| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Donald Coyne inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Beloit | Charles Mattox misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:39 | Beloit | Donald Coyne pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:24 | Beloit | Charles Mattox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 19:22 | Beloit | Theodore Cox gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:57 | Beloit | Richard Yeager takes the ball from Theodore Cox | 35-31 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Theodore Cox steals it from Keith Kelly | 35-31 |
| 18:48 | Beloit | Paul Koss misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Charles Mattox steals the ball from Richard Yeager | 35-31 |
| 18:36 | Beloit | Paul Koss lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Mattox | 35-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herman Brooks | 37-33 |
| 18:07 | Beloit | William Stone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Koss | 37-36 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Herman Brooks is fouled on the floor by Theodore Cox - foul #1 on Theodore Cox, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (PG), Robert Sanborn (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Emmanuel Ponton, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charlie Tardif (SG), Horace Nagle (PF), Conrad Solari (C) Charles Mattox, William Stone, Theodore Cox | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Conrad Solari blocks the short jumper by David Tidwell | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Beloit | Conrad Solari grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:33 | Beloit | Paul Koss scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Nagle | 37-38 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | David Tidwell is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Sylvester Dimattia (PF) Herman Brooks, Larry Vallejos | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Halsted (SG) Donald Coyne | |
| 17:07 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif misses the easy layup | 37-38 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | David Tidwell grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Michael Stillman is hacked by Paul Koss - foul #3 on Paul Koss, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Smart (PG) Paul Koss | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn connects on the shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:26 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, Robert Sanborn, Sylvester Dimattia, Stephen Astorga | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG), Donald Coyne (SF), William Stone (PF), Theodore Cox (C) James Smart, John Halsted, Horace Nagle, Conrad Solari | |
| 15:47 | Beloit | Charles Mattox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charlie Tardif | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Tidwell (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Tardif (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Herman Brooks's pass is intercepted by Charlie Tardif | 39-43 |
| 15:21 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | William Stone swats the short shot by David Tidwell | 39-43 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Richard Yeager can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 15:12 | Beloit | Theodore Cox snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:04 | Beloit | Charles Mattox hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Coyne | 39-46 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Herman Brooks buries a shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:43 | Beloit | Charles Mattox comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Tidwell - foul #3 on David Tidwell, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Jason Ketner (SF) David Tidwell, Larry Vallejos | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Horace Nagle (PF) Charlie Tardif, William Stone | |
| 14:43 | Beloit | Charles Mattox makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:43 | Beloit | Charles Mattox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Mason | 43-48 |
| 14:10 | Beloit | Horace Nagle misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-48 |
| 14:08 | Beloit | Horace Nagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:53 | Beloit | Horace Nagle drills a runner in the paint | 43-50 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Michael Mason drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Ketner | 45-50 |
| 13:34 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 45-50 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Herman Brooks is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #4 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG), Charlie Tardif (SG), Conrad Solari (SF), William Stone (PF) Charles Mattox, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Coyne, Theodore Cox | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | David Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Charlie Tardif - foul #2 on Charlie Tardif, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn is fouled on the floor by Horace Nagle - foul #2 on Horace Nagle, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | David Tidwell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:49 | Beloit | Conrad Solari grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:45 | Beloit | Paul Koss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Halsted (SG) Horace Nagle | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Jason Ketner scores on a runner from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 12:16 | Beloit | Conrad Solari's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Ponton | 47-50 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton is fouled on the floor by Conrad Solari - foul #3 on Conrad Solari, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF) David Tidwell, Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Beloit | Theodore Cox (C) William Stone | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Theodore Cox steals the ball from Michael Stillman | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Stillman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Halsted (fresh) SF - Charlie Tardif (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Conrad Solari (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Beloit | Theodore Cox clanks a runner from close range | 47-50 |
| 11:25 | Beloit | Conrad Solari grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:58 | Beloit | Theodore Cox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 10:57 | Beloit | Theodore Cox tips it but misses | 47-50 |
| 10:56 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Solari | 47-50 |
| 10:42 | Beloit | Conrad Solari misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Michael Mason pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Michael Mason hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Vallejos | 50-50 |
| 10:12 | Beloit | Theodore Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 10:11 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Solari | 50-50 |
