| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Michael Bolduc (fresh) SG - Carlos Rinker (fresh) SF - John Luke (fresh) PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bumgardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc is hacked by Ted Neill - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 19:23 | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Luke - foul #1 on John Luke, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith's floater is tipped away by Christian Graddy | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke drills a runner from close range set up by Carlos Rinker and the foul's on Christian Graddy - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke misses the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | John Reich grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Raymond Varela can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Bolduc - foul #1 on Michael Bolduc, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker's pass is intercepted by Christian Graddy | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the floater from the right block | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke drills a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Bolduc | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Raymond Varela clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Bolduc - foul #2 on Michael Bolduc, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher (PG), Jerome Gross (SG), Walter Anderson (SF), Harvey Langston (PF), Donald Szeto (C) Michael Bolduc, Carlos Rinker, John Luke, Gregory Smith, Jeffrey Bumgardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Carnegie Mellon | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Langston | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Szeto | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | John Reich throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Raymond Varela, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 16:38 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross is called for traveling | 7-6 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Charles Fisher is called for the reach on Michael Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Ralph Koch drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Harvey Langston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher tips it home | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Charles Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerome Gross (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Harvey Langston (fairly fresh) C - Donald Szeto (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Harvey Langston swats the short shot by Jonathan Howard | 9-9 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Howard | 9-12 |
| 15:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower (PG), Carlos Rinker (SG), Gregory Smith (PF), Jeffrey Bumgardner (C) Charles Fisher, Jerome Gross, Harvey Langston, Donald Szeto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 15:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Raymond Varela | 9-14 |
| 14:38 | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-14 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | John Reich is open but misses the lay-in | 9-14 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Raymond Varela tips it in | 9-16 |
| 14:16 | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 9-16 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Mower - foul #1 on Lloyd Mower, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke (SF) Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) John Reich | |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is hacked by Lloyd Mower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Mower, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher (PG) Lloyd Mower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Ralph Koch (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Randy Chagoya, Raymond Varela, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is hacked by Jeffrey Bumgardner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bumgardner, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Harvey Langston (PF) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF) Ralph Koch | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 13:17 | Carnegie Mellon | Harvey Langston grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:51 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 9-18 |
| 12:49 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner tips it home | 11-18 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Charles Fisher steals it from Robert Lipovsky in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 12:28 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 12:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner tips it in | 13-18 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Harvey Langston is called for the reach on Michael Long - foul #1 on Harvey Langston, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Timothy Smith (SF), Gregory Smith (PF) John Luke, Harvey Langston | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:17 | Carnegie Mellon | Timothy Smith snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 11:57 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG) Michael Long | |
| 11:57 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:57 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Charles Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carlos Rinker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) PF - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Bumgardner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Gregory Smith steals it from Jeremiah Meyers | 15-19 |
| 11:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross (SG) Carlos Rinker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| 11:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Bumgardner steals it from Raymond Varela in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 11:09 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner drills a shot near the basket set up by Timothy Smith | 19-19 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 19-19 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 10:34 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Charles Fisher | 19-19 |
| 10:25 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker (SG), John Luke (SF), Harvey Langston (C) Jerome Gross, Timothy Smith, Jeffrey Bumgardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Carl Luce (C) John Reich, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 10:25 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Gregory Smith steals the ball from Jonathan Howard | 22-19 |
| 09:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Fisher | 24-19 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:14 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Lipovsky steps in front of the Gregory Smith pass | 24-19 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya travels with the ball | 24-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross (PG), Donald Szeto (C) Charles Fisher, Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), John Reich (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Randy Chagoya, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard | |
| 08:46 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker misses the jumper from the free throw line | 24-19 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Harvey Langston swats the short shot by John Reich | 24-19 |
| 08:37 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Harvey Langston | 24-19 |
