| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis St. John (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Donald Coyne inbounds the ball | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Beloit | Donald Coyne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| 19:11 | Beloit | Bryant Anthony steps in front of the Paul Koss pass in the backcourt | 49-30 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony lays it up and in | 49-32 |
| 19:05 | Beloit | Robert Sanborn steals it from Paul Koss | 49-32 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Kenneth Johnson steals it from Keith Kelly | 49-32 |
| 18:54 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson lays it up and in | 51-32 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Keith Kelly can't finish the layup | 51-32 |
| 18:47 | Beloit | Dennis St. John grabs the board | 51-32 |
| 18:41 | Beloit | Donald Coyne misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bryant Anthony - foul #2 on Bryant Anthony, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| 18:41 | Beloit | Donald Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 18:41 | Beloit | Donald Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 18:17 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-34 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Keith Kelly gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Koss - foul #1 on Paul Koss, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Astorga (PF) Robert Sanborn | |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 18:11 | Beloit | Theodore Cox snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 17:49 | Beloit | Donald Coyne misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-35 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Kelly | 52-35 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Vallejos | 52-37 |
| 17:23 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-37 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Keith Kelly buries a shot in the lane set up by Larry Vallejos | 52-39 |
| 16:59 | Beloit | Dennis St. John misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Astorga - foul #3 on Stephen Astorga, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG), Shane Gates (SF), Horace Nagle (C) Paul Koss, Donald Coyne, Theodore Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Eugene Mitchell (SG), Robert Sanborn (PF), Sylvester Dimattia (C) Bryant Anthony, Larry Vallejos, Stephen Astorga, Keith Kelly | |
| 16:59 | Beloit | Dennis St. John makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 16:59 | Beloit | Dennis St. John misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Junior Lynn misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 16:36 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 16:30 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Junior Lynn - foul #1 on Junior Lynn, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Anthony Moultry (C) Dennis St. John | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:30 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 16:30 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Horace Nagle - foul #1 on Horace Nagle, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Stillman | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Gates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Horace Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Moultry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Junior Lynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sanborn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Dimattia (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Beloit | Shane Gates is hacked by Junior Lynn - foul #2 on Junior Lynn, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Beloit | Charlie Tardif (SG), Donald Coyne (SF) Charles Mattox, Shane Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Eugene Mitchell, Robert Sanborn, Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 15:18 | Beloit | Paul Koss connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Horace Nagle | 57-42 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Herman Brooks connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 14:40 | Beloit | Stephen Astorga steals the ball from Charlie Tardif | 57-45 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga is hacked by Horace Nagle - foul #2 on Horace Nagle, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG), Shane Gates (SF), Dennis St. John (PF), Theodore Cox (C) Paul Koss, Donald Coyne, Horace Nagle, Anthony Moultry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Anthony (PG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, Junior Lynn, Stephen Astorga | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the floater in the lane set up by Richard Yeager | 57-47 |
| 14:09 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-47 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Keith Kelly gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Brooks | 57-49 |
| 13:40 | Beloit | Keith Kelly is called for the reach on Charlie Tardif - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| 13:20 | Beloit | Larry Vallejos picks off the pass by Charlie Tardif | 57-49 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Herman Brooks lays it in set up by Larry Vallejos | 57-51 |
| 13:11 | Beloit | Theodore Cox clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 13:10 | Beloit | Charles Mattox snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 12:54 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Richard Yeager - foul #4 on Richard Yeager, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Donald Coyne (SF) Charles Mattox, Shane Gates, Dennis St. John | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SG), Robert Sanborn (PF) Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager | |
| 12:54 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif misses the free throw | 59-51 |
| 12:54 | Beloit | Theodore Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 12:43 | Beloit | Larry Vallejos steals it from Donald Coyne | 59-51 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Keith Kelly hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Stillman and he's fouled by Theodore Cox - foul #2 on Theodore Cox, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Beloit | Horace Nagle (PF) Charlie Tardif | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Keith Kelly makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 12:08 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Koss | 61-54 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Michael Stillman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Stillman, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Beloit | Anthony Moultry (C) Theodore Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell (SG), Junior Lynn (SF), Stephen Astorga (C) Bryant Anthony, Larry Vallejos, Keith Kelly | |
