| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Forrest Wood (fresh) SG - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) SF - Marvin Fink (fresh) PF - Richard Beaulieu (fresh) C - Ronnie Korhonen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) SG - Charles Hess (fresh) SF - Shelby Taylor (fresh) PF - Mikey Innis (fresh) C - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon 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) | |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Forrest Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Shelby Taylor - foul #1 on Shelby Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Forrest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Ripon | Forrest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Mikey Innis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Ripon | Mikey Innis swats the layup by Ronnie Korhonen | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Mikey Innis drills a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #1 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Mikey Innis makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen double dribbles | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Mikey Innis is hacked by Marvin Fink - foul #1 on Marvin Fink, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor drills a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Marvin Fink - foul #2 on Marvin Fink, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Ripon | Cecil Weaver (SF) Marvin Fink | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:03 | Ripon | Forrest Wood hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | Ripon | Forrest Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Shreve (PG) Forrest Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Richard Beaulieu picks off the pass by Shelby Taylor | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Ripon | Michael Shreve hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hamilton | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Black | 7-9 |
| 16:26 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell (SG), Arron Jordan (PF), Jason Uchida (C) Daniel Hamilton, Richard Beaulieu, Ronnie Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), James Blake (SF), Derek Bullock (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Charles Hess, Shelby Taylor, Mikey Innis, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Lanny Montano misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Shreve - foul #1 on Michael Shreve, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Ripon | Forrest Wood (PG) Gerald Cantrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:51 | Ripon | Forrest Wood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 15:49 | Ripon | Jason Uchida tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Forrest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Weaver (fresh) PF - Arron Jordan (fresh) C - Jason Uchida (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Senger (fresh) SF - James Blake (fresh) PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | John Senger knocks in the floater from the right side | 9-13 |
| 15:17 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 15:15 | Ripon | Jason Uchida hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Lanny Montano buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 14:35 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Lanny Montano pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | James Blake is fouled on the floor by Forrest Wood - foul #1 on Forrest Wood, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Murtagh (PG), Daniel Hamilton (SG), Gerald Cantrell (SF), Richard Beaulieu (PF), Ronnie Korhonen (C) Forrest Wood, Michael Shreve, Cecil Weaver, Arron Jordan, Jason Uchida | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Charles Hess (SG), Shelby Taylor (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Michael Black, John Senger, James Blake, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Charles Hess misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-15 |
| 14:13 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:56 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton misses the jump hook from the left block | 11-15 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ruben Curnutt | 11-15 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Korhonen | 11-15 |
| 13:38 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton hits the finger roll | 13-15 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Raymond Myers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:32 | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:28 | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell's pass is intercepted by Raymond Myers | 13-15 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Raymond Myers lays it in | 13-17 |
| 12:59 | Ripon | Karl Murtagh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mikey Innis | 13-17 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Mikey Innis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mikey Innis | 13-19 |
| 12:17 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Shelby Taylor - foul #2 on Shelby Taylor, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Ripon | Forrest Wood (PG), Cecil Weaver (SF), Arron Jordan (PF), Jason Uchida (C) Karl Murtagh, Gerald Cantrell, Richard Beaulieu, Ronnie Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), John Senger (SG), James Blake (SF), Derek Bullock (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Raymond Myers, Charles Hess, Shelby Taylor, Mikey Innis, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 12:11 | Ripon | James Blake steps in front of the Cecil Weaver pass | 13-19 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Derek Bullock is called for traveling | 13-19 |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Shreve (SG) Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Forrest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Weaver (fresh) PF - Arron Jordan (fresh) C - Jason Uchida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Senger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blake (fresh) PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Ripon | Lanny Montano picks off the pass by Jason Uchida | 13-19 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Lanny Montano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | James Blake hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 10:59 | Ripon | Jason Uchida scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Forrest Wood | 15-21 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | John Senger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-21 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | James Blake snags the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | James Blake misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 10:39 | Ripon | Arron Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:15 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton (SG), Richard Beaulieu (PF), Ronnie Korhonen (C) Forrest Wood, Arron Jordan, Jason Uchida | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Hess (SG), Robert Beerman (SF), Ruben Curnutt (C) John Senger, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| 10:15 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:15 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Michael Black misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:51 | Ripon | Michael Shreve buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Weaver | 19-21 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | James Blake can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Charles Hess snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Charles Hess can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 09:18 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:59 | Ripon | James Blake steals the ball from Daniel Hamilton | 19-21 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | James Blake can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 08:38 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:22 | Ripon | Michael Black blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Shreve | 19-21 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Ronnie Korhonen steps in front of the Charles Hess pass | 19-21 |
