| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - William Barnhart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Witham (fresh) SF - Henry Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Dozier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | St. Norbert | Larry Witham scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Harper | 43-36 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Francis Richards's pass is intercepted by Larry Witham in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 19:21 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 19:19 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Dozier | 43-36 |
| 19:07 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Marcus Heard grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Francis Richards is fouled in the backcourt by William Barnhart - foul #2 on William Barnhart, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses long on a runner in the paint | 43-36 |
| 18:52 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:42 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Witham and the foul's on Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore (SG), Patrick Horace (PF) Larry Witham, Troy Dozier | |
| 18:42 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kurt Moore - foul #1 on Kurt Moore, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Irick (C) Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke (PG), Jason Morey (C) Henry Elliott, Terry Harper | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:11 | St. Norbert | Francis Richards is called for the reach on Robert Zuehlke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Richards, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG) Francis Richards | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 17:58 | St. Norbert | Richard Wilkes picks off the pass by Robert Zuehlke | 45-39 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes jams it | 47-39 |
| 17:37 | St. Norbert | Jason Morey is hacked by Glen Bouchard - foul #2 on Glen Bouchard, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG) Richard Wilkes | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott (SF) William Barnhart | |
| 17:19 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Zuehlke | 47-41 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard is open and scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Ralph Sarinsky | 49-41 |
| 16:57 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Richard Wilkes (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Gavin Matthews, Ralph Sarinsky, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Larry Witham (PG), William Barnhart (SG), Troy Dozier (PF), Terry Harper (C) Robert Zuehlke, Kurt Moore, Patrick Horace, Jason Morey | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Francis Richards connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marcus Heard | 51-41 |
| 16:25 | St. Norbert | Larry Witham misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 16:24 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | William Barnhart steals it from Richard Wilkes in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 16:15 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart lays it in | 51-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Francis Richards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent McArdell | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wilkes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Larry Witham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Barnhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Elliott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Dozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. Norbert | Francis Richards picks off the pass by Terry Harper | 53-45 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Francis Richards is hacked by William Barnhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Barnhart, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Christopher Irick (PF), Sean Tittle (C) Richard Wilkes, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Walden (PG), William Pittman (SG), Robert Zuehlke (SF), Kurt Moore (PF), Jason Morey (C) Larry Witham, William Barnhart, Henry Elliott, Troy Dozier, Terry Harper | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Christopher Irick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (PG) Francis Richards | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 15:11 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Irick - foul #3 on Christopher Irick, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Bouchard (PF) Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 15:11 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 15:11 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard is hacked by Kurt Moore - foul #2 on Kurt Moore, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Cain (SF) Ralph Sarinsky | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott (SF), Patrick Horace (PF), Terry Harper (C) Robert Zuehlke, Kurt Moore, Jason Morey | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Albert Naugle misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 14:30 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 14:19 | St. Norbert | William Pittman lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Elliott | 53-49 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Terry Harper swats the layup by Christopher Irick | 53-49 |
| 14:12 | St. Norbert | William Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:52 | St. Norbert | Charles Walden drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Albert Naugle is hacked by William Pittman in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Pittman, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Marcus Heard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Barnhart (SG), Larry Witham (SF), Troy Dozier (PF) William Pittman, Henry Elliott, Patrick Horace | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses long on an open shot from the left block | 53-52 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 13:19 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to William Barnhart | 53-52 |
| 13:02 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sarinsky - foul #1 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Sean Tittle (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Carl Cain, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke (PG), Kurt Moore (SF), Jason Morey (C) Charles Walden, Larry Witham, Terry Harper | |
| 12:47 | St. Norbert | Jason Morey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Troy Dozier is called for the reach on Marcus Heard - foul #1 on Troy Dozier, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG) Francis Richards | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace (PF) Troy Dozier | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Sean Tittle misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Morey - foul #2 on Jason Morey, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Rodgers (C) Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Sean Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Sean Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:01 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Albert Naugle (SG), Glen Bouchard (PF) Richard Wilkes, Ralph Sarinsky, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott (SF) Jason Morey | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses the shot near the basket | 54-52 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Naugle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vincent McArdell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glen Bouchard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Robert Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Barnhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Elliott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kurt Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Horace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Albert Naugle pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (PG), Carl Cain (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Francis Richards, Vincent McArdell, Glen Bouchard, Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Walden (PG), Larry Witham (SG), Troy Dozier (PF), Terry Harper (C) Robert Zuehlke, William Barnhart, Kurt Moore, Patrick Horace | |
| 10:56 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Elliott | 56-55 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Carl Cain gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 10:25 | St. Norbert | Charles Walden gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:56 | St. Norbert | Charles Walden scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Henry Elliott | 56-57 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Cain | 59-57 |
| 09:16 | St. Norbert | Christopher Irick is called for the reach on Terry Harper - foul #4 on Christopher Irick, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle, Carl Cain, Marcus Heard, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke (PG), William Barnhart (SG), Kurt Moore (SF), Patrick Horace (PF), Jason Morey (C) Charles Walden, Larry Witham, Henry Elliott, Troy Dozier, Terry Harper | |
| 08:55 | St. Norbert | Glen Bouchard swats the short shot by Patrick Horace | 59-57 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | William Barnhart steals it from Francis Richards | 59-57 |
