| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike Wolf (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Fleetwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McGlothen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Lovejoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Troy Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Virgil Akin's pass is intercepted by Eric Clark in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Clark | 46-36 |
| 19:25 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner lays it in on a great pass from Mike Wolf | 48-36 |
| 18:43 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-36 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner blows the dunk | 48-36 |
| 18:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf tips it but misses | 48-36 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:20 | Air Force | John Nelson picks off the pass by Virgil Akin in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf misses the lay-in | 48-36 |
| 18:17 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | John McGlothen double dribbles | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus (PG), Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF), John Thomas (C) Mike Wolf, John Nelson, Eric Clark, John Gardner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), John Santamaria (SG), William Jones (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Troy Patterson, Ryan Shaw, John McGlothen, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Ralph Segura snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 17:21 | Air Force | Brian Dingus picks off the pass by Thomas Shollenberger in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Santamaria takes the ball from James Edwards | 48-36 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 16:40 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 16:38 | Air Force | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | John Santamaria makes the floater in the lane set up by William Jones and he's fouled by Brian Dingus - foul #2 on Brian Dingus, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), John Nelson (SG), Eric Clark (SF), John Gardner (C) Brian Dingus, Steve Ellman, James Edwards, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), William Marcus (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) William Jones, Robert Hill, Ralph Segura | |
| 16:28 | Air Force | John Santamaria makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Troy Patterson (SG), Ryan Shaw (SF) Thomas Shollenberger, John Santamaria | |
| 15:50 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy hits a wide open floater from the right side | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Fleetwood (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Marcus (fresh) C - Stephen Lovejoy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:26 | Air Force | Virgil Akin can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 48-41 |
| 15:25 | Air Force | Virgil Akin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:20 | Air Force | Virgil Akin is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 48-41 |
| 15:19 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 15:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 15:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mike Wolf, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), Steve Ellman (SG), James Edwards (SF), John Thomas (PF), Ethan Fye (C) Mike Wolf, John Nelson, Eric Clark, Joe Fleetwood, John Gardner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), William Jones (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Ryan Shaw, William Marcus, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Ralph Segura makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Hill | 48-43 |
| 14:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus (SF) James Edwards | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), John McGlothen (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) Troy Patterson, Robert Hill, Ralph Segura | |
| 14:21 | Air Force | Joe Carney is called for the reach on Virgil Akin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Carney, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SF) Joe Carney | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by John McGlothen | 48-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-45 |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 13:18 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:16 | Air Force | Virgil Akin's pass is intercepted by Brian Dingus in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 48-45 |
| 13:01 | Air Force | Virgil Akin grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:55 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses long on an open runner from the right block | 48-45 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 12:07 | Air Force | William Jones hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Virgil Akin | 50-47 |
| 11:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus's layup is rejected by Stephen Lovejoy | 50-47 |
| 11:51 | Air Force | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Dingus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steve Ellman (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Eric Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ethan Fye (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shollenberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGlothen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Lovejoy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Air Force | Virgil Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-47 |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 11:18 | Air Force | William Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Ellman - foul #2 on Steve Ellman, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), John Nelson (SG), James Edwards (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), John Gardner (C) Brian Dingus, Steve Ellman, Eric Clark, John Thomas, Ethan Fye | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Santamaria (PG), Troy Patterson (SG), Ryan Shaw (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Thomas Shollenberger, William Jones, John McGlothen, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw misses short on a jump hook from close range | 53-47 |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 10:44 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | John Santamaria is denied on a layup by John Gardner | 53-47 |
| 10:26 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joe Fleetwood | 53-47 |
| 10:22 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Fleetwood | 53-47 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | John Santamaria pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:04 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by James Edwards - foul #2 on James Edwards, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | James Edwards is called for the reach on Ryan Shaw - foul #3 on James Edwards, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), William Marcus (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) John Santamaria, Robert Hill, Ralph Segura | |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:57 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 09:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 09:45 | Air Force | William Marcus gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:17 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 08:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Lovejoy | 53-50 |
