| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Erik McMain (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Feliciano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Aldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Alton Saito - foul #2 on Alton Saito, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Tony Singletary banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tony Singletary takes the ball from Norman Aldridge | 31-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Christopher Ross connects on the shot from the left block set up by Alton Saito | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge tips it home | 33-35 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Tony Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Robert Standish misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Anthony Feliciano | 33-35 |
| 18:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dale Goguen steps in front of the Joseph White pass | 33-35 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Joseph White steps in front of the Dale Goguen pass | 33-35 |
| 17:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White loses the dribble to Christopher Ross | 33-35 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Christopher Ross clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Robert Standish snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Standish is called for the reach on Erik McMain - foul #2 on Robert Standish, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), George Kelly (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Dan Anderson (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee (PG), Kelly Francis (SG), John Rayes (SF), Larry Moody (PF), Stephen Jacques (C) Erik McMain, Joseph White, Anthony Feliciano, David Green, Norman Aldridge | |
| 16:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Frederick Sibert steals the ball from John Rayes | 33-35 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert is fouled on the floor by Bryan Lee - foul #1 on Bryan Lee, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dan Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Bryan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Moody (fresh) C - Stephen Jacques (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | George Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Rayes - foul #2 on John Rayes, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stephen Jacques pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stephen Jacques hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kelly Francis | 34-37 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | John Rayes takes the ball from Donald Lambert | 34-37 |
| 14:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Rayes and the foul's on Delmar Vincent - foul #1 on Delmar Vincent, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG) Frederick Sibert | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain (PG) Stephen Jacques | |
| 14:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | George Kelly lays it up and in | 36-40 |
| 14:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody loses the dribble to Alton Saito | 36-40 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Donald Lambert lays it up and in on a great pass from Alton Saito | 38-40 |
| 13:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kelly Francis drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Moody | 38-43 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Dan Anderson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Rayes banks in the layup | 38-45 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Donald Lambert drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on John Rayes - foul #3 on John Rayes, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Christopher Ross (PF), Robert Standish (C) George Kelly, Delmar Vincent, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley (PG), Joseph White (SG), Anthony Feliciano (SF), David Green (PF), Norman Aldridge (C) Erik McMain, Kelly Francis, Bryan Lee, Larry Moody, John Rayes | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 12:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Donald Lambert pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Alton Saito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Tony Singletary (SF) Alton Saito, Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 12:08 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green hits the finger roll | 40-47 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Dale Goguen loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain (PG) Gary Teasley | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Erik McMain (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Feliciano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Aldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tony Singletary is called for the reach on Anthony Feliciano - foul #1 on Tony Singletary, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dan Anderson (C) Frederick Sibert, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 11:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Rayes (SF), Larry Moody (PF) Anthony Feliciano, David Green | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph White - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge makes the shot from the right block set up by Erik McMain and he's hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #1 on Dan Anderson, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee (SF) John Rayes | |
| 10:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Dale Goguen gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 41-49 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 10:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Alton Saito steals the ball from Bryan Lee | 41-49 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Dale Goguen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Dan Anderson snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Alton Saito is fouled on the floor by Erik McMain - foul #3 on Erik McMain, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), George Kelly (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Kelly Francis (PG), Gary Teasley (SG), Anthony Feliciano (SF), David Green (PF), John Rayes (C) Erik McMain, Joseph White, Bryan Lee, Larry Moody, Norman Aldridge | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Frederick Sibert and he's fouled by Gary Teasley - foul #1 on Gary Teasley, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Rayes grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kelly Francis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Standish | 45-49 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses long on a jumper from the right block | 45-49 |
| 08:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kelly Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | George Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | The short jumper by George Kelly is denied by John Rayes | 45-49 |
| 08:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Rayes gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | Frederick Sibert takes the ball from Kelly Francis | 45-49 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | George Kelly misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 07:54 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kelly Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Kelly Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Teasley (fresh) SF - Anthony Feliciano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Rayes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Sibert - foul #1 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Dan Anderson (PF) Frederick Sibert, Delmar Vincent, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain (PG), Joseph White (SG), Larry Moody (PF) Kelly Francis, Gary Teasley, David Green | |
| 07:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Donald Lambert pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Donald Lambert grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | John Rayes is called for the reach on Donald Lambert - foul #4 on John Rayes, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Ross (PF) George Kelly | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee (SF), Norman Aldridge (C) Anthony Feliciano, John Rayes | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee misses badly on a runner from close range | 45-50 |
| 06:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dan Anderson - foul #2 on Dan Anderson, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Donald Lambert, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Kelly Francis (SG) Joseph White | |
| 06:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Goguen and he's hacked by Bryan Lee - foul #2 on Bryan Lee, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG) Dale Goguen | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sawyer (SF), David Green (PF) Erik McMain, Larry Moody | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Robert Standish gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Chris Frye makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Ross | 50-52 |
| 05:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Sawyer | 50-54 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Norman Aldridge blocks the short jumper by Christopher Ross | 50-54 |
| 05:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sawyer snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 04:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Tony Singletary gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Christopher Ross clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 04:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sawyer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 04:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sawyer gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green connects on the fadeaway from close range | 50-56 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Christopher Ross banks in the layup | 52-56 |
| 03:54 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Donald Lambert (C) Chris Frye, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain (PG), Joseph White (SG), Anthony Feliciano (SF) Bryan Lee, Kelly Francis, John Sawyer | |
| 03:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green travels with the ball | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF) Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody (C) Norman Aldridge | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Erik McMain (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Feliciano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | George Kelly is hacked by David Green - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Rayes (C) David Green | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Larry Moody pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain drills a floater from the left wing set up by Joseph White | 53-58 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Robert Standish (C) George Kelly, Delmar Vincent, Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green (PF), Norman Aldridge (C) Larry Moody, John Rayes | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Feliciano - foul #1 on Anthony Feliciano, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 02:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| 02:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Tony Singletary grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Dale Goguen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 02:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain's floater is knocked away by Christopher Ross | 54-58 |
| 01:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano tips it home | 54-60 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses long on a floater in the lane | 54-60 |
| 01:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Aldridge snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 01:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Christopher Ross is called for the reach on David Green - foul #3 on Christopher Ross, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 01:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Tony Singletary hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Goguen and he's fouled by Anthony Feliciano - foul #2 on Anthony Feliciano, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Tony Singletary makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alton Saito - foul #3 on Alton Saito, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Erik McMain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Erik McMain takes the ball from Alton Saito in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White is fouled on the floor by Alton Saito - foul #4 on Alton Saito, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley (PG) Erik McMain | |
| 00:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is called for traveling | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Goguen - foul #2 on Dale Goguen, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| 00:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Christopher Ross scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Singletary | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley is hacked by Alton Saito in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alton Saito, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee (SF) Anthony Feliciano | |
| 00:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Green grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 00:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Feliciano (SF) Bryan Lee | |
| 00:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Sibert - foul #2 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #13 | 60-67 |
| 00:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Teasley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Singletary | 63-68 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White is hacked by Frederick Sibert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #14 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bryan Lee (PG) Gary Teasley | |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph White makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tony Singletary misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-70 |