| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Haldeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Troy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Abner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rickey Ashburn (fresh) PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Pabst (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | David Dalton is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| 19:26 | Simpson | William Harrison steals the ball from Mark Pabst | 29-27 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | William Harrison buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Nichols | 31-27 |
| 18:58 | Simpson | Lloyd Augustus steps in front of the James Abner pass | 31-27 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman hits a floater from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 18:41 | Simpson | Thomas Scott misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Dalton - foul #2 on David Dalton, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:41 | Simpson | Thomas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:41 | Simpson | Thomas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | William Harrison can't connect on a floater from the left block | 33-29 |
| 18:14 | Simpson | James Abner snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | Simpson | James Abner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Brian Nichols pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 17:53 | Simpson | Mark Pabst grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:47 | Simpson | Mark Pabst comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Harrison - foul #3 on William Harrison, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Smith (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) David Dalton, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 17:47 | Simpson | Mark Pabst makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:47 | Simpson | Mark Pabst misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Larry Smith lays it up and in set up by Brian Nichols | 35-30 |
| 17:20 | Simpson | Mark Pabst misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edison Gilmer - foul #2 on Edison Gilmer, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (SG), Jerry Harvey (SF) Victor Haldeman, Lloyd Augustus | |
| Subs | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie (PG), Abram Whitfield (SF), Robert Davis (PF) Troy Taylor, Rickey Ashburn, Thomas Scott | |
| 17:20 | Simpson | Mark Pabst makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:20 | Simpson | Mark Pabst makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Brian Nichols hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Harvey | 37-32 |
| 16:31 | Simpson | Mark Pabst can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 16:29 | Simpson | Mark Pabst gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:09 | Simpson | James Abner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Gillespie | 37-35 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Mark Pabst - foul #3 on Mark Pabst, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Haldeman (SG), Thomas Isbell (SF), David Dalton (PF), William Harrison (C) Bruce Gossman, Jerry Harvey, Larry Smith, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Simpson | Troy Taylor (PG), Rickey Ashburn (SF), Thomas Scott (PF) James Abner, Abram Whitfield, Mark Pabst | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:51 | Simpson | Thomas Scott grabs the board | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Victor Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Isbell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Troy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Gillespie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rickey Ashburn (fresh) PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Simpson | William Harrison is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #4 on William Harrison, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (PG), Lloyd Augustus (C) Brian Nichols, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 15:14 | Simpson | Bruce Gossman is called for the reach on Kenneth Gillespie - foul #3 on Bruce Gossman, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 14:50 | Simpson | Thomas Scott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Taylor | 39-37 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | David Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edison Gilmer (C) Lloyd Augustus | |
| Subs | Simpson | Joseph Scott (SG), Quintin Bent (C) Kenneth Gillespie, Robert Davis | |
| 14:18 | Simpson | Rickey Ashburn clanks a floater from the right side | 39-37 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | David Dalton grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman loses the dribble to Thomas Scott | 39-37 |
| 14:06 | Simpson | Thomas Scott blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | David Dalton gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell hits a jump hook from the left block | 41-37 |
| 13:42 | Simpson | Quintin Bent hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Scott | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman is hacked by Joseph Scott - foul #2 on Joseph Scott, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nichols (PG), Jeffrey Tate (SG), Jerry Harvey (SF), Lloyd Augustus (PF), Larry Smith (C) Bruce Gossman, Victor Haldeman, Thomas Isbell, David Dalton, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie (PG), James Abner (SG), Abram Whitfield (SF), Mark Pabst (C) Troy Taylor, Joseph Scott, Rickey Ashburn, Thomas Scott | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Brian Nichols knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Harvey | 43-39 |
| 12:52 | Simpson | Abram Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-39 |
| 12:50 | Simpson | Quintin Bent gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:29 | Simpson | James Abner connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Gillespie | 43-42 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Brian Nichols clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 12:04 | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:45 | Simpson | Quintin Bent comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Tate snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Tate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Kenneth Gillespie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Abner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abram Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Quintin Bent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Pabst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Mark Pabst blocks the short jumper by Brian Nichols | 43-42 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Jerry Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Jerry Harvey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:14 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Mark Pabst | 43-42 |
| 11:02 | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 43-42 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Brian Nichols misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 10:53 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Abram Whitfield | 43-42 |
| 10:36 | Simpson | Abram Whitfield is called for 5 seconds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (PG), Victor Haldeman (SG), Thomas Isbell (SF), David Dalton (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Brian Nichols, Jeffrey Tate, Jerry Harvey, Lloyd Augustus, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Simpson | Troy Taylor (PG), Rickey Ashburn (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), Robert Davis (C) Kenneth Gillespie, Abram Whitfield, Quintin Bent, Mark Pabst | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Gossman | 46-42 |
