| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Frederick Johnson (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Sean Wachter (fresh) PF - Luis Michalik (fresh) C - Kevin Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Anderson | Luis Michalik's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Terry Binette hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Sean Wachter | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Anderson | Sean Wachter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Anderson | Luis Michalik hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Anderson | Eric Shattuck is called for the reach on Kevin Simpson - foul #1 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Anderson | John Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frederick | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | John Jones buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Anderson | John Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the easy layup but the foul's on Luis Michalik - foul #1 on Luis Michalik, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | Anderson | Frederick Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Anderson | Luis Michalik grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Luis Michalik is called for the reach on Terry Binette - foul #2 on Luis Michalik, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Anderson | Thomas Downey (PG), Bruce King (SG), Terry Handler (PF), John Lemansky (C) Frederick Johnson, John Hall, Luis Michalik, Kevin Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | John Jones double dribbles | 4-3 |
| Subs | Anderson | Alvin Tuthill (SF) Sean Wachter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:08 | Anderson | Terry Binette steps in front of the Bruce King pass | 4-3 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | John Jones scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Thomas Downey (fresh) SG - Bruce King (fresh) SF - Alvin Tuthill (fresh) PF - Terry Handler (fresh) C - John Lemansky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Anderson | Bruce King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Downey | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. John Jones is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 6-5 |
| Subs | Anderson | John Hall (SG), Sean Wachter (SF), Kevin Simpson (C) Bruce King, Alvin Tuthill, John Lemansky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), David Page (SF), Shane Dang (PF) Reed Fuston, Terry Binette, John Jones | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by Sean Wachter - foul #1 on Sean Wachter, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (SG), William Frederick (SF) Eric Shattuck, David Page | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | William Frederick travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Anderson | Frederick Johnson (PG) Thomas Downey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:31 | Anderson | William Frederick steals it from Kevin Simpson | 6-5 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | William Frederick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:10 | Anderson | Terry Handler snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:47 | Anderson | Frederick Johnson is hacked by Andy Close - foul #1 on Andy Close, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Anderson | Thomas Downey (SF), John Lemansky (PF) Sean Wachter, Terry Handler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), David Page (SF), Terry Binette (PF) Wesley Winsor, William Frederick, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 13:31 | Anderson | Frederick Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | David Page banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 6-7 |
| 13:07 | Anderson | John Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lemansky | 9-7 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't throw it down but the foul's on John Lemansky - foul #1 on John Lemansky, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Anderson | Bruce King (SG), Sean Wachter (SF), Alvin Tuthill (PF) Frederick Johnson, John Hall, Kevin Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Andy Close | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:34 | Anderson | Sean Wachter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 12:33 | Anderson | Sean Wachter tips it in | 11-8 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Shane Dang is hacked by John Lemansky - foul #2 on John Lemansky, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Anderson | Terry Handler (PF) John Lemansky | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) David Page, Shane Dang | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 11-8 |
| 11:53 | Anderson | Sean Wachter gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:50 | Anderson | Thomas Downey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Downey, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (C) Terry Binette | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by Terry Handler - foul #1 on Terry Handler, team foul #7 | 11-8 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:34 | Anderson | Terry Handler grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Thomas Downey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Wachter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Handler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Tuthill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) C - Andy Close (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Anderson | Sean Wachter is fouled on the floor by Eric Shattuck - foul #2 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Anderson | John Hall (SG), Kevin Simpson (C) Bruce King, Alvin Tuthill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) Eric Shattuck | |
| 11:16 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmy Alexander - foul #1 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Anderson | Albert Mattison (PG) Thomas Downey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:16 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:16 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Terry Binette hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andy Close | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | Anderson | John Hall is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Anderson | Frederick Johnson (PG), Bruce King (SF) Albert Mattison, Sean Wachter | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), Shane Dang (C) William Frederick, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 10:30 | Anderson | John Hall snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:10 | Anderson | Frederick Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 13-11 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Page | 13-13 |
| 09:56 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:55 | Anderson | Terry Handler tips it in | 15-13 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | David Page can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Johnson - foul #1 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Anderson | Thomas Downey (PG), Sean Wachter (SF), Alvin Tuthill (PF) Frederick Johnson, John Hall, Terry Handler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Wesley Winsor (SG) Andy Close, Reed Fuston | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | David Page misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't finish the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Sean Wachter steals it from Terry Binette | 15-14 |
