| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wallis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Machuca (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Numbers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Ronald Holder is called for the reach on Lawrence Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Holder, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG) Ronald Holder | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | The short jumper by Thomas Stanley is denied by Eli Machuca | 42-31 |
| 19:41 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 19:25 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Reich - foul #3 on John Reich, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 19:25 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:25 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 19:13 | St. Norbert | Mark Little misses the driving attempt near the basket | 42-33 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Kevin Wetherington | 44-33 |
| 18:50 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Williams - foul #3 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 18:50 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:50 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 18:23 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 18:01 | St. Norbert | Mark Little scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Wallis | 44-37 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 46-37 |
| 17:27 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 17:25 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:11 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eli Machuca | 46-40 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 46-40 |
| 16:56 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Mark Little | 46-40 |
| 16:37 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 16:36 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:15 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), Raymond Varela (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Timothy Anderson, Roger Barraza, Kevin Wetherington, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith (PG), Richard Clark (SG), Josh Wiles (SF), Robert Luedtke (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Stephen Burtch, Robert Wallis, Mark Little, Eli Machuca, Dave Numbers | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jason Joy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Josh Wiles - foul #1 on Josh Wiles, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG) Thomas Williams | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jason Joy makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jason Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Joy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Clarence Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Randolph Smith (fresh) SF - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josh Wiles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Luedtke (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 15:42 | St. Norbert | Robert Luedtke connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Holder | 48-42 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Randolph Smith picks off the pass by John Reich | 48-42 |
| 15:01 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jason Joy - foul #1 on Jason Joy, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG) Jason Joy | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams (C) Randolph Smith | |
| 15:01 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:01 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | John Reich can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 14:37 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:23 | St. Norbert | Clarence Burgess is called for the reach on Robert Luedtke - foul #1 on Clarence Burgess, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) John Reich, Christian Graddy, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (PG), Robert Wallis (SG), Mark Little (SF), Eli Machuca (PF) Ronald Holder, Richard Clark, Josh Wiles, Robert Luedtke | |
| 14:18 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Robert Wallis is called for the reach on Roger Barraza - foul #3 on Robert Wallis, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Roger Barraza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| 13:54 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Stanley | 48-44 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Robert Workman is called for the reach on Roger Barraza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Workman, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Randolph Smith (SG), Dave Numbers (C) Robert Workman, Robert Wallis, Thomas Williams | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dave Numbers - foul #1 on Dave Numbers, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:25 | St. Norbert | Alex Baysinger denies the turnaround by Randolph Smith | 50-44 |
| 13:23 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:00 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Randolph Smith | 50-46 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 12:53 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:32 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), John Reich (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Christian Graddy (C) Lawrence Williams, Roger Barraza, Raymond Varela, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG), Richard Clark (SF), Josh Wiles (PF), Robert Luedtke (C) Randolph Smith, Mark Little, Eli Machuca, Dave Numbers | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christian Graddy | 53-46 |
| 11:58 | St. Norbert | Josh Wiles misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wallis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Josh Wiles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Luedtke (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Richard Clark is called for the reach on Kevin Wetherington - foul #1 on Richard Clark, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | John Reich misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 11:35 | St. Norbert | Josh Wiles pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:19 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 53-46 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wallis - foul #4 on Robert Wallis, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG), Mark Little (SF), Thomas Williams (C) Ronald Holder, Robert Wallis, Robert Luedtke | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:03 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark's pass is intercepted by Timothy Anderson | 55-46 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Wetherington | 55-46 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-46 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Josh Wiles | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | St. Norbert | Mark Little comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-46 |
| 09:39 | St. Norbert | Josh Wiles misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 09:32 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:18 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Roger Barraza grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 61-46 |
| 08:36 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Roger Barraza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Roger Barraza, Kevin Wetherington, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Randolph Smith (SG), Robert Luedtke (SF), Eli Machuca (PF), Dave Numbers (C) Stephen Burtch, Richard Clark, Mark Little, Josh Wiles, Thomas Williams | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:20 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-46 |
