| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jerry Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Luft (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Roof (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christian Graddy inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Christian Graddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 19:28 | Carroll | Thomas Stanley steps in front of the Walter Roof pass | 36-34 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Stanley | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | Carroll | Jerry Fox drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Bailey | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | John Reich is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Christian Graddy | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | Carroll | Walter Roof blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Stanley | 38-38 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Fox - foul #3 on Jerry Fox, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Ronald Roush (SG), Robert Pyburn (SF), Robert Broadhurst (PF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jerry Fox, Jay Stradford, Dale Luft, Paul Bailey, Walter Roof | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Christian Graddy, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:35 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Ronald Roush is called for the reach on Roger Barraza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Roush, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Varela | 38-38 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Raymond Varela double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Carroll | Paul Bailey (PF) Robert Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Christian Graddy (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Roger Barraza, Raymond Varela, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 16:31 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson makes the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Alex Baysinger - foul #2 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (PG), Jay Stradford (SG), Dale Luft (SF) Thomas Tibbs, Ronald Roush, Robert Pyburn | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| 16:31 | Carroll | Jeffrey Johnson misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christian Graddy | 40-41 |
| 16:05 | Carroll | Paul Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Baysinger - foul #3 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Walter Roof (C) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Raymond Varela (SF) John Reich, Alex Baysinger | |
| 16:05 | Carroll | Paul Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:05 | Carroll | Paul Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeff Gilbreath (fresh) SG - Jay Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Luft (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Roof (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Varela (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:23 | Carroll | Paul Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:14 | Carroll | Paul Bailey pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:00 | Carroll | Walter Roof makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Jeffrey Sanford (SG), Ronald Roush (SF), Robert Broadhurst (PF) Jeff Gilbreath, Jay Stradford, Dale Luft, Paul Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy, Thomas Stanley | |
| 15:00 | Carroll | Walter Roof makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-43 |
| 14:32 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Sanford | 45-43 |
| 14:20 | Carroll | Daniel Gibbs is called for the reach on Jeffrey Sanford - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Carroll | Robert Pyburn (C) Walter Roof | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Roger Barraza | |
| 14:09 | Carroll | Ronald Roush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG) Timothy Anderson | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Roush - foul #2 on Ronald Roush, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Paul Bailey (PF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Jerry Fox, Ronald Roush, Robert Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Burgess (C) Daniel Gibbs | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:25 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clarence Burgess | 45-45 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Reich misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Tibbs - foul #2 on Thomas Tibbs, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath (SG) Jeffrey Sanford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Thomas Stanley (C) Jason Joy, Alex Baysinger | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:53 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Reich - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jay Stradford (SG), Dale Luft (SF) Jeff Gilbreath, Paul Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Raymond Varela (SF) John Reich, Kevin Wetherington | |
| 12:53 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:53 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:53 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn makes the 3rd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Tibbs - foul #3 on Thomas Tibbs, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Ronald Roush (SF), Robert Broadhurst (PF), Walter Roof (C) Thomas Tibbs, Dale Luft, Robert Pyburn, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF) Clarence Burgess | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:19 | Carroll | Walter Roof snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:00 | Carroll | Ronald Roush throws it down and he's fouled by Thomas Stanley - foul #1 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford (SG) Jay Stradford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, Raymond Varela, Thomas Stanley | |
| 12:00 | Carroll | Ronald Roush makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jerry Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Roush (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Broadhurst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Roof (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 11:41 | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:37 | Carroll | Jerry Fox drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Roush | 53-47 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Sanford is called for the reach on Roger Barraza - foul #4 on Jeffrey Sanford, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Jeff Gilbreath (SG), Dale Luft (SF), Paul Bailey (PF) Jerry Fox, Jeffrey Sanford, Ronald Roush, Robert Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Christian Graddy (SF) Timothy Anderson, Kevin Wetherington | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | John Reich makes the fadeaway in the paint | 53-49 |
| 10:56 | Carroll | Walter Roof connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | John Reich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jay Stradford (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Thomas Tibbs, Walter Roof | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF) John Reich, Alex Baysinger, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 10:21 | Carroll | Paul Bailey connects on the shot from the left block set up by Jeff Gilbreath | 58-49 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 58-49 |
| 09:59 | Carroll | Paul Bailey gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:51 | Carroll | Dale Luft connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Gilbreath | 61-49 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Roger Barraza knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Williams | 61-51 |
| 09:26 | Carroll | Jay Stradford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Christian Graddy tips it but misses | 64-51 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess tips it but misses | 64-51 |
| 09:17 | Carroll | Jay Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 08:55 | Carroll | Dale Luft can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger Barraza | 64-54 |
| 08:19 | Carroll | Dale Luft connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 66-54 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses long on a floater from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 07:53 | Carroll | Jay Stradford snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jeff Gilbreath (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jay Stradford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Luft (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Barraza (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Burgess (tiring) 5 reb. C - Christian Graddy (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Carroll | Lawrence Williams is called for the reach on Jeff Gilbreath - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Ronald Roush (SF), Robert Broadhurst (PF), Walter Roof (C) Jay Stradford, Dale Luft, Paul Bailey, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, Roger Barraza, Kevin Wetherington, Clarence Burgess, Christian Graddy | |
| 07:38 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | John Reich misses the dunk attempt | 66-54 |
| 07:14 | Carroll | Walter Roof pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:55 | Carroll | Ronald Roush misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-54 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | John Reich makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Anderson | 66-57 |
| 06:08 | Carroll | Ronald Roush misses the lay-in | 66-57 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | John Reich lays it in uncontested | 66-59 |
| 05:48 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 05:46 | Carroll | Jerry Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:32 | Carroll | Jerry Fox misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is open but misses the lay-in | 66-59 |
| 05:23 | Carroll | Robert Broadhurst grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 05:04 | Carroll | Jeff Gilbreath misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | John Reich pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Fox - foul #4 on Jerry Fox, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Carroll | Thomas Tibbs (PG), Jeffrey Sanford (SG), Dale Luft (SF), Paul Bailey (PF), Robert Pyburn (C) Jerry Fox, Jeff Gilbreath, Ronald Roush, Robert Broadhurst, Walter Roof | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Timothy Anderson, Raymond Varela, Thomas Stanley | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:58 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:31 | Carroll | Dale Luft is hacked by Alex Baysinger - foul #4 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 04:31 | Carroll | Dale Luft makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:31 | Carroll | Dale Luft misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 67-59 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Luft - foul #2 on Dale Luft, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:28 | Carroll | Paul Bailey snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 04:07 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Tibbs | 70-60 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | John Reich buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Thomas Tibbs (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dale Luft (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pyburn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Reich (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Carroll | Robert Pyburn hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Sanford | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Dale Luft - foul #3 on Dale Luft, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Jay Stradford (SG), Ronald Roush (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (C) Thomas Tibbs, Jeffrey Sanford, Dale Luft, Robert Pyburn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Christian Graddy (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Alex Baysinger, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Carroll | Jason Joy is called for the reach on Jay Stradford - foul #1 on Jason Joy, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| 02:56 | Carroll | Jay Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Roger Barraza grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley blows the wide open layup | 73-65 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley tips it in | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Carroll | Kevin Wetherington takes the ball from Jay Stradford | 73-67 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeffrey Sanford (PG), Robert Pyburn (SF), Robert Broadhurst (PF), Walter Roof (C) Jerry Fox, Ronald Roush, Paul Bailey, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jason Joy, Roger Barraza, Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Jay Stradford picks off the pass by Daniel Gibbs in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| 02:10 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Roush (SF), Paul Bailey (PF) Robert Pyburn, Robert Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 02:01 | Carroll | Paul Bailey misses the dunk attempt | 73-67 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Timothy Anderson and he's fouled by Ronald Roush - foul #3 on Ronald Roush, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jerry Fox (PG), Dale Luft (SF) Jeffrey Sanford, Ronald Roush | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:28 | Carroll | Jay Stradford connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jerry Fox | 75-70 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Reich is called for 10 seconds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington (SF) Christian Graddy | |
| 01:08 | Carroll | Alex Baysinger takes the ball from Jerry Fox | 75-70 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Reich | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Carroll | Paul Bailey knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled on the floor by Paul Bailey - foul #2 on Paul Bailey, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | Carroll | Paul Bailey pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Carroll | Paul Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by John Reich - foul #2 on John Reich, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Roush (SG) Jay Stradford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | Carroll | Paul Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:25 | Carroll | Paul Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Carroll | Dale Luft snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:17 | Carroll | John Reich is called for the reach on Dale Luft in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Reich, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Carroll | Jay Stradford (SG) Paul Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Carroll | Dale Luft makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:17 | Carroll | Dale Luft misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 80-73 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Jerry Fox steals the ball from Thomas Stanley in the backcourt | 80-73 |
| 00:13 | Carroll | Jay Stradford is fouled on the floor by Alex Baysinger - foul #5 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #12 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Carroll | Paul Bailey (PF) Dale Luft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Alex Baysinger | |
| 00:13 | Carroll | Jay Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:13 | Carroll | Jay Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Jay Stradford is fouled on the floor by John Reich - foul #4 on John Reich, team foul #13 | 82-73 |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Jay Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Jay Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | John Reich hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-73 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley misses the tip | 84-73 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Ronald Roush gets the rebound | 84-73 |