| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fresh) SG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) PF - Joe Balser (fresh) C - Forrest Lay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Jeff Cheney (fresh) SG - Bob Cavins (fresh) SF - Shawn Louis (fresh) PF - Alberto Martin (fresh) C - Robert Harriss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Wofford | Shawn Louis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Wofford | Tommie Staley picks off the pass by Jeff Cheney in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Alberto Martin | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Wofford | Joe Balser picks off the pass by Robert Harriss | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Cheney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Joe Balser drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Page | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury misses the turnaround in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Wofford | Shawn Louis pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley loses the dribble to Jeff Cheney | 3-3 |
| 17:25 | Wofford | Alberto Martin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeff Cheney | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay buries a floater from the left block | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Balser - foul #1 on Joe Balser, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (PG), Harry Brown (SG), Charles Phillips (SF), Ernesto Valdez (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Tommie Staley, Kenneth Eury, Jeffrey Page, Joe Balser, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Wofford | William Hansford (SG), Eric Schmitt (SF), James Boykin (PF), Alton Coffman (C) Bob Cavins, Shawn Louis, Alberto Martin, Robert Harriss | |
| 16:57 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Hansford | 5-7 |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez is hacked by James Boykin - foul #1 on James Boykin, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Bob Cavins (SG) Jeff Cheney | |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | James Boykin steals the ball from Harry Brown | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Wofford | Bob Cavins is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bob Cavins - foul #1 on Bob Cavins, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Wofford | Bob Cavins comes up short on the floater from close range | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Young (fresh) SG - Harry Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Phillips (fresh) PF - Ernesto Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - William Hansford (fresh) SG - Bob Cavins (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Schmitt (fresh) PF - James Boykin (fairly fresh) C - Alton Coffman (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Robert Young comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | Wofford | Alton Coffman pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:44 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Boykin | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Harry Brown is fouled on the floor by William Hansford - foul #1 on William Hansford, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Wilson (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Joe Balser (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Robert Young, Harry Brown, Charles Phillips, Ernesto Valdez, Albert Nelson | |
| Subs | Wofford | Jeff Cheney (PG), Shawn Louis (SF), Gary Houston (PF), Wesley Cooper (C) William Hansford, Eric Schmitt, James Boykin, Alton Coffman | |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Scott Wilson is hacked by Shawn Louis - foul #1 on Shawn Louis, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Gary Houston swats the short shot by Joe Balser | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Scott Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury lays it in | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Wofford | Wesley Cooper comes up short on the shot from the left block | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Joe Balser gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Bruce Piercy is blocked by Wesley Cooper | 9-9 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Balser | 9-9 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay blows the layup but he's fouled by Wesley Cooper - foul #1 on Wesley Cooper, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Robert Young (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Ernesto Valdez (PF) Scott Wilson, Kenneth Eury, Bruce Piercy, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Wofford | William Hansford (SG), Alberto Martin (PF) Bob Cavins, Gary Houston | |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:36 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:34 | Wofford | William Hansford tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Wofford | Alberto Martin grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Wofford | Wesley Cooper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses short on a shot in the paint | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernesto Valdez | 13-9 |
| 12:09 | Wofford | Alberto Martin misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-9 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Young and the foul's on Shawn Louis - foul #2 on Shawn Louis, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Brown (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Charles Phillips (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Robert Young, Jeffrey Page, Ernesto Valdez, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (PG), Bob Cavins (SG), James Boykin (SF), Alton Coffman (PF), Robert Harriss (C) Jeff Cheney, William Hansford, Shawn Louis, Alberto Martin, Wesley Cooper | |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:46 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Bob Cavins | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Harry Brown (fresh) SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) PF - Charles Phillips (fresh) C - Albert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Eric Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bob Cavins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Boykin (fresh) PF - Alton Coffman (fresh) C - Robert Harriss (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips is hacked by Alton Coffman - foul #1 on Alton Coffman, team foul #8 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Wilson (PG) Tommie Staley | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:22 | Wofford | Bob Cavins is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Wilson - foul #1 on Scott Wilson, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| 11:01 | Wofford | James Boykin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 11:00 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:36 | Wofford | Alton Coffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG), Joe Balser (PF), Ernesto Valdez (C) Harry Brown, Bruce Piercy, Albert Nelson | |
| Subs | Wofford | Jeff Cheney (PG), Gary Houston (PF) James Boykin, Robert Harriss | |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury is fouled on the floor by Gary Houston - foul #1 on Gary Houston, team foul #9 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF) Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Wofford | William Hansford (SG), Alberto Martin (PF), Robert Harriss (C) Bob Cavins, Gary Houston, Alton Coffman | |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Balser | 18-11 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page can't throw it down | 18-11 |
| 09:55 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:49 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (PG) Scott Wilson | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Joe Balser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 09:40 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Robert Harriss | 18-11 |
