| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Roy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Greenfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Arthur Audette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Rodman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Baumgardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Gary Rodman inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Lake Forest | Michael Baumgardner can't throw it down | 21-30 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Frank Hall pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Robert Clemons makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Roy | 23-30 |
| 19:10 | Lake Forest | James Newman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 19:09 | Lake Forest | Michael Baumgardner tips it in | 23-32 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Glenn Roy buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Griffith | 26-32 |
| 18:33 | Lake Forest | Frank Hall swats the layup by Michael Baumgardner | 26-32 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Robert Clemons grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Glenn Roy | 28-32 |
| 18:05 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Rodman | 28-34 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Glenn Roy drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Greenfield | 31-34 |
| 17:16 | Lake Forest | Arthur Audette hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Robert Clemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Landon (C) Frank Hall | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Voss (PG), Kevin Silver (SG), Bruce Mayer (PF), Daniel Zbell (C) Arthur Audette, James Newman, Nicholas Charles, Michael Baumgardner | |
| 16:44 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Voss | 31-39 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith loses the dribble to Gary Rodman | 31-39 |
| 16:11 | Lake Forest | Thomas Greenfield denies the turnaround by Daniel Zbell | 31-39 |
| 16:09 | Lake Forest | Daniel Zbell tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Robert Clemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Welsh (PG), Fred Collins (SG), Lyman Morgan (SF), Sidney Hasson (C) Robert Clemons, Glenn Roy, Kenneth Griffith, Thomas Greenfield | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Rodney Gonzalas (C) Gary Rodman | |
| 15:45 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Lyman Morgan - foul #1 on Lyman Morgan, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Hall (C) Sidney Hasson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Arthur Audette (PG), James Newman (SG), Nicholas Charles (PF), Michael Baumgardner (C) Christopher Voss, Kevin Silver, Daniel Zbell, Rodney Gonzalas | |
| 15:45 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:45 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Daniel Landon gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Fred Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lyman Morgan (fresh) PF - Daniel Landon (fresh) C - Frank Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Arthur Audette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Baumgardner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | James Newman is called for the reach on Fred Collins - foul #2 on James Newman, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Fred Collins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frank Hall | 34-40 |
| 14:58 | Lake Forest | James Newman lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Mayer | 34-42 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Frank Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 14:12 | Lake Forest | James Newman drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Mayer | 36-45 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Fred Collins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 13:43 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 13:17 | Lake Forest | Daniel Landon steals the ball from Nicholas Charles | 36-45 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Aaron Welsh buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyman Morgan | 39-45 |
| 12:37 | Lake Forest | Arthur Audette is hacked by Aaron Welsh - foul #1 on Aaron Welsh, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Clemons (PG), Glenn Roy (SG), Kenneth Griffith (SF), Thomas Greenfield (PF), Sidney Hasson (C) Aaron Welsh, Fred Collins, Lyman Morgan, Daniel Landon, Frank Hall | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Voss (PG), Kevin Silver (SG), Gary Rodman (SF), Daniel Zbell (PF), Rodney Gonzalas (C) Arthur Audette, James Newman, Bruce Mayer, Nicholas Charles, Michael Baumgardner | |
| 12:21 | Lake Forest | Gary Rodman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Zbell - foul #2 on Daniel Zbell, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:09 | Lake Forest | Daniel Zbell grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:42 | Lake Forest | Rodney Gonzalas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Clemons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Sidney Hasson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Christopher Voss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Silver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Rodman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Zbell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Gonzalas (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Kevin Silver steals the ball from Thomas Greenfield | 40-45 |
| 11:29 | Lake Forest | Kevin Silver misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Glenn Roy is fouled on the floor by Gary Rodman - foul #3 on Gary Rodman, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| 10:37 | Lake Forest | Kevin Silver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Robert Clemons pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Robert Clemons hits a jumper from the right block set up by Kenneth Griffith | 42-45 |
| 10:14 | Lake Forest | Daniel Zbell comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Greenfield - foul #3 on Thomas Greenfield, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Hall (C) Sidney Hasson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Arthur Audette (PG), James Newman (SG), Michael Baumgardner (C) Christopher Voss, Kevin Silver, Rodney Gonzalas | |
