| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - David Flythe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Eames (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carroll Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Muskingum | Timothy Smith inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Eames | 38-33 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Dale Goguen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Goguen | 38-33 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Singletary | 38-33 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Philip Eames is called for the reach on Dale Goguen - foul #1 on Philip Eames, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Dale Goguen travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 18:25 | Muskingum | David Flythe tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Robert Standish gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Dale Goguen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Dale Goguen tips it home | 40-33 |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on Alton Saito - foul #3 on Alton Saito, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Robert Standish connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Sibert | 42-34 |
| 17:37 | Muskingum | Philip Eames blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Singletary - foul #1 on Tony Singletary, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (C) Tony Singletary, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 17:37 | Muskingum | Philip Eames makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:37 | Muskingum | Philip Eames makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SG), Dan Anderson (C) Dale Goguen, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway (SG), Bryan Flynn (SF), Larry Everett (PF) Philip Eames, Timothy Smith, Mike Wakefield | |
| 16:52 | Muskingum | David Flythe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Sibert | 42-36 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Donald Lambert is hacked by Carroll Jones - foul #2 on Carroll Jones, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Michael Strong (SG) David Flythe | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Carroll Jones is called for the reach on Frederick Sibert - foul #3 on Carroll Jones, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Russell Celaya (SF) Carroll Jones | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:14 | Muskingum | Russell Celaya snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 16:09 | Muskingum | Frederick Sibert is called for the reach on Jerry Holloway - foul #3 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Frederick Sibert, George Kelly, Donald Lambert, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Philip Eames (SG), Timothy Smith (SF) Michael Strong, Russell Celaya | |
| 15:55 | Muskingum | Delmar Vincent takes the ball from Timothy Smith | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Jerry Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Eames (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Everett (fresh) C - Bryan Flynn (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Bryan Flynn steals it from Chris Frye | 42-36 |
| 15:37 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn's fadeaway is rejected by Delmar Vincent | 42-36 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Tony Singletary can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 15:26 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Larry Everett | 42-36 |
| 15:19 | Muskingum | Philip Eames misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 15:17 | Muskingum | Larry Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:05 | Muskingum | Philip Eames hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Frye - foul #1 on Chris Frye, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Christopher Ross (PF) Chris Frye, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Muskingum | David Flythe (PG), Elbert Jordan (PF), Carroll Jones (C) Jerry Holloway, Larry Everett, Bryan Flynn | |
| 15:05 | Muskingum | Philip Eames makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:05 | Muskingum | Philip Eames makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 14:43 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 14:37 | Muskingum | Timothy Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Flythe | 42-40 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Tony Singletary makes the runner from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 13:49 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by David Flythe in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Flythe, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Dan Anderson (C) Dale Goguen, Tony Singletary, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway (SG), Mike Wakefield (SF) Philip Eames, Timothy Smith | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | George Kelly can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 13:31 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:22 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Delmar Vincent (C) Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 13:22 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:22 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Donald Lambert knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Christopher Ross | 46-42 |
| 12:53 | Muskingum | Mike Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | George Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | George Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Alton Saito tips it home | 48-42 |
| 12:36 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Holloway | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | George Kelly is hacked by Carroll Jones - foul #4 on Carroll Jones, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG) Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn (SF), Larry Everett (C) Elbert Jordan, Carroll Jones | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:11 | Muskingum | Mike Wakefield snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 11:45 | Muskingum | Dale Goguen steals it from Bryan Flynn | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delmar Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - David Flythe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Flynn (fresh) PF - Mike Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Everett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 11:18 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Flythe | 50-46 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | George Kelly connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Alton Saito | 52-46 |
| 10:56 | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:55 | Muskingum | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Wakefield | 52-46 |
| 10:36 | Muskingum | Mike Wakefield lays it in set up by David Flythe | 52-48 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Jerry Holloway picks off the pass by George Kelly | 52-48 |
| 10:14 | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway's pass is intercepted by George Kelly | 52-48 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | George Kelly connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Alton Saito | 54-48 |
