| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilson Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Dewey Widger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Pinter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Shears (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:15 | Lakeland | James Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Patrick Shears - foul #1 on Patrick Shears, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:39 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:37 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears tips it back up and in | 31-41 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kirby Mitchell and the foul's on Stephen Williams - foul #1 on Stephen Williams, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:33 | Lakeland | James Jackson grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 18:16 | Lakeland | Mathew Bridges denies the turnaround by Douglas Pinter | 33-41 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Dewey Widger steals it from Lawrence Tremblay in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 17:57 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Patrick Shears | 33-43 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 17:44 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 17:31 | Lakeland | James Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Karl Andersen gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:23 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Douglas Pinter | 33-43 |
| 17:06 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter double dribbles | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), William Snow (SF) Lawrence Tremblay, Wilson Lambert | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), Thomas Pierce (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), William Laplante (C) Dewey Widger, Stephen Williams, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 16:20 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 16:19 | Lakeland | James Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:02 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce makes the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by William Snow - foul #2 on William Snow, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Wilson Lambert (SF), Frank Whitmore (PF), Richard Scott (C) Kirby Mitchell, William Snow, Mathew Bridges, Karl Andersen | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Stephen Williams (SF), Douglas Pinter (PF) Edward Sibley, James Jackson | |
| 16:02 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddie Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilson Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Whitmore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Pinter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Laplante (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Richard Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 35-45 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Pierce - foul #1 on Thomas Pierce, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG) Thomas Pierce | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:11 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert connects on the runner from the right block | 39-45 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Freddie Cathey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Mathew Bridges (PF) Freddie Cathey, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (SG), Patrick Shears (C) Richard Jensen, William Laplante | |
| 14:41 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edward Sibley | 39-48 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the fadeaway from the right side | 41-48 |
| 14:05 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dewey Widger | 41-50 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Snow | 43-50 |
| 13:44 | Lakeland | Wilson Lambert steals it from Stephen Williams | 43-50 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | William Snow misses badly on a floater from the left block | 43-50 |
| 13:22 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:05 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams is hacked by Wilson Lambert - foul #3 on Wilson Lambert, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Karl Andersen (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Wilson Lambert, Mathew Bridges, Frank Whitmore | |
| Subs | Lakeland | James Jackson (SG), Thomas Pierce (SF), Richard Jensen (PF), William Laplante (C) Dewey Widger, Stephen Williams, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| 12:51 | Lakeland | Karl Andersen steals it from Thomas Pierce | 43-50 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Jensen blocks the short jumper by Richard Scott | 43-50 |
| 12:36 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:23 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Karl Andersen | 43-50 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Peterson | 46-50 |
| 11:56 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Snow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Karl Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Edward Sibley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Laplante (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | James Jackson steals the ball from Karl Andersen | 46-50 |
| 11:45 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Karl Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | William Snow's pass is intercepted by Edward Sibley in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 11:30 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 46-50 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | William Snow makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kirby Mitchell | 49-50 |
| 11:04 | Lakeland | Edward Sibley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Snow - foul #3 on William Snow, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Wilson Lambert (SF), Mathew Bridges (PF) William Snow, Mike Peterson, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Stephen Williams (SF), Douglas Pinter (PF), Patrick Shears (C) Thomas Pierce, Richard Jensen, William Laplante | |
| 11:04 | Lakeland | Edward Sibley makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:04 | Lakeland | Edward Sibley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges can't throw it down but he's hacked by Patrick Shears - foul #2 on Patrick Shears, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG) Edward Sibley | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:43 | Lakeland | Lawrence Tremblay picks off the pass by Dewey Widger in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay banks in the layup | 53-52 |
| 10:27 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears hits the finger roll | 53-54 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 09:43 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears is fouled on the floor by Karl Andersen - foul #1 on Karl Andersen, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), William Snow (SG), Frank Whitmore (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Kirby Mitchell, Karl Andersen | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Richard Jensen (SG) James Jackson | |
| 09:33 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears connects on the shot from close range | 56-56 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert misses the floater in the lane | 56-56 |
| 09:15 | Lakeland | Richard Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:09 | Lakeland | Freddie Cathey steals the ball from Richard Jensen | 56-56 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-56 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 08:42 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Dewey Widger | 56-56 |
| 08:25 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mathew Bridges - foul #1 on Mathew Bridges, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Kirby Mitchell (SG), Karl Andersen (C) William Snow, Wilson Lambert, Frank Whitmore | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), James Jackson (SG), William Laplante (PF), Lloyd Young (C) Dewey Widger, Richard Jensen, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| 08:25 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mathew Bridges | 56-57 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | William Laplante steals the ball from Karl Andersen | 56-57 |
| 08:16 | Lakeland | Kirby Mitchell is called for the reach on Edward Sibley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kirby Mitchell, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce (SF) Stephen Williams | |