| 08:29 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore buries a jump hook in the lane | 59-59 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Francis Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Moore - foul #3 on Kurt Moore, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Walden (PG) Robert Zuehlke | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:14 | St. Norbert | Charles Walden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Kurt Moore steals it from Robert Rodgers | 61-59 |
| 08:04 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart hits the finger roll set up by Kurt Moore | 61-61 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Francis Richards scores on a shot from the left side set up by Robert Rodgers and the foul's on Charles Walden - foul #4 on Charles Walden, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tittle (C) Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Pittman (SG), Henry Elliott (SF), Terry Harper (C) William Barnhart, Kurt Moore, Jason Morey | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:35 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Glen Bouchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Charles Walden (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Elliott (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Horace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Harper (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Francis Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Gavin Matthews (SG), Carl Cain (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Francis Richards, Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke (PG) Charles Walden | |
| 07:13 | St. Norbert | Sean Tittle steals it from William Pittman | 64-61 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gavin Matthews | 67-61 |
| 06:54 | St. Norbert | William Pittman makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Henry Elliott and he's hacked by Gavin Matthews - foul #2 on Gavin Matthews, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marcus Heard (PF) Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Barnhart (PG), Kurt Moore (PF) Henry Elliott, Patrick Horace | |
| 06:54 | St. Norbert | William Pittman makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Sean Tittle knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gavin Matthews | 69-64 |
| 06:10 | St. Norbert | William Pittman misses the lay-in | 69-64 |
| 06:09 | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:53 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Heard | 69-64 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Sean Tittle snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | William Pittman steals it from Carl Cain in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| 05:40 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Pittman and he's hacked by Marcus Heard - foul #1 on Marcus Heard, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Richard Wilkes, Gavin Matthews, Carl Cain, Marcus Heard, Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Walden (PG), Larry Witham (SF), Jason Morey (C) William Barnhart, Robert Zuehlke, Terry Harper | |
| 05:40 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore misses the free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Christopher Irick snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Christopher Irick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kurt Moore - foul #4 on Kurt Moore, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Rodgers (C) Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier (PF) Kurt Moore | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Christopher Irick makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Christopher Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:51 | St. Norbert | Charles Walden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky loses the dribble to Jason Morey | 71-66 |
| 04:32 | St. Norbert | William Pittman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Christopher Irick gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-66 |
| 04:24 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 04:09 | St. Norbert | William Pittman banks in the layup and he's fouled by Albert Naugle - foul #2 on Albert Naugle, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Glen Bouchard (C) Albert Naugle, Christopher Irick, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Barnhart (PG), Henry Elliott (SF), Patrick Horace (C) Charles Walden, Larry Witham, Jason Morey | |
| 04:09 | St. Norbert | William Pittman misses the free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky can't finish the layup | 71-68 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 71-68 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard misses the tip | 71-68 |
| 03:32 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Bouchard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - William Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Pittman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Henry Elliott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Troy Dozier (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Horace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | St. Norbert | Marcus Heard steals the ball from William Pittman | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Francis Richards | 73-68 |
| 03:05 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart is fouled on the floor by Glen Bouchard - foul #3 on Glen Bouchard, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (PG), Albert Naugle (SG), Carl Cain (SF), Sean Tittle (C) Francis Richards, Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore (PF) Troy Dozier | |
| 03:05 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:05 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:05 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:56 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gavin Matthews - foul #3 on Gavin Matthews, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Christopher Irick (C) Carl Cain, Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke (PG) William Pittman | |
| 02:56 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:56 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by William Barnhart - foul #4 on William Barnhart, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Terry Harper (C) Patrick Horace | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 02:37 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Zuehlke | 73-72 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marcus Heard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Glen Bouchard, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Larry Witham (SF), Jason Morey (C) Henry Elliott, Terry Harper | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rodgers | 73-72 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 73-72 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses the tip | 73-72 |
| 01:56 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 01:56 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF) Richard Wilkes, Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Walden (PG), William Pittman (SG), Henry Elliott (SF), Troy Dozier (PF), Terry Harper (C) Robert Zuehlke, William Barnhart, Larry Witham, Kurt Moore, Jason Morey | |
| 01:37 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier drills a shot from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Francis Richards knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing and the foul's on Henry Elliott - foul #2 on Henry Elliott, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses the free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Marcus Heard pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Troy Dozier takes the ball from Ralph Sarinsky | 76-74 |
| 01:03 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier misses the jumper from close range | 76-74 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Marcus Heard snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Francis Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| 00:45 | St. Norbert | Charles Walden drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Pittman | 76-77 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky blows the layup but the foul's on Henry Elliott - foul #3 on Henry Elliott, team foul #13 | 76-77 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:10 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Charles Walden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Pittman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Henry Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Dozier (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Marcus Heard is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-77 |
| 04:20 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier snags the defensive board | 77-77 |
| 04:14 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott is denied on a layup by Robert Rodgers | 77-77 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers snags the offensive board | 77-77 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers's layup is rejected by Troy Dozier | 77-77 |
