| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kirk Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Rosenthal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Wittman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wilson Lambert (fresh) PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Casares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Earl Osborne inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Ripon | Kirk Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | James Casares grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Kevin Giron misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-46 |
| 19:31 | Ripon | Mark Duncan grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 19:08 | Ripon | Mark Duncan drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gene Tran | 38-46 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert hits a floater from the left block set up by Joseph Wittman | 38-48 |
| 18:51 | Ripon | Mark Duncan is hacked by Joseph Wittman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Wittman, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| 18:41 | Ripon | Mark Duncan hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gene Tran | 40-48 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges can't tip it in | 40-48 |
| 18:12 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Kirk Bennett | 40-48 |
| 17:52 | Ripon | Earl Osborne can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 40-48 |
| 17:50 | Ripon | Gene Tran grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 17:34 | Ripon | Earl Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ripon | Abraham Golla (PF), Bill Cluck (C) Gene Tran, Thomas Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brack (SG), Kevin Grinnell (PF), Frank Whitmore (C) Kevin Giron, Mathew Bridges, James Casares | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Bill Cluck is called for the reach on Robert Brack - foul #1 on Bill Cluck, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ripon | Willie Steele (PG), Gary Nichols (SF) Mark Duncan, Earl Osborne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (SF) Wilson Lambert | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Steele - foul #1 on Willie Steele, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Karle (SG) Kirk Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 16:51 | Ripon | Joseph Wittman is called for the reach on Gary Nichols - foul #3 on Joseph Wittman, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SF) Joseph Wittman | |
| 16:30 | Ripon | Abraham Golla misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Grinnell - foul #1 on Kevin Grinnell, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gene Tran (PF) Gary Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Giron (SG), Mathew Bridges (PF) Kirby Mitchell, Frank Whitmore | |
| 16:30 | Ripon | Abraham Golla makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 16:30 | Ripon | Abraham Golla makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Kevin Giron misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bill Cluck - foul #2 on Bill Cluck, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Duncan (PG), Kirk Bennett (SG), Earl Osborne (SF) Willie Steele, Lawrence Karle, Abraham Golla | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wilson Lambert (SF), James Casares (C) Freddie Cathey, Kevin Grinnell | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Kevin Giron makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Kevin Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:48 | Ripon | Mark Duncan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mathew Bridges - foul #3 on Mathew Bridges, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal (C) Bill Cluck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wittman (PG) Robert Brack | |
| 15:48 | Ripon | Mark Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:48 | Ripon | Mark Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Casares snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kirk Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Rosenthal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Wittman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wilson Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Casares (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Kevin Giron loses the ball out of bounds | 43-52 |
| 15:17 | Ripon | Earl Osborne's floater is tipped away by James Casares | 43-52 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 14:59 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Gene Tran | 43-52 |
| 14:55 | Ripon | Earl Osborne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Kevin Giron grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 14:37 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Thomas Rosenthal | 43-52 |
| 14:28 | Ripon | Gene Tran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Wilson Lambert - foul #2 on Wilson Lambert, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Willie Steele (SG), Abraham Golla (SF) Kirk Bennett, Earl Osborne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brack (SG), Freddie Cathey (SF), Kevin Grinnell (PF), Frank Whitmore (C) Kevin Giron, Wilson Lambert, Mathew Bridges, James Casares | |
| 14:28 | Ripon | Gene Tran makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:28 | Ripon | Gene Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:28 | Ripon | Gene Tran makes the 3rd free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Karle (SG), Gary Nichols (SF), Bill Cluck (C) Mark Duncan, Gene Tran, Thomas Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:56 | Ripon | Lawrence Karle hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Kevin Grinnell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Gary Nichols picks off the pass by Freddie Cathey | 48-52 |
| 13:25 | Ripon | Lawrence Karle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Kirk Bennett (SG), Earl Osborne (SF) Lawrence Karle, Gary Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wilson Lambert (SF), James Casares (C) Freddie Cathey, Frank Whitmore | |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert is called for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Duncan (PG) Willie Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mathew Bridges (PF) Kevin Grinnell | |
| 12:53 | Ripon | The short jumper by Earl Osborne is denied by James Casares | 48-52 |
| 12:51 | Ripon | Bill Cluck tips it home | 50-52 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman loses the dribble to Mark Duncan | 50-52 |
