| Lineup | Coe | PG - John Hutton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Lobato (fresh) PF - John Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Rodney Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David St. Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Pawloski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Newton (fresh) C - Carmen Liggins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Coe | Raymond Lobato inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Coe | Coe is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Coe | John Carr is hacked by Robert Newton - foul #1 on Robert Newton, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:19 | Coe | John Carr comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Carmen Liggins - foul #3 on Carmen Liggins, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Warren Walters (C) Carmen Liggins | |
| 19:19 | Coe | John Carr misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:19 | Coe | John Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Robert Newton buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David St. Thomas and he's fouled by Raymond Lobato - foul #1 on Raymond Lobato, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Robert Newton misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Thornton | 28-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Robert Newton double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Coe | Lee Benjamin (SG), Matthew Burgess (C) William King, Rodney Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:39 | Coe | Raymond Lobato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Coe | Peter Simpson (SF) Raymond Lobato | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Robert Newton loses the dribble to Lee Benjamin | 28-33 |
| 17:54 | Coe | Lee Benjamin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Warren Walters comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Coe | John Carr gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:16 | Coe | John Carr lays it in set up by Peter Simpson | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Craig Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Benjamin - foul #1 on Lee Benjamin, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Coe | William King (SG), Raymond Lobato (SF), James Mullenax (PF), Rodney Hill (C) Lee Benjamin, Peter Simpson, John Carr, Matthew Burgess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG), Matthew Pitts (SG), Alex Swanberg (SF), Richard McCollom (PF), James Longo (C) David St. Thomas, Robert Pawloski, Craig Thornton, Robert Newton, Warren Walters | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Rodney Hill blocks the short jumper by James Longo | 32-33 |
| 16:54 | Coe | Rodney Hill pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:36 | Coe | Rodney Hill misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Tullos | 32-33 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Raymond Lobato takes the ball from Alex Swanberg in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 16:21 | Coe | Raymond Lobato comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Tullos - foul #1 on Harold Tullos, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| 16:21 | Coe | Raymond Lobato makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | Coe | Raymond Lobato makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Harold Tullos makes the jump hook in the lane | 34-35 |
| 15:46 | Coe | William King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Richard McCollom snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - John Hutton (tiring) 2 ast. SG - William King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mullenax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Swanberg (fresh) PF - Richard McCollom (fresh) C - James Longo (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | William King steals the ball from Harold Tullos in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 15:33 | Coe | James Longo blocks the jumper by William King | 34-35 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Harold Tullos gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | James Longo is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 15:18 | Coe | Rodney Hill grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 15:06 | Coe | William King misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 15:04 | Coe | Rodney Hill tips it in | 36-35 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by John Hutton - foul #3 on John Hutton, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Coe | Lee Benjamin (PG), Ruben Lewis (SG), Peter Simpson (SF), John Carr (PF), Matthew Burgess (C) John Hutton, William King, Raymond Lobato, James Mullenax, Rodney Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Robert Pawloski (SG), Craig Thornton (SF), Warren Walters (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) Harold Tullos, Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Richard McCollom, James Longo | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Warren Walters loses the dribble to Lee Benjamin | 36-35 |
| 14:35 | Coe | Matthew Burgess misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Carmen Liggins - foul #4 on Carmen Liggins, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (C) Carmen Liggins | |
| 14:35 | Coe | Matthew Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:35 | Coe | Matthew Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski loses the dribble to Lee Benjamin in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Coe | Robert Pawloski takes the ball from Peter Simpson | 37-35 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from David St. Thomas | 37-37 |
| 13:56 | Coe | John Carr buries a runner in the lane | 39-37 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | David St. Thomas double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Coe | John Hutton (PG), Robert Perry (SF), Rodney Hill (C) Lee Benjamin, Peter Simpson, Matthew Burgess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Robert Newton (PF) Robert Pawloski, Warren Walters | |
| 13:18 | Coe | John Hutton makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ruben Lewis and he's fouled by Matthew Lee - foul #4 on Matthew Lee, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SF), James Longo (C) Matthew Lee, Craig Thornton | |