| 09:32 | Wofford | The short jumper by Alberto Martin is denied by Jeffrey Page | 18-11 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 18-11 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page snags the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Kenneth Eury | 20-11 |
| 08:29 | Wofford | Alberto Martin misses short on a shot from the right side | 20-11 |
| 08:27 | Wofford | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Cheney | 20-11 |
| 08:11 | Wofford | William Hansford is hacked by Joe Balser - foul #2 on Joe Balser, team foul #3 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Wilson (PG), Harry Brown (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Charles Phillips (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Robert Young, Kenneth Eury, Jeffrey Page, Joe Balser, Ernesto Valdez | |
| Subs | Wofford | Bob Cavins (SG), James Boykin (SF), Gary Houston (PF), Alton Coffman (C) William Hansford, Eric Schmitt, Alberto Martin, Robert Harriss | |
| 07:55 | Wofford | James Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 07:54 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney grabs the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 07:49 | Wofford | Harry Brown picks off the pass by Alton Coffman | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Scott Wilson (fresh) SG - Harry Brown (fresh) SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) PF - Charles Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Jeff Cheney (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Cavins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Boykin (fresh) PF - Gary Houston (fresh) C - Alton Coffman (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Scott Wilson and the foul's on Gary Houston - foul #2 on Gary Houston, team foul #10 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Alberto Martin (PF) Gary Houston | |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips makes the free throw | 23-11 |
| 07:24 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney is hacked by Harry Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Brown, team foul #4 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (PG) Jeff Cheney | |
| 07:04 | Wofford | Alton Coffman slams it home | 23-13 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | The jumper by Albert Nelson is denied by Alton Coffman | 23-13 |
| 06:49 | Wofford | Alton Coffman snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 06:41 | Wofford | Scott Wilson steals the ball from Bob Cavins | 23-13 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Schmitt - foul #1 on Eric Schmitt, team foul #11 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Robert Young (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Ernesto Valdez (PF) Scott Wilson, Harry Brown, Bruce Piercy, Charles Phillips | |
| Subs | Wofford | William Hansford (PG), Wesley Cooper (C) James Boykin, Alton Coffman | |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 06:02 | Wofford | Alberto Martin is called for 5 seconds | 25-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Forrest Lay (C) Albert Nelson | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Alberto Martin picks off the pass by Robert Young | 25-13 |
| 05:38 | Wofford | Alberto Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Forrest Lay - foul #1 on Forrest Lay, team foul #5 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Jeff Cheney (PG) Bob Cavins | |
| 05:19 | Wofford | Wesley Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 25-13 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley can't finish the layup | 25-13 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez misses the tip | 25-13 |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the shot in the lane set up by Robert Young | 27-13 |
| 04:39 | Wofford | Tommie Staley is called for the reach on Jeff Cheney - foul #1 on Tommie Staley, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Wilson (PG), Harry Brown (SG), Charles Phillips (PF) Tommie Staley, Robert Young, Ernesto Valdez | |
| Subs | Wofford | Bob Cavins (SG), James Boykin (SF), Alton Coffman (PF), Robert Harriss (C) William Hansford, Eric Schmitt, Alberto Martin, Wesley Cooper | |
| 04:28 | Wofford | Robert Harriss scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-15 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | Scott Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Alton Coffman | 27-15 |
| 04:05 | Wofford | Robert Harriss grabs the board | 27-15 |
| 03:36 | Wofford | Robert Harriss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Page | 27-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Scott Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. C - Forrest Lay (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Jeff Cheney (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Cavins (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Boykin (fairly fresh) PF - Alton Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Harriss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Harry Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Wilson | 30-15 |
| 03:07 | Wofford | Bob Cavins can't finish the layup | 30-15 |
| 03:06 | Wofford | James Boykin misses the tip | 30-15 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips pulls down the rebound | 30-15 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Wilson | 33-15 |
| 02:33 | Wofford | James Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG), Robert Young (SF), Joe Balser (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Scott Wilson, Harry Brown, Jeffrey Page, Charles Phillips, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Wofford | William Hansford (PG), Shawn Louis (SF), Gary Houston (PF), Wesley Cooper (C) Jeff Cheney, James Boykin, Alton Coffman, Robert Harriss | |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommie Staley and the foul's on Bob Cavins - foul #2 on Bob Cavins, team foul #12 | 35-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez (C) Albert Nelson | |
| Subs | Wofford | Eric Schmitt (SG) Bob Cavins | |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury makes the free throw | 36-15 |
| 01:50 | Wofford | Shawn Louis clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Eury - foul #1 on Kenneth Eury, team foul #7 | 36-15 |
| 01:50 | Wofford | Shawn Louis makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 01:50 | Wofford | Shawn Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-16 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Joe Balser pulls down the rebound | 36-16 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Joe Balser comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Houston - foul #3 on Gary Houston, team foul #13 | 36-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Kenneth Eury | |
| Subs | Wofford | Alberto Martin (PF) Gary Houston | |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Joe Balser makes the 1st free throw | 37-16 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Joe Balser makes the 2nd free throw | 38-16 |
| 01:25 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt is whistled for a carry | 38-16 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Joe Balser misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-16 |
| 01:11 | Wofford | Wesley Cooper gets the rebound | 38-16 |
| 00:56 | Wofford | William Hansford hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline | 38-18 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Robert Young lays it up and in set up by Tommie Staley | 40-18 |
| 00:42 | Wofford | Eric Schmitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG), Charles Phillips (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Robert Young, Joe Balser, Ernesto Valdez | |
| Subs | Wofford | Jeff Cheney (PG), Alton Coffman (C) Eric Schmitt, Wesley Cooper | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-18 |
| 00:22 | Wofford | Alberto Martin grabs the board | 40-18 |
| 00:02 | Wofford | Jeff Cheney misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-18 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Albert Nelson | 40-18 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-18 |