| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Eugene Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Hopkins (fresh) SF - Curt Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Petersen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Roger Heasley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Curt Davis inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Beloit | Roger Heasley misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 32-35 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marcus Heard | 32-35 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Marcus Heard clanks a jumper from the left block | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Francis Richards | 32-37 |
| 18:50 | Beloit | Curt Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 18:24 | Beloit | Mario Petersen snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:17 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Francis Richards hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 17:52 | Beloit | Roger Heasley misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Rodgers - foul #2 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Michael Crum (PF) Mario Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| 17:52 | Beloit | Roger Heasley makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:52 | Beloit | Roger Heasley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Francis Richards is hacked by Eugene Shaw - foul #3 on Eugene Shaw, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson (PG), Steven Cantrell (SG) Eugene Shaw, Gregory Hopkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Marcus Heard lays it in on a nice dish by Francis Richards | 37-41 |
| 17:05 | Beloit | Roger Heasley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marlin Nicholson | 40-41 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Albert Naugle hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gavin Matthews | 40-44 |
| 16:49 | Beloit | Steven Cantrell misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Albert Naugle grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Albert Naugle | 40-46 |
| 16:36 | Beloit | Curt Davis buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Marlin Nicholson and he's fouled by Albert Naugle - foul #2 on Albert Naugle, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Beloit | Mario Petersen (PF) Roger Heasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Robert Rodgers (C) Francis Richards, Marcus Heard | |
| 16:36 | Beloit | Curt Davis makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Sarinsky | 43-48 |
| 16:19 | Beloit | Michael Crum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gavin Matthews - foul #2 on Gavin Matthews, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gregory Hopkins (SG) Curt Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF) Albert Naugle | |
| 16:19 | Beloit | Michael Crum makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:19 | Beloit | Michael Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Crum - foul #1 on Michael Crum, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:54 | Beloit | Michael Crum comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ralph Sarinsky - foul #1 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eugene Shaw (PG) Marlin Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:54 | Beloit | Michael Crum misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:54 | Beloit | Michael Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Eugene Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Hopkins (fresh) SF - Steven Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Petersen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Crum (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glen Bouchard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gavin Matthews | 46-52 |
| 15:14 | Beloit | Mario Petersen is called for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Taylor (SF), Mike Henderson (PF), Robert Wooten (C) Steven Cantrell, Mario Petersen, Michael Crum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Albert Naugle (SG), Carl Cain (SF), Christopher Irick (PF), Sean Tittle (C) Gavin Matthews, Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Glen Bouchard, Robert Rodgers | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Francis Richards buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Naugle | 46-54 |
| 14:37 | Beloit | Robert Wooten misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-54 |
| 14:36 | Beloit | John Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 14:15 | Beloit | Gregory Hopkins hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Taylor | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Sean Tittle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 13:53 | Beloit | Gregory Hopkins snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 13:34 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Sean Tittle gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Francis Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Carl Cain tips it home | 48-56 |
| 13:09 | Beloit | Mike Henderson buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Eugene Shaw and he's fouled by Christopher Irick - foul #2 on Christopher Irick, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson (PG), Steven Cantrell (SG), Curt Davis (SF), Roger Heasley (C) Eugene Shaw, Gregory Hopkins, John Taylor, Robert Wooten | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Francis Richards, Albert Naugle, Carl Cain, Christopher Irick, Sean Tittle | |
| 13:09 | Beloit | Mike Henderson misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Cantrell - foul #3 on Steven Cantrell, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Beloit | Mario Petersen (PF) Mike Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 12:35 | Beloit | Steven Cantrell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Curt Davis steals the ball from Gavin Matthews | 50-57 |
| 12:25 | Beloit | Curt Davis lays it up and in | 52-57 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 52-57 |
| 11:53 | Beloit | Steven Cantrell travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eugene Shaw (PG) Marlin Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG) Gavin Matthews | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Eugene Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Curt Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mario Petersen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Heasley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses short on a shot from the right block | 52-57 |
| 11:28 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 11:23 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 11:22 | Beloit | Curt Davis gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:11 | Beloit | Mario Petersen misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marcus Heard - foul #1 on Marcus Heard, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| 11:11 | Beloit | Mario Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:11 | Beloit | Mario Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Marcus Heard | 54-59 |
| 10:51 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw is fouled on the floor by Francis Richards - foul #3 on Francis Richards, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Taylor (SG), Michael Crum (PF) Steven Cantrell, Mario Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF) Ralph Sarinsky | |
| 10:51 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:51 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Marcus Heard clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 10:40 | Beloit | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:35 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-59 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Albert Naugle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 10:27 | Beloit | Roger Heasley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:22 | Beloit | John Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 10:20 | Beloit | Michael Crum grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:01 | Beloit | Roger Heasley loses the dribble to Francis Richards | 56-59 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Francis Richards lays it in | 56-61 |
