| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Gene Zicker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Tillison (fresh) SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Philip Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bob Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Lake Forest | James Tillison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is fouled on the floor by Bob Cummings - foul #1 on Bob Cummings, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Baysinger | 30-36 |
| 19:02 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Zicker | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | John Reich clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 18:48 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:35 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:21 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | John Reich can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 17:57 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:37 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:36 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 17:13 | Lake Forest | James Tillison gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:59 | Lake Forest | James Tillison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Stanley | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | James Tillison steals the ball from Alex Baysinger | 32-36 |
| 16:36 | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bob Cummings | 35-36 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Lake Forest | James Tillison is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo (PG), Donald Pickens (SG), Wade Crockett (SF), Harry Dickson (PF), Dan Loomis (C) Gene Zicker, James Tillison, Wilburn Lohmann, Philip Marsh, Bob Cummings | |
| 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 | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Wade Crockett - foul #3 on Wade Crockett, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Patrick Kane (SF) Wade Crockett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Gary Quevedo (fresh) SG - Donald Pickens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kane (fresh) PF - Harry Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Burgess (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Lake Forest | Donald Pickens's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gibbs | 35-41 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess clanks a floater from the right block | 35-41 |
| 15:25 | Lake Forest | Patrick Kane pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:19 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Pickens | 37-41 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs banks in the layup on a great pass from Christian Graddy | 37-43 |
| 14:45 | Lake Forest | Roger Barraza steps in front of the Dan Loomis pass | 37-43 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Roger Barraza blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 14:38 | Lake Forest | Patrick Kane grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 14:23 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker (PG), Wade Crockett (SF) Donald Pickens, Patrick Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Roger Barraza, Christian Graddy, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 14:23 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is hacked by Wade Crockett - foul #4 on Wade Crockett, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Melvin Slaughter (SG), Philip Marsh (PF), Bob Cummings (C) Gary Quevedo, Wade Crockett, Harry Dickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Varela | 39-45 |
| 13:32 | Lake Forest | Melvin Slaughter is hacked by Thomas Stanley - foul #1 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Tillison (SG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF) Melvin Slaughter, Dan Loomis | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| 13:18 | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 13:08 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:50 | Lake Forest | James Tillison comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Wilburn Lohmann - foul #2 on Wilburn Lohmann, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo (PG), Harry Dickson (PF) Gene Zicker, Philip Marsh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (C) Thomas Stanley | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:32 | Lake Forest | Kevin Wetherington steals the ball from James Tillison | 42-47 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | John Reich comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilburn Lohmann - foul #3 on Wilburn Lohmann, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis (C) Bob Cummings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Kevin Wetherington | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:12 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:59 | Lake Forest | John Reich steals the ball from Gary Quevedo | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Gary Quevedo (fresh) SG - James Tillison (fresh) SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harry Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Loomis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Harry Dickson steps in front of the Christian Graddy pass | 42-47 |
| 11:20 | Lake Forest | The short jumper by Harry Dickson is denied by Alex Baysinger | 42-47 |
| 11:19 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Baysinger | 42-47 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Harry Dickson - foul #1 on Harry Dickson, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker (PG), Donald Pickens (SG), Patrick Kane (SF), Philip Marsh (PF), Bob Cummings (C) Gary Quevedo, James Tillison, Wilburn Lohmann, Harry Dickson, Dan Loomis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:40 | Lake Forest | Timothy Anderson is called for the reach on Gene Zicker - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Burgess (PF) Alex Baysinger | |
| 10:20 | Lake Forest | Donald Pickens drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gene Zicker | 44-48 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Roger Barraza's pass is intercepted by Donald Pickens | 44-48 |
| 10:03 | Lake Forest | Donald Pickens lays it up and in | 46-48 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Kane - foul #2 on Patrick Kane, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo (SG), Harry Dickson (C) Donald Pickens, Bob Cummings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Christian Graddy (PF) Roger Barraza, Clarence Burgess | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:13 | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 09:12 | Lake Forest | Harry Dickson tips it home | 48-50 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 09:06 | Lake Forest | Harry Dickson pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:01 | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| 09:00 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Harry Dickson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Tillison (SG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF), Bob Cummings (C) Gene Zicker, Patrick Kane, Philip Marsh | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Alex Baysinger (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Timothy Anderson, Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | John Reich scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Baysinger | 48-53 |
| 08:19 | Lake Forest | Harry Dickson hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Quevedo and he's fouled by Alex Baysinger - foul #3 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| 08:19 | Lake Forest | Harry Dickson makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Quevedo - foul #3 on Gary Quevedo, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Donald Pickens (PG) Gary Quevedo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:56 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Donald Pickens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Tillison (fresh) SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harry Dickson (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Bob Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is hacked by Wilburn Lohmann - foul #4 on Wilburn Lohmann, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker (PG) Donald Pickens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:14 | Lake Forest | Harry Dickson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 07:13 | Lake Forest | James Tillison grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:59 | Lake Forest | James Tillison misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Reich | 53-60 |
| 06:47 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings clanks a runner from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 06:45 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings tips it in | 55-60 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | John Reich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo (SG), Wade Crockett (SF), Philip Marsh (PF), Dan Loomis (C) James Tillison, Wilburn Lohmann, Harry Dickson, Bob Cummings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Raymond Varela, Alex Baysinger | |
| 06:16 | Lake Forest | Wade Crockett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 06:14 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 06:08 | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo is fouled on the floor by Christian Graddy - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Donald Pickens (SG) Gene Zicker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Thomas Stanley | |
| 05:51 | Lake Forest | Wade Crockett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson's pass is intercepted by Donald Pickens | 58-60 |
| 05:26 | Lake Forest | Wade Crockett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 05:24 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:15 | Lake Forest | Dan Loomis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker (PG), Harry Dickson (C) Donald Pickens, Dan Loomis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza is fouled on the floor by Philip Marsh - foul #3 on Philip Marsh, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Tillison (SG), Wilburn Lohmann (SF), Bob Cummings (C) Gary Quevedo, Wade Crockett, Harry Dickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:45 | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Barraza | 58-62 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is hacked by Bob Cummings - foul #2 on Bob Cummings, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Roger Barraza | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:12 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Tillison and the foul's on Alex Baysinger - foul #4 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 04:12 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh misses the free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Philip Marsh takes the ball from Thomas Stanley | 60-63 |
| 03:49 | Lake Forest | James Tillison knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Gene Zicker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Tillison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilburn Lohmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Philip Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bob Cummings (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | John Reich hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Philip Marsh - foul #4 on Philip Marsh, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo (PG), Harry Dickson (PF) Gene Zicker, Philip Marsh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (SF) Kevin Wetherington | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:29 | Lake Forest | Gary Quevedo drills a 3 from straight away | 66-64 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the lay-in | 66-64 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | John Reich tips it home | 66-66 |
| 02:36 | Lake Forest | Bob Cummings misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Reich buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 66-69 |
| 02:29 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker (PG), Philip Marsh (PF) Gary Quevedo, Harry Dickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington (SF) Christian Graddy | |
| 02:15 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alex Baysinger - foul #5 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Alex Baysinger | |
| 02:15 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:15 | Lake Forest | Wilburn Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 67-69 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-69 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley tips it in | 67-71 |
| 01:35 | Lake Forest | James Tillison buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wilburn Lohmann | 70-71 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy double dribbles | 70-71 |
| 00:56 | Lake Forest | James Tillison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Cummings | 70-71 |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Wetherington - foul #1 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:44 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | John Reich connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christian Graddy | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh can't connect on a floater from the right block | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | Lake Forest | Philip Marsh gets the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Gene Zicker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |