| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Nieto (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Flanary (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Carter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Strayer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Hohman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Shevlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Carver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 19:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver loses the dribble to Stuart Flowers | 43-45 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers banks in the layup | 45-45 |
| 19:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Nieto is called for the reach on James Hohman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart (C) Glen Carver | |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin lays it up and in | 45-47 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 19:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 18:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Strayer swats the layup by John Stewart | 45-47 |
| 18:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Strayer | 47-49 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers is hacked by Frank Shevlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Shevlin, team foul #1 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), James Williams (C) Dennis Nieto, Ken Flanary, Jack Carter, Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Arthur Monson (SG), Mike Neil (SF), Glen Carver (C) James Hohman, Steven Dotson, Frank Shevlin, John Stewart | |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 17:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 17:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG), Ken Flanary (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Jerry Kelly (C) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG), Steven Dotson (SG), Frank Shevlin (SF) Igor Zarnick, Arthur Monson, Mike Neil | |
| 16:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Hohman | 47-54 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Steven Dotson is called for the reach on Dennis Nieto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Dotson, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Glen Carver is called for the reach on Dennis Nieto - foul #1 on Glen Carver, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Strayer (C) Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly blows the layup | 47-54 |
| 16:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 16:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Leslie Petrin (PF) Dennis Nieto, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil (SF), John Stewart (PF) Frank Shevlin, Archie Smith | |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Stewart - foul #2 on John Stewart, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), James Williams (C) Stuart Flowers, Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Spencer Singer (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Frank Shevlin (C) James Hohman, Steven Dotson, Mike Neil, Glen Carver | |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 15:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Watson (fresh) SG - David Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Flanary (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Leslie Petrin (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Igor Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Singer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Shevlin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson is hacked by Leslie Petrin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (PG) Igor Zarnick | |
| 15:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Michael Watson grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Michael Watson hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Williams | 50-54 |
| 15:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Petrin steals it from Frank Shevlin | 50-54 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Bennett | 52-54 |
| 14:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Charles Hunter (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Peter Strayer (C) Michael Watson, Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Steven Dotson (SG), Archie Smith (PF), Glen Carver (C) Arthur Monson, Spencer Singer, John Stewart, Frank Shevlin | |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hunter | 52-54 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Carter steps in front of the Steven Nelson pass in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses the jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Jack Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Jerry Kelly (C) Charles Hunter, Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG), Mike Neil (C) Igor Zarnick, Glen Carver | |
| 13:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 13:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 13:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Nieto - foul #3 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG), John Stewart (C) Steven Dotson, Steven Nelson | |
| 12:51 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bennett and the foul's on Arthur Monson - foul #1 on Arthur Monson, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Dennis Nieto, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin (C) Archie Smith | |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson travels in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (PF) Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by John Stewart - foul #3 on John Stewart, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson (SG), Igor Zarnick (SF) Arthur Monson, Mike Neil | |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin is hacked by Leslie Petrin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Stuart Flowers | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Bennett (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Flanary (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Leslie Petrin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Strayer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Hohman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Dotson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Shevlin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF), James Williams (PF) David Bennett, Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver (C) John Stewart | |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Igor Zarnick | 61-57 |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers loses the dribble to James Hohman in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 11:36 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman banks in the layup | 61-59 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is denied on a layup by Glen Carver | 61-59 |
| 11:13 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to James Hohman | 61-59 |
| 11:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF), Jerry Kelly (C) Dennis Nieto, Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Spencer Singer (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Archie Smith (PF), John Stewart (C) Steven Dotson, Igor Zarnick, Frank Shevlin, Glen Carver | |
| 11:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Spencer Singer | 61-62 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | James Williams blows the layup | 61-62 |
| 10:48 | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Michael Watson's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Nelson | 61-62 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | James Williams tips it in | 63-62 |
| 10:10 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman is hacked by Stuart Flowers - foul #1 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Ken Flanary (SF), Jack Carter (PF), Leslie Petrin (C) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter, James Williams, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG), Igor Zarnick (SF), Mike Neil (C) Spencer Singer, Steven Nelson, John Stewart | |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ken Flanary | 63-62 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Igor Zarnick is called for the reach on Stuart Flowers - foul #2 on Igor Zarnick, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver (C) Archie Smith | |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stuart Flowers - foul #2 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG) Stuart Flowers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin (PF) Igor Zarnick | |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman misses the 3rd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David Bennett | 65-64 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Jack Carter hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 65-64 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leslie Petrin | 67-64 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 08:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson is hacked by Jack Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Carter, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Peter Strayer (C) Dennis Nieto, David Bennett, Ken Flanary, Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Archie Smith (PF), John Stewart (C) James Hohman, Mike Neil, Frank Shevlin, Glen Carver | |