| 07:53 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Ronald Holder and the foul's on Thomas Stanley - foul #1 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (PG) Ronald Holder | |
| 07:53 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith misses the free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Varela (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Robert Workman (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Randolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Luedtke (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Eli Machuca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dave Numbers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is hacked by Robert Workman - foul #5 on Robert Workman, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG) Robert Workman | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams loses the dribble to Dave Numbers | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:10 | St. Norbert | Thomas Stanley is called for the reach on Robert Luedtke - foul #2 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Burgess (C) Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Richard Clark (SF) Randolph Smith, Robert Luedtke | |
| 06:50 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Alex Baysinger - foul #2 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Stanley (C) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 06:50 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:50 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Richard Clark is called for the reach on Clarence Burgess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:34 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca is called for traveling | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF) Lawrence Williams, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington's pass is intercepted by Robert Wallis in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| 06:27 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca makes the 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Mark Little (SF), Robert Luedtke (C) Richard Clark, Dave Numbers | |
| 05:52 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Burgess | 66-56 |
| 05:19 | St. Norbert | Mark Little misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 05:18 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Machuca | 66-56 |
| 05:08 | St. Norbert | Jason Joy takes the ball from Ronald Holder | 66-56 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Jason Joy lays it up and in | 68-56 |
| 04:48 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Little | 68-58 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Christian Graddy (C) Jason Joy, John Reich, Kevin Wetherington, Clarence Burgess, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG), Randolph Smith (SG), Richard Clark (SF), Thomas Williams (C) Ronald Holder, Robert Wallis, Mark Little, Eli Machuca | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Josh Wiles (PF) Robert Luedtke | |
| 04:19 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 04:18 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Clark | 68-58 |
| 04:02 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 04:01 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Clark | 68-58 |
| 03:46 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson grabs the board | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Varela (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Stephen Burtch (fresh) SG - Randolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josh Wiles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Raymond Varela throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Mark Little (SF), Dave Numbers (C) Richard Clark, Thomas Williams | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Little | 68-61 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 68-61 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Robert Wallis (SG), Richard Clark (SF), Robert Luedtke (PF) Stephen Burtch, Randolph Smith, Mark Little, Josh Wiles | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | John Reich loses the ball out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:10 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 02:08 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Richard Clark steals the ball from Kevin Wetherington in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 01:41 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Wetherington - foul #2 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Mark Little (SF), Eli Machuca (PF) Robert Wallis, Robert Luedtke | |
| 01:41 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:41 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:41 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Clark - foul #3 on Richard Clark, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG) Richard Clark | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:18 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Reich - foul #4 on John Reich, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 01:18 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:18 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is hacked by Dave Numbers - foul #2 on Dave Numbers, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:42 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Wallis | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is hacked by Ronald Holder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Holder, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) John Reich, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis clanks a 3 from straight away | 74-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Williams | 74-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson is hacked by Robert Wallis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Wallis, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Richard Clark (SG) Robert Wallis | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:23 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark makes the 3 from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Holder - foul #5 on Ronald Holder, team foul #14 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG) Ronald Holder | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:20 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:18 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) John Reich, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Richard Clark is called for the reach on Kevin Wetherington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Clark, team foul #15 | 77-70 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | St. Norbert | Eli Machuca grabs the board | 78-70 |
| 00:09 | St. Norbert | Richard Clark makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is hacked by Richard Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Clark, team foul #16 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Josh Wiles (SG) Richard Clark | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:05 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:03 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch is fouled on the floor by John Reich - foul #5 on John Reich, team foul #11 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 00:03 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch misses the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:03 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Josh Wiles is called for the reach on Thomas Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Josh Wiles, team foul #17 | 80-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Josh Wiles misses short on a halfcourt shot | 82-74 |