| 10:02 | Simpson | Robert Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 10:01 | Simpson | Thomas Scott tips it in | 46-44 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Simpson | Joseph Scott (SG) James Abner | |
| 09:36 | Simpson | Robert Davis double dribbles | 46-44 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Isbell | 49-44 |
| 09:04 | Simpson | Rickey Ashburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 08:56 | Simpson | Robert Davis grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 08:40 | Simpson | Rickey Ashburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nichols (PG) Bruce Gossman | |
| Subs | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie (PG), Abram Whitfield (PF) Troy Taylor, Thomas Scott | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer loses the ball out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus (PF), Larry Smith (C) David Dalton, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Simpson | James Abner (SG) Joseph Scott | |
| 08:14 | Simpson | Abram Whitfield misses long on a floater in the paint | 49-44 |
| 08:12 | Simpson | Abram Whitfield grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 07:52 | Simpson | Rickey Ashburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Gillespie | 49-47 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus is hacked by Abram Whitfield - foul #1 on Abram Whitfield, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (SG), William Harrison (C) Victor Haldeman, Thomas Isbell | |
| Subs | Simpson | Thomas Scott (PF), Mark Pabst (C) Rickey Ashburn, Robert Davis | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | William Harrison drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Gossman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Kenneth Gillespie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Abner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abram Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Pabst (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Simpson | Mark Pabst drills a floater from the left block | 52-49 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | William Harrison misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 06:52 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gillespie | 52-49 |
| 06:40 | Simpson | Mark Pabst comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-49 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman clanks a shot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Larry Smith snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Gillespie - foul #1 on Kenneth Gillespie, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Haldeman (SG), Thomas Isbell (SF), David Dalton (PF) Brian Nichols, Lloyd Augustus, Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Simpson | Troy Taylor (PG), Joseph Scott (SG), Rickey Ashburn (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Quintin Bent (C) Kenneth Gillespie, James Abner, Abram Whitfield, Thomas Scott, Mark Pabst | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:56 | Simpson | Quintin Bent can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman lays it in set up by Victor Haldeman | 55-49 |
| 05:34 | Simpson | Joseph Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 05:33 | Simpson | Quintin Bent gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:28 | Simpson | Rickey Ashburn misses the floater from the left block | 55-49 |
| 05:27 | Simpson | Robert Davis tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dalton | 58-51 |
| 04:49 | Simpson | Joseph Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Taylor | 58-54 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Isbell | 60-54 |
| 04:31 | Simpson | William Harrison blocks the jumper by Joseph Scott | 60-54 |
| 04:30 | Simpson | Robert Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:17 | Simpson | Robert Davis drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Quintin Bent | 60-56 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman is hacked by Quintin Bent - foul #1 on Quintin Bent, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nichols (PG), Jeffrey Tate (SG), Lloyd Augustus (SF), Edison Gilmer (C) Bruce Gossman, Victor Haldeman, Thomas Isbell, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Simpson | James Abner (SG), Abram Whitfield (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), Mark Pabst (C) Joseph Scott, Rickey Ashburn, Robert Davis, Quintin Bent | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | David Dalton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 03:46 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Mark Pabst | 60-56 |
| 03:26 | Simpson | Troy Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Dalton | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Tate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lloyd Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Edison Gilmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Troy Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Abner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abram Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Pabst (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Abram Whitfield swats the short shot by Lloyd Augustus | 60-56 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Tate grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Brian Nichols misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 03:00 | Simpson | Mark Pabst gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:51 | Simpson | Mark Pabst can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | David Dalton pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Haldeman (SG), Thomas Isbell (SF), William Harrison (C) Jeffrey Tate, Lloyd Augustus, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Simpson | Rickey Ashburn (SF) Abram Whitfield | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Brian Nichols knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Victor Haldeman | 62-56 |
| 02:06 | Simpson | Thomas Isbell is called for the reach on Troy Taylor - foul #4 on Thomas Isbell, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus (PF) David Dalton | |
| Subs | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie (PG) Troy Taylor | |
| 02:01 | Simpson | Kenneth Gillespie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Gillespie, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-56 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 01:42 | Simpson | Mark Pabst pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 01:24 | Simpson | Thomas Scott misses the lay-in | 62-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Harrison misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rickey Ashburn - foul #2 on Rickey Ashburn, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dalton (PF) Lloyd Augustus | |
| Subs | Simpson | Troy Taylor (PG) Kenneth Gillespie | |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Simpson | James Abner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Abner, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Harrison is fouled on the floor by Mark Pabst - foul #4 on Mark Pabst, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Simpson | Brian Nichols picks off the pass by Troy Taylor | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | David Dalton can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 66-56 |
| 00:11 | Simpson | Thomas Scott gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:03 | Simpson | James Abner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 00:01 | Simpson | Mark Pabst hits the follow up shot | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Nichols runs out the clock | 66-58 |