| 08:22 | Carnegie Mellon | John Reich steals it from Carlos Rinker | 24-19 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Michael Long lays it up and in on a great pass from John Reich | 24-21 |
| 07:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Jerome Gross (fairly fresh) SG - Carlos Rinker (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Luke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harvey Langston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Szeto (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Michael Long misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 07:29 | Carnegie Mellon | Donald Szeto gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:09 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross lays it up and in set up by John Luke and the foul's on Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Walter Anderson (PF), Jeffrey Bumgardner (C) Carlos Rinker, John Luke, Harvey Langston, Donald Szeto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF) Michael Long, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| 07:09 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Raymond Varela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| 06:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Raymond Varela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| 06:36 | Carnegie Mellon | Timothy Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-21 |
| 06:35 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson tips it but misses | 27-21 |
| 06:34 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner tips it but misses | 27-21 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Fisher - foul #2 on Charles Fisher, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker (SG), Harvey Langston (PF) Charles Fisher, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:31 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeffrey Bumgardner gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Randy Chagoya, Jonathan Howard | |
| 06:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross misses the free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 29-21 |
| 06:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Harvey Langston gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the reach on Jerome Gross - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke (SF), Gregory Smith (PF) Walter Anderson, Harvey Langston | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 05:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Jerome Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Raymond Varela comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 05:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Carlos Rinker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-21 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Raymond Varela snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 04:51 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Gregory Smith | 30-21 |
| 04:44 | Carnegie Mellon | John Reich is called for the reach on John Luke - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Harvey Langston (C) Jeffrey Bumgardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| 04:44 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:44 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 04:29 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Gregory Smith can't finish the layup | 31-21 |
| 04:14 | Carnegie Mellon | The offensive rebound goes to John Luke | 31-21 |
| 03:53 | Carnegie Mellon | John Luke clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 31-21 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Jerome Gross (tired) 6 pts. SG - Carlos Rinker (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Luke (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Smith (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harvey Langston (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) SG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Varela (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | John Luke is called for the reach on Raymond Varela - foul #2 on John Luke, team foul #10 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc (PG), Lloyd Mower (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Donald Szeto (C) Jerome Gross, Carlos Rinker, John Luke, Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Christian Graddy (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Randy Chagoya, Jonathan Howard, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:45 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Donald Szeto | 31-22 |
| 03:28 | Carnegie Mellon | Donald Szeto knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lloyd Mower | 33-22 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a jumper from the left block set up by Raymond Varela and he's hacked by Harvey Langston - foul #2 on Harvey Langston, team foul #11 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher (SG), Walter Anderson (PF) Lloyd Mower, Harvey Langston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Long, Raymond Varela | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Donald Szeto pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 03:03 | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Fisher | 35-24 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #12 | 35-24 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 02:44 | Carnegie Mellon | Walter Anderson drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bolduc | 37-25 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Charles Fisher takes the ball from Robert Lipovsky | 37-25 |
| 02:14 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher can't finish the layup | 37-25 |
| 02:12 | Carnegie Mellon | Timothy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 01:59 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Lipovsky - foul #2 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #12 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower (SG), John Luke (SF), Harvey Langston (PF), Jeffrey Bumgardner (C) Michael Bolduc, Timothy Smith, Walter Anderson, Donald Szeto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch | |
| 01:59 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:59 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Luke - foul #3 on John Luke, team foul #13 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc (PG), Walter Anderson (SF) Charles Fisher, John Luke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower is fouled on the floor by Michael Long - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #13 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Carl Luce (C) Randy Chagoya, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 01:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Lloyd Mower makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Walter Anderson steals the ball from Michael Long | 40-27 |
| 00:49 | Carnegie Mellon | Harvey Langston misses badly on a floater from the left block | 40-27 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bumgardner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bumgardner, team foul #14 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Fisher (SG), Gregory Smith (PF) Lloyd Mower, Harvey Langston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF) Michael Long, Raymond Varela | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:20 | Carnegie Mellon | Ted Neill takes the ball from Charles Fisher | 40-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | John Reich makes the fadeaway near the basket | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Michael Bolduc misses the fullcourt shot | 40-31 |