| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Cavins (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Ruhl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alberto Martin (fresh) C - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Thomas Altman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Buckley | 35-32 |
| 19:30 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl is hacked by Thomas Altman - foul #3 on Thomas Altman, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (SF) Thomas Altman | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 19:10 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses the jump hook near the basket | 35-32 |
| 18:51 | Wofford | Thomas Buckley grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 18:30 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl buries a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Carroll Holton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Alberto Martin - foul #3 on Alberto Martin, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wofford | George Johnson (PF) Alberto Martin | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Carroll Holton makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:13 | Wofford | Thomas Buckley pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:08 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Kohut | 36-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Robert Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:30 | Wofford | Bob Cavins double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (PG), Harold Petway (SF), Robert Harriss (C) Joseph Kohut, Ron Ruhl, Thomas Buckley | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Young Huang grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 41-37 |
| 16:24 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joel Taylor | 41-37 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Norman Rowland is fouled on the floor by Eric Schmitt - foul #1 on Eric Schmitt, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Wofford | Joseph Kohut (PG), Ron Ruhl (SF), Thomas Buckley (C) Eric Schmitt, Bob Cavins, Robert Harriss | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Joseph Kohut picks off the pass by Young Huang | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Petway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ron Ruhl (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 15:43 | Wofford | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Buckley | 41-37 |
| 15:25 | Wofford | Harold Petway misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 15:24 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | Wofford | George Johnson drills a driving attempt from the left block | 41-39 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 14:39 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Harold Petway | 41-39 |
| 14:19 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Joel Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 13:55 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut is fouled on the floor by Carroll Holton - foul #1 on Carroll Holton, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Young Huang, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (PG), Bob Cavins (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Alberto Martin (PF), Robert Harriss (C) Joseph Kohut, Harold Petway, Ron Ruhl, George Johnson, Thomas Buckley | |
| 13:44 | Wofford | Alberto Martin misses the jump hook in the lane | 44-39 |
| 13:42 | Wofford | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Martin | 44-39 |
| 13:24 | Wofford | Albert Buckley steals the ball from Christopher Collins | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Thomas Altman can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Bob Cavins - foul #1 on Bob Cavins, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (C) Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | Wofford | Robert Harriss snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:54 | Wofford | Albert Buckley steals the ball from Alberto Martin | 44-39 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Buckley | 44-39 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ronald Stephens | 46-39 |
| 11:58 | Wofford | Christopher Collins is hacked by Leroy Witherell - foul #1 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Ronald Stephens, Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Wofford | Joseph Kohut (PG), Ron Ruhl (SF), Thomas Buckley (C) Eric Schmitt, Christopher Collins, Robert Harriss | |
| 11:35 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Thomas Altman gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Cavins (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Ruhl (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alberto Martin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Carroll Holton is denied on a layup by Thomas Buckley | 46-39 |
| 11:16 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Joseph Kohut | 46-39 |
| 10:59 | Wofford | Thomas Buckley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Kohut | 46-41 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 10:28 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 10:09 | Wofford | Bob Cavins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alberto Martin | 46-44 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Alberto Martin - foul #4 on Alberto Martin, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (PG), Harold Petway (SG), George Johnson (PF), Robert Harriss (C) Joseph Kohut, Bob Cavins, Alberto Martin, Thomas Buckley | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Young Huang misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 09:19 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:00 | Wofford | Harold Petway buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Johnson | 46-47 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Joel Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Drew Wilkerson (C) Young Huang, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Christopher Collins (SF), Thomas Buckley (C) Ron Ruhl, Robert Harriss | |
| 08:24 | Wofford | George Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Collins | 46-50 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 08:04 | Wofford | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:44 | Wofford | Robert Davis steals it from Eric Schmitt | 46-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Harold Petway takes the ball from Drew Wilkerson | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Eric Schmitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Petway (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Collins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Wofford | Harold Petway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 07:13 | Wofford | George Johnson tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Norman Rowland hits the finger roll set up by Robert Davis | 48-52 |
| 06:55 | Wofford | Christopher Collins is fouled on the floor by Joel Taylor - foul #2 on Joel Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Young Huang (SG), Albert Buckley (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Wofford | Joseph Kohut (PG), Bob Cavins (SG), Ron Ruhl (SF), Alberto Martin (PF), Robert Harriss (C) Eric Schmitt, Harold Petway, Christopher Collins, George Johnson, Thomas Buckley | |
| 06:34 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-52 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Young Huang grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 06:18 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Alberto Martin | 48-52 |
| 06:14 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Harriss | 48-54 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 05:53 | Wofford | Alberto Martin snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 05:35 | Wofford | Bob Cavins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-54 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Albert Buckley gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Robert Harriss steps in front of the Carroll Holton pass | 48-54 |
| 05:08 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Albert Buckley snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses the lay-in | 48-54 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Carroll Holton hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 04:25 | Wofford | Carroll Holton swats the shot by Bob Cavins | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Joel Taylor pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Thomas Altman (SF) Leroy Witherell, Young Huang, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Wofford | Thomas Buckley (C) Robert Harriss | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Thomas Buckley swats the layup by Thomas Altman | 50-54 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Carroll Holton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-54 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 50-54 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses badly on a jumper from close range | 50-54 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Carroll Holton tips it home | 52-54 |
| 03:23 | Wofford | Thomas Buckley drills a driving attempt from the left block | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Buckley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Cavins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Ruhl (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alberto Martin (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Albert Buckley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 03:01 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:49 | Wofford | Robert Davis steals the ball from Ron Ruhl | 52-56 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Thomas Altman is fouled on the floor by Ron Ruhl - foul #1 on Ron Ruhl, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Joel Taylor (PF), Norman Rowland (C) Robert Davis, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (PG), Harold Petway (SF), George Johnson (PF) Joseph Kohut, Ron Ruhl, Alberto Martin | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | The jumper by Thomas Altman is denied by George Johnson | 52-56 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carroll Holton (C) Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Wofford | Joseph Kohut (PG), Ron Ruhl (SF), Alberto Martin (PF) Eric Schmitt, Harold Petway, George Johnson | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 02:10 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:04 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut clanks a jump hook from the right block | 52-56 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Thomas Altman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Bob Cavins - foul #2 on Bob Cavins, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Buckley (PF) Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-56 |
| 01:10 | Wofford | Thomas Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:54 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Albert Buckley buries a floater from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut lays it up and in and the foul's on Thomas Altman - foul #4 on Thomas Altman, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| 00:24 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Albert Buckley drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Wofford | Thomas Buckley is hacked by Leroy Witherell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Harold Petway (SG), George Johnson (PF) Bob Cavins, Alberto Martin | |
| 00:13 | Wofford | Carroll Holton is called for the reach on Joseph Kohut - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 00:13 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Wofford | Joseph Kohut misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 00:02 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 00:02 | Wofford | Wofford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wofford | Ron Ruhl runs out the clock | 57-63 |