| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Barratt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Byas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl McCoach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Barker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Bruce Smith inbounds the ball | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Whittier | Carl McCoach clanks a floater in the paint | 23-42 |
| 19:45 | Whittier | Carl McCoach hits the follow up shot | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Mike Peterson lays it in | 25-44 |
| 19:08 | Whittier | Bruce Smith makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gordon Byas and he's fouled by Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| 19:08 | Whittier | Bruce Smith makes the free throw | 25-47 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Richard Stiles comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-47 |
| 18:51 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Bruce Smith | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:23 | Whittier | Donald Barker is hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #2 | 25-47 |
| 18:10 | Whittier | The short jumper by Danny Barratt is denied by Richard Stiles | 25-47 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Richard Stiles pulls down the rebound | 25-47 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Richard Stiles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 17:59 | Whittier | Danny Barratt snags the defensive board | 25-47 |
| 17:38 | Whittier | Carl McCoach connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Barratt | 25-49 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | The short jumper by Mike Peterson is denied by Carl McCoach | 25-49 |
| 17:29 | Whittier | Bruce Smith grabs the board | 25-49 |
| 17:23 | Whittier | Carl McCoach misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Alex Swanberg - foul #3 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #3 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Billy Bates (PF), David Woody (C) Alex Swanberg, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Whittier | Vincent Reay (C) Donald Barker | |
| 17:23 | Whittier | Carl McCoach makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 17:23 | Whittier | Carl McCoach misses the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | David Woody pulls down the rebound | 25-50 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Mike Peterson clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Barratt - foul #2 on Danny Barratt, team foul #1 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-50 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-50 |
| 16:58 | Whittier | Gordon Byas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-50 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | David Woody grabs the board | 27-50 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Gordon Byas is called for the reach on Billy Bates - foul #2 on Gordon Byas, team foul #2 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SF) Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Hylton (PG), Robert O'Hern (SG), Jack Hamilton (C) Danny Barratt, Gordon Byas, Carl McCoach | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Billy Bates clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Vincent Reay - foul #2 on Vincent Reay, team foul #3 | 27-50 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses the 1st free throw | 27-50 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Billy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:26 | Whittier | Bruce Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-52 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Charles Hylton steps in front of the Matthew Pitts pass in the backcourt | 28-52 |
| 16:03 | Whittier | Charles Hylton is fouled on the floor by Matthew Pitts - foul #3 on Matthew Pitts, team foul #4 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Nicholas Lundy, David Woody | |
| Subs | Whittier | Gordon Byas (SG), Donald Barker (SF) Robert O'Hern, Bruce Smith | |
| 15:45 | Whittier | Vincent Reay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-52 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Richard Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 28-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Charles Hylton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Byas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Barker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Reay (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Harold Tullos comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-52 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Matthew Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Matthew Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 15:27 | Whittier | Vincent Reay grabs the board | 28-52 |
| 15:08 | Whittier | Harold Tullos steals the ball from Vincent Reay | 28-52 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Harold Tullos lays it up and in | 30-52 |
| 14:43 | Whittier | Gordon Byas buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Donald Barker | 30-54 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Richard Stiles drills a turnaround near the basket | 32-54 |
| 14:02 | Whittier | Charles Hylton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gordon Byas | 32-56 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses the easy layup | 32-56 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Baker | 32-56 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Matthew Baker loses the dribble to Gordon Byas | 32-56 |
| 13:26 | Whittier | Gordon Byas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Stiles - foul #2 on Richard Stiles, team foul #5 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Harold Tullos, Billy Bates, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Barratt (PG), Bruce Smith (SF), Carl McCoach (PF), Roscoe Kozak (C) Charles Hylton, Donald Barker, Vincent Reay, Jack Hamilton | |
| 13:26 | Whittier | Gordon Byas makes the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 13:26 | Whittier | Gordon Byas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | David Woody pulls down the rebound | 32-57 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Bruce Smith steals the ball from Alex Swanberg | 32-57 |
| 13:08 | Whittier | Mike Peterson picks off the pass by Gordon Byas | 32-57 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Mike Peterson banks in the layup | 34-57 |
| 12:37 | Whittier | Bruce Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 12:36 | Whittier | Gordon Byas snags the offensive board | 34-57 |
| 12:10 | Whittier | Bruce Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-57 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts's floater is knocked away by Roscoe Kozak | 34-57 |
| 12:03 | Whittier | Roscoe Kozak grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 11:34 | Whittier | Danny Barratt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 11:33 | Whittier | Roscoe Kozak grabs the offensive board | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Woody (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Barratt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Byas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl McCoach (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roscoe Kozak (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Whittier | Bruce Smith lays it in set up by Danny Barratt | 34-59 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mike Peterson | 37-59 |
