| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Reinhard (fresh) C - Peter Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 14 pts. 4 stl. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Harris inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Eric Bulger misses short on a floater in the paint | 37-35 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Darrell French pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Robert Harris buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Deshields | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 19:05 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Kenneth Rodgers steps in front of the Anthony McGuire pass | 37-37 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:44 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-37 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-37 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 17:25 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard can't tip it in | 40-37 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Eric Bulger gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Eric Bulger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Darrell French pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire is fouled on the floor by Larry Mitchell - foul #1 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrence Resch (PG), John Grider (SG), Boyd Watkins (SF), Jacob Karl (PF), Robert Dickerson (C) Chris Kupferberg, Larry Mitchell, Kenneth Rodgers, Donald Reinhard, Peter Rhodes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), George McBurney (SG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), David Price (C) Daniel Deshields, Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Anthony Russell is fouled on the floor by Robert Dickerson - foul #1 on Robert Dickerson, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | David Price connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Russell | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Cornell | John Grider connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by George McBurney - foul #2 on George McBurney, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (SG), James Duke (C) Terrence Resch, Robert Dickerson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:52 | Cornell | John Grider makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Grider (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Augustus (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Boyd Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Karl (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George McBurney (fresh) SF - Darren Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Price (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Eric Smith hits a jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | George McBurney steps in front of the Jacob Karl pass | 43-41 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Eric Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG) John Grider | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG) George McBurney | |
| 15:00 | Cornell | James Duke scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chris Kupferberg | 45-41 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Anthony Russell misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-41 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Smith | 45-41 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | David Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Jacob Karl grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | Cornell | Steven Augustus can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Darren Smith snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darren Smith | 45-44 |
| 13:46 | Cornell | Boyd Watkins can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Price | 45-44 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Russell | 45-47 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Jacob Karl clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Russell - foul #2 on Anthony Russell, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrence Resch (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Peter Rhodes (C) Chris Kupferberg, Steven Augustus, Boyd Watkins, James Duke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony Russell, Darren Smith, Eric Smith, David Price | |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Jacob Karl makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Jacob Karl makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Eric Bulger scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Deshields | 47-49 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Reinhard (PF) Jacob Karl | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields double dribbles | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG) Anthony McGuire | |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Terrence Resch | 49-49 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Eric Bulger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 12:09 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Bulger - foul #1 on Eric Bulger, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG), John Grider (SF), James Duke (C) Terrence Resch, Kenneth Rodgers, Donald Reinhard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG) George McBurney | |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Grider (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 20 pts. 4 stl. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Eric Bulger connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony McGuire | 50-51 |
| 11:09 | Cornell | James Duke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 11:08 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:54 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Robert Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:45 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 10:27 | Cornell | John Grider comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Robert Harris snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | James Duke makes the jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Duke - foul #4 on James Duke, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (SG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Donald Reinhard (PF), Robert Dickerson (C) Larry Mitchell, John Grider, Peter Rhodes, James Duke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (SG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), David Price (C) Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | David Price is called for the reach on Robert Dickerson - foul #3 on David Price, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Karl (C) Robert Dickerson | |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG) Daniel Deshields | |
| 09:04 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Kupferberg | 54-53 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Jacob Karl steps in front of the Anthony Russell pass | 54-53 |
| 08:27 | Cornell | Steven Augustus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Darren Smith grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Eric Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-55 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Rodgers | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Augustus (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Reinhard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Karl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George McBurney (fresh) SF - Darren Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Smith (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Price (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Darren Smith hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Russell | 57-57 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Jacob Karl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chris Kupferberg | 59-57 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | George McBurney connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Russell | 59-60 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Augustus | 61-60 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | George McBurney is fouled on the floor by Jacob Karl - foul #1 on Jacob Karl, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrence Resch (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG), Boyd Watkins (SF), Peter Rhodes (PF), James Duke (C) Chris Kupferberg, Steven Augustus, Kenneth Rodgers, Donald Reinhard, Jacob Karl | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Anthony McGuire (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony Russell, George McBurney, Darren Smith, Eric Smith, David Price | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Darrell French is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Darrell French, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Boyd Watkins | 64-60 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Mitchell - foul #2 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | James Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Robert Harris hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Terrence Resch is fouled on the floor by Darrell French - foul #2 on Darrell French, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (PG), John Grider (SF) Terrence Resch, Boyd Watkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Steven Augustus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-63 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Eric Bulger snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Harris | 64-65 |
