| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alvernia | PG - David Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Maurice (fresh) SF - Jerry Tinoco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Herbert Stringer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Samuel Muir (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Billy Catchings gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Billy Catchings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 19:31 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:10 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Gallo | 38-29 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer buries a shot from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 18:42 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-29 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Alfred Maurice picks off the pass by Ronald Boyer | 40-29 |
| 18:15 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Floyd Dye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Billy Catchings tips it in | 42-29 |
| 17:32 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 42-29 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Billy Catchings is fouled on the floor by David Gallo - foul #3 on David Gallo, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG), James Harrell (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Tracy Morris (C) Billy Catchings, Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Alvernia | James Snyder (PG), Martin Osborne (SF), George Harper (PF), Theodore Merrick (C) David Gallo, Jerry Tinoco, Herbert Stringer, Samuel Muir | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Fredericks | 45-29 |
| 16:45 | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Snyder and he's hacked by Tracy Morris - foul #3 on Tracy Morris, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Dye (C) Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Franklin Walker (SG) Alfred Maurice | |
| 16:45 | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Floyd Dye comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 45-32 |
| 16:25 | Alvernia | George Harper pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:21 | Alvernia | James Snyder misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Dye | 45-32 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Robert Toledo is hacked by James Snyder - foul #2 on James Snyder, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF) Robert Toledo, James Harrell, Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Alvernia | | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Floyd Dye lays it up and in and the foul's on Martin Osborne - foul #2 on Martin Osborne, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (PF) Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Alvernia | David Gallo (PG), Alfred Maurice (SG), Jerry Tinoco (SF), Herbert Stringer (PF) James Snyder, Franklin Walker, Martin Osborne, Theodore Merrick | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Floyd Dye makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Dye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alvernia | PG - David Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Maurice (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jerry Tinoco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Stringer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - George Harper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Alvernia | Ronald Boyer is called for the reach on Jerry Tinoco - foul #1 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| 15:22 | Alvernia | David Gallo makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #1 on Jeffrey John, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick (C) George Harper | |
| 15:22 | Alvernia | David Gallo makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Theodore Merrick denies the turnaround by Billy Catchings | 48-35 |
| 15:08 | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 15:02 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco hits the finger roll | 48-37 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Tracy Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Boyer | 51-37 |
| 14:25 | Alvernia | David Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG), James Harrell (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Billy Catchings, Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Martin Osborne (SF), Carter Larochelle (PF), Samuel Muir (C) Jerry Tinoco, Herbert Stringer, Theodore Merrick | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Robert Toledo misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Gallo - foul #4 on David Gallo, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alvernia | James Snyder (PG), Franklin Walker (SG), George Harper (PF) David Gallo, Alfred Maurice, Carter Larochelle | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:47 | Alvernia | Franklin Walker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Samuel Muir | 53-40 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | James Harrell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Franklin Walker - foul #1 on Franklin Walker, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG), Floyd Dye (C) Robert Toledo, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Alvernia | | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | James Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:31 | Alvernia | George Harper grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 13:10 | Alvernia | Franklin Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Floyd Dye - foul #1 on Floyd Dye, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Boyer (SF) Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer (PF) George Harper | |
| 13:10 | Alvernia | Franklin Walker misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:10 | Alvernia | Franklin Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Billy Catchings is called for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG) James Harrell | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice (SG), Jerry Tinoco (SF) Franklin Walker, Martin Osborne | |
| 12:46 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Floyd Dye snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Floyd Dye drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey John | 56-40 |
| 12:33 | Alvernia | James Snyder loses the dribble to Jeffrey John in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey John banks in the layup | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:22 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Floyd Dye misses the lay-in | 58-43 |
| 12:10 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:53 | Alvernia | Jeffrey John steals it from James Snyder | 58-43 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey John blows the layup | 58-43 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey John grabs the offensive board | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (tiring) 4 reb. C - Floyd Dye (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alvernia | PG - James Snyder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Maurice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Tinoco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Stringer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Samuel Muir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Billy Catchings is fouled on the floor by Alfred Maurice - foul #1 on Alfred Maurice, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG), James Harrell (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Tracy Morris (C) Billy Catchings, Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Martin Osborne (SF), George Harper (PF), Theodore Merrick (C) Jerry Tinoco, Herbert Stringer, Samuel Muir | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Martin Osborne steps in front of the Vincent Rykaczewski pass | 58-43 |
| 11:00 | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick can't finish the layup | 58-43 |
| 10:59 | Alvernia | James Snyder snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 10:40 | Alvernia | Martin Osborne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Martin Osborne picks off the pass by Robert Toledo | 58-43 |
| 10:08 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Snyder | 58-46 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Tracy Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Robert Toledo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Snyder - foul #3 on James Snyder, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF), Floyd Dye (C) James Harrell, Nelson Fredericks, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Franklin Walker (SG), Jerry Tinoco (SF), Herbert Stringer (PF) James Snyder, Alfred Maurice, Theodore Merrick | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Robert Toledo misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:29 | Alvernia | Ronald Boyer is called for the reach on Jerry Tinoco - foul #2 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG) Robert Toledo | |
| Subs | Alvernia | James Snyder (PG), Carter Larochelle (C) Martin Osborne, George Harper | |
| 09:14 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-46 |