| 10:14 | Lake Forest | Daniel Zbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:14 | Lake Forest | Daniel Zbell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Robert Clemons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Rodman - foul #4 on Gary Rodman, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer (SF), Nicholas Charles (PF) Gary Rodman, Daniel Zbell | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Robert Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Robert Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:57 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:43 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-47 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Frank Hall grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Glenn Roy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Roy | 45-47 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles misses short on a floater in the lane | 45-47 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Frank Hall grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Frank Hall is fouled on the floor by Arthur Audette - foul #2 on Arthur Audette, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Welsh (PG), Fred Collins (SG), Lyman Morgan (SF), Daniel Landon (PF) Robert Clemons, Glenn Roy, Kenneth Griffith, Thomas Greenfield | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Frank Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:25 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:07 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer loses the dribble to Fred Collins | 45-47 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Frank Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-47 |
| 07:45 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Welsh (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Fred Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyman Morgan (fresh) PF - Daniel Landon (fresh) C - Frank Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Arthur Audette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Newman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Baumgardner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Lake Forest | Aaron Welsh is called for the reach on James Newman - foul #2 on Aaron Welsh, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Clemons (PG), Kenneth Griffith (SF), Thomas Greenfield (PF) Fred Collins, Lyman Morgan, Frank Hall | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Voss (PG), Kevin Silver (SG), Gary Rodman (SF), Daniel Zbell (PF), Rodney Gonzalas (C) Arthur Audette, James Newman, Bruce Mayer, Nicholas Charles, Michael Baumgardner | |
| 06:59 | Lake Forest | Kevin Silver is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glenn Roy (SG) Aaron Welsh | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Glenn Roy scores on a shot from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 06:19 | Lake Forest | Kevin Silver is hacked by Thomas Greenfield - foul #4 on Thomas Greenfield, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Newman (SG), Bruce Mayer (PF), Michael Baumgardner (C) Kevin Silver, Daniel Zbell, Rodney Gonzalas | |
| 06:02 | Lake Forest | Daniel Landon takes the ball from Michael Baumgardner | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Rodman - foul #5 on Gary Rodman, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sidney Hasson (C) Daniel Landon | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Arthur Audette (PG), Nicholas Charles (PF) Christopher Voss, Gary Rodman | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Lake Forest | Michael Baumgardner pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:28 | Lake Forest | Kenneth Griffith steals the ball from Arthur Audette | 47-47 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith lays it up and in | 49-47 |
| 05:06 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles makes the runner in the paint set up by Arthur Audette | 49-49 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Charles swats the layup by Thomas Greenfield | 49-49 |
| 04:48 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 04:19 | Lake Forest | The jump hook by Bruce Mayer is blocked by Sidney Hasson | 49-49 |
| 04:17 | Lake Forest | Bruce Mayer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:01 | Lake Forest | Thomas Greenfield denies the turnaround by Arthur Audette | 49-49 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Sidney Hasson grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Robert Clemons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Glenn Roy | 52-49 |
| 03:24 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Audette | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Clemons (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Roy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Griffith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Greenfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Sidney Hasson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Arthur Audette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Mayer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Charles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Glenn Roy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Clemons | 55-51 |
| 02:42 | Lake Forest | James Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Welsh (PG), Fred Collins (SG), Lyman Morgan (SF), Daniel Landon (PF), Frank Hall (C) Robert Clemons, Glenn Roy, Kenneth Griffith, Thomas Greenfield, Sidney Hasson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Voss (PG), Kevin Silver (SG), Vincent Otte (SF), Daniel Zbell (PF), Rodney Gonzalas (C) Arthur Audette, James Newman, Bruce Mayer, Nicholas Charles, Michael Baumgardner | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Frank Hall buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Fred Collins | 57-51 |
| 02:18 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Clemons (PG), Glenn Roy (SG), Kenneth Griffith (SF), Thomas Greenfield (PF) Aaron Welsh, Fred Collins, Lyman Morgan, Daniel Landon | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Arthur Audette (PG), James Newman (SG), Bruce Mayer (SF), Nicholas Charles (PF), Michael Baumgardner (C) Christopher Voss, Kevin Silver, Vincent Otte, Daniel Zbell, Rodney Gonzalas | |
| 01:53 | Lake Forest | James Newman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bruce Mayer | 57-54 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 01:12 | Lake Forest | Michael Baumgardner scores on a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Frank Hall - foul #3 on Frank Hall, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 01:12 | Lake Forest | Michael Baumgardner misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Frank Hall grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Thomas Greenfield misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 00:46 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | Lake Forest | Michael Baumgardner comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 59-56 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Frank Hall grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Frank Hall is hacked by James Newman in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Newman, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Welsh (SF), Daniel Landon (PF) Kenneth Griffith, Thomas Greenfield | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Frank Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Frank Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Nicholas Charles double dribbles | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith (SF), Lyman Morgan (PF) Robert Clemons, Daniel Landon | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith is hacked by James Newman in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Newman, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | James Newman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frank Hall snags the defensive board | 63-56 |