| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Breckenstein (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Corso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Brian Tran inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Meadows - foul #3 on James Meadows, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (PG) James Meadows | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Peter Freedman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 19:41 | Princeton | Rodney Corso gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | Princeton | John Freeman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Walter Bowen gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Peter Freedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:39 | Princeton | Rodney Corso comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the turnaround from close range | 33-33 |
| 17:57 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-33 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Peter Freedman gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | John Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:40 | Princeton | Brian Tran snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the lay-in | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Cristopher English | 33-33 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | John Robinson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Rodney Corso - foul #3 on Rodney Corso, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Leedy (SG), Frederick Dillon (PF), Michael Tilman (C) Walter Bowen, Cristopher English, Peter Freedman, Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Andrew Menke (PG), Nelson Rodgers (SG), Jon Lee (SF), Earl Levesque (PF), Dennis Hogle (C) Nelson Johnson, James Breckenstein, Brian Tran, John Freeman, Rodney Corso | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | John Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:06 | Princeton | Earl Levesque gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:47 | Princeton | Dennis Hogle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:45 | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers tips it in | 34-35 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | John Robinson knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Johnson | 36-35 |
| 16:18 | Princeton | Andrew Menke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Michael Tilman gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon makes the driving attempt near the basket | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Tilman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Andrew Menke (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Nelson Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Lee (fresh) PF - Earl Levesque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hogle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers lays it up and in set up by Andrew Menke | 38-37 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Earl Levesque - foul #2 on Earl Levesque, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), James Meadows (SF), Jerome Glickman (C) Jerry Johnson, Jeffrey Leedy, John Robinson, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), James Breckenstein (SG), Brian Tran (SF), Rodney Corso (C) Andrew Menke, Nelson Rodgers, Jon Lee, Dennis Hogle | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:27 | Princeton | Rodney Corso snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:08 | Princeton | James Breckenstein scores on a floater from the left side | 38-39 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | James Meadows drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerome Glickman | 41-39 |
| 14:45 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Worsham - foul #4 on Stephen Worsham, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SF), Peter Freedman (PF) Stephen Worsham, Frederick Dillon | |
| Subs | Princeton | John Freeman (PF) Earl Levesque | |
| 14:45 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:45 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter Freedman | 41-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Tran - foul #1 on Brian Tran, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Peter Freedman makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Peter Freedman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:19 | Princeton | Walter Bowen steps in front of the John Freeman pass | 43-39 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Peter Freedman grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Cristopher English is fouled on the floor by James Breckenstein - foul #1 on James Breckenstein, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Tilman (C) Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | James Meadows misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:38 | Princeton | Rodney Corso pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:24 | Princeton | James Breckenstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Walter Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Peter Freedman hits the finger roll | 45-39 |
| 12:52 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:50 | Princeton | Brian Tran tips it in | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | James Meadows comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:37 | Princeton | Brian Tran gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:28 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson hits a jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | James Meadows's pass is intercepted by James Breckenstein | 45-43 |
| 12:02 | Princeton | Rodney Corso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Leedy (SG), John Robinson (SF), Jerome Glickman (C) James Meadows, Cristopher English, Walter Bowen, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Andrew Menke (PG), Nelson Rodgers (SG), Jon Lee (SF), Earl Levesque (PF), Dennis Hogle (C) Nelson Johnson, James Breckenstein, Brian Tran, John Freeman, Rodney Corso | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerome Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Andrew Menke (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Lee (fresh) PF - Earl Levesque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hogle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Jerry Johnson loses the dribble to Nelson Rodgers | 45-43 |
| 11:31 | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Jerry Johnson grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Jerry Johnson hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Robinson | 47-43 |
| 10:52 | Princeton | Andrew Menke drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jon Lee | 47-45 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy is fouled on the floor by Earl Levesque - foul #3 on Earl Levesque, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Frederick Dillon (PF), Michael Tilman (C) Jerry Johnson, Jeffrey Leedy, Peter Freedman, Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), James Breckenstein (SG), Rodney Corso (C) Andrew Menke, Jon Lee, Dennis Hogle | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Walter Bowen knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by James Meadows | 50-45 |
| 09:47 | Princeton | Rodney Corso's pass is intercepted by Frederick Dillon | 50-45 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | James Meadows is hacked by Nelson Johnson - foul #3 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Brian Tran (SF), John Freeman (PF) Nelson Rodgers, Earl Levesque | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 09:10 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:57 | Princeton | Rodney Corso drills a turnaround from close range | 50-47 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-47 |
| 08:31 | Princeton | Brian Tran pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:12 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Walter Bowen is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), John Robinson (SF), Peter Freedman (PF), Jerome Glickman (C) James Meadows, Walter Bowen, Frederick Dillon, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Andrew Menke (PG), Nelson Rodgers (SG) Nelson Johnson, James Breckenstein | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerome Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Andrew Menke (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Corso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Princeton | Rodney Corso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:40 | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Cristopher English drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Robinson | 52-49 |
| 07:11 | Princeton | Andrew Menke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 52-49 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | John Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), Earl Levesque (PF), Dennis Hogle (C) Brian Tran, John Freeman, Rodney Corso | |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Andrew Menke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Peter Freedman clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Dennis Hogle grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:56 | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nelson Johnson | 52-52 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Cristopher English grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | John Robinson is denied on a layup by Earl Levesque | 52-52 |
| 05:18 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:59 | Princeton | Earl Levesque buries a shot in the lane | 52-54 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | John Robinson misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 04:40 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Earl Levesque | 52-54 |
| 04:40 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG) Cristopher English | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Breckenstein (SG), Brian Tran (SF), John Freeman (PF), Rodney Corso (C) Andrew Menke, Nelson Rodgers, Earl Levesque, Dennis Hogle | |
| 04:29 | Princeton | John Freeman comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Freedman - foul #3 on Peter Freedman, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | John Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:29 | Princeton | John Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | John Robinson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Freedman | 54-55 |
| 03:58 | Princeton | Rodney Corso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 03:56 | Princeton | James Breckenstein tips it in | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Meadows (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Glickman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Breckenstein (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Corso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | James Meadows comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-57 |
| 03:41 | Princeton | Brian Tran grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 03:17 | Princeton | Brian Tran is fouled on the floor by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Michael Tilman (C) Stephen Worsham, John Robinson, Jerome Glickman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 03:02 | Princeton | Brian Tran misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Peter Freedman snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG) Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham is hacked by Nelson Johnson - foul #4 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Robinson (SF) James Meadows | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:23 | Princeton | Stephen Worsham is called for the reach on Nelson Johnson - foul #5 on Stephen Worsham, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Jerome Glickman (C) Stephen Worsham, Michael Tilman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 02:08 | Princeton | John Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Peter Freedman makes the jumper from the right block set up by James Meadows | 58-57 |
| 01:44 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Peter Freedman - foul #4 on Peter Freedman, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 01:44 | Princeton | James Breckenstein makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:44 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Peter Freedman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Cristopher English knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Meadows | 60-58 |
| 01:15 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson drills a jump hook near the basket | 60-60 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | James Meadows clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Princeton | James Breckenstein snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 00:34 | Princeton | Brian Tran misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 00:32 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Princeton | James Breckenstein buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | James Meadows buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Robinson | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Princeton | Princeton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | John Freeman banks in the layup | 63-65 |