| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ian Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Bach (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwayne Desmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Conley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | James Conley inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw drills a fadeaway in the paint | 30-34 |
| 19:21 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Wiggins | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 18:39 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ian Bates | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (SF), Joe Hanson (C) Robert Wiggins, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (SF), Fred Jones (PF), James Summers (C) James Conley, George Wareham, Earl Shaw | |
| 17:53 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 17:51 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Banfield | 34-36 |
| 17:30 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Banfield | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Fred Jones clanks a jumper in the paint | 37-36 |
| 17:05 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:02 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield travels in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (PG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Jerry Curcio, Ian Bates, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), John Goldner (SG), James Conley (SF), George Wareham (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller, Michael Clements, Fred Jones, James Summers | |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | George Wareham is fouled on the floor by Joe Hanson - foul #1 on Joe Hanson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joel Brown (PF) Joe Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Jay Webb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 16:45 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Joel Brown | 37-36 |
| 16:18 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Wiggins | 40-36 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Jay Webb can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 16:12 | Lehigh | Joel Brown grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:07 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joel Brown | 42-36 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | George Wareham knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tommy Thrailkill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Troy Banfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Desmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Goldner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Conley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wareham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill's floater is tipped away by Earl Shaw | 42-38 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | John Goldner snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | James Conley banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Wiggins - foul #1 on Robert Wiggins, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Robert Veliz (SG), Joe Hanson (PF), Donald Smith (C) Troy Banfield, Robert Wiggins, Joel Brown, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Philip Smith (PF), Fred Jones (C) Jay Webb, John Goldner, George Wareham, Earl Shaw | |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | James Conley makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:06 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Philip Smith gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 14:59 | Lehigh | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:53 | Lehigh | Donald Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Fred Jones gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Fred Jones double dribbles | 42-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Gene Bach (PF) Robert Veliz, Tommy Thrailkill, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (SF), James Summers (C) James Conley, Philip Smith | |
| 14:31 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) Fred Jones | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | George Wareham buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Seymour | 42-44 |
| 13:42 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on George Wareham - foul #1 on George Wareham, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Donald Smith (C) Joe Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), Philip Smith (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Waldo Heller, George Wareham, James Summers | |
| 13:42 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:42 | Lehigh | Gene Bach makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | Ian Bates is called for the reach on Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Ian Bates, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joel Brown (SF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Robert Wiggins, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (SG), Fred Jones (PF) Thomas Seymour, Philip Smith | |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Michael Clements misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gene Bach - foul #3 on Gene Bach, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (PG) Jerry Curcio | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Michael Clements makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Michael Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:42 | Lehigh | John Goldner steals the ball from Troy Banfield | 43-46 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Michael Clements misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 12:13 | Lehigh | Gene Bach gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:55 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (PG), Robert Veliz (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Troy Banfield, Ian Bates, Joel Brown, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Philip Smith (SF), George Wareham (PF), James Summers (C) Jay Webb, John Goldner, Michael Clements, Fred Jones, Earl Shaw | |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (SF) Philip Smith | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tommy Thrailkill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Veliz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Desmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Conley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Summers (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Lehigh | James Conley is called for the reach on Robert Veliz in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Conley, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| 11:32 | Lehigh | Donald Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Thrailkill | 45-46 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | James Summers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Seymour and the foul's on Robert Wiggins - foul #2 on Robert Wiggins, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joe Hanson (PF) Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | James Summers misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:19 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 11:08 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson misses badly on a shot from close range | 45-48 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | James Summers grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Donald Smith steals it from Waldo Heller | 45-48 |
| 11:00 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG) Robert Wiggins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Earl Shaw (C) James Summers | |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller is hacked by Robert Veliz - foul #1 on Robert Veliz, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Smith (SF) James Conley | |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Wareham | 45-51 |
| 10:16 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 45-51 |
| 10:15 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz tips it in | 47-51 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Philip Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 09:41 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:39 | Lehigh | Waldo Heller steals the ball from Donald Smith in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Philip Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Seymour | 47-53 |
| 09:10 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson loses the dribble to Thomas Seymour | 47-53 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Waldo Heller | 47-55 |
| 08:32 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Jerry Curcio - foul #1 on Jerry Curcio, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (PG), Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Gene Bach (PF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Jerry Curcio, Robert Veliz, Tommy Thrailkill, Joe Hanson, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), James Conley (SF), Fred Jones (PF), James Summers (C) Waldo Heller, Philip Smith, George Wareham, Earl Shaw | |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:56 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (SG) Thomas Seymour | |
| 07:56 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:56 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Fred Jones gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | James Summers's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Bach | 47-58 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Webb | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Troy Banfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Bach (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Desmond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Goldner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fred Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | James Summers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Fred Jones tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| 07:09 | Lehigh | Ian Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) James Summers | |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Fred Jones knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jay Webb and he's hacked by Dwayne Desmond - foul #2 on Dwayne Desmond, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joel Brown (C) Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses the free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:01 | Lehigh | Gene Bach pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:59 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins is hacked by Fred Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Jones, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| 06:46 | Lehigh | Gene Bach hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Ian Bates | 49-62 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Jay Webb buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 06:27 | Lehigh | Joel Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Troy Banfield | 51-64 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | John Goldner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Goldner, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Dwayne Desmond (C) Troy Banfield, Robert Wiggins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Michael Clements (SF), Earl Shaw (C) Jay Webb, John Goldner, James Conley, Fred Jones | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:55 | Lehigh | Ian Bates clanks a jumper from the right side | 51-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Michael Clements drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Waldo Heller | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:09 | Lehigh | The jump hook by Dwayne Desmond is blocked by Earl Shaw | 51-67 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw's layup is rejected by Gene Bach | 51-67 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | George Wareham tips it in | 51-69 |
| 04:41 | Lehigh | Ian Bates buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Brown | 54-69 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 04:21 | Lehigh | Ian Bates snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 04:11 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (PG), Troy Banfield (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF) Jerry Curcio, Ian Bates, Joel Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), James Conley (SF), James Summers (PF), Fred Jones (C) Waldo Heller, Michael Clements, George Wareham, Earl Shaw | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Tommy Thrailkill takes the ball from James Conley | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tommy Thrailkill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Banfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Bach (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Desmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is fouled on the floor by Troy Banfield - foul #3 on Troy Banfield, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Veliz (SG), Joe Hanson (PF), Donald Smith (C) Robert Wiggins, Gene Bach, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (SG), Philip Smith (SF) Jay Webb, James Conley | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:43 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson makes the wide open shot from the left block | 56-71 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | John Goldner is fouled on the floor by Joe Hanson - foul #2 on Joe Hanson, team foul #10 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), Michael Clements (SF) Thomas Seymour, James Summers | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | John Goldner makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | John Goldner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:21 | Lehigh | John Goldner is called for the reach on Tommy Thrailkill in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Goldner, team foul #6 | 56-73 |
| 02:11 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Clements - foul #3 on Michael Clements, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joel Brown (C) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:11 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:11 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Fred Jones buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 01:38 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-75 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Philip Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Hanson - foul #3 on Joe Hanson, team foul #11 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Donald Smith (C) Robert Veliz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Summers (C) Michael Clements | |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Philip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Philip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:05 | Lehigh | Donald Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tommy Thrailkill | 63-77 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | John Goldner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-80 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (SF) Philip Smith | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | James Summers clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 63-80 |
| 00:21 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Troy Banfield | 63-80 |
| 00:17 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 63-80 |
| 00:15 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson tips it back up and in | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jay Webb runs out the clock | 65-80 |