| 12:29 | Ripon | Kirk Bennett banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Duncan | 52-52 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Abraham Golla - foul #3 on Abraham Golla, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gene Tran (PF), Thomas Rosenthal (C) Abraham Golla, Bill Cluck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Giron (SG) Joseph Wittman | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:59 | Ripon | Mark Duncan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 11:58 | Ripon | Earl Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:43 | Ripon | Earl Osborne knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Osborne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Rosenthal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Brack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wilson Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Casares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Duncan - foul #1 on Mark Duncan, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Ripon | Willie Steele (PG), Lawrence Karle (SG), Abraham Golla (SF) Mark Duncan, Kirk Bennett, Earl Osborne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wittman (PG), Kevin Grinnell (PF), Frank Whitmore (C) Robert Brack, Mathew Bridges, James Casares | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:04 | Ripon | Abraham Golla hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 54-56 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Giron | 54-56 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 10:44 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Abraham Golla | 54-56 |
| 10:36 | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Whitmore - foul #2 on Frank Whitmore, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Ripon | Bill Cluck (PF) Gene Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (SF) Wilson Lambert | |
| 10:36 | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:36 | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Kevin Grinnell knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Wittman | 56-58 |
| 09:59 | Ripon | Willie Steele knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Karle | 58-58 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | The short jumper by Kevin Giron is denied by Bill Cluck | 58-58 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Willie Steele steals it from Frank Whitmore | 58-58 |
| 09:23 | Ripon | Lawrence Karle lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Steele | 60-58 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 60-60 |
| 08:59 | Ripon | Lawrence Karle connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Rosenthal | 62-60 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Kevin Grinnell misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Karle - foul #1 on Lawrence Karle, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Duncan (PG), Kirk Bennett (SG), Earl Osborne (SF), Gene Tran (PF) Lawrence Karle, Abraham Golla, Bill Cluck, Thomas Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brack (PG), Wilson Lambert (SF), James Casares (C) Joseph Wittman, Kevin Giron, Frank Whitmore | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Kevin Grinnell misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Kevin Grinnell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Casares pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Kevin Grinnell misses the turnaround near the basket | 62-60 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | James Casares misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Steele - foul #2 on Willie Steele, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal (C) Willie Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG), Mathew Bridges (PF) Freddie Cathey, Kevin Grinnell | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | James Casares misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | James Casares makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:46 | Ripon | Mark Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 07:44 | Ripon | Gene Tran tips it in | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Tran (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Rosenthal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Brack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Casares (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell travels with the ball | 64-61 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wittman (PG) Kirby Mitchell | |
| 07:10 | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal makes the 3 from straight away set up by Gene Tran | 67-61 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Robert Brack loses the ball out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Ripon | Chester Oliva (PF), Willie Steele (C) Gene Tran, Thomas Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SF) Wilson Lambert | |
| 06:58 | Ripon | Willie Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mathew Bridges | 67-61 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Brack | 67-63 |
| 06:35 | Ripon | Earl Osborne is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Earl Osborne, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Ripon | Abraham Golla (PF) Chester Oliva | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Giron (SG) Robert Brack | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | James Casares is fouled on the floor by Willie Steele - foul #3 on Willie Steele, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gary Nichols (SF), Bill Cluck (C) Mark Duncan, Earl Osborne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (SF) Kirby Mitchell | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | James Casares misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges grabs the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Casares is fouled on the floor by Bill Cluck - foul #3 on Bill Cluck, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Karle (SG) Kirk Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Casares makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Casares makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:44 | Ripon | Willie Steele misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Wittman - foul #4 on Joseph Wittman, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gene Tran (PF) Gary Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wilson Lambert (SF), Kevin Grinnell (PF), Frank Whitmore (C) Freddie Cathey, Mathew Bridges, James Casares | |
