| Lineup | Medgar Evers | PG - Michael Samaniego (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alfred Quinto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Maurice Spinney (fresh) PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dunavant (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Talley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | George Kelly inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Robert Standish is hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Michael Samaniego is called for the reach on Alton Saito - foul #2 on Michael Samaniego, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 27-38 |
| 19:11 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:06 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Alfred Quinto | 29-38 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | George Anderson denies the turnaround by James Talley | 29-38 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Robert Standish tips it in | 29-40 |
| 18:28 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Samaniego | 32-40 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Robert Standish connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Alton Saito | 32-42 |
| 17:38 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Chris Frye buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alton Saito | 34-45 |
| 17:30 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell (PG), David Cain (SF), Ronald Pinnock (PF), Michael Mason (C) Michael Samaniego, Maurice Spinney, George Anderson, David Dunavant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Dan Anderson (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Chris Frye, George Kelly, James Talley, Robert Standish | |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Alton Saito knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Singletary | 34-47 |
| 17:05 | Medgar Evers | Michael Mason buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Cain and he's hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #2 on Dan Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| 17:05 | Medgar Evers | Michael Mason makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Alton Saito's floater is tipped away by David Cain | 37-47 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Gerard Lund grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Alfred Quinto steps in front of the Donald Ellis pass | 37-47 |
| 16:29 | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto connects on the jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Michael Mason steps in front of the Tony Singletary pass | 39-47 |
| 15:52 | Medgar Evers | Ronald Pinnock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego (PG), Eugene Reavis (SG), Maurice Spinney (SF), George Anderson (PF), David Dunavant (C) Charles Broadwell, Alfred Quinto, David Cain, Ronald Pinnock, Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Chris Frye (SG), George Kelly (SF), James Talley (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary, Dan Anderson, Gerard Lund | |
| Lineup | Medgar Evers | PG - Michael Samaniego (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Reavis (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Spinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dunavant (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Talley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | George Anderson is called for the reach on James Talley - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | James Talley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Spinney - foul #1 on Maurice Spinney, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | James Talley makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | James Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:48 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-49 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert is hacked by Michael Samaniego - foul #3 on Michael Samaniego, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dan Anderson (PF) Frederick Sibert, James Talley | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Robert Standish misses badly on a jumper from close range | 42-49 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Chris Frye snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Standish | 42-52 |
| 14:01 | Medgar Evers | George Anderson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-52 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Dan Anderson pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-52 |
| 13:54 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:47 | Medgar Evers | Dan Anderson swats the layup by Michael Samaniego | 42-52 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Robert Standish gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Robert Standish scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Alton Saito | 42-54 |
| 13:23 | Medgar Evers | George Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 13:21 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant tips it in | 44-54 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Dan Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 13:09 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 13:04 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by George Kelly - foul #2 on George Kelly, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto (PG), David Cain (SG), Ronald Pinnock (PF), Michael Mason (C) Michael Samaniego, Eugene Reavis, George Anderson, David Dunavant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), James Talley (PF) Chris Frye, George Kelly, Robert Standish | |
| 13:04 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:04 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:04 | Medgar Evers | Michael Mason grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 12:51 | Medgar Evers | Michael Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell (PG) Maurice Spinney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Donald Ellis knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 44-56 |
| 12:00 | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Quinto and the foul's on Donald Ellis - foul #3 on Donald Ellis, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis (SG) Alfred Quinto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Gerard Lund (C) Alton Saito, Dan Anderson | |
| 12:00 | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Gerard Lund connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Sibert | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Medgar Evers | PG - Charles Broadwell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Cain (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Pinnock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mason (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Lund (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | James Talley grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Donald Ellis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 11:08 | Medgar Evers | Ronald Pinnock snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 11:02 | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell's pass is intercepted by Gerard Lund | 47-59 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Gerard Lund connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-61 |
| 10:22 | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 10:17 | Medgar Evers | David Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:12 | Medgar Evers | Charles Broadwell misses the shot from the left side | 50-61 |
| 10:10 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis snags the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 09:57 | Medgar Evers | Ronald Pinnock buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Donald Ellis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-61 |
| 09:33 | Medgar Evers | Michael Mason grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 09:28 | Medgar Evers | Donald Ellis steals the ball from David Cain | 53-61 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Tony Singletary drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Ellis and the foul's on David Cain - foul #3 on David Cain, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego (PG), Alfred Quinto (SG), Maurice Spinney (SF), George Anderson (PF), David Dunavant (C) Charles Broadwell, Eugene Reavis, David Cain, Ronald Pinnock, Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Chris Frye (SG), Dan Anderson (PF), Robert Standish (C) Frederick Sibert, Donald Ellis, James Talley, Gerard Lund | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Tony Singletary makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 09:08 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego is fouled on the floor by Robert Standish - foul #2 on Robert Standish, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF) Tony Singletary | |
