| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leslie Levron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Englehart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Alan Barnes inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the easy layup | 40-40 |
| 19:45 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 19:20 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron loses the dribble to Alan Barnes | 40-40 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Alan Barnes's pass is intercepted by Ralph Shaffer | 40-40 |
| 19:05 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses the dunk attempt | 40-40 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | George Tuten is hacked by Brian Englehart - foul #1 on Brian Englehart, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:27 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:08 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer blows the layup but he's hacked by Derek Crocker - foul #2 on Derek Crocker, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bradley Burks (PF) Leslie Levron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Alan Barnes | |
| 18:08 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 17:45 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | George Tuten swats the shot by Ralph Shaffer | 42-40 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Derek Crocker double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG), Jonathan Duval (SF), Eddie Hines (C) Stanislaus Drozdowski, Dino Rossi, Brian Englehart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (PG), Jared Justice (SG), Russell Kennelly (C) Derek Crocker, Jerry Stankiewicz, George Tuten | |
| 17:09 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 16:44 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones (SG), Leslie Levron (PF) Ralph Shaffer, Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF) Nathaniel Cook | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Bradley Burks - foul #1 on Bradley Burks, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG) Jared Justice | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Kennelly | 42-43 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF) Vaughn Jones, Jonathan Duval | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG) Lars Wojnowski | |
| 15:47 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Tony Crone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leslie Levron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Burks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Stanislaus Drozdowski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Drozdowski, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Eddie Hines (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Tony Crone, Leslie Levron, Bradley Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Tuten (C) Steven Childs | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:10 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart is hacked by George Tuten - foul #2 on George Tuten, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Alan Barnes, Russell Kennelly | |
| 14:44 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart banks in the layup | 44-45 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Derek Crocker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG) Stanislaus Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Jerry Stankiewicz | |
| 14:33 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Derek Crocker knocks in the floater in the lane | 44-47 |
| 14:10 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Englehart | 46-47 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dino Rossi - foul #1 on Dino Rossi, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval (SF), Leslie Levron (PF), Bradley Burks (C) Dino Rossi, Eddie Hines, Brian Englehart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Kennelly (C) George Tuten | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:44 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Jonathan Duval is called for the reach on Steven Childs - foul #2 on Jonathan Duval, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG) Ralph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Alan Barnes (SF) Derek Crocker, Nathaniel Cook | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Steven Childs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:16 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:08 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Russell Kennelly - foul #1 on Russell Kennelly, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook (PF) Steven Childs | |
| 13:08 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:08 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 12:50 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:35 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Dino Rossi (SF), Eddie Hines (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Tony Crone, Jonathan Duval, Leslie Levron, Bradley Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (PG) Lars Wojnowski | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Barnes | 48-51 |
| 11:54 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Shaffer | 50-51 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Alan Barnes travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones (SG), Bradley Burks (PF) Stanislaus Drozdowski, Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steven Childs (SF), George Tuten (C) Jerry Stankiewicz, Alan Barnes, Russell Kennelly | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vaughn Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Burks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Englehart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Justice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Grambling State | Derek Crocker is called for the reach on Ralph Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Crocker, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 11:14 | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Shaffer | 53-51 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jared Justice drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Childs | 53-53 |
| 10:32 | Grambling State | Jared Justice is called for the reach on Vaughn Jones - foul #2 on Jared Justice, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (PG), Jonathan Duval (SF), Leslie Levron (PF) Ralph Shaffer, Dino Rossi, Brian Englehart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (SG) Jared Justice | |
| 10:19 | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 10:17 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks tips it in | 55-53 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Steven Childs hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Crocker | 55-55 |
| 09:33 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Steven Childs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lars Wojnowski | 55-58 |
| 09:03 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski is hacked by Jonathan Duval - foul #3 on Jonathan Duval, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Eddie Hines (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Tony Crone, Vaughn Jones, Jonathan Duval, Leslie Levron, Bradley Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF) Derek Crocker, Steven Childs, Nathaniel Cook | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Eddie Hines is called for the reach on Lars Wojnowski - foul #2 on Eddie Hines, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:25 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Hines | 60-60 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | George Tuten snags the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the turnaround from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 07:34 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines grabs the board | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Englehart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Tuten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Leslie Levron (PF) Brian Englehart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steven Childs (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Lars Wojnowski, Alan Barnes, George Tuten | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 06:45 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Dino Rossi steals it from Jerry Stankiewicz | 60-60 |
| 06:27 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi banks in the layup | 62-60 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Leslie Levron denies the turnaround by Russell Kennelly | 62-60 |
| 06:14 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:55 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (PG), Vaughn Jones (SG), Jonathan Duval (SF), Bradley Burks (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Ralph Shaffer, Stanislaus Drozdowski, Dino Rossi, Leslie Levron, Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (SG), George Tuten (C) Jerry Stankiewicz, Russell Kennelly | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Steven Childs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 05:31 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:07 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Vaughn Jones | 64-60 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | George Tuten misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bradley Burks - foul #2 on Bradley Burks, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG) Vaughn Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Alan Barnes (SF) Jared Justice, Nathaniel Cook | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:52 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Brian Englehart | 64-60 |
| 04:29 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer clanks a shot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 04:27 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Derek Crocker - foul #4 on Derek Crocker, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Leslie Levron (PF) Tony Crone, Jonathan Duval, Brian Englehart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (PG), Russell Kennelly (PF) Derek Crocker, Steven Childs | |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Stanislaus Drozdowski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Drozdowski, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Hines (C) Bradley Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook (PF) George Tuten | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi is hacked by Jerry Stankiewicz - foul #3 on Jerry Stankiewicz, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (SG) Jerry Stankiewicz | |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jared Justice | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leslie Levron (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Justice (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Kennelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Alan Barnes hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lars Wojnowski | 66-64 |
| 02:46 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Alan Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Englehart (C) Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Steven Childs (C) Lars Wojnowski, Jared Justice, Nathaniel Cook | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Alan Barnes blows the layup but the foul's on Stanislaus Drozdowski - foul #4 on Stanislaus Drozdowski, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:34 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ralph Shaffer | 69-64 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the shot from the right block | 69-66 |
| 01:43 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart drills a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Steven Childs - foul #2 on Steven Childs, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook (PF), George Tuten (C) Russell Kennelly, Steven Childs | |
| 01:43 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart misses the free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Alan Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dino Rossi - foul #2 on Dino Rossi, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron comes up short on the shot from close range | 71-67 |
| 01:07 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer hits the follow up shot | 73-67 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Derek Crocker connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Barnes | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanislaus Drozdowski and he's fouled by Alan Barnes - foul #2 on Alan Barnes, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (PG) Ralph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi makes the free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | George Tuten is fouled on the floor by Stanislaus Drozdowski - foul #5 on Stanislaus Drozdowski, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG) Stanislaus Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | George Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart grabs the board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Crocker - foul #5 on Derek Crocker, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones (SG) Ralph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (PG) Derek Crocker | |
| 00:18 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:18 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-70 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Howard Smith (SF) Dino Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Grambling State | Lars Wojnowski is called for the reach on Howard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lars Wojnowski, team foul #11 | 78-70 |
| 00:12 | Grambling State | Howard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:12 | Grambling State | Howard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-70 |
| 00:06 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Leslie Levron | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Tony Crone runs out the clock | 80-70 |