| 13:18 | Coe | John Hutton makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | James Longo connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Pitts and the foul's on Robert Perry - foul #4 on Robert Perry, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Coe | Raymond Lobato (SF) Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | James Longo makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:38 | Coe | Robert Newton swats the short shot by Ruben Lewis | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Robert Newton pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | James Longo misses the open dunk | 42-40 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | David St. Thomas hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 12:11 | Coe | Rodney Hill misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 12:09 | Coe | John Carr grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 11:55 | Coe | Ruben Lewis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David St. Thomas | 42-45 |
| 11:30 | Coe | David St. Thomas is called for the reach on Ruben Lewis - foul #2 on David St. Thomas, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Coe | Lee Benjamin (PG), William King (SG), Peter Simpson (SF), James Mullenax (PF), Matthew Burgess (C) John Hutton, Ruben Lewis, Raymond Lobato, John Carr, Rodney Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG), Robert Pawloski (SG), Craig Thornton (SF), Richard McCollom (PF), Warren Walters (C) David St. Thomas, Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Robert Newton, James Longo | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Lee Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Pawloski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard McCollom (fresh) C - Warren Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Coe | Lee Benjamin hits a shot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Warren Walters loses the dribble to Matthew Burgess | 44-45 |
| 11:04 | Coe | Lee Benjamin is fouled on the floor by Robert Pawloski - foul #1 on Robert Pawloski, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 11:04 | Coe | Lee Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:04 | Coe | Lee Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Richard McCollom misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Harold Tullos pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Matthew Burgess steals the ball from Warren Walters | 46-45 |
| 10:17 | Coe | Peter Simpson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-45 |
| 10:16 | Coe | Matthew Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:01 | Coe | The short jumper by Matthew Burgess is denied by Warren Walters | 46-45 |
| 09:59 | Coe | The offensive rebound goes to James Mullenax | 46-45 |
| 09:49 | Coe | Lee Benjamin clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski's pass is intercepted by Peter Simpson in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 09:27 | Coe | Lee Benjamin travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | Coe | John Hutton (PG), Ruben Lewis (SG), Raymond Lobato (SF), John Carr (PF), Rodney Hill (C) Lee Benjamin, William King, Peter Simpson, James Mullenax, Matthew Burgess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Alex Swanberg (SF), James Longo (PF), David St. Thomas (C) Harold Tullos, Craig Thornton, Richard McCollom, Warren Walters | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | David St. Thomas comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Lewis - foul #4 on Ruben Lewis, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Coe | William King (SG) Ruben Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Newton (PF) Robert Pawloski | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | David St. Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | David St. Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:41 | Coe | James Longo steals the ball from John Hutton | 46-47 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Longo makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Newton | 46-50 |
| 08:18 | Coe | Raymond Lobato connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by William King | 48-50 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | David St. Thomas misses the easy layup | 48-50 |
| 08:10 | Coe | The rebound goes to Rodney Hill | 48-50 |
| 08:03 | Coe | Rodney Hill misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Robert Newton grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses long on an open floater from the left side | 48-50 |
| 07:55 | Coe | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:40 | Coe | Rodney Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Longo double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | Coe | Lee Benjamin (PG), Ruben Lewis (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Peter Simpson (PF), Matthew Burgess (C) John Hutton, William King, Raymond Lobato, John Carr, Rodney Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Robert Pawloski (SG), Richard McCollom (SF), Warren Walters (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) David St. Thomas, Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Robert Newton, James Longo | |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - Lee Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ruben Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Peter Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Burgess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Pawloski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McCollom (fresh) PF - Warren Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmen Liggins (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Coe | Robert Perry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 51-50 |
| 06:55 | Coe | Robert Perry tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lee grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Richard McCollom banks in the layup | 51-52 |
