| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Joseph Barkley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Altamirano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas lays it up and in | 32-38 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Goguen | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dale Goguen - foul #2 on Dale Goguen, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 18:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ralph Baylis picks off the pass by Tony Altamirano | 37-39 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis banks in the layup | 39-39 |
| 17:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Bright | 39-41 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Barkley - foul #2 on Joseph Barkley, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford (SF), John Sison (PF), John Garrett (C) Tony Altamirano, Gene Thomas, James Moore | |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Garrett snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Lemons - foul #3 on Steve Lemons, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG), Daniel Vanek (SF), Christopher Ross (C) Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sinclair (SF) Joseph Barkley | |
| 17:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Vanek | 43-43 |
| 16:59 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Peter McDonald steals the ball from Walter Bright | 43-43 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Christopher Ross is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Ronquillo (PG) Walter Bright | |
| 16:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Ronquillo's floater is tipped away by Peter McDonald | 43-43 |
| 16:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison tips it home | 43-45 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Harry Willie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Sison - foul #2 on John Sison, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Carl Girardi (C) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley (PG), Gene Thomas (PF) Robert Ronquillo, John Garrett | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Harry Willie makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Harry Willie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jon Kraus grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Joseph Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Alford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sinclair (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Harry Willie makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Carl Girardi | 47-45 |
| 15:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jon Kraus grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Harry Willie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 15:32 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Kraus is called for the reach on Gene Thomas - foul #1 on Jon Kraus, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Peter McDonald (PF) Harry Willie, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps (PG), Walter Bright (SG), Tony Altamirano (SF), James Moore (C) Joseph Barkley, Louis Alford, Michael Sinclair, John Sison | |
| 15:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is hacked by Walter Bright - foul #2 on Walter Bright, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Dale Goguen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 14:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Phipps and he's fouled by Ralph Baylis - foul #2 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF) Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 14:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Peter McDonald gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Steve Lemons scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Ralph Baylis | 50-47 |
| 14:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gene Thomas, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison (PF) Gene Thomas | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Peter McDonald clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 14:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 13:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore connects on the shot from the left side set up by John Sison | 50-49 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jon Kraus | 52-49 |
| 13:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jon Kraus | 52-49 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Jon Kraus connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Baylis | 54-49 |
| 12:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #2 on Christopher Ross, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley (PG), Louis Alford (SG), Gene Thomas (PF), John Garrett (C) Lee Phipps, Walter Bright, John Sison, James Moore | |
| 12:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Steve Lemons's layup is rejected by John Garrett | 54-50 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Carl Girardi hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 12:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is hacked by Tony Altamirano - foul #2 on Tony Altamirano, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG) Ralph Baylis | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sinclair (SF) Tony Altamirano | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Dale Goguen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 11:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Joseph Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Alford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sinclair (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Garrett - foul #2 on John Garrett, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps (PG), Walter Bright (SG), John Sison (C) Louis Alford, Michael Sinclair, John Garrett | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Lee Phipps steals the ball from Clayton Forehand | 56-53 |
| 10:30 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Peter McDonald (C) Harry Willie, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Garrett (C) Gene Thomas | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Peter McDonald hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 10:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Garrett gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 09:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Clayton Forehand - foul #2 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF) Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore (C) John Sison | |
| 09:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford (SF) Joseph Barkley | |
| 09:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Garrett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Jon Kraus grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Jon Kraus is hacked by Lee Phipps - foul #4 on Lee Phipps, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sinclair (SG), Tony Altamirano (SF), Gene Thomas (PF) Lee Phipps, Walter Bright, John Garrett | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | James Moore takes the ball from Jon Kraus | 56-57 |
| 08:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Ross - foul #3 on Christopher Ross, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (PF) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 08:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Steve Lemons loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison (C) James Moore | |
| 07:47 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steve Lemons - foul #4 on Steve Lemons, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Peter McDonald (PF) Ralph Baylis, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps (PG), Walter Bright (SG), Joseph Barkley (SF) Louis Alford, Michael Sinclair, Tony Altamirano | |
| 07:47 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:47 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 56-60 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Walter Bright is called for the reach on Peter McDonald - foul #3 on Walter Bright, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Garrett (C) Gene Thomas | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Peter McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Peter McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Lee Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Barkley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Sison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Barkley and the foul's on Harry Willie - foul #2 on Harry Willie, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 07:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Harry Willie | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Dale Goguen is called for the reach on Walter Bright - foul #3 on Dale Goguen, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Harry Willie, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Tony Altamirano (SF), Gene Thomas (PF) Lee Phipps, John Sison | |
| 06:32 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Vanek | 63-63 |
| 05:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright is hacked by Daniel Vanek - foul #3 on Daniel Vanek, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Louis Alford (PG), James Moore (C) Joseph Barkley, John Garrett | |
| 05:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Carl Girardi connects on the jumper from the left block | 65-65 |
| 05:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright double dribbles | 65-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Peter McDonald (C) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps (PG), Michael Sinclair (SF) Walter Bright, Tony Altamirano | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Lee Phipps steals the ball from Ralph Baylis | 65-65 |
| 04:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sinclair misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Dale Goguen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis tips it but misses | 65-65 |
| 04:32 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 04:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Jon Kraus's floater is knocked away by Gene Thomas | 65-68 |
| 03:56 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Clayton Forehand is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #3 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley (PG), Walter Bright (SG), Tony Altamirano (SF), John Sison (PF) Lee Phipps, Louis Alford, Michael Sinclair, Gene Thomas | |
| 03:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Christopher Ross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Joseph Barkley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Bright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Altamirano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Christopher Ross clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek can't tip it in | 65-70 |
| 03:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 03:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Steve Lemons - foul #5 on Steve Lemons, team foul #14 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Garrett (C) James Moore | |
| 03:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF) Harry Willie, Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Lee Phipps (PG) Joseph Barkley | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Jon Kraus lays it in on a great pass from Clayton Forehand and he's fouled by Walter Bright - foul #4 on Walter Bright, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses the free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 02:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| 02:19 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright hits a 3 from the right wing | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 02:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 02:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas (PF), James Moore (C) John Sison, John Garrett | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jon Kraus - foul #2 on Jon Kraus, team foul #15 | 67-75 |
| 01:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Dale Goguen comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-77 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Jon Kraus hits the follow up shot | 69-77 |
| 01:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jon Kraus - foul #3 on Jon Kraus, team foul #16 | 69-77 |
| 01:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gene Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 69-78 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses the 3 from straight away | 69-78 |
| 00:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore is hacked by Dale Goguen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Goguen, team foul #17 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley (PG), John Sison (PF) Lee Phipps, Gene Thomas | |
| 00:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Carl Girardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-80 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses the tip | 69-80 |
| 00:48 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sison snags the defensive board | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Bright hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Barkley | 69-82 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Baylis | 71-82 |
| 00:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Barkley runs out the clock | 71-82 |