| Lineup | Hope | PG - Theodore Dublin (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Darin Barker (fresh) PF - Edmund Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Crowley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Yeager wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Theodore Dublin takes the ball from Michael Mason | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Hope | John Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Theodore Dublin | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Jason Ketner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Hope | The rebound goes to Robert Crowley | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Hope | Edmund Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jason Ketner gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Herman Brooks connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Hope | Darin Barker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Herman Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Herman Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Crowley - foul #1 on Robert Crowley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Hope | Edmund Johnson is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Michael Mason is hacked by Theodore Dublin - foul #1 on Theodore Dublin, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Richard Yeager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (SF) Darin Barker | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 17:21 | Hope | Edmund Johnson is hacked by Emmanuel Ponton - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ponton, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (PG), Abraham Hopkins (SG), Paul Robertson (PF), Max Gibson (C) Theodore Dublin, John Brown, Edmund Johnson, Robert Crowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Larry Vallejos (SF) Michael Mason, Jason Ketner | |
| 17:00 | Hope | Max Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by Emmanuel Ponton | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Hope | Terry Nickerson tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Hope | Abraham Hopkins tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Hope | Abraham Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Hope | Abraham Hopkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | David Tidwell scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Emmanuel Ponton | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Hope | Terry Nickerson misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | David Tidwell snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) SG - Abraham Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rolland Mellor (fresh) PF - Paul Robertson (fresh) C - Max Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fresh) SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Rolland Mellor - foul #1 on Rolland Mellor, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Hope | Theodore Dublin (PG), John Brown (SG), Darin Barker (SF), Edmund Johnson (PF), Robert Crowley (C) Terry Nickerson, Abraham Hopkins, Rolland Mellor, Paul Robertson, Max Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Richard Yeager (PF) Michael Stillman, David Tidwell, Larry Vallejos, Emmanuel Ponton | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:30 | Hope | John Brown misses the dunk but he's hacked by Herman Brooks - foul #1 on Herman Brooks, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Kelly (C) Robert Sanborn | |
| 15:30 | Hope | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:30 | Hope | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Keith Kelly misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Keith Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:10 | Hope | Robert Crowley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Hope | Michael Mason steals the ball from John Brown | 6-8 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Richard Yeager can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darin Barker - foul #1 on Darin Barker, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Hope | John Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Herman Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Michael Mason scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 13:57 | Hope | Theodore Dublin scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darin Barker | 8-13 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Jason Ketner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:38 | Hope | Theodore Dublin pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Hope | John Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Edmund Johnson snags the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | Hope | Theodore Dublin is called for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (PG), Abraham Hopkins (SG), Rolland Mellor (SF), Paul Robertson (PF), Max Gibson (C) Theodore Dublin, John Brown, Darin Barker, Edmund Johnson, Robert Crowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Herman Brooks, Jason Ketner, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rolland Mellor - foul #2 on Rolland Mellor, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Hope | Darin Barker (SF) Rolland Mellor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG) Michael Mason | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:31 | Hope | Max Gibson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 8-15 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Tidwell | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Michael Stillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Ketner (SF) Michael Stillman | |
| 11:53 | Hope | Robert Sanborn steps in front of the Max Gibson pass | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) SG - Abraham Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darin Barker (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Robertson (fresh) C - Max Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | David Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Paul Robertson - foul #1 on Paul Robertson, team foul #7 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Hope | Theodore Dublin (PG), John Brown (SG), Edmund Johnson (PF) Abraham Hopkins, Darin Barker, Paul Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Keith Kelly (C) Larry Vallejos, Robert Sanborn | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | David Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | David Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:14 | Hope | Max Gibson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Brown and he's fouled by Keith Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Sylvester Dimattia (PF) David Tidwell, Emmanuel Ponton | |
| 11:14 | Hope | Max Gibson makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Hope | Abraham Hopkins (SF), Robert Crowley (C) Terry Nickerson, Max Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Yeager (PF) Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 10:23 | Hope | Michael Mason is called for the reach on Theodore Dublin - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SF) Jason Ketner | |
