| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Quast (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Friedlander (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MD) | PG - Lindsey Reay (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kirk Travers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Larock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Chandler inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MD) | Washington (MD) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Ronald Brown travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| 19:24 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Steven Smith's pass is intercepted by Lindsey Reay in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 19:16 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirk Travers | 43-43 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Ronald Brown comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-43 |
| 19:04 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:44 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 18:43 | Washington (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Lindsey Reay | 43-43 |
| 18:28 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), Arthur Brannum (SF), Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Steven Smith, William Chandler, David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | David Fleming (PG), Dennis Justice (SG), Tyler Schmitt (SF), Alex Gray (PF), Nathan Hochstetler (C) Lindsey Reay, Kirk Travers, John Kemp, Martin Sherman, Robert Larock | |
| 18:12 | Illinois | John Quast is fouled on the floor by David Fleming - foul #2 on David Fleming, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG) John Quast | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 18:05 | Washington (MD) | Dennis Justice grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:45 | Washington (MD) | Nathan Hochstetler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum is hacked by Alex Gray - foul #1 on Alex Gray, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | John Duvall knocks in the jumper from the left block | 45-43 |
| 17:14 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Brannum - foul #1 on Arthur Brannum, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (SG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | George Hillery (SG), Scott Andersen (PF) Tyler Schmitt, Nathan Hochstetler | |
| 17:14 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:14 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Dennis Justice picks off the pass by John Quast | 45-45 |
| 16:41 | Washington (MD) | George Hillery loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG), William Chandler (SF), David Friedlander (PF), Ronald Brown (C) John Duvall, Arthur Brannum, Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay (PG), John Kemp (SF), Robert Larock (C) David Fleming, Dennis Justice, Alex Gray | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | David Friedlander misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Larock - foul #2 on Robert Larock, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers (SG), Martin Sherman (PF) George Hillery, Scott Andersen | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | David Friedlander makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | David Friedlander makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:54 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG) John Quast | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 15:54 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:54 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Friedlander (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MD) | PG - Lindsey Reay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kirk Travers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Larock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Ronald Brown buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clifton Benton | 49-47 |
| 15:21 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp buries a jumper near the basket | 49-49 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Steven Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 15:00 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:42 | Washington (MD) | Robert Larock drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | William Chandler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifton Benton | 51-51 |
| 14:04 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 51-51 |
| 14:02 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:46 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Steven Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kirk Travers - foul #2 on Kirk Travers, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (PG), Arthur Brannum (SF), Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Clifton Benton, William Chandler, David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | David Fleming (PG), Dennis Justice (SG), Tyler Schmitt (SF), Alex Gray (PF), Nathan Hochstetler (C) Lindsey Reay, Kirk Travers, John Kemp, Martin Sherman, Robert Larock | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:31 | Washington (MD) | Tyler Schmitt scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Justice | 53-53 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | John Quast is hacked by David Fleming in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Fleming, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Christopher Segal lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Duvall | 55-53 |
| 12:49 | Washington (MD) | David Fleming is called for a charge - foul #4 on David Fleming, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | George Hillery (PG) David Fleming | |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John Quast is fouled on the floor by Dennis Justice - foul #3 on Dennis Justice, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | John Kemp (SF) Tyler Schmitt | |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John Quast misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Albert Kiss grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | John Duvall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Quast | 57-53 |
| 12:01 | Washington (MD) | John Quast is called for the reach on Dennis Justice - foul #2 on John Quast, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG), William Chandler (SF), Phillip Horne (PF), Ronald Brown (C) John Duvall, Arthur Brannum, Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers (SG), Scott Andersen (PF), Dean Ott (C) John Kemp, Alex Gray, Nathan Hochstetler | |
| 11:50 | Washington (MD) | Phillip Horne is called for the reach on Kirk Travers - foul #1 on Phillip Horne, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Quast (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Chandler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Horne (fresh) C - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MD) | PG - George Hillery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kirk Travers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Justice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Andersen (fresh) C - Dean Ott (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Washington (MD) | Dennis Justice makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hillery | 57-56 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Justice - foul #4 on Dennis Justice, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay (PG), Tyler Schmitt (SF) George Hillery, Dennis Justice | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:08 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Clifton Benton - foul #4 on Clifton Benton, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG) Clifton Benton | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 11:08 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | William Chandler pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | John Quast comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | John Quast grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Dean Ott swats the layup by William Chandler | 58-58 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | William Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Phillip Horne misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 10:26 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:13 | Washington (MD) | Tyler Schmitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Steven Smith grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | William Chandler blows the layup | 58-58 |
| 10:04 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:45 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 58-60 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Ronald Brown blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | William Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | John Quast is hacked by Kirk Travers - foul #3 on Kirk Travers, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), Arthur Brannum (SF), David Friedlander (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Steven Smith, William Chandler, Phillip Horne, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | George Hillery (PG), John Kemp (SF), Alex Gray (PF), Robert Larock (C) Lindsey Reay, Tyler Schmitt, Scott Andersen, Dean Ott | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | John Quast makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | John Quast misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 09:08 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:53 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp's floater is tipped away by Arthur Brannum | 59-60 |
| 08:52 | Washington (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Gray | 59-60 |
| 08:43 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 59-60 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | John Duvall pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Albert Kiss is open but misses the lay-in | 59-60 |
| 08:34 | Washington (MD) | Robert Larock pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:10 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers is hacked by John Quast - foul #3 on John Quast, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Segal (PF) David Friedlander | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay (PG), Martin Sherman (PF) George Hillery, Alex Gray | |
| 07:55 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers comes up short on the floater from the left side | 59-60 |