| 04:10 | Cornell | James Duke can't connect on a floater from close range | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | Cornell | James Duke tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | James Duke grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Darrell French snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Augustus (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Grider (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - James Duke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Rhodes - foul #1 on Peter Rhodes, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Robert Dickerson (PF) Larry Mitchell, John Grider, Peter Rhodes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), David Price (C) Daniel Deshields, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg misses badly on a shot from the right side | 64-67 |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 03:28 | Cornell | Robert Dickerson gets the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers misses badly on a shot in the lane | 64-67 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Eric Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darren Smith | 64-69 |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Steven Augustus buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Kupferberg and the foul's on Anthony McGuire - foul #2 on Anthony McGuire, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Karl (PF) James Duke | |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG) Anthony McGuire | |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Steven Augustus makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Steven Augustus takes the ball from Anthony Russell | 67-69 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers lays it in set up by Steven Augustus | 69-69 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Mitchell (SG), Donald Reinhard (PF), Peter Rhodes (C) Steven Augustus, Jacob Karl, Robert Dickerson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Anthony McGuire (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony Russell, George McBurney, Darren Smith, Eric Smith, David Price | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Robert Harris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Rodgers - foul #1 on Kenneth Rodgers, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Duke (C) Peter Rhodes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:02 | Cornell | Anthony McGuire steals it from Donald Reinhard | 69-71 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Robert Harris knocks in the floater near the basket | 69-73 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-73 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Deshields | 69-73 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Rodgers | 69-73 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers lays it up and in | 71-73 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Darrell French knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Donald Reinhard - foul #3 on Donald Reinhard, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Darrell French makes the free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Kupferberg | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire is hacked by Larry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #9 | 74-76 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell grabs the board | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard lays it up and in set up by Larry Mitchell | 76-77 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Darrell French is hacked by Chris Kupferberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Kupferberg, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Darrell French makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Darrell French makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard grabs the offensive board | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Reinhard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cornell | James Duke wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Cornell | James Duke scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Rodgers | 81-79 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Harris clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Chris Kupferberg - foul #2 on Chris Kupferberg, team foul #11 | 81-79 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 04:21 | Cornell | James Duke pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Kupferberg | 84-79 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Robert Harris buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Darrell French | 84-81 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 84-81 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Bulger | 84-81 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Chris Kupferberg - foul #3 on Chris Kupferberg, team foul #12 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Cornell | Boyd Watkins (SF), Peter Rhodes (PF) Kenneth Rodgers, Donald Reinhard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 03:39 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-83 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | James Duke pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-83 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Boyd Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 84-83 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | James Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 84-83 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | James Duke misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 84-83 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Darrell French grabs the board | 84-83 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 84-85 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-85 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Donald Reinhard (PF) Boyd Watkins, Peter Rhodes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 84-85 |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 84-85 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Anthony McGuire is called for the reach on Larry Mitchell - foul #3 on Anthony McGuire, team foul #8 | 84-85 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 85-85 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Eric Bulger grabs the board | 85-85 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-85 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Darrell French grabs the offensive board | 85-85 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Deshields | 85-87 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | James Duke misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Bulger - foul #2 on Eric Bulger, team foul #9 | 85-87 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-87 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | James Duke snags the defensive board | 87-87 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell is hacked by Robert Harris - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #10 | 87-87 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Rodgers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Reinhard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Duke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 28 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Darrell French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Rodgers - foul #2 on Kenneth Rodgers, team foul #13 | 89-87 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger makes the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Eric Bulger misses the 2nd free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | James Duke pulls down the rebound | 89-88 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Darrell French - foul #3 on Darrell French, team foul #11 | 89-88 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 90-88 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 91-88 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire clanks a 3 from straight away | 91-88 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard grabs the defensive rebound | 91-88 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard is hacked by Daniel Deshields in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Deshields, team foul #12 | 91-88 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard makes the 1st free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard makes the 2nd free throw | 93-88 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Harris can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 93-88 |