| 06:32 | Coe | Richard McCollom is called for the reach on Lee Benjamin - foul #1 on Richard McCollom, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 06:32 | Coe | Lee Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Warren Walters grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Ruben Lewis steals the ball from Matthew Lee in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 06:11 | Coe | Lee Benjamin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 06:10 | Coe | Robert Perry gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:58 | Coe | Lee Benjamin lays it up and in and he's hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #5 on Matthew Lee, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Coe | Raymond Lobato (SF), James Mullenax (PF) Robert Perry, Peter Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG), Craig Thornton (SF), James Longo (PF) Matthew Lee, Richard McCollom, Warren Walters | |
| 05:58 | Coe | Lee Benjamin makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Harold Tullos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Craig Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 05:19 | Coe | Matthew Burgess pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:12 | Coe | Matthew Burgess misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Craig Thornton gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Longo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Tullos and he's hacked by James Mullenax - foul #3 on James Mullenax, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Coe | John Hutton (PG), John Carr (PF), Rodney Hill (C) Lee Benjamin, James Mullenax, Matthew Burgess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), David St. Thomas (C) Robert Pawloski, Carmen Liggins | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Longo makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:48 | Coe | David St. Thomas swats the shot by John Hutton | 54-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Harold Tullos pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is hacked by Ruben Lewis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ruben Lewis, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Coe | William King (SG) Ruben Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SF), Robert Newton (PF), Warren Walters (C) Harold Tullos, Craig Thornton, James Longo | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:34 | Coe | John Hutton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William King | 56-57 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Warren Walters lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Pitts | 56-59 |
| 04:13 | Coe | Alex Swanberg steps in front of the William King pass | 56-59 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | David St. Thomas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Subs | Coe | Robert Perry (SG), Peter Simpson (SF) William King, Raymond Lobato | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:48 | Coe | Rodney Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 03:47 | Coe | John Carr can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 03:45 | Coe | The offensive rebound goes to John Carr | 56-59 |
| 03:26 | Coe | Robert Perry is hacked by Robert Newton - foul #2 on Robert Newton, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Coe | James Mullenax (SF) Rodney Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG), Richard McCollom (SF), James Longo (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) David St. Thomas, Alex Swanberg, Robert Newton, Warren Walters | |
| 03:26 | Coe | Robert Perry makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:26 | Coe | Robert Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins connects on the jump hook from the right block | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Coe | PG - John Hutton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Mullenax (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 14 reb. C - Peter Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard McCollom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Longo (fresh) 9 pts. C - Carmen Liggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Coe | James Mullenax misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Coe | Lee Benjamin (SG) John Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pawloski (SG), Craig Thornton (SF), Warren Walters (PF), David St. Thomas (C) Harold Tullos, Richard McCollom, James Longo, Carmen Liggins | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Craig Thornton hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 02:25 | Coe | The rebound goes to Peter Simpson | 57-61 |
| 02:25 | Coe | Coe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Coe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Newton (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) Matthew Pitts, Warren Walters | |
| 02:07 | Coe | John Hutton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Simpson | 60-61 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block | 60-61 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-63 |
| 01:26 | Coe | Coe calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Coe | William King (SG), Raymond Lobato (SF), John Carr (PF), Rodney Hill (C) Lee Benjamin, Robert Perry, James Mullenax, Peter Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:11 | Coe | Rodney Hill blows the layup | 60-63 |
| 01:09 | Coe | Raymond Lobato snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:47 | Coe | Raymond Lobato throws it down on a nice dish by John Hutton and the foul's on Craig Thornton - foul #2 on Craig Thornton, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:47 | Coe | Raymond Lobato makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | David St. Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pawloski | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Coe | Rodney Hill is hacked by Robert Newton - foul #3 on Robert Newton, team foul #12 | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Coe | Rodney Hill misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Coe | Rodney Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Coe | Coe is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski is hacked by William King in the backcourt - foul #2 on William King, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:04 | Coe | Rodney Hill grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:04 | Coe | Coe calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | Coe | William King misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-65 |