| 11:41 | Beloit | Paul Koss drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Coyne | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Coyne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Moultry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Junior Lynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Astorga (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Koss - foul #2 on Paul Koss, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Beloit | Dennis St. John (PF) Anthony Moultry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gabriel Stacy (PG), Herman Brooks (SG) Michael Stillman, Eugene Mitchell | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 11:06 | Beloit | Horace Nagle misses badly on a shot near the basket | 63-56 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Herman Brooks pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga travels with the ball | 63-56 |
| Subs | Beloit | Charlie Tardif (SG), Theodore Cox (C) Kenneth Johnson, Horace Nagle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Anthony (PG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Gabriel Stacy, Junior Lynn, Robert Sanborn | |
| 10:42 | Beloit | Paul Koss is hacked by Bryant Anthony - foul #3 on Bryant Anthony, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Beloit | Shane Gates (SF) Donald Coyne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:42 | Beloit | Paul Koss makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:42 | Beloit | Paul Koss makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Charlie Tardif - foul #4 on Charlie Tardif, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (SG) Charlie Tardif | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia (PF) Stephen Astorga | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 10:02 | Beloit | Charles Mattox is whistled for traveling | 65-58 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Dennis St. John is called for the reach on Sylvester Dimattia - foul #3 on Dennis St. John, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Donald Coyne (SF), Anthony Moultry (C) Paul Koss, Shane Gates, Theodore Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Eugene Mitchell (SG), Junior Lynn (SF) Bryant Anthony, Herman Brooks, Larry Vallejos | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:33 | Beloit | Charles Mattox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 09:32 | Beloit | Dennis St. John pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:15 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-60 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell double dribbles | 65-60 |
| Subs | Beloit | Horace Nagle (PF) Dennis St. John | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanborn (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Sylvester Dimattia, Keith Kelly | |
| 08:53 | Beloit | Charles Mattox makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Coyne | 68-60 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Stillman | 68-63 |
| 08:12 | Beloit | Stephen Astorga steals it from Kenneth Johnson | 68-63 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Junior Lynn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 07:56 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Horace Nagle | 68-63 |
| 07:49 | Beloit | Horace Nagle connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Mattox | 71-63 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-63 |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG), Charlie Tardif (SG), Shane Gates (SF), Dennis St. John (PF), Theodore Cox (C) Charles Mattox, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Coyne, Horace Nagle, Anthony Moultry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Anthony (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, Eugene Mitchell, Junior Lynn, Robert Sanborn, Stephen Astorga | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Paul Koss (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Tardif (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Shane Gates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dennis St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Beloit | Dennis St. John loses the dribble to Herman Brooks | 71-63 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony slams it home set up by Herman Brooks | 71-65 |
| 06:59 | Beloit | Shane Gates buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-65 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Theodore Cox swats the layup by Keith Kelly | 73-65 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Herman Brooks tips it home | 73-67 |
| 06:28 | Beloit | Richard Yeager is called for the reach on Shane Gates - foul #5 on Richard Yeager, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Beloit | Horace Nagle (PF) Dennis St. John | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia (PF) Richard Yeager | |
| 06:28 | Beloit | Shane Gates misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:28 | Beloit | Shane Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Keith Kelly connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bryant Anthony | 74-69 |
| 05:58 | Beloit | Theodore Cox is hacked by Bryant Anthony - foul #4 on Bryant Anthony, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Beloit | Donald Coyne (SF) Shane Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanborn (PF) Keith Kelly | |
| 05:58 | Beloit | Theodore Cox makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:58 | Beloit | Theodore Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the driving attempt from close range | 76-69 |
| 05:44 | Beloit | Donald Coyne pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| 05:39 | Beloit | Paul Koss misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Bryant Anthony - foul #5 on Bryant Anthony, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG) Charlie Tardif | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Stephen Astorga (C) Bryant Anthony, Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 05:39 | Beloit | Paul Koss makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 05:39 | Beloit | Paul Koss makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Stillman | 78-71 |
