| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) PF - James Talley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Gerald Zullo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Rothman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Woodhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | George Kelly inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | John Woodhouse steps in front of the George Kelly pass in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 19:43 | St. Norbert | Aaron Weaver buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Davis | 34-36 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Aaron Weaver takes the ball from George Kelly in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | St. Norbert | John Woodhouse misses badly on a floater from the right block | 34-36 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Robert Standish snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Chris Frye scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Talley | 36-36 |
| 18:51 | St. Norbert | James Talley is called for the reach on John Woodhouse - foul #2 on James Talley, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine (PG), John Mosca (SF), Patrick Coleman (PF), Stephen Alexander (C) Gerald Zullo, Howard Rothman, John Woodhouse, Anthony Davis | |
| 18:32 | St. Norbert | John Mosca misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | George Kelly blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 18:23 | St. Norbert | John Mosca grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:20 | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine's pass is intercepted by Alton Saito in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Chris Frye clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:05 | St. Norbert | John Mosca grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman tips it home | 36-38 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Alton Saito buries a jumper from the right block set up by George Kelly | 38-38 |
| 17:07 | St. Norbert | James Talley denies the turnaround by Anthony Fontaine | 38-38 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Alton Saito grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | George Kelly is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Dan Anderson (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Alton Saito, Chris Frye, George Kelly, James Talley, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo (PG), Kevin Keller (SG), Howard Rothman (SF), John Woodhouse (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Anthony Fontaine, Aaron Weaver, John Mosca, Patrick Coleman, Stephen Alexander | |
| 16:38 | St. Norbert | Donald Ellis is called for the reach on Kevin Keller - foul #2 on Donald Ellis, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 16:23 | St. Norbert | John Woodhouse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Zullo | 38-40 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Anderson | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Lund (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Gerald Zullo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Rothman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Woodhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Dan Anderson gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Donald Ellis is hacked by Kevin Keller - foul #2 on Kevin Keller, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG) Frederick Sibert | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber (SG), Anthony Fontaine (SF), Dave Dooley (PF) Kevin Keller, Howard Rothman, John Woodhouse | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Donald Ellis makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Alton Saito | 43-40 |
| 15:03 | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 15:02 | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | St. Norbert | Anthony Davis drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Gruber | 43-42 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Alton Saito lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Tony Singletary | 45-42 |
| 14:20 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Fontaine | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Gerald Zullo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Zullo, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Chris Frye (SG), Frederick Heyward (SF), Daniel Strohm (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary, Dan Anderson, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller (PG), Howard Rothman (SF), John Woodhouse (PF) Gerald Zullo, Anthony Fontaine, Dave Dooley | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Frederick Heyward is open and scores on a floater from the right side set up by Chris Frye | 47-45 |
| 13:48 | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 13:46 | St. Norbert | Anthony Davis grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:40 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Strohm | 47-45 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Frederick Heyward buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Standish | 49-45 |
| 13:12 | St. Norbert | Anthony Davis scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Dennis Gruber and he's hacked by Frederick Sibert - foul #1 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), George Kelly (SF), James Talley (PF) Chris Frye, Frederick Heyward, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine (PG), John Mosca (SF), Patrick Coleman (PF) Kevin Keller, Howard Rothman, John Woodhouse | |
| 13:12 | St. Norbert | Anthony Davis misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | James Talley grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Anthony Fontaine - foul #3 on Anthony Fontaine, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Standish (C) Daniel Strohm | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Weaver (SG), Stephen Alexander (C) Dennis Gruber, Anthony Davis | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | James Talley knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Standish | 51-47 |
| 12:26 | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander blows the layup but the foul's on James Talley - foul #3 on James Talley, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Dan Anderson (C) Frederick Sibert, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 12:26 | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | James Talley connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Frye | 53-49 |
| 11:49 | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine loses the dribble to Alton Saito | 53-49 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Alton Saito hits the finger roll | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kelly (fairly fresh) PF - James Talley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Anthony Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Mosca (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander's pass is intercepted by Alton Saito | 55-49 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Chris Frye is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 11:19 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Patrick Coleman | 55-49 |
| 10:51 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | George Kelly grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Stephen Alexander is called for the reach on George Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Alexander, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Daniel Strohm (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Chris Frye, George Kelly, James Talley, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo (PG), Kevin Keller (SG), Howard Rothman (SF), John Woodhouse (PF), Dave Dooley (C) Anthony Fontaine, Aaron Weaver, John Mosca, Stephen Alexander, Patrick Coleman | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Robert Standish hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 10:29 | St. Norbert | John Woodhouse pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:23 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Kevin Keller | 55-51 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Kevin Keller is called for the reach on Robert Standish in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Keller, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Daniel Strohm can't finish the layup | 55-51 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Tony Singletary tips it in | 57-51 |
| 09:54 | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Daniel Strohm grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 09:44 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Dave Dooley | 57-51 |
| 09:23 | St. Norbert | A charge is called on Howard Rothman - foul #2 on Howard Rothman, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Frederick Heyward (SF), Gerard Lund (C) Frederick Sibert, Daniel Strohm, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber (SG), Anthony Davis (C) Kevin Keller, Dave Dooley | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Donald Ellis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 09:01 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:55 | St. Norbert | Anthony Davis misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 08:54 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Gruber | 57-51 |
| 08:41 | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Gerard Lund gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Alton Saito is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Dan Anderson (PF) Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine (PG) Gerald Zullo | |
