| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Peoples (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Eric Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Reulet (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell inbounds the ball | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Lake Forest | Herman Norton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | James Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 19:23 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jared Reulet | 22-40 |
| 18:59 | Lake Forest | Herman Norton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Arnold | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-43 |
| 18:44 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell grabs the board | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:24 | Lake Forest | Herman Norton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 18:23 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet hits the follow up shot | 22-45 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the jumper from the left side | 22-45 |
| 18:07 | Lake Forest | John Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 22-45 |
| 17:41 | Lake Forest | Herman Norton double dribbles | 22-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Ronald Mays (C) Allen Peoples, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (PG), Charles Shawver (SG), Michael Bolton (SF), Steven Pratt (PF), Ronald Chill (C) Eric Arnold, Herman Norton, Joseph McDowell, John Ludwig, Jared Reulet | |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Alvares | 24-45 |
| 17:08 | Lake Forest | Michael Bolton's pass is intercepted by Ronald Mays | 24-45 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Alex Brady clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-45 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | John Alvares tips it back up and in | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:52 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-47 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | James Summers misses the fadeaway from the left block | 26-47 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | James Summers snags the offensive board | 26-47 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Ronald Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), Joshua Faulkner (SG), Kevin Auman (C) James Summers, Alex Brady, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Herman Norton (SG), Joseph McDowell (SF), John Ludwig (PF), Jared Reulet (C) Charles Shawver, Michael Bolton, Steven Pratt, Ronald Chill | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:12 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Auman - foul #1 on Kevin Auman, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Peoples (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF) Joshua Faulkner, Kevin Auman | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold (PG) Daniel Sala | |
| 16:12 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 16:12 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Allen Peoples comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-49 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Williams | 26-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) SG - John Alvares (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Peoples (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Eric Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Norton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jared Reulet (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Ronald Mays can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-49 |
| 15:44 | Lake Forest | John Ludwig gets the rebound | 26-49 |
| 15:19 | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph McDowell | 26-52 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Allen Peoples buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Walter Whaley | 29-52 |
| 14:54 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell misses the easy layup | 29-52 |
| 14:53 | Lake Forest | John Ludwig snags the offensive board | 29-52 |
| 14:29 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet can't finish the layup | 29-52 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | John Alvares grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Allen Peoples connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by John Alvares and he's hacked by Joseph McDowell - foul #2 on Joseph McDowell, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Walter Whaley, John Alvares, Jeffery Williams, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (PG), Charles Shawver (SG), Michael Bolton (SF), Steven Pratt (PF), Ronald Chill (C) Eric Arnold, Herman Norton, Joseph McDowell, John Ludwig, Jared Reulet | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Allen Peoples makes the free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:54 | Lake Forest | Michael Bolton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Allen Peoples is whistled for a carry | 32-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SF) Allen Peoples | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 13:16 | Lake Forest | Ronald Chill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Sala | 32-54 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-54 |
| 13:05 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 12:45 | Lake Forest | Michael Bolton hits a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Jerald Gayton - foul #1 on Jerald Gayton, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Mays (PF) Alex Brady | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell (SF) Charles Shawver | |
| 12:45 | Lake Forest | Michael Bolton makes the free throw | 32-57 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-57 |
| 12:30 | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 12:09 | Lake Forest | Jerald Gayton steps in front of the Daniel Sala pass | 32-57 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerald Gayton | 34-57 |
| 11:43 | Lake Forest | James Johnson picks off the pass by Daniel Sala | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Daniel Sala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Pratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Chill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 11:38 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 11:16 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell misses the shot from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Ronald Mays snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey's pass is intercepted by Daniel Sala | 34-57 |
| 10:44 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-60 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Ronald Mays hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Steven Pratt - foul #2 on Steven Pratt, team foul #2 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG), John Alvares (SG), Allen Peoples (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF) James Summers, Robert Pelfrey, Jerald Gayton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold (PG), Herman Norton (SG), John Ludwig (PF), Jared Reulet (C) Daniel Sala, Michael Bolton, Steven Pratt, Ronald Chill | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Ronald Mays makes the free throw | 37-60 |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 10:07 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Norton | 37-60 |
| 09:43 | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Ronald Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Alex Brady hits a shot from close range on a great pass from John Alvares | 39-60 |
| 09:17 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-60 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Ronald Mays snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Ronald Mays hits a turnaround from close range set up by Alex Brady | 41-60 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Williams | 41-60 |