| 04:56 | Beloit | Theodore Cox can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 78-71 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Michael Stillman grabs the board | 78-71 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga is hacked by Donald Coyne - foul #2 on Donald Coyne, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Beloit | Dennis St. John (PF), Anthony Moultry (C) Horace Nagle, Theodore Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell (SG), Keith Kelly (C) Herman Brooks, Larry Vallejos | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 04:49 | Beloit | Anthony Moultry grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 04:42 | Beloit | Dennis St. John loses the dribble to Michael Stillman | 78-71 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kenneth Johnson picks off the pass by Michael Stillman | 78-71 |
| 04:28 | Beloit | Paul Koss lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 80-71 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Dennis St. John is called for the reach on Robert Sanborn - foul #4 on Dennis St. John, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Mattox (PG), Charlie Tardif (SG) Paul Koss, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Junior Lynn (SF) Stephen Astorga | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 04:22 | Beloit | Dennis St. John gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| 04:03 | Beloit | Robert Sanborn takes the ball from Charlie Tardif | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Michael Stillman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 03:56 | Beloit | Charlie Tardif snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| 03:42 | Beloit | Dennis St. John misses short on a floater from the left block | 80-72 |
| 03:40 | Beloit | Anthony Moultry pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Charles Mattox (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Tardif (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Donald Coyne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Moultry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Junior Lynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sanborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Beloit | Donald Coyne banks in the layup set up by Charles Mattox | 82-72 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Stillman hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Junior Lynn | 82-74 |
| 02:48 | Beloit | Charles Mattox is hacked by Michael Stillman - foul #3 on Michael Stillman, team foul #13 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Horace Nagle (PF), Theodore Cox (C) Donald Coyne, Dennis St. John, Anthony Moultry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gabriel Stacy (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Stephen Astorga (PF), Sylvester Dimattia (C) Michael Stillman, Eugene Mitchell, Junior Lynn, Robert Sanborn, Keith Kelly | |
| 02:48 | Beloit | Charles Mattox makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 02:48 | Beloit | Charles Mattox misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Astorga | 83-74 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Horace Nagle denies the turnaround by Herman Brooks | 83-74 |
| 02:37 | Beloit | Horace Nagle gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| 02:37 | Beloit | Beloit calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Koss (PG), Donald Coyne (SF), Dennis St. John (PF) Charles Mattox, Charlie Tardif, Horace Nagle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Junior Lynn (SF), Keith Kelly (C) Gabriel Stacy, Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 02:30 | Beloit | Paul Koss drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis St. John | 85-74 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Herman Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-74 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Keith Kelly grabs the offensive board | 85-74 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Johnson steps in front of the Herman Brooks pass | 85-74 |
| 02:02 | Beloit | Kenneth Johnson misses the easy layup | 85-74 |
| 02:01 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Coyne | 85-74 |
| 01:47 | Beloit | Donald Coyne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 85-74 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga pulls down the rebound | 85-74 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 85-74 |
| 01:39 | Beloit | Donald Coyne gets the rebound | 85-74 |
| 01:34 | Beloit | Paul Koss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-74 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos grabs the defensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga lays it up and in | 85-76 |
| 01:07 | Beloit | Stephen Astorga steals it from Theodore Cox | 85-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-76 |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Sanborn (PF) Stephen Astorga | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Herman Brooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-76 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Vallejos | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Herman Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-76 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos grabs the offensive board | 85-76 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn is fouled on the floor by Dennis St. John - foul #5 on Dennis St. John, team foul #11 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Beloit | Horace Nagle (PF) Dennis St. John | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit 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) | |
| 00:41 | Beloit | Theodore Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vallejos - foul #2 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #14 | 85-78 |
| 00:41 | Beloit | Theodore Cox makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:41 | Beloit | Theodore Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Herman Brooks snags the defensive board | 86-78 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Keith Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-78 |
| 00:34 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Donald Coyne | 86-78 |
| 00:31 | Beloit | Donald Coyne is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Brooks - foul #4 on Herman Brooks, team foul #15 | 86-78 |
| 00:31 | Beloit | Donald Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:31 | Beloit | Donald Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos loses the dribble to Horace Nagle | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit 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 | Beloit | Paul Koss runs out the clock | 88-78 |