| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (fresh) SG - William Snow (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) C - Edward Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Clifton Waddle (fresh) SG - Weston Haney (fresh) SF - Earl Raby (fresh) PF - Craig Rioux (fresh) C - John Escoto (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bethel | John Escoto wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Bethel | The short jumper by Weston Haney is denied by Marshall Branam | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Bethel | Craig Rioux grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Bethel | Weston Haney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay loses the dribble to Weston Haney in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Bethel | Weston Haney hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Craig Rioux | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | William Snow misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Bethel | The rebound goes to John Escoto | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Bethel | Weston Haney's floater is tipped away by Mike Peterson | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | William Snow snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Mike Peterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Bethel | Weston Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Bethel | Weston Haney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Clifton Waddle and he's hacked by Mike Peterson - foul #1 on Mike Peterson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Bethel | Weston Haney makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Edward Smith clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Clifton Waddle - foul #1 on Clifton Waddle, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Bethel | Craig Rioux misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Mike Peterson grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Waddle - foul #2 on Clifton Waddle, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ernest Blue (PG) Clifton Waddle | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Smith | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Bethel | Weston Haney's floater is knocked away by Edward Smith | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Bethel | Craig Rioux tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Snow | 7-7 |
| 17:07 | Bethel | Ernest Blue is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Tremblay - foul #1 on Lawrence Tremblay, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 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 | Bethel | Mark Bastian (SG), Raymond Greenwood (SF), Robert Wise (PF), John Garrard (C) Weston Haney, Earl Raby, Craig Rioux, John Escoto | |
| 16:55 | Bethel | Robert Wise buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Greenwood | 7-10 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 7-10 |
| 16:49 | Bethel | The rebound goes to Raymond Greenwood | 7-10 |
| 16:44 | Bethel | Ernest Blue jams it on a nice dish by John Garrard | 7-12 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is denied on a layup by John Garrard | 7-12 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses the tip | 7-12 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Richard Scott hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 16:14 | Bethel | Robert Wise is called for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Weston Haney (SG), John Bonkowski (SF), Dwight Richard (C) Ernest Blue, Mark Bastian, John Garrard | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy is denied on a layup by Robert Wise | 9-12 |
| 16:00 | Bethel | John Bonkowski gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) SG - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) SF - Richard Stiles (fresh) PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Raymond Greenwood (fairly fresh) SG - Weston Haney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bonkowski (fresh) PF - Robert Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dwight Richard (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Bethel | Weston Haney knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Nicholas Lundy - foul #1 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Billy Bates (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Nicholas Lundy, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ernest Blue (PG), Earl Raby (SF) Raymond Greenwood, Robert Wise | |
| 15:54 | Bethel | Weston Haney makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Smith (C) Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 15:40 | Bethel | Earl Raby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Marshall Branam pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman double dribbles | 9-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG) Raymond Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 15:21 | Bethel | Earl Raby hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-17 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | William Snow misses the easy layup | 9-17 |
| 15:09 | Bethel | The rebound goes to Dwight Richard | 9-17 |
| 14:56 | Bethel | Weston Haney is hacked by Marshall Branam - foul #1 on Marshall Branam, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (PG), Mike Peterson (SF) Lawrence Tremblay, Billy Bates | |
| Subs | Bethel | Mark Bastian (PG), John Garrard (PF), John Escoto (C) Ernest Blue, John Bonkowski, Dwight Richard | |
| 14:41 | Bethel | Marshall Branam swats the dunk try by John Escoto | 9-17 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | William Snow pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | William Snow is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 9-17 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Mike Peterson is whistled for traveling | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Richard Stiles (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Matthew Baker (C) William Snow, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ernest Blue (SG), Raymond Greenwood (SF) Weston Haney, Earl Raby | |
| 14:16 | Bethel | Raymond Greenwood is hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG) Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | Bethel | Craig Rioux (PF), Robert Wise (C) John Garrard, John Escoto | |
| 14:08 | Bethel | Ernest Blue is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Blue, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Weston Haney (SG) Mark Bastian | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | A charge is called on Matthew Baker - foul #2 on Matthew Baker, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Raymond Zimmerman, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Bethel | Earl Raby (SF) Raymond Greenwood | |
