| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - David Hutchison (fresh) SG - William Sweeny (fresh) SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - Sidney Dunn (fresh) C - Jason Zapf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - James Best (fresh) C - Ronald Mays (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf banks in the layup set up by William Sweeny | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Pagan | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Lawrence | David Hutchison makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 4-3 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | James Summers is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses short on a floater from close range | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | James Best tips it in | 4-5 |
| 18:24 | Lawrence | William Sweeny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | James Summers misses the jumper in the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Lawrence | David Hutchison grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Pagan | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Sweeny - foul #1 on William Sweeny, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ralph Anderson (PG), James Smith (SG), Larry Short (PF), George Korhonen (C) David Hutchison, William Sweeny, Sidney Dunn, Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:45 | Lawrence | Larry Short clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:44 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:39 | Lawrence | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ralph Anderson | 7-7 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | James Summers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Cain (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG), Allen Peoples (SG), Johnny Golden (SF), Jeffery Williams (C) James Summers, Darryl Tipton, Jeffrey Pagan, Ronald Mays | |
| 17:19 | Lawrence | Allen Peoples is called for the reach on Larry Short - foul #1 on Allen Peoples, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Gayton (C) James Best | |
| 17:06 | Lawrence | Gary Cain is hacked by Johnny Golden - foul #1 on Johnny Golden, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 17:01 | Lawrence | Larry Short clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:59 | Lawrence | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:47 | Lawrence | James Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Allen Peoples - foul #2 on Allen Peoples, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Lawrence | David Hutchison (PG), Jason Zapf (C) Ralph Anderson, George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG) Allen Peoples | |
| 16:47 | Lawrence | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:47 | Lawrence | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Auman | 9-9 |
| 16:04 | Lawrence | Larry Short hits a floater near the basket set up by David Hutchison | 11-9 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Zapf - foul #1 on Jason Zapf, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lawrence | William Sweeny (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Sidney Dunn (PF), George Korhonen (C) James Smith, Gary Cain, Larry Short, Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darryl Tipton (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), James Best (PF), Ronald Mays (C) Kevin Auman, Johnny Golden, Jeffery Williams, Jerald Gayton | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:41 | Lawrence | William Sweeny gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - David Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sweeny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - Sidney Dunn (fresh) C - George Korhonen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Walsh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - James Best (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Mays (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Darryl Tipton - foul #1 on Darryl Tipton, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ralph Anderson (PG) David Hutchison | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG) Bryan Walsh | |
| 15:25 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:25 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | James Best grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Sidney Dunn is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pagan - foul #1 on Sidney Dunn, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Ronald Mays is denied on a layup by George Korhonen | 12-10 |
| 14:55 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:45 | Lawrence | Ralph Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jason Zapf (C) George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | William Sweeny is called for the reach on Darryl Tipton in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Sweeny, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Smith (SG) William Sweeny | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:37 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:09 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn's floater is tipped away by Ronald Mays | 12-11 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton is hacked by Ralph Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #8 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Lawrence | David Hutchison (PG) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (PF) James Best | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Cain (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Golden (SF), Jerald Gayton (C) Jeffrey Pagan, Ronald Mays | |
| 13:34 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:33 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Dunn | 12-12 |
| 13:13 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Summers | 12-12 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Tipton, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Larry Short (PF), George Korhonen (C) Sidney Dunn, Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG), Bryan Walsh (SG), James Best (PF) James Summers, Darryl Tipton, Jerald Gayton | |
| 12:52 | Lawrence | Larry Short scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Hutchison | 15-12 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 15-12 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | James Best snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Johnny Golden is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Walsh and he's fouled by Gary Cain - foul #1 on Gary Cain, team foul #9 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Smith (SG) Gary Cain | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ronald Mays (C) Kevin Auman, Jeffery Williams | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Johnny Golden misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:23 | Lawrence | Larry Short gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:01 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn (PF), Jason Zapf (C) Larry Short, George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG), Jerald Gayton (PF) Johnny Golden, James Best | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Kevin Auman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Walsh | 15-16 |
| 11:34 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG) Kevin Auman | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - David Hutchison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Sidney Dunn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Zapf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) SG - Bryan Walsh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) C - Ronald Mays (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Ronald Mays misses badly on a shot from the left block | 15-16 |
| 11:13 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:59 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 15-16 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Ronald Mays travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Larry Short (PF), George Korhonen (C) Sidney Dunn, Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Golden (SG), James Best (PF), Jeffery Williams (C) Bryan Walsh, Jerald Gayton, Ronald Mays | |
| 10:41 | Lawrence | James Summers picks off the pass by James Smith | 15-16 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Johnny Golden | 15-18 |
| 10:28 | Lawrence | George Korhonen lays it up and in on a great pass from David Hutchison and he's fouled by James Summers - foul #2 on James Summers, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Cain (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG) James Summers | |
