| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Preston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Stalcup (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhodes | Ted Williams inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Rhodes | Edward Smith denies the turnaround by Ben Preston | 29-36 |
| 19:43 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:32 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Stalcup | 31-36 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Ted Williams steals it from William Snow | 31-36 |
| 19:05 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | Rhodes | Ted Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:46 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup is fouled on the floor by Mike Peterson - foul #1 on Mike Peterson, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:27 | Rhodes | Lawrence Tremblay steps in front of the John Williams pass | 31-36 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay lays it up and in | 31-38 |
| 18:11 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin scores on a jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 17:54 | Rhodes | Ted Williams hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ben Preston | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marshall Branam comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Stalcup - foul #2 on Kevin Stalcup, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Robert Bentley (SF), Joseph Freeman (PF), Robert Eure (C) Ted Williams, Kevin Stalcup, Darrell Pippin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Stiles (SF), Richard Scott (C) Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:10 | Rhodes | Ben Preston misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Snow - foul #2 on William Snow, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Matthew Baker (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Marshall Branam | |
| 17:10 | Rhodes | Ben Preston makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:10 | Rhodes | Ben Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Baker | 36-40 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Matthew Baker makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Snow | 36-42 |
| 16:49 | Rhodes | Robert Bentley loses the dribble to William Snow | 36-42 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | William Snow misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Matthew Baker snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Robert Bentley is called for the reach on Richard Stiles - foul #2 on Robert Bentley, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Carl Dickerman (SG), Kevin Stalcup (PF) Ben Preston, Robert Eure | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG) William Snow | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Richard Scott misses the shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 16:20 | Rhodes | Robert Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:59 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Dickerman (fresh) SF - Robert Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Stalcup (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Matthew Baker is denied on a layup by Joseph Freeman | 36-42 |
| 15:40 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:32 | Rhodes | Carl Dickerman is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rhodes | John Williams (PG), Ted Williams (SF), Darrell Pippin (C) Kenneth Gallagher, Robert Bentley, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), William Snow (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Edward Smith (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Nicholas Lundy, Richard Stiles, Richard Scott, Matthew Baker | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | William Snow is hacked by Darrell Pippin - foul #1 on Darrell Pippin, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | William Snow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 14:54 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:37 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Ben Preston (SG), Joseph Freeman (PF) Carl Dickerman, Kevin Stalcup | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Mike Peterson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Tremblay | 36-44 |
| 14:08 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Peterson | 36-44 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay loses the ball out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Robert Bentley (SF) Ted Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Scott (PF) Marshall Branam | |
| 13:45 | Rhodes | Robert Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Edward Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Tremblay and the foul's on Robert Bentley - foul #3 on Robert Bentley, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:13 | Rhodes | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Mike Peterson snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Mike Peterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 13:07 | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:42 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Bentley and the foul's on Edward Smith - foul #1 on Edward Smith, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher (PG), Kevin Stalcup (PF) John Williams, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Nicholas Lundy (SG), Richard Stiles (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Lawrence Tremblay, William Snow, Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| 12:42 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Richard Stiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Ted Williams (SF) Darrell Pippin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:10 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Marshall Branam - foul #2 on Marshall Branam, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Carl Dickerman (SG) Ben Preston | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:10 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:10 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:51 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gallagher | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Dickerman (fresh) SF - Ted Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Stalcup (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Raymond Zimmerman and he's hacked by Robert Bentley - foul #4 on Robert Bentley, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rhodes | John Williams (PG), Joseph Freeman (C) Kenneth Gallagher, Robert Bentley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), William Snow (SG), Matthew Baker (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Nicholas Lundy, Marshall Branam | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:08 | Rhodes | The pull-up jumper by John Williams is blocked by Richard Stiles | 43-50 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Matthew Baker is whistled for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Ben Preston (SG), Danny Fleming (SF) Carl Dickerman, Ted Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF) Richard Scott | |
| 10:47 | Rhodes | Danny Fleming misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Richard Stiles gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Matthew Baker gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | William Snow is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin (C) Kevin Stalcup | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Smith (C) Richard Stiles | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | William Snow misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 10:06 | Rhodes | John Williams snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 09:46 | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Edward Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Smith, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Billy Bates (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Matthew Baker | |