| 10:05 | Beloit | John Halsted throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Mason, Michael Stillman, Emmanuel Ponton, Robert Sanborn | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Smart (PG), Charles Mattox (SG), Donald Coyne (SF), William Stone (PF), Horace Nagle (C) Paul Koss, John Halsted, Charlie Tardif, Conrad Solari, Theodore Cox | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:42 | Beloit | Horace Nagle pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:33 | Beloit | James Smart drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mattox | 50-52 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Richard Yeager's floater is tipped away by William Stone | 50-52 |
| 09:21 | Beloit | The rebound goes to James Smart | 50-52 |
| 09:01 | Beloit | William Stone hits a shot in the paint set up by James Smart | 50-54 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jason Ketner scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Larry Vallejos and he's fouled by William Stone - foul #1 on William Stone, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG) Larry Vallejos | |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG) James Smart | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jason Ketner misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:32 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Donald Coyne | 52-54 |
| 08:27 | Beloit | Charles Mattox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Yeager | 52-54 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Michael Mason is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Mason, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (PG) Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Beloit | Theodore Cox (C) William Stone | |
| 08:08 | Beloit | Donald Coyne is fouled on the floor by Jason Ketner - foul #4 on Jason Ketner, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SF) Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 07:56 | Beloit | Paul Koss is hacked by David Tidwell - foul #4 on David Tidwell, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Jason Ketner (SF), Sylvester Dimattia (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) David Tidwell, Larry Vallejos, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Conrad Solari (PF) Charles Mattox, Horace Nagle | |
| 07:42 | Beloit | Theodore Cox is whistled for a carry | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG) Herman Brooks | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charlie Tardif (SF) Donald Coyne | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Sylvester Dimattia (fresh) C - Stephen Astorga (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Tardif (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Conrad Solari (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 07:32 | Beloit | Theodore Cox gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:07 | Beloit | Paul Koss comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Beloit | Conrad Solari grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif is fouled on the floor by Stephen Astorga - foul #1 on Stephen Astorga, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Sylvester Dimattia, Stephen Astorga | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Stone (PF) Theodore Cox | |
| 06:29 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF) David Tidwell, Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Beloit | Donald Coyne (SF), Horace Nagle (C) Charlie Tardif, Conrad Solari | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SF) Emmanuel Ponton | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 06:10 | Beloit | Paul Koss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 52-54 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Keith Kelly grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos lays it up and in set up by Michael Mason and he's hacked by Paul Koss - foul #4 on Paul Koss, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:41 | Beloit | William Stone buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Donald Coyne | 55-56 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Herman Brooks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Mason | 57-56 |
| 05:22 | Beloit | Paul Koss misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 57-56 |
| 05:21 | Beloit | William Stone hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | The short jumper by Keith Kelly is denied by Donald Coyne | 57-58 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Keith Kelly tips it in | 59-58 |
| 04:55 | Beloit | Richard Yeager is called for the reach on William Stone - foul #3 on Richard Yeager, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Jason Ketner (SF), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Michael Mason, Herman Brooks, Larry Vallejos, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG), Charlie Tardif (SG), Conrad Solari (PF), Theodore Cox (C) Paul Koss, Kenneth Johnson, William Stone, Horace Nagle | |
| 04:42 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Jason Ketner gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | David Tidwell scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Sanborn | 61-58 |
| 04:33 | Beloit | Charles Mattox is fouled on the floor by Michael Stillman - foul #1 on Michael Stillman, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Smart (PG) Donald Coyne | |
| 04:33 | Beloit | Charles Mattox misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jason Ketner grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Jason Ketner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 03:48 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif makes the turnaround in the lane set up by James Smart | 61-60 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Michael Stillman travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Herman Brooks (SG) Michael Stillman, David Tidwell | |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG), Horace Nagle (PF) James Smart, Conrad Solari | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Ketner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Tardif (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Horace Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Koss | 61-62 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jason Ketner is denied by Horace Nagle | 61-62 |
| 03:00 | Beloit | Paul Koss gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:00 | Beloit | Beloit calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Emmanuel Ponton, Robert Sanborn | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Donald Coyne (SF), William Stone (PF) Charles Mattox, Charlie Tardif, Horace Nagle | |
| 02:41 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Coyne and he's hacked by Herman Brooks - foul #1 on Herman Brooks, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 02:41 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson misses the free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 61-64 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Michael Mason is fouled on the floor by Paul Koss - foul #5 on Paul Koss, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG) Paul Koss | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Michael Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:32 | Beloit | Theodore Cox pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:21 | Beloit | Theodore Cox makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Donald Coyne | 62-66 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jason Ketner's floater is tipped away by William Stone | 62-66 |