| 10:28 | Lawrence | George Korhonen makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | James Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:12 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:55 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 09:53 | Lawrence | Gary Cain gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:42 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Johnny Golden is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Smith (SG), Sidney Dunn (PF), Jason Zapf (C) Gary Cain, Larry Short, George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (SG), Jerald Gayton (PF), Ronald Mays (C) Johnny Golden, James Best, Jeffery Williams | |
| 09:16 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Hutchison | 20-18 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-18 |
| 09:09 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Lawrence | Ronald Mays is called for the reach on Sidney Dunn - foul #1 on Ronald Mays, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:56 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 08:39 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Sidney Dunn | 22-18 |
| 08:35 | Lawrence | James Smith makes the 3 from the left wing set up by David Hutchison | 25-18 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pagan, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Cain (SG), Larry Short (PF), George Korhonen (C) Robert Thomas, Sidney Dunn, Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Golden (PG), James Best (PF), Jeffery Williams (C) Kevin Auman, Jerald Gayton, Ronald Mays | |
| 08:02 | Lawrence | James Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Hutchison | 27-18 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 07:43 | Lawrence | David Hutchison grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:26 | Lawrence | Larry Short is hacked by James Best - foul #1 on James Best, team foul #10 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Thomas (SF), Jason Zapf (C) James Smith, George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:26 | Lawrence | Larry Short makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:26 | Lawrence | Larry Short makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - David Hutchison (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Cain (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Thomas (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Larry Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jason Zapf (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Walsh (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (tiring) PF - James Best (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-18 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | James Best tips it in | 29-20 |
| 06:56 | Lawrence | David Hutchison can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-20 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pagan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Smith (SF), Sidney Dunn (PF) Robert Thomas, Larry Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Gayton (PF), Ronald Mays (C) James Best, Jeffery Williams | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:52 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 06:31 | Lawrence | James Smith buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Cain | 31-21 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan travels in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| Subs | Lawrence | George Korhonen (C) Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG) Johnny Golden | |
| 06:08 | Lawrence | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-21 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Kevin Auman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Kevin Auman is fouled in the backcourt by David Hutchison - foul #1 on David Hutchison, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Kevin Auman makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Kevin Auman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:05 | Lawrence | James Smith gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:42 | Lawrence | James Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Ronald Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Larry Short (PF), Jason Zapf (C) Sidney Dunn, George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Best (PF), James Johnson (C) Jerald Gayton, Ronald Mays | |
| 05:19 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Golden (PG), Jeffery Williams (C) Kevin Auman, James Johnson | |
| 05:19 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:19 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | James Best knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Williams | 33-24 |
| 04:52 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Johnny Golden gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-24 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Johnny Golden hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Best | 33-26 |
| 04:14 | Lawrence | Jason Zapf misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-26 |
| 04:12 | Lawrence | Larry Short tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | James Smith steals the ball from Bryan Walsh in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 03:54 | Lawrence | Gary Cain hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-26 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Golden and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #12 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ralph Anderson (PG), William Sweeny (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Sidney Dunn (PF), George Korhonen (C) David Hutchison, James Smith, Gary Cain, Larry Short, Jason Zapf | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Darryl Tipton (SG), Allen Peoples (PF), Ronald Mays (C) Johnny Golden, Jeffrey Pagan, James Best, Jeffery Williams | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:22 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mays - foul #2 on Ronald Mays, team foul #12 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Gayton (PF) Bryan Walsh | |
| 03:22 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:22 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Sweeny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Dunn (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Korhonen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Peoples (fresh) PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) C - Ronald Mays (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | James Summers is hacked by William Sweeny in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Sweeny, team foul #13 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Smith (SG) William Sweeny | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:57 | Lawrence | James Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerald Gayton | 34-31 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton is fouled in the backcourt by George Korhonen - foul #1 on George Korhonen, team foul #14 | 34-31 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:30 | Lawrence | Ralph Anderson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 36-33 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Ronald Mays hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 02:11 | Lawrence | Sidney Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 02:09 | Lawrence | James Summers steals the ball from Ralph Anderson in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | James Summers lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 01:52 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Summers | 39-37 |
| 01:34 | Lawrence | George Korhonen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Mays - foul #3 on Ronald Mays, team foul #13 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Cain (SG), Larry Short (PF) James Smith, Sidney Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG), Johnny Golden (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF), James Johnson (C) James Summers, Allen Peoples, Jerald Gayton, Ronald Mays | |
| 01:34 | Lawrence | George Korhonen makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:34 | Lawrence | George Korhonen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Johnny Golden is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jason Zapf (C) George Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Best (PF) James Johnson | |
| 01:21 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Auman | 40-37 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Johnny Golden double dribbles | 40-37 |
| 01:00 | Lawrence | Gary Cain comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | James Best grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams blows the wide open dunk | 40-37 |
| 00:35 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 00:15 | Lawrence | Ralph Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 00:14 | Lawrence | Larry Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:05 | Lawrence | Johnny Golden steps in front of the Gary Cain pass | 40-37 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Johnny Golden lays it up and in | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Robert Thomas misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-39 |