| 08:43 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet gets the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 08:22 | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 08:21 | Lake Forest | John Ludwig hits the follow up shot | 41-62 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Alex Brady buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Alvares | 44-62 |
| 07:45 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet lays it up and in | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alex Brady (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Peoples (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffery Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Mays (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Eric Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Norton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McDowell (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Ludwig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Jared Reulet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | John Alvares is hacked by Eric Arnold - foul #3 on Eric Arnold, team foul #3 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Alex Brady, John Alvares, Jeffery Williams, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (PG), Charles Shawver (SG), Michael Bolton (SF), Steven Pratt (PF) Eric Arnold, Herman Norton, Joseph McDowell, John Ludwig | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | James Summers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Sala - foul #3 on Daniel Sala, team foul #4 | 44-64 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:52 | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Allen Peoples buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Summers | 49-64 |
| 06:19 | Lake Forest | Charles Shawver double dribbles | 49-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (PF) Allen Peoples | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Ludwig (PF) Jared Reulet | |
| 06:07 | Illinois | James Summers banks in the layup set up by Robert Pelfrey | 51-64 |
| 05:43 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt makes the turnaround from the left block | 51-66 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey buries a floater from close range | 53-66 |
| 05:01 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Pelfrey - foul #4 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #3 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), John Alvares (SF) Robert Pelfrey, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold (PG), Herman Norton (SG), Ronald Chill (C) Daniel Sala, Charles Shawver, John Ludwig | |
| 05:01 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:01 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton makes the shot from the left block | 55-67 |
| 04:23 | Lake Forest | Ronald Chill is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), Ronald Mays (PF), Kevin Auman (C) James Summers, Jerald Gayton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (SF), John Ludwig (PF) Michael Bolton, Steven Pratt | |
| 04:15 | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alex Brady - foul #2 on Alex Brady, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| 04:15 | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:15 | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | John Alvares misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Ronald Mays tips it back up and in | 57-69 |
| 03:43 | Lake Forest | Ronald Chill is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mays - foul #1 on Ronald Mays, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG), James Johnson (C) Walter Whaley, Kevin Auman | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet (C) Daniel Sala | |
| 03:17 | Lake Forest | Alex Brady steps in front of the Eric Arnold pass | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alex Brady (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mays (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Eric Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Norton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Chill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ludwig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Jared Reulet (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Herman Norton - foul #1 on Herman Norton, team foul #5 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Allen Peoples (SF) Alex Brady, John Alvares | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (PG), Joseph McDowell (SF), Michael Bolton (PF) Eric Arnold, Ronald Chill, John Ludwig | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:44 | Lake Forest | Herman Norton's pass is intercepted by James Summers | 59-69 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Ronald Mays lays it in on a nice dish by James Summers | 61-69 |
| 02:41 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (PF) Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold (PG), Steven Pratt (PF) Daniel Sala, Michael Bolton | |
| 02:16 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell scores on a runner in the paint set up by Steven Pratt | 61-71 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | A charge is called on Allen Peoples - foul #1 on Allen Peoples, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), Alex Brady (SG), John Alvares (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF), Ronald Mays (C) James Summers, Robert Pelfrey, Allen Peoples, Jeffery Williams, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (PG), Charles Shawver (SG), Michael Bolton (SF), Ronald Chill (C) Eric Arnold, Herman Norton, Joseph McDowell, Jared Reulet | |
| 01:49 | Lake Forest | Michael Bolton misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 61-71 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Walter Whaley is hacked by Daniel Sala - foul #4 on Daniel Sala, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Walter Whaley is fouled on the floor by Charles Shawver - foul #1 on Charles Shawver, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Walter Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Walter Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:38 | Lake Forest | Steven Pratt gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 01:38 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| 01:18 | Lake Forest | Ronald Chill loses the ball out of bounds | 62-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Allen Peoples (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF), James Johnson (C) Walter Whaley, Alex Brady, John Alvares, Jerald Gayton, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold (PG), Herman Norton (SG), Joseph McDowell (SF), John Ludwig (PF), Jared Reulet (C) Daniel Sala, Charles Shawver, Michael Bolton, Steven Pratt, Ronald Chill | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Allen Peoples misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph McDowell - foul #3 on Joseph McDowell, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Allen Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Allen Peoples misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:03 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Lake Forest | Allen Peoples is called for the reach on Joseph McDowell - foul #2 on Allen Peoples, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Daniel Sala (SG), Michael Bolton (PF) Herman Norton, John Ludwig | |
| 00:57 | Lake Forest | Joseph McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Allen Peoples grabs the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | James Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:39 | Lake Forest | Michael Bolton snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 00:39 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| 00:36 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet is hacked by James Summers in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| 00:36 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:36 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Allen Peoples misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 00:29 | Lake Forest | Jared Reulet snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Eric Arnold runs out the clock | 63-73 |