| 10:52 | Whittier | Danny Barratt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-59 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Mike Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Mike Peterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 10:42 | Whittier | Carl McCoach grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 10:14 | Whittier | Roscoe Kozak lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Barratt and he's hacked by David Woody - foul #2 on David Woody, team foul #6 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Billy Bates (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Mike Peterson, Marshall Branam, David Woody | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Hylton (PG), Robert O'Hern (SG), Donald Barker (SF), Vincent Reay (PF) Danny Barratt, Gordon Byas, Bruce Smith, Carl McCoach | |
| 10:14 | Whittier | Roscoe Kozak makes the free throw | 37-62 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Barker - foul #3 on Donald Barker, team foul #4 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Hamilton (C) Roscoe Kozak | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lee misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 09:44 | Whittier | Donald Barker misses short on a runner from close range | 38-62 |
| 09:42 | Whittier | Vincent Reay grabs the offensive board | 38-62 |
| 09:17 | Whittier | Robert O'Hern is called for traveling | 38-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG) Harold Tullos | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew Lee | 41-62 |
| 08:41 | Whittier | Matthew Lee is called for the reach on Jack Hamilton - foul #2 on Matthew Lee, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SG), Mike Peterson (SF) Matthew Pitts, Billy Bates | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Barratt (PG), Bruce Smith (SF), Carl McCoach (PF) Robert O'Hern, Donald Barker, Vincent Reay | |
| 08:41 | Whittier | Jack Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:41 | Whittier | Jack Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Richard Stiles gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Richard Stiles hits a runner in the lane | 43-63 |
| 08:00 | Whittier | Danny Barratt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Hylton | 43-66 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Mike Peterson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Swanberg | 46-66 |
| 07:19 | Whittier | Danny Barratt knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Bruce Smith | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Barratt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hylton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl McCoach (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jack Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is called for traveling | 46-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Marshall Branam (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Alex Swanberg, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Whittier | Gordon Byas (SG), Roscoe Kozak (C) Charles Hylton, Jack Hamilton | |
| 06:57 | Whittier | Bruce Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Marshall Branam pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Danny Barratt steps in front of the Mike Peterson pass | 46-68 |
| 06:21 | Whittier | Bruce Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 06:19 | Whittier | Roscoe Kozak pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 06:08 | Whittier | Gordon Byas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bruce Smith | 46-71 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-71 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses the tip | 46-71 |
| 05:48 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Carl McCoach | 46-71 |
| 05:32 | Whittier | Bruce Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Peterson | 46-71 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 05:23 | Whittier | Roscoe Kozak pulls down the rebound | 46-71 |
| 04:58 | Whittier | The jump hook by Roscoe Kozak is blocked by Marshall Branam | 46-71 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Tullos | 46-71 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Roscoe Kozak is called for the reach on Harold Tullos - foul #4 on Roscoe Kozak, team foul #5 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SF), Billy Bates (PF) Mike Peterson, David Woody | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Hylton (PG), Robert O'Hern (SG), Donald Barker (SF), Vincent Reay (PF), Jack Hamilton (C) Danny Barratt, Gordon Byas, Bruce Smith, Carl McCoach, Roscoe Kozak | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Billy Bates knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 48-71 |
| 04:13 | Whittier | Donald Barker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Hylton | 48-73 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | The jump hook by Nicholas Lundy is blocked by Vincent Reay | 48-73 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Billy Bates gets the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Harold Tullos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG) Harold Tullos | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Whittier | David St. Thomas steals the ball from Vincent Reay | 48-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David St. Thomas (fresh) SG - Matthew Pitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) PF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marshall Branam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Charles Hylton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert O'Hern (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Reay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-73 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 48-73 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-73 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Billy Bates snags the offensive board | 48-73 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses the dunk attempt | 48-73 |
| 02:45 | Whittier | Charles Hylton grabs the board | 48-73 |
| 02:20 | Whittier | Marshall Branam blocks the short jumper by Vincent Reay | 48-73 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Billy Bates snags the defensive board | 48-73 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy connects on the shot in the paint | 50-73 |
| 01:45 | Whittier | Vincent Reay misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 01:44 | Whittier | Robert O'Hern gets the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:20 | Whittier | Donald Barker is hacked by Matthew Pitts - foul #4 on Matthew Pitts, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), David Woody (C) David St. Thomas, Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 01:20 | Whittier | Donald Barker misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | David Woody gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Billy Bates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 01:12 | Whittier | Donald Barker snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| 00:47 | Whittier | Charles Hylton is fouled on the floor by Marshall Branam - foul #4 on Marshall Branam, team foul #9 | 50-73 |
| 00:47 | Whittier | Charles Hylton makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:47 | Whittier | Charles Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-75 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Woody | 50-75 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Billy Bates connects on the shot in the paint | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Whittier | Donald Barker connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Reay | 52-77 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-77 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | David Woody snags the offensive board | 52-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Woody lays it up and in | 54-77 |