| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kun Xang inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Carroll Holton is hacked by James Morillo - foul #1 on James Morillo, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | James Morillo snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | John Thompson gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski takes the ball from John Thompson | 33-30 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | John Joyner is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson (PF) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:16 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 33-30 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Carroll Holton pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Kun Xang tips it in | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | John Joyner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski is called for the reach on Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (SF) Kun Xang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Brian Ketcham (C) John Joyner, James Morillo | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-30 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (SG), Galen Thomas (PF), Aaron Sweatman (C) Claude Andrews, Richard Sharp, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 15:52 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) PF - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Raab (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Galen Thomas (fresh) C - Aaron Sweatman (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Robert Acuna grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Acuna - foul #1 on Robert Acuna, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Ronald Stephens, Larry Singh, Robert Acuna, Drew Wilkerson, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Richard Sharp (SF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Harold Raab, Brian Ketcham, Aaron Sweatman | |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | James Morillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Joyner | 37-33 |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Carroll Holton is called for the reach on James Morillo - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski (PF) Galen Thomas | |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | John Joyner comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Andrews | 37-36 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Claude Andrews steals it from Leroy Witherell | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Joyner | 37-38 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Kun Xang hits a shot from the baseline set up by Leroy Witherell | 39-38 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Claude Andrews is denied by Carroll Holton | 39-38 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | John Joyner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | James Morillo knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Joyner | 39-40 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bialas Klimaszewski | 39-40 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #4 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Drew Wilkerson (PF) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Kun Xang, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG), Brian Ketcham (C) John Joyner, Claude Andrews, James Morillo | |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 3rd free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Acuna | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Raab (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Sharp | 41-46 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Larry Singh is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Landon Baldwin (C) Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas (PF), Aaron Sweatman (C) Richard Sharp, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 10:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Acuna is called for the reach on Harold Raab - foul #2 on Robert Acuna, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG) Larry Singh | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), James Morillo (C) Harold Raab, Aaron Sweatman | |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is fouled on the floor by James Morillo - foul #2 on James Morillo, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Kun Xang (SF) Ronald Stephens, Robert Acuna | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Frank Smalling - foul #2 on Frank Smalling, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG) Frank Smalling | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Ketcham | 41-49 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Leroy Witherell steals it from John Joyner in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Morillo | 41-49 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Joyner | 41-52 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (PG), Carroll Holton (C) Leroy Witherell, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF) Brian Ketcham, James Morillo | |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Galen Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (PF) Robert Davis, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG) John Joyner, Claude Andrews | |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Robert Acuna grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens's pass is intercepted by Frank Smalling | 41-52 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling lays it in | 41-54 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Kun Xang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-54 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Kun Xang tips it but misses | 41-54 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Carroll Holton hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Singh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kun Xang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Raab (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Galen Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling is fouled on the floor by Ronald Stephens - foul #2 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), John Thompson (PF) Larry Singh, Kun Xang, Robert Acuna | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), James Morillo (C) Harold Raab, Galen Thomas | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Carroll Holton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Morillo | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #3 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (SF) Ronald Stephens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG) Frank Smalling | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | John Joyner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Acuna - foul #3 on Robert Acuna, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | John Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | John Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Robert Acuna misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Claude Andrews | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | Leroy Witherell steals the ball from Bialas Klimaszewski | 47-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell buries a floater from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Acuna | 49-61 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | John Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #4 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Kun Xang (SF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Robert Acuna, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG), Brian Ketcham (SF), Galen Thomas (PF), Aaron Sweatman (C) John Joyner, Claude Andrews, Richard Sharp, Bialas Klimaszewski, James Morillo | |
| 04:34 | Illinois | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Landon Baldwin (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Larry Singh connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham is hacked by Larry Singh - foul #2 on Larry Singh, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Smalling - foul #3 on Frank Smalling, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Carroll Holton (C) Larry Singh, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Claude Andrews (SG) Harold Raab, Aaron Sweatman | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Smalling (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Galen Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Ketcham | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), John Thompson (PF) Ronald Stephens, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Brian Ketcham, Galen Thomas | |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | James Morillo misses the floater from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Kun Xang grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-64 |
| 02:07 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | John Joyner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Carroll Holton's floater is knocked away by James Morillo | 57-64 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | James Morillo knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Sharp | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by John Joyner - foul #3 on John Joyner, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Acuna (SF), Drew Wilkerson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG), Brian Ketcham (SF), Galen Thomas (PF), Aaron Sweatman (C) John Joyner, Claude Andrews, Richard Sharp, Bialas Klimaszewski, James Morillo | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Ronald Stephens, Robert Acuna, Drew Wilkerson, Landon Baldwin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Richard Sharp (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Harold Raab, Brian Ketcham, Galen Thomas, Aaron Sweatman | |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Davis steals the ball from John Joyner | 59-67 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Davis lays it in | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | James Morillo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | James Morillo misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Leroy Witherell is called for the reach on John Joyner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | John Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | John Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Davis is whistled for a carry | 64-69 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | John Joyner is hacked by Leroy Witherell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #13 | 64-69 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | John Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | John Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Leroy Witherell is called for the reach on James Morillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #14 | 64-71 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Thompson | 64-73 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-73 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Morillo | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Leroy Witherell is called for the reach on James Morillo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #15 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Carroll Holton's fadeaway is rejected by James Morillo | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski gets the rebound | 64-75 |