| 08:46 | Anderson | Thomas Downey is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Anderson | Albert Mattison (PG) Bruce King | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Robert Bonneau, Shane Dang | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Terry Binette clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Terry Binette tips it home | 15-16 |
| 08:28 | Anderson | Wesley Winsor steps in front of the Albert Mattison pass in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Terry Binette buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wesley Winsor and he's fouled by Alvin Tuthill - foul #1 on Alvin Tuthill, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Anderson | Frederick Johnson (PG), John Hall (SG) Albert Mattison, Thomas Downey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG) David Page | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:59 | Anderson | John Hall buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sean Wachter | 18-19 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Alvin Tuthill | 18-19 |
| 07:36 | Anderson | Frederick Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Anderson | Thomas Downey (SF), Terry Handler (PF) Sean Wachter, Alvin Tuthill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Terry Binette | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Frederick Johnson (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Downey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Handler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) C - Andy Close (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | William Frederick buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Winsor | 18-22 |
| 06:49 | Anderson | John Hall misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Wesley Winsor - foul #1 on Wesley Winsor, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Anderson | Albert Mattison (PG) Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), Terry Binette (PF), Shane Dang (C) William Frederick, Jimmy Alexander, Andy Close | |
| 06:49 | Anderson | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:49 | Anderson | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by David Page | 20-24 |
| 06:05 | Anderson | Terry Binette swats the short shot by Terry Handler | 20-24 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Reed Fuston | 20-27 |
| 05:43 | Anderson | Thomas Downey is hacked by Reed Fuston - foul #1 on Reed Fuston, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Anderson | Bruce King (SG), Sean Wachter (SF) John Hall, Thomas Downey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Andy Close (SG) Wesley Winsor, Reed Fuston | |
| 05:29 | Anderson | Sean Wachter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Shane Dang - foul #1 on Shane Dang, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Anderson | Frederick Johnson (PG), Alvin Tuthill (PF) Albert Mattison, Terry Handler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (C) Terry Binette | |
| 05:29 | Anderson | Sean Wachter makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is fouled on the floor by Kevin Simpson - foul #1 on Kevin Simpson, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:53 | Anderson | Sean Wachter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-29 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Shane Dang grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau loses the dribble to Frederick Johnson in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 04:48 | Anderson | Bruce King can't finish the layup | 23-29 |
| 04:47 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:42 | Anderson | Sean Wachter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frederick Johnson | 25-29 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Shane Dang's layup is rejected by Alvin Tuthill | 25-29 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Shane Dang grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-32 |
| 03:53 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 25-32 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | David Page buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jimmy Alexander | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Frederick Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Wachter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Tuthill (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Simpson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andy Close (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shane Dang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Anderson | Kevin Simpson connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Sean Wachter | 27-35 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander loses the dribble to Kevin Simpson | 27-35 |
| 02:46 | Anderson | Frederick Johnson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce King | 29-35 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Andy Close is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Anderson | Albert Mattison (PG), John Hall (SG), Thomas Downey (SF), Luis Michalik (PF), John Lemansky (C) Frederick Johnson, Bruce King, Sean Wachter, Alvin Tuthill, Kevin Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF) Robert Bonneau, Andy Close, David Page, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 02:11 | Anderson | John Lemansky is denied on a layup by Shane Dang | 29-35 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Shane Dang snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Reed Fuston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 02:02 | Anderson | John Lemansky pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:46 | Anderson | Thomas Downey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Shane Dang hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 29-37 |
| 01:20 | Anderson | Thomas Downey misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Eric Shattuck - foul #3 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #8 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG) Eric Shattuck | |
| 01:20 | Anderson | Thomas Downey makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:20 | Anderson | Thomas Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | A charge is called on Wesley Winsor - foul #2 on Wesley Winsor, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Anderson | Sean Wachter (SF) Albert Mattison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:48 | Anderson | Luis Michalik lays it in set up by Thomas Downey | 33-37 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | William Frederick is fouled on the floor by Sean Wachter - foul #2 on Sean Wachter, team foul #11 | 33-37 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:37 | Anderson | John Lemansky gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:28 | Anderson | Reed Fuston is called for the reach on John Hall - foul #2 on Reed Fuston, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Anderson | Terry Handler (C) John Lemansky | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) William Frederick | |
| 00:28 | Anderson | John Hall misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:28 | Anderson | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Terry Binette comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 00:01 | Anderson | Sean Wachter snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Anderson | Sean Wachter misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-38 |