| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Frye (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Talley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Thomas Fairbanks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Raulston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Caufield (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Guse (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carroll | Gary Hill inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Carroll | David Caufield is fouled on the floor by James Talley - foul #1 on James Talley, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 19:29 | Carroll | Robert Guse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | George Kelly gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Alton Saito drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Frye | 47-41 |
| 19:10 | Carroll | Thomas Raulston misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Alton Saito grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Robert Guse is called for the reach on George Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Guse, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Chris Frye makes the 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 18:35 | Carroll | Robert Standish is called for the reach on David Caufield - foul #2 on Robert Standish, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Frederick Heyward (SF), Dan Anderson (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Chris Frye, George Kelly, James Talley, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Carroll | Walter Ahlstrom (PG), Jared West (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Richard Child (PF), Kevin Phillips (C) Thomas Fairbanks, Thomas Raulston, Gary Hill, David Caufield, Robert Guse | |
| 18:26 | Carroll | Jared West drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Smith | 50-43 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Walter Ahlstrom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Ahlstrom, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks (PG) Walter Ahlstrom | |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Frederick Heyward hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 52-43 |
| 18:00 | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Frederick Heyward snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Donald Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 17:36 | Carroll | Richard Child's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Daniel Strohm (SF), Robert Standish (C) Donald Ellis, Frederick Heyward, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | Carroll | Gary Hill (SF) Richard Child | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Robert Standish is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Standish, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), George Kelly (SF) Frederick Sibert, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Raulston (SG), David Caufield (PF), Robert Guse (C) Jared West, Charles Smith, Kevin Phillips | |
| 16:58 | Carroll | Gary Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Saito | 52-43 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Thomas Raulston picks off the pass by Dan Anderson | 52-43 |
| 16:35 | Carroll | Gary Hill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Alton Saito grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 52-43 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | George Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Gary Hill - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Donald Ellis (SG), James Talley (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Alton Saito, Chris Frye, Dan Anderson, Daniel Strohm | |
| Subs | Carroll | Richard Child (C) Robert Guse | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:02 | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks is hacked by Gerard Lund - foul #1 on Gerard Lund, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Heyward (SF) George Kelly | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Smith (SF) Gary Hill | |
| 15:49 | Carroll | David Caufield drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Talley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerard Lund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Thomas Fairbanks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Raulston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Caufield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Child (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Donald Ellis drills a 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 15:16 | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Thomas Raulston is called for the reach on Frederick Sibert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Raulston, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Frederick Sibert, Frederick Heyward, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Wooten (PG), Homer Rosado (SG), Jared West (SF), Kevin Phillips (C) Thomas Fairbanks, Thomas Raulston, Charles Smith, Richard Child | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Donald Ellis connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Standish | 60-45 |
| 14:43 | Carroll | Homer Rosado is fouled on the floor by Donald Ellis - foul #2 on Donald Ellis, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (SG) Donald Ellis | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Guse (C) Kevin Phillips | |
| 14:27 | Carroll | David Caufield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG) Frederick Sibert | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Chris Frye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF) James Talley | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 14:03 | Carroll | John Wooten is fouled on the floor by Robert Standish - foul #4 on Robert Standish, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dan Anderson (PF), Gerard Lund (C) Tony Singletary, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Carroll | Walter Ahlstrom (PG), Gary Hill (SF), Charles Smith (PF) John Wooten, Jared West, David Caufield | |