| 02:07 | Beloit | Theodore Cox snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 02:01 | Beloit | Charles Mattox misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Yeager | 62-66 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Richard Yeager misses the easy layup but the foul's on Theodore Cox - foul #2 on Theodore Cox, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Richard Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:52 | Beloit | Donald Coyne snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Beloit | Michael Mason steals the ball from Theodore Cox | 63-66 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Richard Yeager hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Mason | 65-66 |
| 01:00 | Beloit | Charles Mattox's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Yeager | 65-66 |
| 00:58 | Beloit | William Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Beloit | Jason Ketner is called for the reach on Donald Coyne - foul #5 on Jason Ketner, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SF) Jason Ketner | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 00:31 | Beloit | Donald Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:31 | Beloit | Donald Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Herman Brooks buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Mason | 68-68 |
| 00:01 | Beloit | Richard Yeager denies the turnaround by William Stone | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Stone (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Beloit | William Stone wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Beloit | Theodore Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Keith Kelly knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Herman Brooks and the foul's on William Stone - foul #2 on William Stone, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charlie Tardif (SG) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Keith Kelly makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:07 | Beloit | William Stone comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Larry Vallejos - foul #2 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Horace Nagle (C) Theodore Cox | |
| 04:07 | Beloit | William Stone makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:07 | Beloit | William Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Richard Yeager lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Mason | 73-69 |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Horace Nagle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Vallejos - foul #3 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Smart (PG), Conrad Solari (C) Charles Mattox, William Stone | |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Horace Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Horace Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Larry Vallejos | 75-71 |
| 02:52 | Beloit | Horace Nagle loses the ball out of bounds | 75-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG) Herman Brooks | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Theodore Cox (C) Donald Coyne, Conrad Solari | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) David Tidwell, Emmanuel Ponton, Robert Sanborn | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG), Donald Coyne (SF), William Stone (PF) James Smart, Charlie Tardif, Horace Nagle | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Michael Mason buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Yeager | 78-71 |
| 02:13 | Beloit | Charles Mattox is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Mattox, team foul #12 | 78-71 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Richard Yeager hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Stone - foul #3 on William Stone, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Richard Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | Beloit | Richard Yeager picks off the pass by William Stone | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Herman Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 01:50 | Beloit | Theodore Cox gets the rebound | 79-71 |
| 01:45 | Beloit | Charles Mattox clanks a 3 from straight away | 79-71 |
| 01:43 | Beloit | William Stone gets the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 01:35 | Beloit | Charles Mattox comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #12 | 79-71 |
| 01:35 | Beloit | Charles Mattox makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 01:35 | Beloit | Charles Mattox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Richard Yeager knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Mason | 81-73 |
| 00:58 | Beloit | William Stone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-73 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Keith Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 81-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 18 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herman Brooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Vallejos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Stone (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Charles Mattox is called for the reach on Keith Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Mattox, team foul #14 | 81-73 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Keith Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Keith Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:53 | Beloit | Theodore Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Beloit | Charles Mattox misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-73 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Richard Yeager gets the rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Charles Mattox is called for the reach on Richard Yeager in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Mattox, team foul #15 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Smart (PG) Charles Mattox | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Richard Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Richard Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:39 | Beloit | William Stone is called for traveling | 84-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (PF), Robert Sanborn (C) Michael Mason, Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| Subs | Beloit | John Halsted (SG), Charlie Tardif (SF), Horace Nagle (PF), Conrad Solari (C) Kenneth Johnson, Donald Coyne, William Stone, Theodore Cox | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Horace Nagle - foul #3 on Horace Nagle, team foul #16 | 84-73 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton makes the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-73 |
| 00:12 | Beloit | John Halsted hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 86-73 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn pulls down the rebound | 86-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Stillman runs out the clock | 86-73 |