| 03:55 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | William Pittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Francis Richards is hacked by Charles Walden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Walden, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Barnhart (PG), Larry Witham (SF), Patrick Horace (PF), Jason Morey (C) Charles Walden, Henry Elliott, Troy Dozier, Terry Harper | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Francis Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 03:16 | St. Norbert | Jason Morey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 03:15 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace grabs the offensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 02:58 | St. Norbert | Larry Witham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 79-77 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Marcus Heard snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott (SF) Larry Witham | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 79-77 |
| 02:37 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace grabs the board | 79-77 |
| 02:37 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Robert Rodgers (C) Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 02:12 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 02:11 | St. Norbert | William Pittman snags the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 01:49 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Pittman and the foul's on Ralph Sarinsky - foul #2 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF) Gavin Matthews | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier (PF), Terry Harper (C) Patrick Horace, Jason Morey | |
| 01:49 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott makes the free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Henry Elliott - foul #4 on Henry Elliott, team foul #15 | 81-80 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell makes the free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | St. Norbert | William Pittman knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Barnhart | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - William Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Henry Elliott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Dozier (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Francis Richards comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 82-82 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the tip | 82-82 |
| 00:40 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | St. Norbert | William Pittman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Marcus Heard - foul #2 on Marcus Heard, team foul #13 | 82-82 |
| 00:13 | St. Norbert | William Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:13 | St. Norbert | William Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell pulls down the rebound | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | William Pittman steals it from Francis Richards in the backcourt | 82-82 |
| 00:04 | St. Norbert | Henry Elliott is called for traveling | 82-82 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Francis Richards comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - William Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Henry Elliott (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Dozier (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell is hacked by Henry Elliott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Elliott, team foul #16 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Larry Witham (SF), Patrick Horace (PF) Henry Elliott, Troy Dozier | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:36 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marcus Heard - foul #3 on Marcus Heard, team foul #14 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jason Morey (C) Terry Harper | |
| 04:36 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:36 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:36 | St. Norbert | Larry Witham grabs the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 04:19 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-82 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard snags the defensive board | 83-82 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Albert Naugle connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Bouchard | 86-82 |
| 03:59 | St. Norbert | Patrick Horace hits a turnaround from close range | 86-84 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 86-84 |
| 03:36 | St. Norbert | Jason Morey grabs the defensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 03:30 | St. Norbert | William Pittman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Barnhart | 86-87 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 86-87 |
| 03:17 | St. Norbert | William Pittman grabs the board | 86-87 |
| 02:56 | St. Norbert | William Barnhart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 86-87 |
| 02:55 | St. Norbert | Jason Morey tips it home | 86-89 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (3 full remaining) | 86-89 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore (SF), Terry Harper (C) Larry Witham, Patrick Horace | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Rodgers | 89-89 |
| 02:38 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Larry Witham (SF), Patrick Horace (PF) Kurt Moore, Jason Morey | |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | Francis Richards is called for the reach on Terry Harper - foul #2 on Francis Richards, team foul #15 | 89-89 |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper misses the 1st free throw | 89-89 |
| 02:20 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by William Barnhart - foul #5 on William Barnhart, team foul #17 | 89-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore (SF) William Barnhart | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses the 1st free throw | 89-90 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell makes the 3rd free throw | 90-90 |
| 02:04 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| 01:54 | St. Norbert | Terry Harper can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 90-90 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky grabs the board | 90-90 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky lays it in on a nice dish by Francis Richards | 92-90 |
| 01:32 | St. Norbert | Ralph Sarinsky is called for the reach on Kurt Moore - foul #3 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #16 | 92-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier (PF) Patrick Horace | |
| 01:32 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore makes the 1st free throw | 92-91 |
| 01:32 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 92-91 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Marcus Heard pulls down the rebound | 92-91 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | William Pittman is called for the reach on Ralph Sarinsky - foul #5 on William Pittman, team foul #18 | 92-91 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke (PG) William Pittman | |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 1st free throw | 93-91 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 94-91 |
| 01:16 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 94-91 |
| 00:57 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 94-91 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Marcus Heard pulls down the rebound | 94-91 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Robert Zuehlke (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Larry Witham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Dozier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 94-91 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rodgers | 94-91 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Troy Dozier - foul #2 on Troy Dozier, team foul #19 | 94-91 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF) Vincent McArdell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 95-91 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 96-91 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 96-91 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF) Albert Naugle | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:22 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 96-91 |
| 00:21 | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke snags the offensive board | 96-91 |
| 00:17 | St. Norbert | Kurt Moore knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Witham | 96-94 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zuehlke - foul #3 on Robert Zuehlke, team foul #20 | 96-94 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the 1st free throw | 96-94 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 97-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 97-94 |
| 00:07 | St. Norbert | Troy Dozier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 97-94 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers snags the defensive board | 97-94 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zuehlke - foul #4 on Robert Zuehlke, team foul #21 | 97-94 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF) Vincent McArdell | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 98-94 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 99-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Robert Zuehlke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 99-94 |