| 07:54 | Washington (MD) | Robert Larock grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:36 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay is hacked by Arthur Brannum - foul #2 on Arthur Brannum, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG), Steven Smith (SG) John Duvall, John Quast | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Dennis Justice (SG), David Fleming (SF), Alex Gray (C) Kirk Travers, John Kemp, Robert Larock | |
| 07:36 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:36 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Brannum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Kiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MD) | PG - Lindsey Reay (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Dennis Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Fleming (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Martin Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Christopher Segal can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Fleming - foul #5 on David Fleming, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | John Kemp (SF) David Fleming | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Christopher Segal makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Christopher Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:05 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman is fouled on the floor by Albert Kiss - foul #1 on Albert Kiss, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Friedlander (PF) Albert Kiss | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 07:05 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:05 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Clifton Benton is fouled on the floor by Dennis Justice - foul #5 on Dennis Justice, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | George Hillery (SG), Nathan Hochstetler (C) Dennis Justice, Martin Sherman | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Clifton Benton makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Clifton Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:37 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray is fouled on the floor by David Friedlander - foul #2 on David Friedlander, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (SG), William Chandler (SF), Ronald Brown (C) Steven Smith, Arthur Brannum, Christopher Segal | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 06:37 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Ronald Brown pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Nathan Hochstetler steals it from John Duvall | 63-64 |
| 05:55 | Washington (MD) | George Hillery can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Ronald Brown pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | David Friedlander's pass is intercepted by George Hillery in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray is hacked by David Friedlander - foul #3 on David Friedlander, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (SG), Albert Kiss (C) John Duvall, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers (SG), Robert Larock (C) Lindsey Reay, Nathan Hochstetler | |
| 05:40 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | Washington (MD) | Alex Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Albert Kiss | 63-64 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | John Quast is fouled in the backcourt by George Hillery - foul #1 on George Hillery, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (SF), Christopher Segal (PF) William Chandler, David Friedlander | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Scott Andersen (PF) Alex Gray | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | John Quast makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | John Quast makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:17 | Washington (MD) | John Kemp connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kirk Travers | 65-67 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | John Quast hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clifton Benton and he's fouled by Kirk Travers - foul #4 on Kirk Travers, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Horne (SF) Arthur Brannum | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay (PG), Tyler Schmitt (SF), Martin Sherman (PF) George Hillery, John Kemp, Scott Andersen | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | John Quast makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:45 | Washington (MD) | Phillip Horne steals the ball from Kirk Travers | 68-67 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | John Quast throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF) Christopher Segal | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 04:34 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | William Chandler snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Clifton Benton is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Clifton Benton, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), Ronald Brown (C) Clifton Benton, Albert Kiss | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Nathan Hochstetler (C) Robert Larock | |
| 04:10 | Washington (MD) | Nathan Hochstetler misses the fadeaway in the paint | 68-67 |
| 04:09 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 03:56 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Sherman | 68-70 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Tyler Schmitt is called for the reach on John Duvall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Schmitt, team foul #14 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG), Arthur Brannum (SF), David Friedlander (PF) John Quast, William Chandler, Phillip Horne | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | John Kemp (SF), Scott Andersen (PF), Dean Ott (C) Tyler Schmitt, Martin Sherman, Nathan Hochstetler | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | John Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | John Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:42 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Kemp | 70-72 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 70-72 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Duvall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Brannum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Friedlander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MD) | PG - Lindsey Reay (tired) 13 pts. SG - Kirk Travers (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Kemp (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Andersen (fresh) C - Dean Ott (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Ronald Brown misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dean Ott - foul #1 on Dean Ott, team foul #15 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Segal (PF) David Friedlander | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | George Hillery (PG) Lindsey Reay | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:16 | Washington (MD) | Dean Ott clanks a floater from the right side | 72-72 |
| 03:14 | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers tips it in | 72-74 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Ronald Brown grabs the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Horne (SF), David Friedlander (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Steven Smith, Christopher Segal, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay (PG), Tyler Schmitt (SF), Martin Sherman (PF), Robert Larock (C) Kirk Travers, John Kemp, Scott Andersen, Dean Ott | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | David Friedlander is open and buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Horne | 74-74 |
| 02:40 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | David Friedlander snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Phillip Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (PG), Steven Smith (SG) John Duvall, Arthur Brannum | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 02:17 | Washington (MD) | Phillip Horne picks off the pass by Tyler Schmitt | 74-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Quast misses the easy layup | 74-74 |
| 02:13 | Washington (MD) | Robert Larock gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:56 | Washington (MD) | Lindsey Reay misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 74-74 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Albert Kiss snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF), Ronald Brown (C) Phillip Horne, Albert Kiss | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | Kirk Travers (SG), John Kemp (SF) George Hillery, Tyler Schmitt | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Ronald Brown lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Larock - foul #3 on Robert Larock, team foul #16 | 76-74 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:23 | Washington (MD) | David Friedlander swats the layup by Robert Larock | 77-74 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | William Chandler grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kirk Travers - foul #5 on Kirk Travers, team foul #17 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | George Hillery (SG) Kirk Travers | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Steven Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:09 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman pulls down the rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:51 | Washington (MD) | George Hillery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MD) | Washington (MD) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Quast hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 78-74 |
| 00:23 | Washington (MD) | Robert Larock grabs the board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MD) | Washington (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Washington (MD) | George Hillery is hacked by Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #12 | 78-74 |
| 00:17 | Washington (MD) | George Hillery makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Washington (MD) | George Hillery misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Washington (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Sherman | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MD) | Washington (MD) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MD) | Washington (MD) is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Ronald Brown is fouled in the backcourt by George Hillery - foul #2 on George Hillery, team foul #18 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (SF), Phillip Horne (PF) William Chandler, David Friedlander | |
| Subs | Washington (MD) | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MD) | Washington (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Washington (MD) | Martin Sherman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 79-75 |