| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - David Baughman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Malinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris drills a turnaround in the lane | 35-42 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Cristopher English comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:15 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 19:10 | Boston U. | Cristopher English steps in front of the Dante Malinsky pass | 35-42 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Russ Wescott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-42 |
| 18:53 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Thomas Marks | 35-42 |
| 18:32 | Boston U. | The jumper by Carlos Harris is denied by Roy Smith | 35-42 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:09 | Boston U. | David Baughman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 17:38 | Boston U. | Bert Rock is denied on a layup by Russ Wescott | 37-42 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Smith | 40-42 |
| 16:58 | Boston U. | Bert Rock connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Baughman | 40-44 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler misses the easy layup | 40-44 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler tips it home | 42-44 |
| 16:24 | Boston U. | David Baughman misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Dante Malinsky steps in front of the Russ Wescott pass | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - David Baughman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Marks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bert Rock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Malinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Boston U. | David Baughman is hacked by Thomas Perkins - foul #3 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Stephen Worsham (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Peter Freedman (C) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Roy Smith, William Zuberbuhler, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Paul White (PG), Joe Bowers (SG), William Michael (SF), Kurt Campbell (PF), Daniel Blackburn (C) David Baughman, Thomas Marks, Carlos Harris, Bert Rock, Dante Malinsky | |
| 15:15 | Boston U. | Paul White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 15:14 | Boston U. | Kurt Campbell can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Charles Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Charles Campbell tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 15:06 | Boston U. | William Michael gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:46 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers loses the dribble to Stephen Worsham | 42-44 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Paul White is called for the reach on Peter Freedman - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Walter Bowen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:54 | Boston U. | Paul White is hacked by Walter Bowen - foul #1 on Walter Bowen, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG) Stephen Worsham | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 13:44 | Boston U. | William Michael makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Peter Freedman - foul #3 on Peter Freedman, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 13:44 | Boston U. | William Michael misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 43-46 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | The jumper by James Meadows is denied by Daniel Blackburn | 43-46 |
| 13:32 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Paul White | 43-46 |
| 13:11 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Charles Campbell, Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Thomas Marks (SG), Carlos Harris (SF) Paul White, William Michael | |
| 13:11 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:11 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | James Meadows misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:49 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Carlos Harris | 43-47 |
| 12:34 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Marks | 43-49 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | James Meadows clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 12:09 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:48 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks blows the layup but he's hacked by James Meadows - foul #1 on James Meadows, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF) Thomas Perkins, James Meadows, Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Boston U. | David Baughman (PG), Bert Rock (PF), Dante Malinsky (C) Joe Bowers, Kurt Campbell, Daniel Blackburn | |
| 11:48 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:48 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Russ Wescott snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - David Baughman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carlos Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bert Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dante Malinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Dante Malinsky steps in front of the Stephen Worsham pass | 43-49 |
| 11:04 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Russ Wescott gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Russ Wescott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Russ Wescott, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Charles Campbell (PF) Stephen Worsham, William Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Paul White (SG), William Michael (SF) Thomas Marks, Carlos Harris | |
| 10:38 | Boston U. | William Michael is hacked by Roy Smith - foul #3 on Roy Smith, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SF), Peter Freedman (C) Roy Smith, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 10:38 | Boston U. | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:38 | Boston U. | William Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 43-50 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Cristopher English clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 10:16 | Boston U. | Dante Malinsky snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:02 | Boston U. | David Baughman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:00 | Boston U. | Bert Rock tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:20 | Boston U. | William Michael travels with the ball | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Roy Smith (SF), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Cristopher English, Jeffrey Leedy, Charles Campbell, Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Thomas Marks (SG), Carlos Harris (SF) Paul White, William Michael | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Thomas Marks steals the ball from James Meadows | 46-52 |