| 08:51 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant is hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #3 on Dan Anderson, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| 08:46 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 53-64 |
| 08:45 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant grabs the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 08:29 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Samaniego | 55-64 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Spinney - foul #2 on Maurice Spinney, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:14 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:56 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from George Anderson | 57-64 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | George Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 07:46 | Medgar Evers | George Anderson grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 07:41 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | George Kelly gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Medgar Evers | PG - Michael Samaniego (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Quinto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Spinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dunavant (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Alton Saito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 07:34 | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:30 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Frye - foul #1 on Chris Frye, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis (SG) Alfred Quinto | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:30 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:30 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Michael Samaniego steps in front of the Robert Standish pass | 58-64 |
| 07:21 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego banks in the layup | 60-64 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Dan Anderson hits the follow up shot | 60-66 |
| 06:47 | Medgar Evers | George Kelly is called for the reach on Maurice Spinney - foul #3 on George Kelly, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto (PG), Larry Luft (C) Michael Samaniego, David Dunavant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (SG), Frederick Heyward (SF), Daniel Strohm (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Chris Frye, George Kelly, Dan Anderson, Robert Standish | |
| 06:47 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:47 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Alfred Quinto steals the ball from Alton Saito | 62-66 |
| 06:22 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney's pass is intercepted by Alton Saito | 62-66 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Frederick Heyward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Gerard Lund hits the follow up shot | 62-68 |
| 05:40 | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Reavis | 65-68 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Alton Saito is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | David Cain (SF), Ronald Pinnock (PF) Maurice Spinney, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), James Talley (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Frederick Heyward, Daniel Strohm, Gerard Lund | |
| 05:22 | Medgar Evers | David Cain is whistled for traveling | 65-68 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego (PG), David Dunavant (C) Eugene Reavis, Larry Luft | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF) Tony Singletary | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Alfred Quinto is called for the reach on Chris Frye - foul #1 on Alfred Quinto, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Chris Frye misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Talley | 65-68 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Robert Standish hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-68 |
| 04:54 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 04:43 | Medgar Evers | Ronald Pinnock connects on the jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Chris Frye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis (SG) Alfred Quinto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG) Frederick Sibert | |
| 04:09 | Medgar Evers | David Cain comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 04:08 | Medgar Evers | David Dunavant hits the follow up shot | 69-68 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 03:49 | Medgar Evers | David Cain gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:29 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Medgar Evers | PG - Michael Samaniego (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Cain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Pinnock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dunavant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chris Frye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Talley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Standish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | David Dunavant picks off the pass by Robert Standish | 71-68 |
| 02:56 | Medgar Evers | David Cain drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eugene Reavis | 74-68 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | James Talley scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Alton Saito | 74-70 |
| 02:34 | Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto (PG), Maurice Spinney (SF), George Anderson (PF), Michael Mason (C) Michael Samaniego, David Cain, Ronald Pinnock, David Dunavant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Dan Anderson (PF) Chris Frye, George Kelly, James Talley | |
| 02:15 | Medgar Evers | Alfred Quinto's pass is intercepted by Alton Saito | 74-70 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego (PG), David Dunavant (C) Alfred Quinto, Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), George Kelly (SF), James Talley (PF) Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary, Dan Anderson | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | George Kelly is whistled for a carry | 74-70 |
| 01:40 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney hits a shot from the right side | 76-70 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Chris Frye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Robert Standish hits the follow up shot | 76-72 |
| 01:17 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego loses the dribble to Alton Saito in the backcourt | 76-72 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Maurice Spinney steals the ball from Chris Frye | 76-72 |
| 00:58 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis blows the layup | 76-72 |
| 00:56 | Medgar Evers | George Anderson snags the offensive board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Medgar Evers | George Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 76-72 |
| 00:34 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis tips it in | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers 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) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | George Kelly connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Frye | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Medgar Evers | Medgar Evers 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) | |
| 00:24 | Medgar Evers | Alton Saito is called for the reach on Michael Samaniego in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Saito, team foul #8 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | David Cain (PF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:24 | Medgar Evers | Michael Samaniego makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Chris Frye is hacked by David Cain - foul #4 on David Cain, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | George Anderson (PF) David Cain | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Chris Frye makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Chris Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:14 | Medgar Evers | Alton Saito is called for the reach on Maurice Spinney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alton Saito, team foul #9 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Medgar Evers | David Cain (PF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:14 | Medgar Evers | Maurice Spinney misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Standish | 81-77 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis gets the rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:03 | Medgar Evers | Chris Frye is called for the reach on Eugene Reavis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Frye, team foul #10 | 81-77 |
| 00:03 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:03 | Medgar Evers | Eugene Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | George Kelly clanks a halfcourt shot | 83-77 |