| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Lomeli (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Nelson Lomeli is called for the reach on Dale Goguen - foul #3 on Nelson Lomeli, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky (SG) Nelson Lomeli | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 30-34 |
| 19:33 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Colby-Sawyer | Jon Kraus blocks the jumper by Floyd Nabarowsky | 30-34 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Carl Girardi knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Ralph Baylis | 32-34 |
| 18:51 | Colby-Sawyer | Vincent Skinner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 32-34 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Dale Goguen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Forehand | 35-34 |
| 18:28 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Peter Black | 35-36 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis travels in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch (SG), George Outlaw (SF), Anthony Hazlewood (PF), James Beauchamp (C) Floyd Nabarowsky, Christopher Foley, Vincent Skinner, Todd Baize | |
| 18:05 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Steve Lemons - foul #1 on Steve Lemons, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG), Christopher Ross (SF) Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | | |
| 18:05 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:05 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:05 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black makes the 3rd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Steve Lemons hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Ross | 37-38 |
| 17:27 | Colby-Sawyer | Harry Willie is called for the reach on Peter Black - foul #1 on Harry Willie, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Jay Wines (SF) Peter Black | |
| 17:10 | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky (PG), Christopher Foley (SF), Vincent Skinner (PF), Todd Baize (C) Frederick Crouch, Jay Wines, Anthony Hazlewood, James Beauchamp | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Harry Willie tips it in | 39-38 |
| 16:33 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Harry Willie - foul #2 on Harry Willie, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black (PG) George Outlaw | |
| 16:33 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:33 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Floyd Nabarowsky is called for the reach on Dale Goguen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Floyd Nabarowsky, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG) Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw (SG) Floyd Nabarowsky | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by George Outlaw - foul #1 on George Outlaw, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch (SG), Jay Wines (SF), Kenneth Quan (PF), Anthony Hazlewood (C) George Outlaw, Christopher Foley, Vincent Skinner, Todd Baize | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:13 | Colby-Sawyer | Kenneth Quan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:50 | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch's pass is intercepted by Carl Girardi | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Wines (fresh) PF - Kenneth Quan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Hazlewood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Crouch - foul #2 on Frederick Crouch, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG) Dale Goguen | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli (SG), James Beauchamp (C) Peter Black, Kenneth Quan | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky (PG) Frederick Crouch | |
| 15:25 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Colby-Sawyer | Anthony Hazlewood grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:01 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Baylis - foul #2 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Christopher Ross (SF), Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis, Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley (SF), Vincent Skinner (PF), Todd Baize (C) Jay Wines, Anthony Hazlewood, James Beauchamp | |
| 15:01 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:01 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Carl Girardi connects on the floater from the right block set up by Harry Willie | 43-41 |
| 14:24 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Harry Willie misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 14:15 | Colby-Sawyer | The rebound goes to Vincent Skinner | 43-41 |
| 14:07 | Colby-Sawyer | Jon Kraus blocks the short jumper by Nelson Lomeli | 43-41 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 43-41 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | The jumper by Daniel Vanek is denied by Todd Baize | 43-41 |
| 14:00 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:45 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Ross is called for the reach on Vincent Skinner - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black (PG), Frederick Crouch (SG), George Outlaw (SF), Kenneth Quan (PF), James Beauchamp (C) Floyd Nabarowsky, Nelson Lomeli, Christopher Foley, Vincent Skinner, Todd Baize | |
| 13:35 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Peter Black picks off the pass by Steve Lemons | 43-44 |
| 13:10 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:09 | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Harry Willie snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Steve Lemons snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Black - foul #1 on Peter Black, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Jon Kraus (PF) Harry Willie, Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli (SG), Jay Wines (SF), Vincent Skinner (PF), Anthony Hazlewood (C) Frederick Crouch, George Outlaw, Kenneth Quan, James Beauchamp | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:24 | Colby-Sawyer | The rebound goes to Anthony Hazlewood | 43-44 |
| 12:01 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli is fouled on the floor by Dale Goguen - foul #3 on Dale Goguen, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley (SF), Todd Baize (C) Jay Wines, Anthony Hazlewood | |
| 11:51 | Colby-Sawyer | Vincent Skinner is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SF) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Anthony Hazlewood (PF) Vincent Skinner | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nelson Lomeli (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Foley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Hazlewood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Christopher Foley steps in front of the Christopher Ross pass | 43-44 |
| 11:01 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Todd Baize | 43-46 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Jon Kraus's pass is intercepted by Christopher Foley | 43-46 |
| 10:25 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Hazlewood | 43-48 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Nelson Lomeli steps in front of the Dale Goguen pass | 43-48 |
| 09:36 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Daniel Vanek, Jon Kraus, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch (PG), Floyd Nabarowsky (SG), George Outlaw (SF), Vincent Skinner (PF), James Beauchamp (C) Peter Black, Nelson Lomeli, Christopher Foley, Anthony Hazlewood, Todd Baize | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Frederick Crouch picks off the pass by Peter McDonald | 43-48 |
| 09:10 | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Harry Willie gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-48 |
| 09:02 | Colby-Sawyer | Vincent Skinner gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:35 | Colby-Sawyer | James Beauchamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Peter McDonald misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Skinner - foul #1 on Vincent Skinner, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG) Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black (PG), Nelson Lomeli (SG), Jay Wines (SF), Kenneth Quan (C) Frederick Crouch, Floyd Nabarowsky, George Outlaw, James Beauchamp | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Peter McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Peter McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Peter McDonald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-48 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Steve Lemons grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Forehand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter McDonald (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nelson Lomeli (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jay Wines (fresh) PF - Vincent Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Quan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is hacked by Vincent Skinner - foul #2 on Vincent Skinner, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Carl Girardi (C) Dale Goguen, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:34 | Colby-Sawyer | Vincent Skinner pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:18 | Colby-Sawyer | Kenneth Quan is fouled on the floor by Clayton Forehand - foul #2 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize (C) Vincent Skinner | |
| 07:18 | Colby-Sawyer | Kenneth Quan misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Steve Lemons pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Carl Girardi tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Carl Girardi tips it in | 46-48 |
| 06:36 | Colby-Sawyer | Jay Wines is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis, Daniel Vanek, Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch (PG), Floyd Nabarowsky (SG), Christopher Foley (SF), George Outlaw (PF), Anthony Hazlewood (C) Peter Black, Nelson Lomeli, Jay Wines, Kenneth Quan, Todd Baize | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 06:12 | Colby-Sawyer | Anthony Hazlewood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Ross takes the ball from Frederick Crouch | 46-48 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses the jumper from close range | 46-48 |
| 05:40 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:36 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 46-48 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Harry Willie hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 46-48 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Christopher Ross is whistled for a carry | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Harry Willie, Dale Goguen, Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black (PG), Nelson Lomeli (SG), Vincent Skinner (PF), James Beauchamp (C) Frederick Crouch, Floyd Nabarowsky, George Outlaw, Anthony Hazlewood | |
| 05:00 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Black | 46-50 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Peter McDonald clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 46-50 |
| 04:52 | Colby-Sawyer | Vincent Skinner gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:47 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Steve Lemons pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Black - foul #2 on Peter Black, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Jay Wines (SF), Todd Baize (C) Christopher Foley, James Beauchamp | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:42 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:34 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli lays it in on a great pass from Jay Wines | 47-52 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Steve Lemons snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Vincent Skinner steals the ball from Peter McDonald | 47-52 |
| 03:47 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Daniel Vanek, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw (SF), Kenneth Quan (PF) Jay Wines, Vincent Skinner | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Dale Goguen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Forehand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Carl Girardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nelson Lomeli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Outlaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Quan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Jon Kraus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Willie | 49-52 |
| 03:18 | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clayton Forehand - foul #3 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Ross (SF) Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Frederick Crouch (PG), Floyd Nabarowsky (SG), Anthony Hazlewood (PF), James Beauchamp (C) Peter Black, Nelson Lomeli, Kenneth Quan, Todd Baize | |
| 03:18 | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:18 | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Dale Goguen gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Carl Girardi slams it home set up by Dale Goguen and he's hacked by James Beauchamp - foul #2 on James Beauchamp, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley (SF) George Outlaw | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Carl Girardi makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:57 | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Peter McDonald (C) Dale Goguen, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw (SG), Vincent Skinner (PF), Todd Baize (C) Frederick Crouch, Anthony Hazlewood, James Beauchamp | |
| 02:44 | Colby-Sawyer | George Outlaw is called for 3 seconds | 52-53 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF) Harry Willie, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black (PG), Nelson Lomeli (SG) Floyd Nabarowsky, George Outlaw | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ralph Baylis | 55-53 |
| 02:20 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli is hacked by Peter McDonald - foul #1 on Peter McDonald, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| 02:20 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:20 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 01:58 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli is hacked by Daniel Vanek - foul #4 on Daniel Vanek, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Carl Girardi (C) Daniel Vanek, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | | |
| 01:58 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:58 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Jon Kraus pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Christopher Foley steals the ball from Dale Goguen | 55-55 |
| 01:33 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli drills a fadeaway from the right block | 55-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Kraus | 58-57 |
| 00:58 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis's pass is intercepted by Christopher Foley in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 00:51 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Foley | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits a floater from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 00:09 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Skinner | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is hacked by Christopher Foley - foul #1 on Christopher Foley, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:05 | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nelson Lomeli (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Foley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Vincent Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Todd Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Carl Girardi wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Baize - foul #2 on Todd Baize, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:35 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli misses short on a shot from the right side | 62-61 |
| 04:34 | Colby-Sawyer | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Skinner | 62-61 |
| 04:19 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Todd Baize, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is hacked by Peter Black in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Black, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG) Dale Goguen | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jon Kraus grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand lays it up and in set up by Carl Girardi | 65-61 |
| 03:39 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Black | 65-63 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Todd Baize steps in front of the Carl Girardi pass in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 03:29 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jon Kraus | 68-63 |
| 03:04 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli's pass is intercepted by Jon Kraus | 68-63 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Jon Kraus scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Vanek | 70-63 |
| 02:08 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Jon Kraus tips it home | 72-66 |
| 01:39 | Colby-Sawyer | Peter Black comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Peter Black steals it from Ralph Baylis in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| 01:34 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli lays it in set up by Peter Black | 72-68 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis blows the wide open dunk | 72-68 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand tips it home | 74-68 |
| 01:03 | Colby-Sawyer | The jump hook by Vincent Skinner is blocked by Clayton Forehand | 74-68 |
| 01:01 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize tips it in | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Vanek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clayton Forehand (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Carl Girardi (tiring) 15 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colby-Sawyer | PG - Peter Black (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Lomeli (tiring) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Foley (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Vincent Skinner (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Todd Baize (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand can't finish the uncontested layup | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | Colby-Sawyer | The rebound goes to Christopher Foley | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley loses the dribble to Carl Girardi | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Black - foul #4 on Peter Black, team foul #14 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG) Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:20 | Colby-Sawyer | Todd Baize misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 00:18 | Colby-Sawyer | Nelson Lomeli grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:14 | Colby-Sawyer | Christopher Foley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-70 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Carl Girardi is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Black - foul #5 on Peter Black, team foul #15 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF) Daniel Vanek | |
| Subs | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky (PG) Peter Black | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Carl Girardi makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:05 | Colby-Sawyer | Floyd Nabarowsky is whistled for a carry | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colby-Sawyer | Colby-Sawyer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis runs out the clock | 77-70 |