| 13:34 | Bethel | Robert Wise can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Bates (SF) Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Bethel | John Escoto (C) Craig Rioux | |
| 13:15 | Bethel | Weston Haney loses the ball out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (PG), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | Bethel | Mark Bastian (SG), John Bonkowski (SF) Weston Haney, Earl Raby | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | John Bonkowski steals the ball from Nicholas Lundy | 9-17 |
| 12:43 | Bethel | John Bonkowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-19 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | William Snow's pass is intercepted by Mark Bastian in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| 12:36 | Bethel | Ernest Blue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Nicholas Lundy, Billy Bates, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Bethel | Craig Rioux (PF), John Garrard (C) Robert Wise, John Escoto | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | William Snow clanks a shot from the left side | 9-19 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | William Snow is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 11:59 | Bethel | John Bonkowski buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Bastian | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) SG - William Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fairly fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Mark Bastian (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Blue (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Bonkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Rioux (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Garrard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-22 |
| 11:44 | Bethel | Craig Rioux gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 11:38 | Bethel | John Garrard misses the easy layup | 11-22 |
| 11:36 | Bethel | John Garrard tips it but misses | 11-22 |
| 11:34 | Bethel | Ernest Blue snags the offensive board | 11-22 |
| 11:20 | Bethel | Ernest Blue misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Mike Peterson grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Raymond Zimmerman | 13-22 |
| 10:51 | Bethel | Craig Rioux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | William Snow snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is hacked by John Bonkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bonkowski, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Nicholas Lundy (SG), Richard Stiles (PF), Richard Scott (C) Raymond Zimmerman, William Snow, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Bethel | Raymond Greenwood (PG), Weston Haney (SG), Earl Raby (SF), Robert Wise (PF), Dwight Richard (C) Mark Bastian, Ernest Blue, John Bonkowski, Craig Rioux, John Garrard | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Richard Scott lays it up and in | 15-22 |
| 10:27 | Bethel | Dwight Richard misses the jumpshot from the left side | 15-22 |
| 10:25 | Bethel | Earl Raby grabs the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 10:05 | Bethel | Earl Raby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Bates (SF) Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Richard Scott misses the floater from close range | 15-22 |
| 09:43 | Bethel | Robert Wise gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:26 | Bethel | Raymond Greenwood double dribbles | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG) Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | Bethel | John Escoto (C) Dwight Richard | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Billy Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ernest Blue (PG) Raymond Greenwood | |
| 09:11 | Bethel | John Escoto misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Snow | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | Bethel | John Escoto misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on William Snow - foul #1 on William Snow, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) William Snow, Billy Bates, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Bethel | Craig Rioux (PF) Robert Wise | |
| 08:49 | Bethel | John Escoto misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | Bethel | John Escoto misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Marshall Branam gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 08:41 | Bethel | The pull-up jumper by Weston Haney is blocked by Richard Scott | 18-22 |
| 08:39 | Bethel | John Escoto pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:15 | Bethel | John Escoto misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 18-22 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 18-22 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 08:06 | Bethel | Earl Raby snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 08:06 | Bethel | Bethel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Bethel | Raymond Greenwood (PG), John Bonkowski (PF), Dwight Richard (C) Ernest Blue, Craig Rioux, John Escoto | |
| 07:42 | Bethel | Nicholas Lundy is called for the reach on Weston Haney - foul #2 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Billy Bates (SF) Nicholas Lundy, Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Bethel | John Garrard (PF) Earl Raby | |
| 07:42 | Bethel | Weston Haney misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Marshall Branam pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) PF - Marshall Branam (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Raymond Greenwood (fresh) SG - Weston Haney (tired) 8 pts. SF - John Bonkowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Garrard (fresh) C - Dwight Richard (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | William Snow travels in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Mark Bastian (SG), John Escoto (C) Weston Haney, Dwight Richard | |
| 07:20 | Bethel | Raymond Greenwood knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Garrard | 18-24 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Edward Smith gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman loses the ball out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Richard Scott (C) Raymond Zimmerman, Billy Bates, Marshall Branam, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ernest Blue (PG), Weston Haney (SG), Earl Raby (SF), Robert Wise (PF) Raymond Greenwood, Mark Bastian, John Bonkowski, John Garrard | |
