| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) C - Edward Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Marco Fellers (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Napoleon Bartley (fresh) PF - Warren Smith (fresh) C - John Schmalz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Edward Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Babson | Babson is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Marshall Branam knocks in the floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Babson | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Marco Fellers is called for the reach on Edward Smith - foul #1 on Marco Fellers, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Babson | John Schmalz grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Babson | Marshall Branam steals it from John Schmalz | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Marshall Branam can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Babson | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Babson | Marco Fellers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #1 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Babson | Marco Fellers makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:07 | Babson | Marco Fellers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay hits a jumper from close range set up by Mike Peterson | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by John Schmalz | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Babson | Warren Smith grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Babson | Warren Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marshall Branam - foul #1 on Marshall Branam, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), William Snow (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 16:49 | Babson | Warren Smith misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Babson | Warren Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | William Snow comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Babson | Warren Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Babson | William Smith is hacked by Richard Stiles - foul #1 on Richard Stiles, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Babson | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:12 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | William Snow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Babson | Marco Fellers snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddie Cathey (fresh) SG - Kirby Mitchell (fairly fresh) SF - William Snow (fresh) PF - Richard Scott (fresh) C - Richard Stiles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Marco Fellers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Napoleon Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schmalz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Babson | William Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Napoleon Bartley | 4-8 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey makes the shot from the free throw line set up by William Snow | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Babson | Marco Fellers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Babson | Marco Fellers grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:14 | Babson | William Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Freddie Cathey - foul #1 on Freddie Cathey, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Edward Smith (C) Kirby Mitchell, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Babson | Carl McGrew (PG), Danny Pough (SF), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Carlton Meeks (C) Marco Fellers, Napoleon Bartley, Warren Smith, John Schmalz | |
| 15:14 | Babson | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | Babson | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay's pass is intercepted by Danny Pough | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Babson | Danny Pough lays it up and in | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | William Snow hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Freddie Cathey | 8-12 |
| 14:19 | Babson | William Smith misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-12 |
| 14:18 | Babson | Carlton Meeks gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:01 | Babson | Carl McGrew misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Danny Pough denies the turnaround by William Snow | 8-12 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Edward Smith tips it in | 10-12 |
| 13:27 | Babson | William Snow steals the ball from Carlton Meeks | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Babson | The rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 10-12 |
| 12:59 | Babson | William Smith clanks a jump hook from the left block | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | William Snow makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Tremblay and he's hacked by Carl McGrew - foul #1 on Carl McGrew, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Freddie Cathey, Richard Scott, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Babson | Marco Fellers (PG), Napoleon Bartley (SF), Warren Smith (PF), John Schmalz (C) Carl McGrew, William Smith, Danny Pough, Carlton Meeks | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | William Snow makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:41 | Babson | Marco Fellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG) William Snow | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Richard Stiles grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | William Smith (SG) Kenneth Anderson | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Schmalz - foul #1 on John Schmalz, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Carl McGrew (SG) William Smith | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) SG - Kirby Mitchell (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stiles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Marco Fellers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl McGrew (fresh) SF - Napoleon Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schmalz (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Babson | Richard Stiles blocks the short jumper by John Schmalz | 15-12 |
| 11:31 | Babson | Warren Smith gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:19 | Babson | John Schmalz can't finish the layup | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Marshall Branam hits a floater from the left block | 17-12 |
| 11:08 | Babson | Marco Fellers makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Schmalz | 17-15 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Marshall Branam buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Zimmerman | 19-15 |
| 10:42 | Babson | John Schmalz knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Marco Fellers | 19-17 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | John Schmalz steps in front of the Mike Peterson pass | 19-17 |