| 09:37 | Beloit | John Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Michael Crum - foul #2 on Michael Crum, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson (PG), Gregory Hopkins (SG), Steven Cantrell (SF), Mike Henderson (C) Eugene Shaw, John Taylor, Curt Davis, Roger Heasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Francis Richards, Albert Naugle, Marcus Heard | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:27 | Beloit | Michael Crum grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 09:08 | Beloit | Steven Cantrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 09:07 | Beloit | Michael Crum hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Mike Henderson is called for the reach on Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Mike Henderson, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Beloit | Mario Petersen (PF) Michael Crum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Christopher Irick (PF) Gavin Matthews, Glen Bouchard | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 61-62 |
| 08:14 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Mario Petersen | 61-62 |
| 07:59 | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Cantrell and he's hacked by Richard Wilkes - foul #3 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Albert Naugle (SG), Carl Cain (SF) Richard Wilkes, Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell | |
| 07:59 | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Christopher Irick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eugene Shaw (PG), Curt Davis (SF) Marlin Nicholson, Steven Cantrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marcus Heard (PF) Robert Rodgers | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Eugene Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curt Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mario Petersen (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Mike Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Naugle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Irick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Beloit | Curt Davis can't connect on a jumper from close range | 64-62 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Marcus Heard pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Christopher Irick lays it in set up by Francis Richards and he's fouled by Mike Henderson - foul #2 on Mike Henderson, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Beloit | John Taylor (SG), Michael Crum (PF), Roger Heasley (C) Gregory Hopkins, Mario Petersen, Mike Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG) Carl Cain | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Christopher Irick makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:52 | Beloit | Albert Naugle is called for the reach on John Taylor - foul #3 on Albert Naugle, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Bouchard (C) Christopher Irick | |
| 06:52 | Beloit | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:52 | Beloit | Michael Crum grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 06:30 | Beloit | Roger Heasley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marcus Heard | 64-65 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-65 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Marcus Heard hits the follow up shot | 64-67 |
| 06:05 | Beloit | Curt Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Curt Davis, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson (PG), Steven Cantrell (SF) Eugene Shaw, Curt Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Francis Richards, Albert Naugle, Marcus Heard | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gavin Matthews | 64-69 |
| 05:23 | Beloit | Roger Heasley drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Marlin Nicholson | 66-69 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-69 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews tips it but misses | 66-69 |
| 05:07 | Beloit | Michael Crum snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 05:02 | Beloit | Steven Cantrell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Taylor | 68-69 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard loses the ball out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eugene Shaw (PG), Gregory Hopkins (SG), Curt Davis (SF), Mario Petersen (PF), Mike Henderson (C) Marlin Nicholson, John Taylor, Steven Cantrell, Michael Crum, Roger Heasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Albert Naugle (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Gavin Matthews, Vincent McArdell, Glen Bouchard, Robert Rodgers | |
| 04:27 | Beloit | Mike Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-69 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Irick | 68-69 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the lay-in | 68-69 |
| 04:17 | Beloit | Mario Petersen grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 04:13 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw loses the dribble to Albert Naugle | 68-69 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Francis Richards scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Sarinsky | 68-71 |
| 03:26 | Beloit | Mike Henderson scores on a shot from the right side | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Eugene Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curt Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mario Petersen (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Mike Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Naugle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Irick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Marcus Heard hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Naugle | 70-73 |
| 02:59 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw is hacked by Ralph Sarinsky - foul #2 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Beloit | Roger Heasley (C) Mike Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF), Robert Rodgers (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Christopher Irick | |
| 02:59 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:59 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 02:34 | Beloit | Gregory Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:30 | Beloit | Curt Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Heasley | 75-73 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Curt Davis - foul #2 on Curt Davis, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Beloit | Marlin Nicholson (PG), John Taylor (SG), Steven Cantrell (SF), Michael Crum (PF) Eugene Shaw, Gregory Hopkins, Curt Davis, Mario Petersen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Gavin Matthews (SG), Glen Bouchard (PF) Francis Richards, Albert Naugle, Marcus Heard | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses the free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:05 | Beloit | Roger Heasley snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 02:05 | Beloit | Beloit calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 01:44 | Beloit | Michael Crum is whistled for a carry | 75-75 |
| Subs | Beloit | Eugene Shaw (PG), Gregory Hopkins (SG), Curt Davis (SF), Mario Petersen (PF) Marlin Nicholson, John Taylor, Steven Cantrell, Michael Crum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Marcus Heard (PF) Richard Wilkes, Gavin Matthews, Glen Bouchard | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky loses the dribble to Roger Heasley | 75-75 |
| 01:15 | Beloit | Mario Petersen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Roger Heasley is called for the reach on Ralph Sarinsky - foul #3 on Roger Heasley, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:09 | Beloit | Mario Petersen gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 00:52 | Beloit | Curt Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 00:51 | Beloit | Eugene Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 75-76 |
| 00:36 | Beloit | Gregory Hopkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers is hacked by Gregory Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Hopkins, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:34 | Beloit | Roger Heasley snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| 00:18 | Beloit | Curt Davis scores on a runner from the left block set up by Eugene Shaw | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Francis Richards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Marcus Heard | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Beloit | Roger Heasley connects on the floater from the left wing | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Francis Richards can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 79-78 |