| 07:56 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:42 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Michael Shreve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Beaulieu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Korhonen (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Hess (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Beerman (fairly fresh) PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Curnutt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu lays it up and in set up by Cecil Weaver | 24-21 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Robert Beerman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Charles Hess drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Black | 24-24 |
| 06:54 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-24 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Michael Black is fouled on the floor by Michael Shreve - foul #2 on Michael Shreve, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ripon | Forrest Wood (PG), Terry Munson (SG), Gerald Cantrell (SF), Arron Jordan (PF), Jason Uchida (C) Michael Shreve, Daniel Hamilton, Cecil Weaver, Richard Beaulieu, Ronnie Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), John Senger (SG), Allan Murphree (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Derek Bullock (C) Michael Black, Charles Hess, Robert Beerman, James Blake, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Forrest Wood takes the ball from Derek Bullock | 24-24 |
| 06:14 | Ripon | Arron Jordan travels with the ball | 24-24 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | John Senger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:05 | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:00 | Ripon | Forrest Wood misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 05:58 | Ripon | Arron Jordan snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:42 | Ripon | John Senger steals the ball from Arron Jordan | 24-24 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Raymond Myers drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 05:15 | Ripon | Forrest Wood makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Munson | 26-26 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Raymond Myers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 04:37 | Ripon | Arron Jordan connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Forrest Wood | 28-29 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Mikey Innis is fouled on the floor by Forrest Wood - foul #2 on Forrest Wood, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Murtagh (PG), Daniel Hamilton (SG), Cecil Weaver (SF), Richard Beaulieu (PF), Ronnie Korhonen (C) Forrest Wood, Terry Munson, Gerald Cantrell, Arron Jordan, Jason Uchida | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Charles Hess (SG), Robert Beerman (SF), Lanny Montano (C) Raymond Myers, John Senger, Allan Murphree, Derek Bullock | |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Mikey Innis makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Mikey Innis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:15 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 03:56 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Beerman - foul #1 on Robert Beerman, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Shreve (PG), Marvin Fink (SF) Karl Murtagh, Cecil Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelby Taylor (SF) Robert Beerman | |
| 03:56 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:56 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 03:42 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Richard Beaulieu | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Michael Shreve (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Fink (fresh) PF - Richard Beaulieu (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Korhonen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Hess (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shelby Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mikey Innis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Ripon | Marvin Fink misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 03:19 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses badly on a floater in the paint | 32-30 |
| 03:11 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:02 | Ripon | Lanny Montano steps in front of the Daniel Hamilton pass | 32-30 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Lanny Montano misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 02:43 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:38 | Ripon | Michael Shreve clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 02:36 | Ripon | Ronnie Korhonen grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:15 | Ripon | Richard Beaulieu can't finish the layup | 32-30 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lanny Montano grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Richard Beaulieu - foul #1 on Richard Beaulieu, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Ripon | Forrest Wood (PG), Gerald Cantrell (SG), Arron Jordan (PF), Cecil Weaver (C) Michael Shreve, Daniel Hamilton, Richard Beaulieu, Ronnie Korhonen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), Derek Bullock (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Charles Hess, Mikey Innis, Lanny Montano | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:32 | Ripon | Arron Jordan lays it in set up by Forrest Wood and he's fouled by John Senger - foul #1 on John Senger, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (SF) Shelby Taylor | |
| 01:32 | Ripon | Arron Jordan makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Derek Bullock clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arron Jordan - foul #1 on Arron Jordan, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jason Uchida (C) Marvin Fink | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Derek Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:13 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Cecil Weaver | 35-33 |
| 00:50 | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ruben Curnutt - foul #1 on Ruben Curnutt, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton (SG) Jason Uchida | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG) Michael Black | |
| 00:50 | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:50 | Ripon | Gerald Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | John Senger can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Hamilton - foul #2 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Ripon | Jason Uchida (C) Gerald Cantrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | John Senger makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | John Senger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:18 | Ripon | Cecil Weaver blows the layup | 37-35 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Forrest Wood steals the ball from John Senger | 37-35 |
| 00:09 | Ripon | Forrest Wood hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | James Blake misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Cecil Weaver - foul #1 on Cecil Weaver, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Shreve (PG), Marvin Fink (SF), Richard Beaulieu (PF), Ronnie Korhonen (C) Forrest Wood, Cecil Weaver, Arron Jordan, Jason Uchida | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Shelby Taylor (SF) Raymond Myers, Derek Bullock | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Daniel Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 39-37 |