| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederic Celestine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Perry (fresh) SF - John Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chris Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Cooper inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Moseley - foul #1 on Gary Moseley, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine tips it home | 29-32 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Howard Perry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Mark Steppe - foul #2 on Mark Steppe, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:46 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Steppe | 31-35 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Howard Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Arnold Mueller - foul #2 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Howard Perry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Steppe - foul #3 on Mark Steppe, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG) Mark Steppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Howard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Howard Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:48 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Chris Galaz grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Howard Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ricky Dixon, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Roger Donohoe (C) Gary Moseley, Ricky Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Monte Fisher (SG), Douglas Claiborne (SF), Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Arnold Mueller, Howard Perry, John Cooper, Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver banks in the layup set up by Eddy Lovett | 32-38 |
| 16:04 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay drills a jump hook from close range | 34-38 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne is hacked by Roger Donohoe - foul #1 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe (SG), Gary Moseley (SF), Ricky Dixon (PF) Donald Lavender, Robert Garay, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Howard Perry (SG), John Cooper (SF) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Douglas Claiborne | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | John Cooper drills a fadeaway in the paint | 34-40 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine's layup is rejected by Dennis Oliver | 34-40 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Howard Perry grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | John Cooper blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Moseley - foul #2 on Gary Moseley, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Galaz (PF), Joseph Crowe (C) Noel McClatchey, Dennis Oliver | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:41 | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon's floater is tipped away by Joseph Crowe | 34-42 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | John Cooper pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | John Cooper scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Arnold Mueller | 34-44 |
| 13:42 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Arnold Mueller - foul #3 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG) Vance Anker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Monte Fisher (SG), Noel McClatchey (SF) Arnold Mueller, Howard Perry, John Cooper | |
| 13:42 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:42 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 13:13 | St. Joseph's | Monte Fisher is called for the reach on Mark Steppe - foul #1 on Monte Fisher, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG), Roger Donohoe (C) Gary Moseley, Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:51 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is hacked by Chris Galaz - foul #4 on Chris Galaz, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne (SF), Dennis Oliver (C) Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 12:35 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon is fouled on the floor by Noel McClatchey - foul #1 on Noel McClatchey, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Howard Perry (SG), John Cooper (SF) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Douglas Claiborne | |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-47 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Oliver | 35-47 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon is fouled on the floor by John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF), Frederic Celestine (C) Donald Lavender, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Galaz (PF) Noel McClatchey | |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Chris Galaz pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steppe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Moseley (fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cooper (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Robert Garay steps in front of the Arnold Mueller pass in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Howard Perry connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-52 |
| 10:16 | St. Joseph's | The pull-up jumper by Robert Garay is blocked by Chris Galaz | 37-52 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Chris Galaz misses the lay-in | 37-52 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Chris Galaz tips it back up and in | 37-54 |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine lays it in | 39-54 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Howard Perry | 39-57 |
| 09:02 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Arnold Mueller - foul #4 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender (SG), Roger Donohoe (C) Gary Moseley, Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Monte Fisher (SG), Noel McClatchey (SF), Joseph Crowe (C) Arnold Mueller, Howard Perry, John Cooper, Chris Galaz | |
| 09:02 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:02 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe hits a floater in the paint set up by Monte Fisher | 41-59 |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eddy Lovett - foul #1 on Eddy Lovett, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Gary Moseley (SF) Robert Garay, Mark Steppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne (SF) Dennis Oliver | |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:35 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey loses the dribble to Vance Anker | 43-59 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender lays it up and in on a great pass from Vance Anker | 45-59 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne connects on the floater from the left side | 45-61 |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-61 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Douglas Claiborne snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Lavender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Moseley (fairly fresh) PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Monte Fisher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Claiborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Noel McClatchey (fresh) 12 pts. C - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 06:38 | St. Joseph's | Eddy Lovett steals the ball from Vance Anker | 45-61 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Donohoe - foul #2 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Steppe (SG), Robert Garay (SF), Frederic Celestine (PF) Donald Lavender, Gary Moseley, Ricky Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Howard Perry (SG), John Cooper (SF), Chris Galaz (PF) Eddy Lovett, Monte Fisher, Douglas Claiborne, Noel McClatchey | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Vance Anker and he's fouled by Chris Galaz - foul #5 on Chris Galaz, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel McClatchey (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) Chris Galaz, Joseph Crowe | |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Vance Anker - foul #2 on Vance Anker, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley (SF), James Urick (PF) Vance Anker, Roger Donohoe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 05:07 | St. Joseph's | Gary Moseley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Garay | 49-64 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Howard Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from John Cooper | 49-66 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | John Cooper is called for the reach on Robert Garay - foul #3 on John Cooper, team foul #10 | 49-66 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon (PF) James Urick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe jams it | 51-68 |
| 03:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Perry | 51-68 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 03:18 | St. Joseph's | Frederic Celestine grabs the board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-68 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Steppe (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Moseley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Dixon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Celestine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Noel McClatchey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Crowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey can't connect on a runner in the lane | 51-68 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Cooper | 51-68 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | John Cooper drills a floater from the baseline | 51-70 |
| 02:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Steppe | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Ricky Dixon swats the layup by Noel McClatchey | 53-70 |
| 01:31 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Dixon snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is whistled for traveling | 53-70 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), James Urick (PF), Roger Donohoe (C) Robert Garay, Mark Steppe, Ricky Dixon, Frederic Celestine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:01 | Illinois | John Cooper is hacked by Vance Anker - foul #3 on Vance Anker, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | John Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Roger Donohoe | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe is whistled for a carry | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Noel McClatchey drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Perry | 53-73 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | The pull-up jumper by Roger Donohoe is blocked by Joseph Crowe | 53-73 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller runs out the clock | 53-73 |