| 09:13 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco gets the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:57 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Tracy Morris snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Tinoco - foul #1 on Jerry Tinoco, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice (SG), Theodore Merrick (C) James Snyder, Carter Larochelle | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:34 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Franklin Walker | 61-49 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Billy Catchings buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Boyer | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick misses the easy layup | 63-49 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Dye (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alvernia | PG - Franklin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Maurice (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Tinoco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Stringer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Theodore Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Billy Catchings clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-49 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer can't tip it in | 63-49 |
| 07:40 | Alvernia | Theodore Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 07:35 | Alvernia | Franklin Walker misses the lay-in | 63-49 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Billy Catchings knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tracy Morris | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:22 | Alvernia | Billy Catchings is called for the reach on Theodore Merrick - foul #1 on Billy Catchings, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Alvernia | David Gallo (PG), James Snyder (SG), Martin Osborne (SF), George Harper (PF), Samuel Muir (C) Franklin Walker, Alfred Maurice, Jerry Tinoco, Herbert Stringer, Theodore Merrick | |
| 07:14 | Alvernia | Martin Osborne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | James Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 07:06 | Alvernia | David Gallo grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 06:51 | Alvernia | Martin Osborne hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Gallo and he's hacked by Nelson Fredericks - foul #1 on Nelson Fredericks, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG) Billy Catchings | |
| Subs | Alvernia | | |
| 06:51 | Alvernia | Martin Osborne makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Robert Toledo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 06:23 | Alvernia | George Harper blows the layup but the foul's on Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #3 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice (SG) James Snyder | |
| 06:23 | Alvernia | George Harper makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 06:23 | Alvernia | George Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Tracy Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks's pass is intercepted by Alfred Maurice | 68-53 |
| 05:54 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice misses the lay-in | 68-53 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Toledo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-53 |
| 05:45 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 05:25 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tracy Morris - foul #4 on Tracy Morris, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF) Robert Toledo, James Harrell, Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco (SF), Herbert Stringer (PF) Martin Osborne, George Harper | |
| 05:25 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:25 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Billy Catchings misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 05:04 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 04:56 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir lays it up and in set up by Alfred Maurice | 68-57 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey John is fouled on the floor by Alfred Maurice - foul #2 on Alfred Maurice, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Dye (C) Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Alvernia | James Snyder (PG), Theodore Merrick (C) David Gallo, Samuel Muir | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:39 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Alvernia | Jerry Tinoco knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by James Snyder | 68-59 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Billy Catchings buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Alvernia | Floyd Dye steps in front of the Theodore Merrick pass | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Dye (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alvernia | PG - James Snyder (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Maurice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Tinoco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Stringer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Theodore Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Floyd Dye grabs the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG), Tracy Morris (PF) Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Alvernia | David Gallo (PG), Franklin Walker (SG), Martin Osborne (SF), George Harper (PF) James Snyder, Alfred Maurice, Jerry Tinoco, Herbert Stringer | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Alvernia | George Harper comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 71-59 |
| 03:06 | Alvernia | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Osborne | 71-59 |
| 02:58 | Alvernia | George Harper drills a shot in the paint | 71-61 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Tracy Morris grabs the offensive board | 71-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | George Harper is called for the reach on Billy Catchings - foul #1 on George Harper, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Ronald Boyer, Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Carter Larochelle (PF) Theodore Merrick | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Billy Catchings makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Billy Catchings makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:07 | Alvernia | George Harper hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Gallo | 73-64 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF) James Harrell, Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice (SG), Jerry Tinoco (SF), Herbert Stringer (PF), Samuel Muir (C) Franklin Walker, Martin Osborne, Carter Larochelle, George Harper | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey John comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-64 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Boyer | 73-64 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Tracy Morris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:38 | Alvernia | The rebound goes to David Gallo | 73-64 |
| 01:21 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Tinoco and the foul's on Billy Catchings - foul #2 on Billy Catchings, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Dye (C) Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Alvernia | | |
| 01:21 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer misses the free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vincent Rykaczewski | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Floyd Dye drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Boyer | 75-66 |
| 00:53 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey John | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer is hacked by David Gallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Gallo, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG) Jeffrey John | |
| Subs | Alvernia | James Snyder (PG) David Gallo | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:52 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:45 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer snags the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Alvernia | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Stringer | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | James Harrell pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | James Harrell is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Maurice - foul #3 on Alfred Maurice, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:30 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir scores on a jumper in the lane | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | James Snyder is called for the reach on James Harrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Snyder, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | James Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | Alvernia | The rebound goes to Herbert Stringer | 78-68 |
| 00:21 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir is fouled on the floor by James Harrell - foul #3 on James Harrell, team foul #11 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Tracy Morris (PF) Billy Catchings, Ronald Boyer, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Franklin Walker (SG), Martin Osborne (SF), George Harper (PF) Alfred Maurice, Jerry Tinoco, Herbert Stringer | |
| 00:21 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:21 | Alvernia | Samuel Muir misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Floyd Dye pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Franklin Walker is called for the reach on Nelson Fredericks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Walker, team foul #14 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Robert Toledo, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Alvernia | Alfred Maurice (SG), Jerry Tinoco (SF), Herbert Stringer (PF) Franklin Walker, Martin Osborne, George Harper | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:14 | Alvernia | Herbert Stringer can't finish the layup | 80-69 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Floyd Dye gets the rebound | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alvernia | Alvernia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Billy Catchings runs out the clock | 80-69 |