| 09:36 | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Holloway, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Chris Frye (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, George Kelly, Delmar Vincent, Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Michael Strong (PG), Philip Eames (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Elbert Jordan (PF) David Flythe, Jerry Holloway, Bryan Flynn, Larry Everett | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Robert Standish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| 09:02 | Muskingum | Philip Eames makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Elbert Jordan | 54-50 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert is fouled on the floor by Michael Strong - foul #1 on Michael Strong, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:30 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan buries a floater from the right block | 56-52 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Tony Singletary knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Sibert | 58-52 |
| 08:04 | Muskingum | Robert Standish steals it from Philip Eames | 58-52 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Chris Frye drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Ross | 60-52 |
| 07:42 | Muskingum | Mike Wakefield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Michael Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Eames (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Elbert Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Mike Wakefield (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Chris Frye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Chris Frye misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Robert Standish makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chris Frye | 62-52 |
| 06:28 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan is hacked by Robert Standish - foul #2 on Robert Standish, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), George Kelly (SF), Dan Anderson (PF), Donald Lambert (C) Frederick Sibert, Chris Frye, Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Muskingum | David Flythe (PG), Jerry Holloway (SG), Bryan Flynn (SF), Larry Everett (PF), Carroll Jones (C) Michael Strong, Philip Eames, Timothy Smith, Elbert Jordan, Mike Wakefield | |
| 06:20 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dale Goguen - foul #1 on Dale Goguen, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| 06:20 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:20 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Dan Anderson grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-53 |
| 06:12 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Larry Everett | 62-53 |
| 05:55 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 05:54 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones tips it in | 62-55 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Dan Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alton Saito and the foul's on Bryan Flynn - foul #1 on Bryan Flynn, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Dan Anderson makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:36 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones buries a shot in the paint set up by David Flythe | 65-57 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Dan Anderson is whistled for traveling | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Delmar Vincent (PF) Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 05:20 | Muskingum | Bryan Flynn knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Flythe | 65-59 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Alton Saito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 05:00 | Muskingum | David Flythe grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 04:39 | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway lays it up and in on a great pass from David Flythe | 65-61 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Alton Saito buries a fadeaway from the left side | 67-61 |
| 04:03 | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Robert Standish (C) George Kelly, Delmar Vincent, Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Philip Eames (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Elbert Jordan (PF) Jerry Holloway, Bryan Flynn, Larry Everett | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Alton Saito hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tony Singletary | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Goguen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - David Flythe (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Philip Eames (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Elbert Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Carroll Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones drills a jumper from the baseline set up by David Flythe | 69-63 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Christopher Ross throws it down on a great pass from Alton Saito | 71-63 |
| 03:02 | Muskingum | Timothy Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Singletary - foul #2 on Tony Singletary, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Chris Frye (SG) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway (PG) David Flythe | |
| 03:02 | Muskingum | Timothy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:02 | Muskingum | Timothy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), George Kelly (SG) Frederick Sibert, Chris Frye | |
| Subs | Muskingum | David Flythe (PG) Jerry Holloway | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Robert Standish misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 71-63 |
| 02:49 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:31 | Muskingum | Philip Eames misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Tony Singletary pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Christopher Ross loses the dribble to Timothy Smith | 71-63 |
| 01:57 | Muskingum | Philip Eames misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Alton Saito snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Alton Saito is fouled on the floor by David Flythe - foul #3 on David Flythe, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG) George Kelly | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:37 | Muskingum | Elbert Jordan lays it in set up by David Flythe | 73-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is hacked by David Flythe - foul #4 on David Flythe, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:57 | Muskingum | Tony Singletary denies the turnaround by David Flythe | 75-65 |
| 00:55 | Muskingum | Carroll Jones snags the offensive board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Muskingum | Philip Eames buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Flythe | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | David Flythe is called for the reach on Dale Goguen in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Flythe, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway (PG) David Flythe | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:44 | Muskingum | Philip Eames makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Holloway | 77-71 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Jerry Holloway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Holloway, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:35 | Muskingum | Jerry Holloway loses the ball out of bounds | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Jerry Holloway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Holloway, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:26 | Muskingum | Timothy Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-71 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Alton Saito gets the rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Alton Saito runs out the clock | 81-71 |