| 08:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 08:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses the easy layup | 67-66 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin tips it home | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stuart Flowers (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leslie Petrin (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Strayer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Arthur Monson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Dotson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Smith (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 69-66 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Steven Dotson steps in front of the Stuart Flowers pass in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 07:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF), James Williams (PF) Michael Watson, Charles Hunter, Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG) Arthur Monson | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 07:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Igor Zarnick, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Spencer Singer (SG) Steven Dotson | |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Spencer Singer - foul #4 on Spencer Singer, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), Jack Carter (PF) Stuart Flowers, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:06 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Stewart | 69-66 |
| 06:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-66 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Peter Strayer | 69-66 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Spencer Singer is called for the reach on David Bennett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Spencer Singer, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Kelly (C) Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG), Steven Dotson (SG), Frank Shevlin (C) Igor Zarnick, Spencer Singer, Archie Smith | |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 06:56 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 06:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Jack Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Jack Carter is fouled in the backcourt by James Hohman - foul #3 on James Hohman, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG) David Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil (SF) Steven Nelson | |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hohman | 71-69 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Steven Dotson steals it from Dennis Nieto | 71-69 |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Stuart Flowers - foul #3 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SG), Ken Flanary (SF), James Williams (PF), Peter Strayer (C) Michael Watson, Dennis Nieto, Jack Carter, Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Steven Nelson (SF), Archie Smith (PF) James Hohman, Mike Neil, Frank Shevlin | |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart makes the free throw | 71-72 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter misses the lay-in | 71-72 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary tips it home | 73-72 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Hunter - foul #3 on Charles Hunter, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Leslie Petrin (C) Ken Flanary, Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (PG), Glen Carver (C) Steven Nelson, John Stewart | |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG) Steven Dotson | |
| 04:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Hunter - foul #4 on Charles Hunter, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SF) Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 04:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Igor Zarnick steals the ball from Stuart Flowers | 73-76 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Flanary - foul #1 on Ken Flanary, team foul #11 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (PG), Peter Strayer (C) Stuart Flowers, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Igor Zarnick steps in front of the Michael Watson pass | 73-77 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick misses the easy layup | 73-77 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Leslie Petrin | 75-77 |
| 03:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Charles Hunter (SF), James Williams (PF) Michael Watson, Ken Flanary, Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Frank Shevlin (PF), Mike Neil (C) Arthur Monson, Igor Zarnick, Archie Smith, Glen Carver | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Nieto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bennett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Strayer (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Hohman (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Dotson (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Nelson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Shevlin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Neil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hohman | 75-80 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto is hacked by Frank Shevlin - foul #2 on Frank Shevlin, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers (PG), Jack Carter (PF) David Bennett, Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart (C) Steven Nelson | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-80 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Jack Carter snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by James Hohman - foul #4 on James Hohman, team foul #13 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Watson (SG), Leslie Petrin (C) Charles Hunter, James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Steven Nelson (SF), Archie Smith (PF) James Hohman, Mike Neil, Frank Shevlin | |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-80 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Watson is called for the reach on Steven Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Watson, team foul #12 | 79-80 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Jack Carter buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Stuart Flowers and he's hacked by Archie Smith - foul #1 on Archie Smith, team foul #14 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Ken Flanary (SF), Jerry Kelly (C) Michael Watson, Dennis Nieto, Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG), Glen Carver (C) Steven Dotson, John Stewart | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Glen Carver is blocked by Jack Carter | 82-81 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Jack Carter grabs the board | 82-81 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 82-81 |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson grabs the board | 82-81 |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Strayer (C) Jerry Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG), Steven Dotson (SG) Igor Zarnick, Arthur Monson | |
| 01:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-81 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | David Bennett drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ken Flanary | 85-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson is fouled in the backcourt by David Bennett - foul #4 on David Bennett, team foul #13 | 85-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Jack Carter pulls down the rebound | 85-81 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-81 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bennett and he's hacked by Archie Smith - foul #2 on Archie Smith, team foul #15 | 87-81 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the free throw | 87-81 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith gets the rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Hohman | 87-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | James Hohman is called for the reach on Stuart Flowers in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Hohman, team foul #16 | 87-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (PG) James Hohman | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 89-83 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith snags the offensive board | 89-83 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 89-86 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Steven Dotson is called for the reach on David Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Dotson, team foul #17 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SF) Ken Flanary | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | David Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 91-86 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer snags the defensive board | 91-86 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Dotson - foul #3 on Steven Dotson, team foul #18 | 91-86 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (PF) Jack Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 92-86 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 93-86 |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing | 93-89 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Arthur Monson is called for the reach on Stuart Flowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Monson, team foul #19 | 93-89 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Carter (PF) Leslie Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver clanks a 3 from the right corner | 94-89 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jack Carter | 94-89 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Steven Dotson is called for the reach on Jack Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Dotson, team foul #20 | 94-89 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (C) Peter Strayer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the 1st free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 95-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 95-92 |