| 05:44 | Ripon | Willie Steele makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:44 | Ripon | Willie Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Karle - foul #2 on Lawrence Karle, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gary Nichols (SG) Willie Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:11 | Ripon | Lawrence Karle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 05:09 | Ripon | Bill Cluck gets the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:47 | Ripon | Bill Cluck knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Nichols | 71-67 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Abraham Golla swats the short shot by Frank Whitmore | 71-67 |
| 04:22 | Ripon | Gene Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 04:22 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Duncan (PG), Kirk Bennett (SG), Earl Osborne (SF), Thomas Rosenthal (C) Lawrence Karle, Gary Nichols, Abraham Golla, Bill Cluck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mathew Bridges (PF), James Casares (C) Frank Whitmore, Kevin Grinnell | |
| 04:05 | Ripon | Earl Osborne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-67 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Kevin Giron grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert is fouled on the floor by Gene Tran - foul #2 on Gene Tran, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:59 | Ripon | Gene Tran snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 03:32 | Ripon | Gene Tran makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Duncan | 73-67 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Tran (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Rosenthal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Wittman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wilson Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Casares (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Kirk Bennett steals it from Kevin Giron | 73-67 |
| 03:16 | Ripon | Mark Duncan lays it in on a great pass from Kirk Bennett | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Kevin Giron and he's fouled by Earl Osborne - foul #3 on Earl Osborne, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Ripon | Bill Cluck (C) Thomas Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brack (SG) Kevin Giron | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Joseph Wittman makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:45 | Ripon | Joseph Wittman is called for the reach on Mark Duncan - foul #5 on Joseph Wittman, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Ripon | Abraham Golla (PF) Gene Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (SG) Joseph Wittman | |
| 02:45 | Ripon | Mark Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:45 | Ripon | Mark Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gene Tran (PF), Thomas Rosenthal (C) Abraham Golla, Bill Cluck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Giron (SG) Freddie Cathey | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Robert Brack's layup is rejected by Gene Tran | 77-70 |
| 02:31 | Ripon | Gene Tran snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 02:09 | Ripon | Thomas Rosenthal misses the jumpshot from the left side | 77-70 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Giron | 77-70 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges's floater is tipped away by Earl Osborne | 77-70 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges grabs the offensive board | 77-70 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Wilson Lambert | 77-72 |
| 01:33 | Ripon | Earl Osborne connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Rosenthal | 79-72 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Kirk Bennett is called for the reach on Kevin Giron - foul #2 on Kirk Bennett, team foul #14 | 79-72 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Kevin Giron makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Kevin Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:51 | Ripon | James Casares blocks the short jumper by Earl Osborne | 79-74 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert is hacked by Earl Osborne - foul #4 on Earl Osborne, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Ripon | Robert Brack is called for the reach on Mark Duncan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Brack, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| 00:42 | Ripon | Mark Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:42 | Ripon | Mark Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon 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 (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-75 |
| 00:35 | Ripon | Earl Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:33 | Ripon | Earl Osborne is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brack - foul #3 on Robert Brack, team foul #10 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Ripon | Willie Steele (C) Thomas Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Ripon | Earl Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:33 | Ripon | Earl Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Kevin Giron grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-75 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gary Nichols (SF) Earl Osborne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:26 | Ripon | Gene Tran is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brack - foul #4 on Robert Brack, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| 00:26 | Ripon | Gene Tran makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:26 | Ripon | Gene Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Brack | 83-78 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Willie Steele is hacked by Robert Brack in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Brack, team foul #12 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG) Robert Brack | |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Willie Steele makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Willie Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Mark Duncan steps in front of the Wilson Lambert pass | 85-78 |
| 00:11 | Ripon | Mark Duncan is hacked by Freddie Cathey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddie Cathey, team foul #13 | 85-78 |
| 00:11 | Ripon | Mark Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:11 | Ripon | Mark Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Mark Duncan steals the ball from Mathew Bridges | 86-78 |
| 00:03 | Ripon | Mark Duncan lays it up and in | 88-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kevin Giron misses the halfcourt shot | 88-78 |