| 08:06 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #1 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 08:06 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:06 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Karl Andersen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 07:50 | Lakeland | Edward Sibley snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Freddie Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Karl Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Edward Sibley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Laplante (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Lakeland | Mathew Bridges steps in front of the Edward Sibley pass | 56-59 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Karl Andersen is hacked by Lloyd Young - foul #2 on Lloyd Young, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Whitmore (PF) Mathew Bridges | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 06:56 | Lakeland | Thomas Pierce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Karl Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Pierce - foul #2 on Thomas Pierce, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wilson Lambert (SF) Lawrence Tremblay | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG), Richard Jensen (SF), Douglas Pinter (PF) Edward Sibley, Thomas Pierce, Lloyd Young | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:43 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Frank Whitmore - foul #2 on Frank Whitmore, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (PG), Richard Scott (C) Freddie Cathey, Karl Andersen | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 06:43 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:43 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Dewey Widger takes the ball from Richard Scott | 61-59 |
| 06:32 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger lays it up and in | 61-61 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | William Snow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 06:05 | Lakeland | William Laplante pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:48 | Lakeland | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Frank Whitmore - foul #3 on Frank Whitmore, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Mathew Bridges (PF), Karl Andersen (C) Kirby Mitchell, Frank Whitmore, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Stephen Williams (SF), Patrick Shears (C) Richard Jensen, William Laplante | |
| 05:48 | Lakeland | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:48 | Lakeland | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | William Snow makes the runner near the basket | 63-63 |
| 05:18 | Lakeland | James Jackson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 05:16 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams hits the follow up shot | 63-65 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 04:48 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams makes the floater from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Karl Andersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG), Freddie Cathey (SF) William Snow, Wilson Lambert | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), Richard Jensen (SG), William Laplante (PF) Dewey Widger, James Jackson, Douglas Pinter | |
| 04:19 | Lakeland | Kirby Mitchell is called for the reach on Stephen Williams - foul #3 on Kirby Mitchell, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Whitmore (C) Karl Andersen | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Lloyd Young (C) Patrick Shears | |
| 04:19 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:19 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Tremblay | 69-68 |
| 04:00 | Lakeland | Edward Sibley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-68 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kirby Mitchell | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Cathey (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Mathew Bridges (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lakeland | PG - Edward Sibley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Laplante (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Lakeland | Freddie Cathey steals it from Lloyd Young | 71-68 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey lays it up and in | 73-68 |
| 03:07 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Tremblay | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Lakeland | Lakeland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wilson Lambert (SF), Karl Andersen (C) Freddie Cathey, Frank Whitmore | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Dewey Widger (PG), James Jackson (SG), Douglas Pinter (PF), Patrick Shears (C) Edward Sibley, Richard Jensen, William Laplante, Lloyd Young | |
| 02:46 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams's pass is intercepted by Kirby Mitchell | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Karl Andersen clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 76-68 |
| 02:37 | Lakeland | The rebound goes to Patrick Shears | 76-68 |
| 02:11 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears blows the layup but he's hacked by Karl Andersen - foul #2 on Karl Andersen, team foul #11 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG) Lawrence Tremblay | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 02:11 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:11 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Karl Andersen | 76-68 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey misses the 3 from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 02:02 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 01:58 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Wilson Lambert - foul #4 on Wilson Lambert, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG) Freddie Cathey | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 01:58 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:58 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell is hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:22 | Lakeland | Mathew Bridges is called for the reach on Douglas Pinter - foul #2 on Mathew Bridges, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| 01:22 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:22 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 01:05 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Lakeland | Lawrence Tremblay picks off the pass by Dewey Widger | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | James Jackson is called for the reach on Kirby Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Whitmore (PF), Edward Smith (C) Mathew Bridges, Karl Andersen | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:53 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 00:47 | Lakeland | Patrick Shears pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:45 | Lakeland | James Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-74 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mathew Bridges (PF), Karl Andersen (C) Frank Whitmore, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Dewey Widger is called for the reach on Wilson Lambert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewey Widger, team foul #9 | 78-74 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:35 | Lakeland | Mathew Bridges is called for the reach on Douglas Pinter - foul #3 on Mathew Bridges, team foul #14 | 80-74 |
| 00:35 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:35 | Lakeland | Douglas Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert is hacked by Dewey Widger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dewey Widger, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Whitmore (C) Karl Andersen | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Wilson Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:25 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-75 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges snags the defensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Dewey Widger is called for the reach on Mathew Bridges in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewey Widger, team foul #11 | 82-75 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Mathew Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Patrick Shears is called for the reach on Frank Whitmore - foul #3 on Patrick Shears, team foul #12 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Smith (C) Mathew Bridges | |
| Subs | Lakeland | | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:15 | Lakeland | Stephen Williams buries a floater from the right block | 85-77 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Dewey Widger is called for the reach on Frank Whitmore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dewey Widger, team foul #13 | 85-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Frank Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:10 | Lakeland | Dewey Widger travels with the ball | 87-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), Mike Peterson (SG), William Snow (SF) Lawrence Tremblay, Kirby Mitchell, Wilson Lambert | |
| Subs | Lakeland | Edward Sibley (PG), Richard Jensen (SG), Thomas Pierce (SF), William Laplante (PF), Lloyd Young (C) Dewey Widger, James Jackson, Stephen Williams, Douglas Pinter, Patrick Shears | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lakeland | Lakeland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey runs out the clock | 87-77 |