh Lancaster (SF), Lawrence Rawson (PF), Bruce Mickel (C) Daren Segrest, Mark Williams, Vic Soluri, Melvin Cremeans | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Bruce Cook (SF), Edward Jackson (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) David Allen, Christopher Check, Michael Wensky, Charles Jin | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 13:18 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 11-6 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Cook and the foul's on James Nance - foul #1 on James Nance, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Charles Germann (SG) James Nance | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:52 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mickel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | Lake Forest | Robert Clair can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:44 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:37 | Lake Forest | Charles Germann makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Clair | 14-9 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Edward Jackson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Mickel - foul #1 on Bruce Mickel, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest (PG) Robert Clair | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG) Earl Hutchins | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Edward Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Edward Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Bruce Cook clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:13 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:03 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mickel is whistled for a carry | 14-10 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Check (SF), Michael Wensky (PF) Bruce Cook, Edward Jackson | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Daren Segrest - foul #1 on Daren Segrest, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Nance (PG) Charles Germann | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - James Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daren Segrest (fresh) SF - Hugh Lancaster (fresh) PF - Lawrence Rawson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Mickel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Check (fresh) PF - Michael Wensky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | The jumper by Christopher Check is denied by Lawrence Rawson | 14-10 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Check | 14-10 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | David Allen scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Check | 14-12 |
| 10:59 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Michael Wensky gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | David Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is fouled on the floor by James Nance - foul #2 on James Nance, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Clair (PG), Charles Germann (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Vic Soluri (PF), Melvin Cremeans (C) James Nance, Daren Segrest, Hugh Lancaster, Lawrence Rawson, Bruce Mickel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Charles Jin (C) David Allen, Christopher Check, Brandon Dillard | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:23 | Lake Forest | Charles Germann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:14 | Lake Forest | Robert Clair drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Vic Soluri | 17-14 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is hacked by Vic Soluri - foul #1 on Vic Soluri, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG) Douglas Fisher | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:10 | Lake Forest | Vic Soluri gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:52 | Lake Forest | Charles Germann misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:51 | Lake Forest | Vic Soluri can't tip it in | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Michael Wensky gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the turnaround from close range set up by Michael Wensky | 17-17 |
| 09:37 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 17-17 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Mark Williams picks off the pass by Herman Drozd | 17-17 |
| 09:29 | Lake Forest | Robert Clair throws it down set up by Mark Williams | 19-17 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Vic Soluri is called for the reach on Charles Jin - foul #2 on Vic Soluri, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest (SG), Lawrence Rawson (PF), Bruce Mickel (C) Charles Germann, Vic Soluri, Melvin Cremeans | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Edward Jackson (PF) Earl Hutchins, Bruce Cook, Michael Wensky | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Charles Jin misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:11 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rawson | 19-17 |
| 08:52 | Lake Forest | Charles Jin is called for the reach on Bruce Mickel - foul #1 on Charles Jin, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Hugh Lancaster (SF) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:33 | Lake Forest | Edward Jackson is called for the reach on Hugh Lancaster - foul #2 on Edward Jackson, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans (PG) Robert Clair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Franks (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Edward Jackson, Charles Jin | |
| 08:12 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Herman Drozd - foul #1 on Herman Drozd, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Herman Drozd | |
| 08:12 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:12 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Patrick Franks grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | David Allen hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Fisher | 20-19 |
| 07:56 | Lake Forest | Hugh Lancaster misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Patrick Franks pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Christopher Check misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Melvin Cremeans (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daren Segrest (fairly fresh) SF - Hugh Lancaster (fresh) PF - Lawrence Rawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Mickel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Check (fresh) PF - Patrick Franks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest's pass is intercepted by Patrick Franks | 20-21 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brandon Dillard, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Clair (PG), Charles Germann (SG), Mark Williams (SF) Melvin Cremeans, Daren Segrest, Hugh Lancaster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF), Michael Wensky (PF), Charles Jin (C) Christopher Check, Patrick Franks, Brandon Dillard | |
| 06:48 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams is whistled for traveling | 20-21 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Wensky is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG) Douglas Fisher | |
| 06:09 | Lake Forest | Charles Jin steals it from Mark Williams | 20-21 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Michael Wensky double dribbles | 20-21 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Hugh Lancaster (SF), Melvin Cremeans (C) Lawrence Rawson, Bruce Mickel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), Brandon Dillard (C) David Allen, Charles Jin | |
| 05:46 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 05:44 | Lake Forest | Robert Clair gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:31 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Wensky - foul #1 on Michael Wensky, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest (PG) Robert Clair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Franks (PF) Michael Wensky | |
| 05:31 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:31 | Lake Forest | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-21 |
| 05:04 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 04:59 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Patrick Franks snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Bruce Cook clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 04:52 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 04:39 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Clair (PG), Lawrence Rawson (PF), Bruce Mickel (C) Charles Germann, Mark Williams, Melvin Cremeans | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Charles Jin (PF) Herman Drozd, Earl Hutchins, Bruce Cook, Brandon Dillard | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Christopher Check comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | David Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Christopher Check's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wensky (PF) Patrick Franks | |
| 03:47 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson misses long on a shot from the left block | 22-21 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Michael Wensky snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Allen | 22-24 |
| 03:38 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Robert Clair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Segrest (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Lancaster (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Rawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Mickel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Check (fresh) PF - Michael Wensky (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Jin (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Christopher Check buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Allen | 25-27 |
| 03:02 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Craig Harris (SG), Mark Williams (SF) Robert Clair, Hugh Lancaster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Jackson (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Michael Wensky, Charles Jin | |
| 03:02 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:02 | Lake Forest | Daren Segrest misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Edward Jackson grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 02:54 | Lake Forest | Lawrence Rawson gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:42 | Lake Forest | Craig Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Nance (PG) Daren Segrest | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Christopher Check | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Bruce Cook blows the layup | 25-27 |
| 02:27 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mickel snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:02 | Lake Forest | James Nance misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 02:01 | Lake Forest | Craig Harris snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 01:51 | Lake Forest | James Nance misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Fisher - foul #1 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG) Douglas Fisher | |
| 01:51 | Lake Forest | James Nance makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:51 | Lake Forest | James Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | James Nance is called for the reach on Earl Hutchins - foul #3 on James Nance, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Clair (PG), Vic Soluri (PF), Melvin Cremeans (C) James Nance, Lawrence Rawson, Bruce Mickel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), David Greer (SF) David Allen, Bruce Cook | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:20 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans is fouled on the floor by David Greer - foul #1 on David Greer, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Check (SF), Michael Wensky (C) David Greer, Brandon Dillard | |
| 01:20 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:20 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:50 | Lake Forest | Melvin Cremeans knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Craig Harris | 31-31 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Edward Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vic Soluri - foul #3 on Vic Soluri, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Charles Germann (SG), Hugh Lancaster (SF), Lawrence Rawson (PF), Bruce Mickel (C) Robert Clair, Craig Harris, Mark Williams, Vic Soluri | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG) Herman Drozd, Earl Hutchins | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Edward Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Edward Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Hugh Lancaster clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |