| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Healy (fresh) SF - Frank Unrein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Zinz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Class (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson loses the dribble to Marshall Branam | 40-36 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | William Snow scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 19:19 | SUNY IT | David Healy drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 43-38 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | William Snow is hacked by Al Zinz - foul #2 on Al Zinz, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Al Zinz picks off the pass by Mike Peterson | 43-38 |
| 18:44 | SUNY IT | David Healy misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Marshall Branam - foul #2 on Marshall Branam, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:44 | SUNY IT | David Healy makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:44 | SUNY IT | David Healy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:16 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Healy | 45-42 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Mike Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 18:03 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:56 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein can't finish the layup | 45-42 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | William Snow knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by David Healy - foul #3 on David Healy, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Bates (SF), Matthew Baker (C) Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Thomas James (PG), Shawn Martowski (SG), Gregory Bisson (SF), Harry Clark (PF), Bart Parrott (C) Robert Johnson, David Healy, Frank Unrein, Al Zinz, Shawn Class | |
| 17:50 | Illinois | William Snow makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:32 | SUNY IT | Thomas James can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Matthew Baker gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Richard Scott jams it on a great pass from Matthew Baker | 50-42 |
| 17:16 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | William Snow comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 17:08 | SUNY IT | Bart Parrott snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 16:47 | SUNY IT | Thomas James loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Nicholas Lundy (SG), Marshall Branam (PF) Lawrence Tremblay, William Snow, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 16:15 | SUNY IT | Thomas James grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 15:59 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas James | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Bates (fairly fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Thomas James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Martowski (fresh) SF - Gregory Bisson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bart Parrott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Shawn Martowski steals it from Marshall Branam | 50-45 |
| 15:23 | SUNY IT | Shawn Martowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Lundy - foul #1 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Edward Smith (C) Nicholas Lundy, Billy Bates, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson (PG), Frank Unrein (SF), Al Zinz (PF), Shawn Class (C) Thomas James, Gregory Bisson, Harry Clark, Bart Parrott | |
| 15:23 | SUNY IT | Shawn Martowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:23 | SUNY IT | Shawn Martowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | The jump hook by William Snow is blocked by Shawn Class | 50-47 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | William Snow can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shawn Martowski - foul #1 on Shawn Martowski, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Richard Scott (PF) Raymond Zimmerman, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Stacy Powell (SG) Shawn Martowski | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | William Snow misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | William Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:43 | SUNY IT | Lawrence Tremblay is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| 14:33 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Edward Smith is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| 14:08 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #2 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 13:57 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Mike Peterson - foul #1 on Mike Peterson, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 13:57 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:57 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 13:46 | SUNY IT | Stacy Powell is fouled on the floor by Mike Peterson - foul #2 on Mike Peterson, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Richard Stiles (PF) Lawrence Tremblay, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson (SF) Frank Unrein | |
| 13:26 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Edward Smith snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Richard Stiles's pass is intercepted by Stacy Powell | 51-49 |
| 13:03 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 13:01 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Al Zinz steals the ball from Richard Stiles | 51-51 |
| 12:32 | SUNY IT | William Snow is called for the reach on Al Zinz - foul #3 on William Snow, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Marshall Branam (PF), Richard Scott (C) William Snow, Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | David Healy (PG), Thomas James (SG), Harry Clark (C) Robert Johnson, Stacy Powell, Shawn Class | |
| 12:32 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:32 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 11:53 | SUNY IT | Harry Clark pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - David Healy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bisson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Zinz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | SUNY IT | Harry Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses long on a runner in the paint | 51-53 |
| 11:26 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:19 | SUNY IT | Thomas James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Billy Bates (SF) Raymond Zimmerman, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein (SF), Bart Parrott (C) Gregory Bisson, Al Zinz | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | William Snow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 11:01 | SUNY IT | Harry Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:41 | SUNY IT | David Healy misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | William Snow makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Tremblay | 53-53 |
| 10:13 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein is hacked by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #3 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Matthew Baker (PF), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Billy Bates, Marshall Branam, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson (PG), Stacy Powell (SG), Shawn Class (C) David Healy, Thomas James, Bart Parrott | |
| 10:13 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:13 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Edward Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Bart Parrott (SF), Al Zinz (PF) Frank Unrein, Harry Clark | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:43 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz banks in the layup set up by Stacy Powell | 54-57 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is hacked by Stacy Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stacy Powell, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Shawn Martowski (SG) Stacy Powell | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | William Snow loses the dribble to Shawn Martowski | 54-57 |
| 09:17 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | William Snow travels with the ball | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG), Richard Stiles (PF) William Snow, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | David Healy (SG), Gregory Bisson (SF) Shawn Martowski, Al Zinz | |
| 08:51 | SUNY IT | Richard Stiles steps in front of the Bart Parrott pass | 54-57 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Bart Parrott takes the ball from Nicholas Lundy | 54-57 |
| 08:21 | SUNY IT | Edward Smith is called for the reach on Shawn Class - foul #4 on Edward Smith, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Marshall Branam (PF), Richard Scott (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Thomas James (SG), Frank Unrein (SF), Harry Clark (PF) Robert Johnson, Gregory Bisson, Bart Parrott | |
| 08:21 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 54-57 |
| 08:14 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 08:09 | SUNY IT | Richard Stiles takes the ball from David Healy | 54-57 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is hacked by Frank Unrein - foul #1 on Frank Unrein, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG) Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Stacy Powell (SG) David Healy | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:49 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Snow (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Thomas James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Frank Unrein (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Class (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | SUNY IT | Stacy Powell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Marshall Branam pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 07:12 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:52 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stacy Powell | 54-59 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | William Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Marshall Branam drills a turnaround from close range | 56-59 |
| 06:06 | SUNY IT | Harry Clark clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 06:05 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:41 | SUNY IT | Lawrence Tremblay is called for the reach on Thomas James - foul #4 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Matthew Baker (PF), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Richard Stiles, Marshall Branam, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson (PG), Gregory Bisson (SF), Al Zinz (PF), Bart Parrott (C) Stacy Powell, Frank Unrein, Harry Clark, Shawn Class | |
| 05:41 | SUNY IT | Thomas James misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:41 | SUNY IT | Thomas James makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Edward Smith knocks in the shot from the left block | 58-60 |
| 05:04 | SUNY IT | Thomas James misses long on a floater from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Mike Peterson can't finish the layup | 58-60 |
| 04:55 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:37 | SUNY IT | Thomas James clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-60 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Edward Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Mike Peterson scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG) William Snow | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | David Healy (SG), Harry Clark (C) Thomas James, Bart Parrott | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:00 | SUNY IT | David Healy buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Zinz | 61-63 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Edward Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 03:45 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Healy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bisson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Zinz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Matthew Baker snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Zimmerman | 63-63 |
| 03:09 | SUNY IT | Harry Clark misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-63 |
| 03:07 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:02 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Healy | 63-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), William Snow (SG), Marshall Branam (PF) Raymond Zimmerman, Nicholas Lundy, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Stacy Powell (SG), Frank Unrein (SF) David Healy, Gregory Bisson | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 02:25 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:59 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz is denied on a dunk by Edward Smith | 63-66 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Edward Smith double dribbles | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Shawn Class (C) Harry Clark | |
| 01:33 | SUNY IT | Stacy Powell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 63-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | William Snow is fouled on the floor by Stacy Powell - foul #5 on Stacy Powell, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | David Healy (SG) Stacy Powell | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | William Snow misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | William Snow scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 00:48 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:29 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by William Snow - foul #4 on William Snow, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 00:29 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:29 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Frank Unrein is called for the reach on Mike Peterson - foul #2 on Frank Unrein, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | SUNY IT | Lawrence Tremblay steals the ball from Robert Johnson | 68-68 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Snow hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Snow (fresh) 22 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Healy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Unrein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Zinz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Class (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Al Zinz is called for the reach on Marshall Branam - foul #3 on Al Zinz, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Stiles (SF), Richard Scott (C) Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Thomas James (SG), Gregory Bisson (SF), Harry Clark (PF) Robert Johnson, Frank Unrein, Al Zinz | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:24 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 04:12 | SUNY IT | Harry Clark knocks in the floater from the baseline | 69-70 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | William Snow drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Stiles | 72-70 |
| 03:57 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory Bisson, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Richard Scott lays it in on a nice dish by William Snow | 74-70 |
| 03:08 | SUNY IT | Gregory Bisson connects on the jump hook from the right block | 74-72 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | William Snow knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Tremblay | 76-72 |
| 02:52 | SUNY IT | SUNY IT calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF), Edward Smith (C) Richard Stiles, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Robert Johnson (PG), Frank Unrein (SF), Al Zinz (PF) Thomas James, Gregory Bisson, Harry Clark | |
| 02:37 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Smith - foul #5 on Edward Smith, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Scott (PF), Richard Stiles (C) Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 02:37 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:37 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Snow | 79-73 |
| 01:53 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein lays it up and in | 79-75 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (PF) Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses the driving attempt from the left block | 79-75 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Mike Peterson tips it in | 81-75 |
| 01:26 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Healy | 81-77 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay is fouled on the floor by Shawn Class - foul #3 on Shawn Class, team foul #13 | 81-77 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 01:08 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 00:44 | SUNY IT | Al Zinz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-77 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Snow (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Healy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Unrein (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Zinz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Class (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | SUNY IT | David Healy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Snow - foul #5 on William Snow, team foul #13 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (SG) William Snow | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 00:36 | SUNY IT | David Healy makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:36 | SUNY IT | David Healy makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Johnson - foul #5 on Robert Johnson, team foul #15 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Thomas James (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:31 | SUNY IT | SUNY IT calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| 00:28 | SUNY IT | Shawn Class comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 85-79 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Mike Peterson gets the rebound | 85-79 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas James - foul #2 on Thomas James, team foul #16 | 85-79 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:18 | SUNY IT | Frank Unrein comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-79 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the board | 86-79 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-79 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas James - foul #3 on Thomas James, team foul #17 | 86-79 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | SUNY IT | SUNY IT calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| 00:08 | SUNY IT | Thomas James buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Healy | 87-82 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is hacked by Thomas James in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas James, team foul #18 | 87-82 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | SUNY IT | David Healy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 89-85 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay runs out the clock | 89-85 |