| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jerry Fox (fresh) SG - Jay Stradford (fresh) SF - Dale Luft (fresh) PF - Paul Bailey (fresh) C - Walter Roof (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Reich | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Carroll | Dale Luft clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 19:08 | Carroll | Jerry Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | John Reich hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Stanley | 8-0 |
| 18:37 | Carroll | Jerry Fox misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 18:36 | Carroll | Walter Roof snags the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 18:21 | Carroll | Jerry Fox misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-0 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams hits the follow up shot | 10-0 |
| 17:49 | Carroll | Walter Roof misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-0 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Baysinger | 10-0 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Jay Stradford is called for the reach on John Reich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Stradford, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Kevin Wetherington, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford (PG), Ronald Roush (SG), Robert Broadhurst (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jerry Fox, Jay Stradford, Dale Luft, Walter Roof | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Paul Bailey picks off the pass by Clarence Burgess | 10-0 |
| 17:08 | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 10-0 |
| 17:06 | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst grabs the offensive rebound | 10-0 |
| 16:56 | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Pyburn (SF) Paul Bailey | |
| 16:35 | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Roush | 10-3 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Alex Baysinger (PF) Roger Barraza, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jay Stradford (SG), Dale Luft (SF), Walter Roof (C) Ronald Roush, Robert Pyburn, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 16:16 | Carroll | Jay Stradford clanks a jumper from the right side | 10-3 |
| 16:15 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Luft | 10-3 |
| 15:58 | Carroll | Dale Luft comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-3 |
| 15:56 | Carroll | Walter Roof grabs the offensive board | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeffrey Sanford (fresh) SG - Jay Stradford (fresh) SF - Dale Luft (fresh) PF - Robert Broadhurst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Roof (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Carroll | Jay Stradford misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-3 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Robert Broadhurst steals it from Timothy Anderson | 10-3 |
| 15:13 | Carroll | Jay Stradford knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dale Luft | 10-5 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Sanford picks off the pass by Timothy Anderson | 10-5 |
| 14:53 | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford hits the finger roll | 10-7 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Dale Luft picks off the pass by Timothy Anderson in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 14:36 | Carroll | Dale Luft can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (PG), John Reich (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, Timothy Anderson, Christian Graddy, Alex Baysinger, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Ronald Roush (SG), Paul Bailey (PF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jeffrey Sanford, Jay Stradford, Robert Broadhurst, Walter Roof | |
| 14:36 | Carroll | Dale Luft makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:36 | Carroll | Dale Luft misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Roger Barraza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-8 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Fox - foul #1 on Jerry Fox, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Pyburn (SF) Dale Luft | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:32 | Carroll | Kevin Wetherington steals the ball from Jerry Fox | 12-8 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 13:26 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:11 | Carroll | Ronald Roush hits a floater from the left side | 12-10 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Roger Barraza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-10 |
| 13:00 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:55 | Carroll | Ronald Roush scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Fox | 12-12 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is hacked by Jerry Fox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Fox, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Alex Baysinger (PF) John Reich, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Jay Stradford (SG), Walter Roof (C) Jerry Fox, Ronald Roush, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | The jump hook by Thomas Stanley is blocked by Paul Bailey | 12-12 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley misses the wide open runner from close range | 12-12 |
| 12:25 | Carroll | Paul Bailey grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:21 | Carroll | The jump hook by Jay Stradford is blocked by Alex Baysinger | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington double dribbles | 12-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF) Roger Barraza, Kevin Wetherington | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford (PG), Dale Luft (SF) Thomas Tibbs, Robert Pyburn | |
| 11:59 | Carroll | Paul Bailey connects on the runner near the basket set up by Dale Luft | 12-14 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Sanford is called for the reach on Lawrence Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sanford, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Christian Graddy (C) John Reich, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Roush (SF), Robert Broadhurst (PF) Dale Luft, Paul Bailey | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) SF - Raymond Varela (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Christian Graddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeffrey Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Roush (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Broadhurst (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Roof (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Raymond Varela hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alex Baysinger | 14-14 |
| 11:24 | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jay Stradford, Walter Roof | |
| 11:10 | Carroll | Ronald Roush travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Burgess (PF) Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Pyburn (SF) Jeff Gilbreath | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Sanford picks off the pass by Raymond Varela in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 10:54 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Jeff Gilbreath (SG), Dale Luft (SF) Jeffrey Sanford, Ronald Roush, Robert Broadhurst | |
| 10:54 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Roger Barraza is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jason Joy, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 10:38 | Carroll | Clarence Burgess steals the ball from Thomas Tibbs | 14-17 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses short on a shot from the right block | 14-17 |
| 10:31 | Carroll | Dale Luft grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:17 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 14-17 |
| 10:16 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Johnson | 14-17 |
| 09:58 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Dale Luft | 14-19 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Pyburn - foul #1 on Robert Pyburn, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Raymond Varela (SG), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Roger Barraza, John Reich, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford (PG), Jay Stradford (SG), Ronald Roush (SF), Paul Bailey (PF), Walter Roof (C) Thomas Tibbs, Jeff Gilbreath, Dale Luft, Robert Pyburn, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:15 | Carroll | Paul Bailey scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jay Stradford | 16-21 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Sanford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sanford, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (SF) Kevin Wetherington | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG) Jeffrey Sanford | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Alex Baysinger | 18-21 |
