| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Munro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Days (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear buries a runner from close range set up by Patrick Munro and the foul's on Mike Peterson - foul #2 on Mike Peterson, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:46 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay is fouled on the floor by James Dittmar - foul #2 on James Dittmar, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:57 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:41 | Ohio Northern | Mike Peterson steals the ball from Jerry Grear | 35-33 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay slams it home set up by Mike Peterson | 37-33 |
| 18:14 | Ohio Northern | Kirby Mitchell picks off the pass by Patrick Munro | 37-33 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Marshall Branam's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Butler | 37-33 |
| 18:07 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:45 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Marvin Days steps in front of the Marshall Branam pass | 37-35 |
| 17:21 | Ohio Northern | Lawrence Tremblay is called for the reach on Jerry Grear - foul #3 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), William Snow (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG), Harold Peterson (SF), Brent Dirksen (PF), Allan Henry (C) James Dittmar, Jerry Grear, Marvin Days, Eric Butler | |
| 17:10 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Stark | 37-37 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 16:31 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kirby Mitchell - foul #3 on Kirby Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SF) Kirby Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Richard Ellerbe (SG) Larry Stark, Patrick Munro | |
| 16:31 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:31 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey hits a 3 from the right corner set up by William Snow | 43-38 |
| 16:02 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Peterson | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddie Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stiles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ellerbe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brent Dirksen (fresh) 9 pts. C - Allan Henry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Snow | 45-41 |
| 15:27 | Ohio Northern | William Snow steals it from Allan Henry | 45-41 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| 14:57 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:31 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Ellerbe | 45-43 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | William Snow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 14:04 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | Ohio Northern | Richard Stiles takes the ball from Allan Henry | 45-43 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | William Snow buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 13:23 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Dittmar | 48-45 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Stiles, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Kirby Mitchell (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Edward Smith (C) Freddie Cathey, William Snow, Nicholas Lundy, Richard Scott, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Marvin Days (PF), Eric Butler (C) James Dittmar, Richard Ellerbe, Harold Peterson, Brent Dirksen, Allan Henry | |
| 12:55 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kirby Mitchell | 48-45 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jerry Grear steals the ball from Marshall Branam | 48-45 |
| 12:29 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear misses the dunk | 48-45 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Peterson | 51-45 |
| 12:10 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 51-45 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 12:00 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Larry Stark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Munro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Days (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Grear | 51-48 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 51-48 |
| 11:33 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Marvin Days | 51-50 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Marshall Branam can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:15 | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:59 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Stark | 51-52 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kirby Mitchell | 53-52 |
| 10:33 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jerry Grear, team foul #2 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), William Snow (SF), Nicholas Lundy (PF), Richard Scott (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Brent Dirksen (SF), Johnathan Perkins (PF), Melvin Graham (C) Larry Stark, Jerry Grear, Marvin Days, Eric Butler | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by William Snow and the foul's on Brent Dirksen - foul #1 on Brent Dirksen, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe (SG) Patrick Munro | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:02 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kirby Mitchell | 58-52 |
| 09:49 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Graham | 58-54 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Richard Scott tips it home | 60-54 |
| 09:07 | Ohio Northern | William Snow is called for the reach on James Dittmar - foul #3 on William Snow, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Richard Stiles (C) Kirby Mitchell, Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Allan Henry (C) Richard Ellerbe, Brent Dirksen, Melvin Graham | |
| 08:58 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #4 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG) Lawrence Tremblay | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 08:58 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:58 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Richard Stiles lays it in | 62-54 |
| 08:21 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dittmar | 62-56 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Richard Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Snow | 64-56 |
| 08:03 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear is hacked by Freddie Cathey - foul #1 on Freddie Cathey, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF), Edward Smith (C) Freddie Cathey, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG), Marvin Days (PF), Eric Butler (C) James Dittmar, Johnathan Perkins, Allan Henry | |
| 08:03 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Richard Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Munro - foul #2 on Patrick Munro, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Marshall Branam (PF) Raymond Zimmerman, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Larry Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Munro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Days (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler hits the finger roll set up by Larry Stark | 66-58 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Snow and he's hacked by Larry Stark - foul #1 on Larry Stark, team foul #5 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG) William Snow | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:58 | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Richard Ellerbe (SG), Brent Dirksen (SF) Larry Stark, Patrick Munro, Jerry Grear | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Edward Smith clanks a floater from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Edward Smith tips it home | 71-58 |
| 06:24 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edward Smith | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:14 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 06:12 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler grabs the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 05:57 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #5 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), William Snow (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Johnathan Perkins (C) Richard Ellerbe, Marvin Days, Eric Butler | |
| 05:57 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:57 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell is hacked by James Dittmar - foul #3 on James Dittmar, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry (C) Brent Dirksen | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 05:22 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 05:19 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar travels in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SF) Kirby Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG) James Dittmar | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy loses the dribble to Patrick Munro | 74-60 |
| 04:39 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear knocks in the floater near the basket | 74-62 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | William Snow is fouled on the floor by Allan Henry - foul #1 on Allan Henry, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG), Edward Smith (C) Nicholas Lundy, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Brent Dirksen (SF), Marvin Days (PF) Larry Stark, Jerry Grear, Johnathan Perkins | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | William Snow makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | William Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 04:23 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 04:07 | Ohio Northern | Edward Smith denies the turnaround by Marvin Days | 75-62 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Patrick Munro is called for the reach on Kirby Mitchell - foul #3 on Patrick Munro, team foul #8 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe (SG) Patrick Munro | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Dittmar | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Richard Scott misses badly on a shot from close range | 77-64 |
| 03:23 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddie Cathey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ellerbe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Dirksen (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Marvin Days (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Allan Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ohio Northern | Edward Smith steals the ball from Richard Ellerbe | 77-64 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Freddie Cathey, William Snow, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Eric Butler (C) James Dittmar, Richard Ellerbe, Marvin Days, Allan Henry | |
| 02:59 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG) Raymond Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Johnathan Perkins (PF) Larry Stark, Brent Dirksen | |
| 02:54 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar connects on the jump hook from close range | 77-66 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-66 |
| 02:48 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:42 | Ohio Northern | Kirby Mitchell picks off the pass by Johnathan Perkins | 77-66 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Mike Peterson tips it in | 79-66 |
| 02:13 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar slams it home on a nice dish by Patrick Munro | 79-68 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey is whistled for a carry | 79-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Kirby Mitchell, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark (PG), Richard Ellerbe (SG), Brent Dirksen (SF), Allan Henry (C) James Dittmar, Patrick Munro, Jerry Grear, Eric Butler | |
| 01:40 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 79-68 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Richard Stiles pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is fouled on the floor by Allan Henry - foul #2 on Allan Henry, team foul #9 | 79-68 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:34 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins gets the rebound | 80-68 |
| 01:30 | Ohio Northern | Larry Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-68 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Richard Scott clanks a floater from close range | 80-68 |
| 01:08 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe pulls down the rebound | 80-68 |
| 00:52 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 80-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Stiles | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | William Snow misses the easy layup | 80-68 |
| 00:45 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins grabs the board | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe can't finish the layup | 80-68 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 80-68 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by William Snow | 82-68 |
| 00:30 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Stark | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey runs out the clock | 82-71 |