| 08:52 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | A charge is called on Stephen Lovejoy - foul #2 on Stephen Lovejoy, team foul #1 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), Eric Clark (SF), Ethan Fye (C) Mike Wolf, James Edwards, John Gardner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), John Santamaria (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Ryan Shaw, William Marcus, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Nelson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Fleetwood (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ethan Fye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Troy Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Santamaria (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 07:01 | Air Force | Ethan Fye steals the ball from Troy Patterson | 58-50 |
| 06:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Segura picks off the pass by John Nelson | 58-50 |
| 06:32 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by John Santamaria and he's fouled by Joe Fleetwood - foul #2 on Joe Fleetwood, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), Brian Dingus (SF), John Thomas (PF) John Nelson, Eric Clark, Joe Fleetwood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG) Troy Patterson | |
| 06:32 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shollenberger - foul #2 on Thomas Shollenberger, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Shaw (SF), John McGlothen (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) John Santamaria, Robert Hill, Ralph Segura | |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Shollenberger is called for the reach on Joe Carney - foul #3 on Thomas Shollenberger, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Troy Patterson (SG), William Jones (SF), William Marcus (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Ryan Shaw, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Dingus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Thomas tips it back up and in | 60-53 |
| 05:37 | Air Force | Ethan Fye picks off the pass by William Jones | 60-53 |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John McGlothen is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #2 on John McGlothen, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SF), John Gardner (PF) Brian Dingus, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John McGlothen takes the ball from John Gardner | 60-53 |
| 05:00 | Air Force | William Marcus clanks a runner from the baseline | 60-53 |
| 04:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Ryan Shaw (SF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) Virgil Akin, William Jones, William Marcus | |
| 04:50 | Air Force | John McGlothen misses short on a turnaround from close range | 60-53 |
| 04:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Santamaria (SG), Ralph Segura (PF) Troy Patterson, John McGlothen | |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Santamaria | 60-56 |
| 03:57 | Illinois-Chicago | John Gardner misses the jump hook from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 03:56 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Ethan Fye | 60-56 |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye is whistled for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson (SG), Brian Dingus (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), John Thomas (C) Steve Ellman, Eric Clark, John Gardner, Ethan Fye | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), Troy Patterson (SG), William Jones (SF), Robert Hill (PF), William Marcus (C) Thomas Shollenberger, John Santamaria, Ryan Shaw, Ralph Segura, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Dingus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Joe Fleetwood (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Marcus (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Virgil Akin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Jones | 60-59 |
| 02:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 02:55 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), James Edwards (SF) Joe Carney, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), John Santamaria (SG), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Troy Patterson, William Marcus | |
| 02:33 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to John Santamaria | 62-59 |
| 02:12 | Air Force | John Santamaria can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 02:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Fleetwood snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 02:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney (PG), John Nelson (SG), John Gardner (C) Mike Wolf, Brian Dingus, Joe Fleetwood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Shaw (SF), John McGlothen (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) William Jones, Robert Hill, Ralph Segura | |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | James Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 01:44 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 01:44 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SF), Joe Fleetwood (PF), Ethan Fye (C) James Edwards, John Thomas, John Gardner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), Troy Patterson (SG) Thomas Shollenberger, John Santamaria | |
| 01:40 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joe Carney | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Clark - foul #2 on Eric Clark, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 01:07 | Air Force | Virgil Akin misses the jump hook from the baseline | 64-59 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Nelson | 64-59 |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Nelson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Troy Patterson loses the dribble to John Nelson in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Nelson | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Virgil Akin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney is fouled on the floor by Virgil Akin - foul #3 on Virgil Akin, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark is fouled on the floor by Troy Patterson - foul #1 on Troy Patterson, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lovejoy is called for the reach on Ethan Fye - foul #3 on Stephen Lovejoy, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| 00:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Virgil Akin loses the dribble to John Nelson | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Akin is called for the reach on Joe Carney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Virgil Akin, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Air Force | John McGlothen is fouled on the floor by Joe Fleetwood - foul #3 on Joe Fleetwood, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | John McGlothen makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | John McGlothen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Akin is called for the reach on Ethan Fye in the backcourt - foul #5 on Virgil Akin, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG) Virgil Akin | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Fye makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:24 | Air Force | Troy Patterson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Carney runs out the clock | 70-60 |