| 06:26 | Bethel | Ernest Blue hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Weston Haney | 18-26 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ernest Blue is called for the reach on Lawrence Tremblay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Blue, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Raymond Greenwood (PG), Dwight Richard (C) Ernest Blue, John Escoto | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Wise - foul #1 on Robert Wise, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:08 | Bethel | Robert Wise grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 05:45 | Bethel | Robert Wise's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Tremblay | 18-26 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Richard Scott grabs the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Mike Peterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Tremblay | 20-26 |
| 04:49 | Bethel | Lawrence Tremblay takes the ball from Weston Haney | 20-26 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Richard Stiles can't finish the layup | 20-26 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Mike Peterson grabs the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Richard Scott scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Dwight Richard - foul #1 on Dwight Richard, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman (PG), Billy Bates (SF), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Mike Peterson, Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | Bethel | Mark Bastian (PG), John Bonkowski (SF), John Garrard (PF), John Escoto (C) Raymond Greenwood, Earl Raby, Robert Wise, Dwight Richard | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Richard Scott misses the free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:14 | Bethel | John Garrard snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:02 | Bethel | John Garrard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-26 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Edward Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman is fouled in the backcourt by Weston Haney - foul #1 on Weston Haney, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SG), Matthew Baker (PF) William Snow, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Bethel | Clifton Waddle (PG), Ernest Blue (SG) Mark Bastian, Weston Haney | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:48 | Bethel | Ernest Blue can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Lundy - foul #3 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay (PG) Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 03:48 | Bethel | Ernest Blue makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Bethel | Ernest Blue misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Billy Bates pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 03:35 | Bethel | John Bonkowski gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Tremblay (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) C - Edward Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Clifton Waddle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Blue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bonkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garrard (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Escoto (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Bethel | Clifton Waddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Stiles (SF), Marshall Branam (PF) Billy Bates, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Bethel | Craig Rioux (PF) John Garrard | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | John Bonkowski is called for the reach on Lawrence Tremblay in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bonkowski, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:54 | Bethel | John Bonkowski's pass is intercepted by Marshall Branam | 26-27 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 02:36 | Bethel | Ernest Blue gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:12 | Bethel | Richard Stiles takes the ball from Craig Rioux | 26-27 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Tremblay hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 02:07 | Bethel | Clifton Waddle snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 01:52 | Bethel | Ernest Blue's layup is rejected by Matthew Baker | 26-27 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Zimmerman | 26-27 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Blue - foul #3 on Ernest Blue, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Snow (SG), Billy Bates (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Edward Smith (C) Lawrence Tremblay, Richard Stiles, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Bethel | Mark Bastian (SG), Earl Raby (SF), John Garrard (C) Ernest Blue, John Bonkowski, John Escoto | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:17 | Bethel | Earl Raby misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Billy Bates - foul #1 on Billy Bates, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Robert Wise (C) Craig Rioux | |
| 01:17 | Bethel | Earl Raby makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:17 | Bethel | Earl Raby misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:17 | Bethel | John Garrard pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:03 | Bethel | Robert Wise hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Richard Scott is fouled on the floor by John Garrard - foul #1 on John Garrard, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF) Billy Bates | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Richard Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:43 | Bethel | Clifton Waddle is hacked by Raymond Zimmerman - foul #1 on Raymond Zimmerman, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (PF) Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Bethel | John Escoto (C) John Garrard | |
| 00:43 | Bethel | Clifton Waddle makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:43 | Bethel | Clifton Waddle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Clifton Waddle is called for the reach on Raymond Zimmerman - foul #3 on Clifton Waddle, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Weston Haney (SG), Craig Rioux (PF) Clifton Waddle, Robert Wise | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Raymond Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:05 | Bethel | Weston Haney misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Marshall Branam pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-30 |