| 08:08 | St. Norbert | John Woodhouse misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:07 | St. Norbert | John Woodhouse snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:02 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber misses long on a shot from the left block | 57-51 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Heyward | 57-51 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Alton Saito loses the dribble to John Woodhouse | 57-51 |
| 07:35 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Fontaine | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Heyward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerard Lund (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Anthony Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Gruber (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Rothman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Woodhouse (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Davis (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Chris Frye is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Frye, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), George Kelly (SF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Frederick Heyward, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo (PG), Kevin Keller (SG), Stephen Alexander (PF), Dave Dooley (C) Dennis Gruber, Howard Rothman, John Woodhouse, Anthony Davis | |
| 07:17 | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-53 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Dan Anderson gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Dan Anderson drills a jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 06:53 | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Gerald Zullo | 59-55 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Dave Dooley is called for the reach on Frederick Sibert - foul #2 on Dave Dooley, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), James Talley (PF) Chris Frye, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Weaver (SG), John Mosca (SF), Patrick Coleman (PF) Kevin Keller, Anthony Fontaine, Stephen Alexander | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:36 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:20 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman lays it in on a great pass from John Mosca | 59-57 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | James Talley drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Ellis | 61-57 |
| 05:54 | St. Norbert | Aaron Weaver is hacked by Donald Ellis - foul #3 on Donald Ellis, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Tony Singletary (SF), Gerard Lund (C) Frederick Sibert, George Kelly, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Anthony Fontaine (PG), John Woodhouse (PF) Gerald Zullo, Dave Dooley | |
| 05:34 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 05:32 | St. Norbert | John Mosca gets the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:22 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Gerard Lund's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Coleman | 61-60 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Singletary | 61-60 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Anthony Fontaine is called for the reach on Donald Ellis - foul #4 on Anthony Fontaine, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dan Anderson (PF) James Talley | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller (PG), Dennis Gruber (SG), Howard Rothman (SF), Anthony Davis (C) Anthony Fontaine, Aaron Weaver, John Mosca, Patrick Coleman | |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Donald Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Donald Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:44 | St. Norbert | Gerard Lund is called for the reach on Dennis Gruber - foul #1 on Gerard Lund, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (SG), Robert Standish (C) Donald Ellis, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander (PF) John Woodhouse | |
| 04:44 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:44 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Dan Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Keller - foul #4 on Kevin Keller, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG) Frederick Sibert | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Dan Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:40 | St. Norbert | Stephen Alexander pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:23 | St. Norbert | Tony Singletary picks off the pass by Howard Rothman | 63-62 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Alton Saito hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Singletary | 65-62 |
| 04:06 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Anderson - foul #3 on Dan Anderson, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF) Tony Singletary | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo (PG), Anthony Fontaine (SF), Dave Dooley (C) Kevin Keller, Howard Rothman, Anthony Davis | |
| 04:06 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:06 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the wide open floater in the paint set up by Robert Standish | 67-64 |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:36 | St. Norbert | Dave Dooley tips it back up and in | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chris Frye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Standish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Gerald Zullo (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Gruber (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Dooley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Anthony Fontaine picks off the pass by Dan Anderson | 67-66 |
| 03:03 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Zullo | 67-68 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | George Kelly is hacked by Anthony Fontaine - foul #5 on Anthony Fontaine, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), James Talley (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Alton Saito, Dan Anderson, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Aaron Weaver (SG), John Mosca (SF), Patrick Coleman (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Dennis Gruber, Anthony Fontaine, Stephen Alexander, Dave Dooley | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:48 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:27 | St. Norbert | Patrick Coleman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Coleman, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SG), Frederick Heyward (SF) Chris Frye, George Kelly | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller (PG) Gerald Zullo | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Donald Ellis (SG) Frederick Sibert, Frederick Heyward | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dave Dooley (C) Anthony Davis | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Gerard Lund makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Donald Ellis | 70-68 |
| 02:10 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), George Kelly (SF), Robert Standish (C) Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 02:00 | St. Norbert | Kevin Keller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Chris Frye pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Kevin Keller is called for the reach on Alton Saito in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Keller, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Gerald Zullo (PG), Dennis Gruber (SG), Howard Rothman (SF), John Woodhouse (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Kevin Keller, Aaron Weaver, John Mosca, Patrick Coleman, Dave Dooley | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:57 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to John Woodhouse | 71-68 |
| 01:44 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Zullo | 71-71 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Alton Saito is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Zullo - foul #2 on Gerald Zullo, team foul #13 | 71-71 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:33 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 01:31 | St. Norbert | John Woodhouse tips it in | 73-73 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Chris Frye's pass is intercepted by Dennis Gruber in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| 01:17 | St. Norbert | Anthony Davis hits a shot from the right block set up by Dennis Gruber | 73-75 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | George Kelly scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Chris Frye and he's hacked by Howard Rothman - foul #3 on Howard Rothman, team foul #14 | 75-75 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:47 | St. Norbert | Howard Rothman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Robert Standish gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | George Kelly connects on the floater from the left block set up by Alton Saito | 78-75 |
| 00:22 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber is fouled on the floor by Chris Frye - foul #3 on Chris Frye, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| 00:22 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:22 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gerald Zullo is called for the reach on Alton Saito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Zullo, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:04 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Robert Standish is hacked by Dennis Gruber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Gruber, team foul #16 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (PF) Chris Frye, James Talley | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Robert Standish makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Robert Standish makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Dennis Gruber hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 82-77 |