| 13:42 | Carroll | The short jumper by Robert Guse is denied by Dan Anderson | 60-45 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Dan Anderson gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | George Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 13:33 | Carroll | Walter Ahlstrom gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 13:18 | Carroll | Robert Guse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Saito | 60-45 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Dan Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerard Lund and he's fouled by Robert Guse - foul #3 on Robert Guse, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (SF) Alton Saito, Chris Frye, George Kelly | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kevin Phillips (C) Robert Guse | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Dan Anderson makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:54 | Carroll | Gary Hill hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Phillips | 63-47 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Gerard Lund can't finish the uncontested layup | 63-47 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Tony Singletary snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Dan Anderson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Singletary | 65-47 |
| 12:00 | Carroll | Gary Hill makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-49 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Dan Anderson misses the easy layup | 65-49 |
| 11:41 | Carroll | Kevin Phillips grabs the board | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Tony Singletary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Lund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Walter Ahlstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Homer Rosado (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Carroll | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #1 on Dan Anderson, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Chris Frye (SG), Frederick Heyward (SF), James Talley (PF), Daniel Strohm (C) Frederick Sibert, Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary, Dan Anderson, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Wooten (PG), Thomas Raulston (SG), Jared West (SF), Richard Child (C) Walter Ahlstrom, Homer Rosado, Gary Hill, Kevin Phillips | |
| 11:28 | Carroll | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 11:28 | Carroll | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | James Talley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 10:46 | Carroll | John Wooten misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 10:45 | Carroll | John Wooten pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 10:31 | Carroll | John Wooten can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-51 |
| 10:29 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Raulston | 67-51 |
| 10:04 | Carroll | Charles Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Talley grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Chris Frye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 09:57 | Carroll | John Wooten grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:45 | Carroll | Jared West misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 67-51 |
| 09:44 | Carroll | Richard Child gets the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 09:37 | Carroll | Thomas Raulston's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Heyward | 67-51 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | James Talley snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Chris Frye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (SG), George Kelly (SF), Dan Anderson (C) Chris Frye, Frederick Heyward, Daniel Strohm | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks (PG), Gary Hill (SF), David Caufield (PF), Robert Guse (C) Thomas Raulston, Jared West, Charles Smith, Richard Child | |
| 09:14 | Carroll | Robert Guse scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on James Talley - foul #2 on James Talley, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (PF) Alton Saito, James Talley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Homer Rosado (SG) John Wooten | |
| 09:14 | Carroll | Robert Guse makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | David Caufield swats the layup by Tony Singletary | 67-54 |
| 08:59 | Carroll | David Caufield grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:40 | Carroll | Robert Guse is fouled on the floor by Dan Anderson - foul #2 on Dan Anderson, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerard Lund (C) Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 08:40 | Carroll | Robert Guse makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:40 | Carroll | Robert Guse makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frederick Sibert | 70-56 |
| 08:15 | Carroll | Gary Hill's floater is tipped away by Tony Singletary | 70-56 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Gerard Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Gerard Lund blows the wide open layup | 70-56 |
| 07:51 | Carroll | David Caufield pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 07:27 | Carroll | David Caufield drills a floater in the paint | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - George Kelly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Singletary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gerard Lund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Thomas Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Homer Rosado (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Hill (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Caufield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Guse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | George Kelly is hacked by Homer Rosado in the backcourt - foul #4 on Homer Rosado, team foul #6 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Chris Frye (SG), James Talley (PF), Robert Standish (C) Frederick Sibert, Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | Carroll | Walter Ahlstrom (PG), John Wooten (SG), Kevin Phillips (C) Thomas Fairbanks, Homer Rosado, Robert Guse | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Alton Saito is fouled on the floor by John Wooten - foul #4 on John Wooten, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jared West (SF) Gary Hill | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:54 | Carroll | John Wooten misses the floater from the right side | 72-58 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Chris Frye | 75-58 |
| 06:33 | Carroll | David Caufield misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Talley - foul #3 on James Talley, team foul #10 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Strohm (SF), Dan Anderson (PF) George Kelly, James Talley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Raulston (SG) John Wooten | |
| 06:33 | Carroll | David Caufield makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:33 | Carroll | David Caufield makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Dan Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (SG) Chris Frye | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks (PG), Gary Hill (SF), Robert Guse (C) Walter Ahlstrom, Jared West, Kevin Phillips | |