| 09:26 | Rhodes | Danny Fleming misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | William Snow snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | The short jumper by Billy Bates is denied by Joseph Freeman | 43-50 |
| 09:17 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 09:06 | Rhodes | William Snow is called for the reach on Ben Preston - foul #3 on William Snow, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher (PG), Carl Dickerman (SG), Ted Williams (SF) John Williams, Ben Preston, Danny Fleming | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG) William Snow | |
| 08:59 | Rhodes | Carl Dickerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Robert Eure (PF) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Stiles (SF) Billy Bates | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Marshall Branam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup (PF) Robert Eure | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:29 | Rhodes | Carl Dickerman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 08:28 | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 08:13 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-50 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 08:04 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:00 | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 43-50 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Lundy | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Dickerman (fresh) SF - Ted Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Stalcup (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Pippin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Branam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rhodes | Richard Stiles is called for the reach on Darrell Pippin - foul #1 on Richard Stiles, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Rhodes | John Williams (PG), Ben Preston (SG), Robert Bentley (SF) Kenneth Gallagher, Carl Dickerman, Ted Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), William Snow (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Nicholas Lundy, Richard Stiles, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| 07:25 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:25 | Rhodes | Darrell Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Matthew Baker misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Stalcup - foul #3 on Kevin Stalcup, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman (PF), Robert Eure (C) Kevin Stalcup, Darrell Pippin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Matthew Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:55 | Rhodes | Robert Eure is hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| 06:55 | Rhodes | Robert Eure makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:55 | Rhodes | Robert Eure makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Snow | 47-57 |
| 06:22 | Rhodes | Lawrence Tremblay picks off the pass by Robert Bentley | 47-57 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay banks in the layup | 47-59 |
| 06:14 | Rhodes | John Williams hits a floater from the right wing set up by Ben Preston | 49-59 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Matthew Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup (PF) Robert Eure | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:33 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 49-59 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | William Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 05:07 | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 04:54 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup is whistled for a carry | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Gallagher (PG), Carl Dickerman (SG), Ted Williams (SF), Darrell Pippin (C) John Williams, Ben Preston, Robert Bentley, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Richard Stiles (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Richard Scott, Matthew Baker | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Kevin Stalcup steals the ball from Edward Smith | 49-59 |
| 04:19 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 51-59 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | William Snow knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Marshall Branam | 51-61 |
| 04:03 | Rhodes | Ted Williams misses the lay-in | 51-61 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | William Snow misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Dickerman - foul #1 on Carl Dickerman, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman (PF) Kevin Stalcup | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | William Snow misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | William Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:57 | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Rhodes | Marshall Branam picks off the pass by Carl Dickerman | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Dickerman (fresh) SF - Ted Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Pippin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Snow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is hacked by Ted Williams - foul #2 on Ted Williams, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rhodes | John Williams (PG), Ben Preston (SG), Robert Bentley (C) Kenneth Gallagher, Carl Dickerman, Darrell Pippin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Richard Scott (C) William Snow, Edward Smith | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:12 | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 03:11 | Rhodes | Robert Bentley tips it but misses | 51-63 |
| 03:09 | Rhodes | Joseph Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 02:58 | Rhodes | Robert Bentley's pass is intercepted by Richard Scott | 51-63 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup (PF), Darrell Pippin (C) Joseph Freeman, Robert Bentley | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Edward Smith (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Richard Stiles, Richard Scott | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Tremblay | 51-66 |
| 02:24 | Rhodes | William Snow steals the ball from Ben Preston | 51-66 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Edward Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 02:06 | Rhodes | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:02 | Rhodes | Ben Preston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Tremblay | 51-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Edward Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Tremblay | 51-68 |
| 01:29 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Williams | 53-68 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-68 |
| 01:11 | Rhodes | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:52 | Rhodes | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 00:51 | Rhodes | Ted Williams can't tip it in | 53-68 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Kevin Stalcup swats the layup by Mike Peterson | 53-68 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Edward Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rhodes | Ben Preston drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Williams | 55-70 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Marshall Branam knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Tremblay | 55-72 |
| 00:05 | Rhodes | Kevin Stalcup misses the jumper near the basket | 55-72 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay runs out the clock | 55-72 |