| 10:13 | Hope | Abraham Hopkins is called for traveling | 11-17 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Edmund Johnson steals it from Richard Yeager | 11-17 |
| 09:37 | Hope | Theodore Dublin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Crowley | 14-17 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Michael Mason is hacked by Theodore Dublin - foul #2 on Theodore Dublin, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (PG), Darin Barker (SF), Paul Robertson (PF), Max Gibson (C) Theodore Dublin, Abraham Hopkins, Edmund Johnson, Robert Crowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Herman Brooks, Larry Vallejos, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:53 | Hope | Max Gibson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:41 | Hope | John Brown snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:13 | Hope | Darin Barker's pass is intercepted by Robert Sanborn | 17-19 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Jason Ketner makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ponton and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Hope | David Peoples (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (PG), Herman Brooks (SG) Michael Mason, David Tidwell | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Jason Ketner makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:44 | Hope | David Peoples comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Sanborn - foul #1 on Robert Sanborn, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Hope | Abraham Hopkins (SG), Edmund Johnson (PF) Paul Robertson, Max Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Yeager (PF) Emmanuel Ponton | |
| 07:44 | Hope | David Peoples misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:44 | Hope | David Peoples makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) SG - Abraham Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darin Barker (fairly fresh) PF - Edmund Johnson (fresh) C - David Peoples (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn jams it on a nice dish by Larry Vallejos | 18-24 |
| 07:08 | Hope | Edmund Johnson can't finish the layup | 18-24 |
| 07:06 | Hope | Darin Barker tips it in | 20-24 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jason Ketner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Richard Yeager pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-27 |
| 06:25 | Hope | Abraham Hopkins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edmund Johnson | 23-27 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Herman Brooks loses the dribble to David Peoples | 23-27 |
| 06:02 | Hope | Darin Barker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 06:00 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to David Peoples | 23-27 |
| 05:35 | Hope | Edmund Johnson slams it home on a great pass from David Peoples | 25-27 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 05:13 | Hope | Edmund Johnson snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:50 | Hope | Terry Nickerson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Vallejos | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Herman Brooks snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Richard Yeager hits a shot in the paint set up by Jason Ketner | 25-29 |
| 04:15 | Hope | Darin Barker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Nickerson | 28-29 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Darin Barker picks off the pass by Robert Sanborn | 28-29 |
| 03:42 | Hope | David Peoples is hacked by Larry Vallejos - foul #1 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Hope | Theodore Dublin (PG), John Brown (SG), Rolland Mellor (SF), Max Gibson (PF), Robert Crowley (C) Terry Nickerson, Abraham Hopkins, Darin Barker, Edmund Johnson, David Peoples | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Larry Vallejos, Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager, Robert Sanborn | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Theodore Dublin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolland Mellor (fresh) PF - Max Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Crowley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Ketner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Hope | Max Gibson knocks in the runner near the basket | 30-29 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Robertson (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:49 | Hope | Robert Crowley is fouled on the floor by Keith Kelly - foul #2 on Keith Kelly, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia (PF) Jason Ketner | |
| 02:49 | Hope | Robert Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:49 | Hope | Robert Crowley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | David Tidwell is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| 02:26 | Hope | Max Gibson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-30 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Mason and he's fouled by Rolland Mellor - foul #3 on Rolland Mellor, team foul #11 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Hope | Darin Barker (SF) Rolland Mellor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | Hope | Robert Crowley snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:28 | Hope | Robert Crowley buries a turnaround from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Michael Mason buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Ponton | 33-34 |
| 01:04 | Hope | Michael Mason steals it from Theodore Dublin | 33-34 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Michael Mason is hacked by Darin Barker - foul #2 on Darin Barker, team foul #12 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG), Edmund Johnson (PF), David Peoples (C) Paul Robertson, Max Gibson, Robert Crowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Stephen Astorga (C) David Tidwell, Emmanuel Ponton, Keith Kelly | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:47 | Hope | Edmund Johnson gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:33 | Hope | Edmund Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Sylvester Dimattia - foul #1 on Sylvester Dimattia, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Abraham Hopkins (SF) Darin Barker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Yeager (PF) Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 00:33 | Hope | Edmund Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:33 | Hope | Edmund Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Yeager drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Mason | 35-37 |
| 00:03 | Hope | Theodore Dublin hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Abraham Hopkins | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Stillman can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-37 |