| 08:51 | Carroll | Paul Bailey is hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst (C) Walter Roof | |
| 08:38 | Carroll | Jay Stradford is hacked by John Reich - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Carroll | Dale Luft (SF) Ronald Roush | |
| 08:24 | Carroll | Jay Stradford's pass is intercepted by Alex Baysinger | 18-21 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-21 |
| 07:48 | Carroll | Dale Luft hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 20-21 |
| 07:46 | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst tips it in | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Thomas Tibbs (fairly fresh) SG - Jay Stradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Luft (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Broadhurst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 20-23 |
| 07:27 | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:10 | Carroll | Paul Bailey blows the layup | 20-23 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alex Baysinger | 22-23 |
| 07:00 | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs is hacked by Lawrence Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), John Reich (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, Roger Barraza, Christian Graddy, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SG), Ronald Roush (SF), Robert Pyburn (PF), Walter Roof (C) Jay Stradford, Dale Luft, Paul Bailey, Robert Broadhurst | |
| 07:00 | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:00 | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Gilbreath - foul #1 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Burgess (PF) Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Carroll | Paul Bailey (PF) Thomas Tibbs | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:50 | Carroll | John Reich picks off the pass by Jeff Gilbreath in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is denied on a layup by Walter Roof | 24-25 |
| 06:30 | Carroll | Paul Bailey pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:28 | Carroll | Jason Joy is called for the reach on Jeff Gilbreath in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Joy, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| 06:28 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:28 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | John Reich comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 06:20 | Carroll | Paul Bailey snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:52 | Carroll | Kevin Wetherington picks off the pass by Jeff Gilbreath | 24-26 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Walter Roof - foul #1 on Walter Roof, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (PG), Raymond Varela (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Jason Joy, Kevin Wetherington, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Jay Stradford (SG), Dale Luft (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jeff Gilbreath, Ronald Roush, Robert Pyburn, Walter Roof | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:35 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Johnson | 25-26 |
| 05:25 | Carroll | Paul Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF) Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst (PF) Paul Bailey | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Jay Stradford steals it from Roger Barraza | 25-26 |
| 04:38 | Carroll | Jay Stradford makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Johnson | 25-29 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is fouled on the floor by Dale Luft - foul #1 on Dale Luft, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Christian Graddy (C) Roger Barraza, John Reich, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Roush (SG), Robert Pyburn (PF), Walter Roof (C) Jay Stradford, Robert Broadhurst, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Dale Luft is called for the reach on Kevin Wetherington - foul #2 on Dale Luft, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (PG), Paul Bailey (PF) Thomas Tibbs, Dale Luft | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:04 | Carroll | Walter Roof gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:47 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath can't finish the layup | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | John Reich gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Joy (fresh) SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) C - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeff Gilbreath (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Roush (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Pyburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Roof (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 03:15 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Baysinger | 29-29 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Jeff Gilbreath is called for the reach on John Reich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jason Joy, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Jeffrey Sanford (SG), Dale Luft (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jeff Gilbreath, Ronald Roush, Robert Pyburn, Walter Roof | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Johnson | 30-29 |
| 02:46 | Carroll | Paul Bailey blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Wetherington - foul #1 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Alex Baysinger (PF) John Reich, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst (SF) Dale Luft | |
| 02:46 | Carroll | Paul Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:46 | Carroll | Paul Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-31 |
| 02:25 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Paul Bailey | 30-31 |
| 01:58 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson lays it in set up by Paul Bailey and he's fouled by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Kevin Wetherington, Alex Baysinger, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SG), Ronald Roush (SF) Jerry Fox, Paul Bailey | |
| 01:58 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Raymond Varela grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson is hacked by Jeff Gilbreath - foul #3 on Jeff Gilbreath, team foul #12 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Jay Stradford (SG), Robert Pyburn (PF), Walter Roof (C) Jeffrey Sanford, Jeff Gilbreath, Robert Broadhurst, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:21 | Carroll | Jerry Fox misses the fadeaway from the right side | 32-33 |
| 01:19 | Carroll | Ronald Roush tips it home | 32-35 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess misses short on an open floater in the paint | 32-35 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess tips it in | 34-35 |
| 00:54 | Carroll | Jerry Fox is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Williams - foul #3 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Lawrence Williams, Timothy Anderson, Raymond Varela, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Carroll | Dale Luft (SF) Ronald Roush | |
| 00:54 | Carroll | Jerry Fox makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:54 | Carroll | Jerry Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Stanley | 34-36 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Jason Joy's pass is intercepted by Jay Stradford in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 00:32 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Fox | 34-39 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 00:18 | Carroll | Walter Roof grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 00:04 | Carroll | Dale Luft is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wetherington - foul #2 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #12 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Jeffrey Sanford (SG), Paul Bailey (PF) Jerry Fox, Jay Stradford, Robert Pyburn | |
| 00:04 | Carroll | Dale Luft misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:04 | Carroll | Dale Luft makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Barraza comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-40 |