| 05:50 | Carroll | Alton Saito picks off the pass by Robert Guse | 75-60 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Gary Hill is called for the reach on Daniel Strohm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Hill, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerard Lund (C) Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Carroll | Richard Child (PF) David Caufield | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Daniel Strohm misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Lund | 75-60 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Dan Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 75-60 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Gerard Lund grabs the offensive board | 75-60 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Gerard Lund knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Sibert | 78-60 |
| 05:06 | Carroll | Gary Hill misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Strohm - foul #1 on Daniel Strohm, team foul #11 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Frederick Heyward (SF), Tony Singletary (PF) Frederick Sibert, Daniel Strohm, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Wooten (SG), David Caufield (PF) Thomas Raulston, Richard Child | |
| 05:06 | Carroll | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 05:06 | Carroll | Gary Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Chris Frye is fouled on the floor by David Caufield - foul #1 on David Caufield, team foul #9 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kevin Phillips (C) Robert Guse | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Chris Frye misses the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 04:50 | Carroll | David Caufield grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 04:37 | Carroll | Kevin Phillips knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 78-64 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kevin Phillips steals it from Gerard Lund | 78-64 |
| 03:55 | Carroll | Gary Hill makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Fairbanks | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Tony Singletary's pass is intercepted by John Wooten | 78-66 |
| 03:40 | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks blows the layup | 78-66 |
| 03:38 | Carroll | David Caufield tips it in | 78-68 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Gerard Lund is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Phillips - foul #2 on Kevin Phillips, team foul #10 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Frederick Sibert (SG), George Kelly (SF), James Talley (PF) Donald Ellis, Chris Frye, Frederick Heyward, Tony Singletary | |
| Subs | Carroll | Walter Ahlstrom (PG), Homer Rosado (SG), Jared West (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Robert Guse (C) Thomas Fairbanks, John Wooten, Gary Hill, David Caufield, Kevin Phillips | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Gerard Lund makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Gerard Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Carroll | Homer Rosado misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-68 |
| 03:23 | Carroll | Homer Rosado grabs the offensive board | 80-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Lund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Walter Ahlstrom (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Homer Rosado (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jared West (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Guse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Carroll | Charles Smith makes the floater in the paint | 80-70 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | George Kelly's floater is tipped away by Charles Smith | 80-70 |
| 02:52 | Carroll | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| 02:48 | Carroll | Homer Rosado clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-70 |
| 02:46 | Carroll | Walter Ahlstrom tips it in | 80-72 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Robert Standish (C) Frederick Sibert, Gerard Lund | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Raulston (SG), Richard Child (C) Homer Rosado, Robert Guse | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Chris Frye misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-72 |
| 02:24 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jared West | 80-72 |
| 02:24 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks (PG), Robert Guse (C) Walter Ahlstrom, Jared West | |
| 02:10 | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | James Talley connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Chris Frye | 82-74 |
| 01:42 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Homer Rosado (SG), Gary Hill (SF), David Caufield (PF) Thomas Raulston, Charles Smith, Richard Child | |
| 01:24 | Carroll | Homer Rosado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Chris Frye misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-74 |
| 01:04 | Carroll | David Caufield grabs the board | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Carroll | Homer Rosado buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Fairbanks | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Standish is denied by David Caufield | 82-77 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Talley tips it back up and in | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Carroll | Thomas Fairbanks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-77 |
| 00:24 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to David Caufield | 84-77 |
| 00:21 | Carroll | Homer Rosado misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Alton Saito grabs the defensive rebound | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Thomas Fairbanks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Fairbanks, team foul #11 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerard Lund (C) Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:18 | Carroll | David Caufield grabs the board | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Carroll | Homer Rosado scores on a 3 from the left wing | 85-80 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Thomas Fairbanks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Fairbanks, team foul #12 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Ellis (SG), Tony Singletary (PF) Chris Frye, James Talley | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Carroll | Gerard Lund steps in front of the Gary Hill pass | 87-80 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), James Talley (PF) Donald Ellis, Tony Singletary | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Alton Saito runs out the clock | 87-80 |