| 08:58 | Boston U. | David Baughman knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dante Malinsky | 46-55 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler is hacked by Thomas Marks - foul #1 on Thomas Marks, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (SG) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Paul White (PG), Kurt Campbell (PF), Daniel Blackburn (C) David Baughman, Bert Rock, Dante Malinsky | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Meadows | 49-55 |
| 08:15 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris lays it up and in set up by Paul White and he's fouled by William Zuberbuhler - foul #3 on William Zuberbuhler, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG) Stephen Worsham | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 08:15 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Roy Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 07:58 | Boston U. | Kurt Campbell grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 07:38 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Paul White | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Paul White (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Marks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carlos Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kurt Campbell (fresh) 6 reb. C - Daniel Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Roy Smith drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cristopher English | 52-60 |
| 06:43 | Boston U. | Kurt Campbell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Harris | 52-62 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | James Meadows comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 52-62 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Zuberbuhler | 52-62 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Cristopher English is whistled for a carry | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Stephen Worsham (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Peter Freedman (C) James Meadows, Cristopher English, Roy Smith, William Zuberbuhler, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Boston U. | David Baughman (PG), Joe Bowers (SG), William Michael (SF), Bert Rock (PF), Dante Malinsky (C) Paul White, Thomas Marks, Carlos Harris, Kurt Campbell, Daniel Blackburn | |
| 05:50 | Boston U. | William Michael misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 52-62 |
| 05:48 | Boston U. | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Bowers | 52-62 |
| 05:32 | Boston U. | David Baughman is fouled on the floor by Peter Freedman - foul #4 on Peter Freedman, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| 05:32 | Boston U. | David Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:32 | Boston U. | David Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Peter Freedman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 05:14 | Boston U. | William Michael grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 05:09 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bert Rock | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 04:47 | Boston U. | David Baughman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Charles Campbell grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Peter Freedman loses the dribble to William Michael | 55-66 |
| 04:36 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers throws it down set up by William Michael | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Walter Bowen drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Campbell | 57-68 |
| 04:05 | Boston U. | Bert Rock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 04:04 | Boston U. | Dante Malinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 03:48 | Boston U. | David Baughman is whistled for traveling | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), James Meadows (SF), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Stephen Worsham, Walter Bowen, Charles Campbell, Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Thomas Marks (SG), Carlos Harris (SF) Joe Bowers, William Michael | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-68 |
| 03:35 | Boston U. | Dante Malinsky pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - David Baughman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Marks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carlos Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bert Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dante Malinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Boston U. | Bert Rock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 03:09 | Boston U. | Carlos Harris misses the tip | 57-68 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Cristopher English is hacked by David Baughman - foul #2 on David Baughman, team foul #4 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SF) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Paul White (PG), Kurt Campbell (PF), Daniel Blackburn (C) David Baughman, Bert Rock, Dante Malinsky | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 02:47 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:47 | Boston U. | Boston U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Roy Smith (SF) James Meadows, Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Boston U. | David Baughman (PG), Bert Rock (PF), Dante Malinsky (C) Paul White, Kurt Campbell, Daniel Blackburn | |
| 02:27 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Cristopher English grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-68 |
| 02:12 | Boston U. | Thomas Marks snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 01:51 | Boston U. | Dante Malinsky misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Russ Wescott - foul #2 on Russ Wescott, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Stephen Worsham (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Peter Freedman (C) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Roy Smith, William Zuberbuhler, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Paul White (PG), Joe Bowers (SG), William Michael (SF), Kurt Campbell (PF) David Baughman, Thomas Marks, Carlos Harris, Bert Rock | |
| 01:51 | Boston U. | Dante Malinsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:51 | Boston U. | Dante Malinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Meadows | 60-70 |
| 01:12 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Kurt Campbell | 60-72 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 01:04 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 00:44 | Boston U. | Joe Bowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Walter Bowen grabs the board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Peter Freedman is fouled on the floor by Joe Bowers - foul #2 on Joe Bowers, team foul #5 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Daniel Blackburn (C) Dante Malinsky | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | William Michael picks off the pass by James Meadows | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Boston U. | Daniel Blackburn misses badly on a floater near the basket | 60-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Peter Freedman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-72 |