| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Curt Kinsler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Rueda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Chaudhry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Peterson | 34-24 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 19:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 19:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 34-24 |
| 18:51 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 18:33 | Mt. St. Joseph | Mike Peterson is called for the reach on Curt Kinsler - foul #2 on Mike Peterson, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 18:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | William Snow misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-24 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Edward Smith tips it back up and in | 36-24 |
| 17:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Edward Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Snow | 39-26 |
| 16:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Roberts | 39-28 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Marshall Branam is fouled on the floor by John Rueda - foul #3 on John Rueda, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Richard Stiles (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Leroy Mateo (PG), Jeffrey Hollomon (SG), Joe Koziol (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Raymond Jang (C) Curt Kinsler, Jack Roberts, John Rueda, Jack Woods, Steven Chaudhry | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson picks off the pass by Matthew Baker | 39-28 |
| 16:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG) William Snow | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| 16:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Jeffrey Hollomon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Mateo (fresh) SF - Joe Koziol (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Jang (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hollomon steals the ball from Richard Stiles | 39-29 |
| 15:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Wilson misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler (PG), Donald Satterwhite (SF), Jack Woods (PF) Jeffrey Hollomon, Joe Koziol, Raymond Jang | |
| 15:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Richard Scott scores on a jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 14:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Matthew Baker grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Curt Kinsler picks off the pass by Raymond Zimmerman in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 14:52 | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler blows the layup | 41-31 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Richard Stiles clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Richard Scott snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Richard Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Lundy | 43-31 |
| 14:08 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Matthew Baker grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 14:01 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 13:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Wilson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Zimmerman | 43-31 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | The jump hook by Nicholas Lundy is blocked by Jack Woods | 43-31 |
| 13:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Wilson gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Leroy Mateo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 13:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods gets the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Richard Scott blocks the short jumper by Jack Woods | 43-31 |
| 13:01 | Mt. St. Joseph | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Woods | 43-31 |
| 12:47 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Mateo and he's hacked by Richard Scott - foul #2 on Richard Scott, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon (PG), Jack Roberts (SG), John Rueda (SF), Steven Chaudhry (C) Curt Kinsler, Leroy Mateo, Donald Satterwhite, Daniel Wilson | |
| 12:47 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Edward Smith grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Edward Smith snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | William Snow is hacked by John Rueda - foul #4 on John Rueda, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Koziol (SF), Raymond Jang (PF) John Rueda, Jack Woods | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Mike Peterson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-33 |
| 12:07 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-33 |
| 12:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Raymond Jang misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 12:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Koziol pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 11:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Jeffrey Hollomon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Koziol (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Jang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Chaudhry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Joe Koziol steps in front of the William Snow pass | 46-33 |
| 11:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Leroy Mateo (PG), Donald Satterwhite (PF) Jeffrey Hollomon, Raymond Jang | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Leroy Mateo steals the ball from Edward Smith | 46-33 |
| 10:46 | Mt. St. Joseph | William Snow steals it from Jack Roberts | 46-33 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Smith | 49-33 |
| 10:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Mateo | 49-35 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | William Snow connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:57 | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Koziol misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 09:56 | Mt. St. Joseph | Leroy Mateo grabs the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 09:47 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-35 |
| 09:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite snags the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 09:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Smith blocks the short jumper by Donald Satterwhite | 51-35 |
| 09:33 | Mt. St. Joseph | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Koziol | 51-35 |
| 09:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Koziol | 51-38 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Tremblay | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:53 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Mateo | 53-41 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Mike Peterson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Smith | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:33 | Mt. St. Joseph | Leroy Mateo buries a jumpshot from the left side | 56-43 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Mike Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 08:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Steven Chaudhry | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:13 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 56-43 |
| 08:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leroy Mateo | 56-45 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Joe Koziol is called for the reach on William Snow - foul #1 on Joe Koziol, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Nicholas Lundy (SG), Richard Stiles (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Lawrence Tremblay, William Snow, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler (PG), Jeffrey Hollomon (SG), John Rueda (SF), Jack Woods (PF), Daniel Wilson (C) Leroy Mateo, Jack Roberts, Joe Koziol, Donald Satterwhite, Steven Chaudhry | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Richard Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Richard Scott tips it back up and in | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Curt Kinsler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hollomon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Rueda (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jack Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods misses the 3 from straight away | 58-45 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Richard Stiles's pass is intercepted by Curt Kinsler | 58-45 |
| 06:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 06:44 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda grabs the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 06:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Curt Kinsler | 58-48 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman loses the dribble to John Rueda | 58-48 |
| 06:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda banks in the layup | 58-50 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Richard Scott knocks in the floater from the left block | 60-50 |
| 05:34 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Hollomon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hollomon, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), William Snow (SG) Raymond Zimmerman, Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Leroy Mateo (SG), Steven Chaudhry (C) Jeffrey Hollomon, Daniel Wilson | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Richard Scott misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Curt Kinsler - foul #2 on Curt Kinsler, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Bates (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joe Koziol (SF) John Rueda | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Billy Bates - foul #1 on Billy Bates, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF), Edward Smith (C) Billy Bates, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite (SF) Curt Kinsler | |
| 04:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | William Snow's pass is intercepted by Joe Koziol | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Koziol | 62-53 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | William Snow drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marshall Branam | 65-53 |
| 04:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Mateo and he's hacked by Mike Peterson - foul #3 on Mike Peterson, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Baker (PF) Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts (SG), John Rueda (SF) Joe Koziol, Jack Woods | |
| 04:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Leroy Mateo picks off the pass by Mike Peterson | 65-56 |
| 03:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Chaudhry | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Leroy Mateo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rueda (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Satterwhite (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Chaudhry (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 03:25 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Satterwhite gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda is hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #2 on Matthew Baker, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Richard Stiles (SF), Richard Scott (PF) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler (PG), Daniel Wilson (PF), Raymond Jang (C) Leroy Mateo, Donald Satterwhite, Steven Chaudhry | |
| 03:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 65-58 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Curt Kinsler steals it from Richard Scott | 65-58 |
| 02:44 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 65-58 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Matthew Baker gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Edward Smith (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Richard Stiles, Richard Scott, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods (PF), Steven Chaudhry (C) Daniel Wilson, Raymond Jang | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | William Snow comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 02:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Jack Woods | 65-58 |
| 02:24 | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Rueda | 65-61 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Snow | 68-61 |
| 01:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Smith - foul #3 on Edward Smith, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| 01:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Edward Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Marshall Branam loses the dribble to Jack Roberts | 68-61 |
| 01:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Rueda hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Roberts | 68-64 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | William Snow is hacked by Jack Roberts - foul #1 on Jack Roberts, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses the easy layup | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Marshall Branam gets the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Marshall Branam is fouled on the floor by Steven Chaudhry - foul #1 on Steven Chaudhry, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG) Lawrence Tremblay | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts is fouled on the floor by Raymond Zimmerman - foul #3 on Raymond Zimmerman, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG) Raymond Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| 00:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 70-64 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Edward Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Roberts - foul #2 on Jack Roberts, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (SG), Richard Scott (PF) William Snow, Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Edward Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:21 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:16 | Mt. St. Joseph | Steven Chaudhry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 00:15 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Woods grabs the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay is fouled in the backcourt by Curt Kinsler - foul #3 on Curt Kinsler, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Curt Kinsler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Edward Smith snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Smith runs out the clock | 73-64 |