| 09:55 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carl McGrew | 19-20 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Carl McGrew - foul #2 on Carl McGrew, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), William Snow (SG), Freddie Cathey (SF), Edward Smith (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Kirby Mitchell, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | Babson | Danny Pough (PG), William Smith (SG), Kenneth Anderson (SF), Carlton Meeks (PF), George Kawamura (C) Marco Fellers, Carl McGrew, Napoleon Bartley, Warren Smith, John Schmalz | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Babson | George Kawamura is called for traveling | 21-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Scott (PF) Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Dale Dowden (SF) Kenneth Anderson | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:42 | Babson | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dale Dowden | 23-22 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | William Snow hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Napoleon Bartley (SF) Dale Dowden | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | William Snow misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:38 | Babson | George Kawamura snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:33 | Babson | Carlton Meeks is hacked by Edward Smith - foul #1 on Edward Smith, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| 08:13 | Babson | Danny Pough misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 08:12 | Babson | Carlton Meeks grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:57 | Babson | William Smith buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Napoleon Bartley | 25-24 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Danny Pough steps in front of the Lawrence Tremblay pass in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 07:33 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Danny Pough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Napoleon Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlton Meeks (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kawamura (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | William Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell (SG), Nicholas Lundy (PF) Lawrence Tremblay, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Babson | Marco Fellers (PG), Warren Smith (PF) Danny Pough, Carlton Meeks | |
| 07:08 | Babson | George Kawamura comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 25-24 |
| 07:06 | Babson | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kirby Mitchell and he's hacked by Warren Smith - foul #1 on Warren Smith, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Edward Smith (C) William Snow, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Babson | Dale Dowden (SF), John Schmalz (C) Napoleon Bartley, George Kawamura | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:37 | Babson | Kirby Mitchell is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Kirby Mitchell, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF) Freddie Cathey | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 06:17 | Babson | William Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Smith - foul #2 on Warren Smith, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG) Raymond Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Babson | Danny Pough (SF), Carlton Meeks (PF) Dale Dowden, Warren Smith | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:58 | Babson | Marco Fellers scores on a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Mike Peterson is fouled on the floor by Danny Pough - foul #1 on Danny Pough, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Nicholas Lundy, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Babson | Napoleon Bartley (SF) William Smith | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:25 | Babson | Danny Pough hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Mike Peterson - foul #1 on Mike Peterson, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (SF), Richard Scott (C) Mike Peterson, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Babson | William Smith (SG) Marco Fellers | |
| 05:25 | Babson | Danny Pough makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Richard Scott comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 32-32 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Freddie Cathey is blocked by John Schmalz | 32-32 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Marshall Branam tips it home | 34-32 |
| 04:40 | Babson | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 04:39 | Babson | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 04:10 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carlton Meeks | 34-34 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kirby Mitchell hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Lawrence Tremblay | 36-34 |
| 03:29 | Babson | John Schmalz connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #8 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), William Snow (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Kirby Mitchell, Freddie Cathey, Marshall Branam, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Babson | Marco Fellers (PG), Kenneth Anderson (SG), Warren Smith (PF) Danny Pough, William Smith, Carlton Meeks | |
| 03:29 | Babson | John Schmalz misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Stiles | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Marco Fellers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SF - Napoleon Bartley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Warren Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Schmalz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Mike Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 03:07 | Babson | Kenneth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 03:01 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marco Fellers | 36-39 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses the driving attempt from close range | 36-39 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Edward Smith tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | William Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | William Snow's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Anderson | 36-39 |
| 02:11 | Babson | Kenneth Anderson misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Edward Smith snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | William Snow misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-39 |
| 02:03 | Babson | John Schmalz grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 01:57 | Babson | Marco Fellers misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Stiles - foul #2 on Richard Stiles, team foul #9 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddie Cathey (PG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Richard Scott (PF) Raymond Zimmerman, Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Babson | Carl McGrew (SG), George Kawamura (C) Napoleon Bartley, John Schmalz | |
| 01:57 | Babson | Marco Fellers makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:57 | Babson | Marco Fellers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:57 | Babson | Marco Fellers makes the 3rd free throw | 36-42 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Freddie Cathey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 01:31 | Babson | Kenneth Anderson grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 01:27 | Babson | Marco Fellers scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl McGrew | 36-44 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Carl McGrew steps in front of the Nicholas Lundy pass | 36-44 |
| 00:53 | Babson | Kenneth Anderson drills a jumper from the left block set up by Carl McGrew | 36-46 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Stiles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Marco Fellers - foul #2 on Marco Fellers, team foul #11 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Kirby Mitchell (SG), Marshall Branam (PF) William Snow, Nicholas Lundy, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Babson | Danny Pough (SF), Carlton Meeks (PF) Marco Fellers, Warren Smith | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:14 | Babson | Carl McGrew is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Carl McGrew, team foul #12 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF), Edward Smith (C) Freddie Cathey, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Babson | William Smith (SG), Napoleon Bartley (SF) Carl McGrew, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Lawrence Tremblay | 40-46 |
| 00:00 | Babson | Napoleon Bartley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-46 |