| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Malizia (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 19:41 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:22 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-27 |
| 19:21 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga tips it home | 36-27 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Jack Malizia takes the ball from William Frederick | 36-27 |
| 18:52 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley buries a jump hook from the right block | 38-27 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Leon Deberry - foul #3 on Leon Deberry, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (PF) Leon Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:12 | Lake Forest | Reed Fuston is called for the reach on Jimmy Hill - foul #2 on Reed Fuston, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 17:54 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Elias Noga | 41-29 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Fujita - foul #1 on Edward Fujita, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), Shane Dang (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, John Jones | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:13 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Edward Fujita steals the ball from Jimmy Alexander | 41-30 |
| 16:53 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) Terry Binette | |
| 16:53 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:53 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | David Page can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 16:36 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:21 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 42-30 |
| 16:20 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Walck | 42-30 |
| 15:55 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog is fouled on the floor by Andy Close - foul #3 on Andy Close, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG), Kevin Hutchins (SF), Leon Deberry (PF) Jimmy Hill, Jack Malizia, Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), John Jones (C) Eric Shattuck, David Page | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Whitmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Walck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shane Dang (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Lake Forest | Andy Close is called for the reach on John Hartzog - foul #4 on Andy Close, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG) John Hartzog | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), William Frederick (SF) Andy Close, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 15:30 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reed Fuston | 42-30 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | William Frederick is hacked by Elias Noga - foul #1 on Elias Noga, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley (C) Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | John Jones blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Shane Dang snags the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | John Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Whitmore - foul #1 on James Whitmore, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia (SF) Kevin Hutchins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) Shane Dang | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | John Jones misses the free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:56 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:39 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Jack Malizia | 44-32 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Reed Fuston clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 14:22 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:02 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Reed Fuston - foul #3 on Reed Fuston, team foul #5 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, James Whitmore, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SF) Wesley Winsor, William Frederick | |
| 13:51 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 13:49 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Binette | 46-34 |
| 13:18 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jimmy Alexander - foul #3 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (SG), David Page (SF), Shane Dang (PF) Reed Fuston, Terry Binette, John Jones | |
| 13:18 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:18 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Shane Dang comes up short on the shot from close range | 48-34 |
| 13:02 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 12:57 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shane Dang - foul #1 on Shane Dang, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Gary Frawley (C) John Hartzog, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:57 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:57 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Shane Dang grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Shane Dang makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Shattuck | 49-36 |
| 12:25 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (PF) Leon Deberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Elias Noga is called for the reach on Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Elias Noga, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) David Page | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 12:01 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 11:57 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Alexander is called for the reach on Elias Noga - foul #4 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Kevin Hutchins (SF) Jack Malizia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF), John Jones (C) Shane Dang, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 11:57 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the lay-in | 49-36 |
| 11:39 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 11:24 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-36 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Jones and he's fouled by Kevin Hutchins - foul #2 on Kevin Hutchins, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Jack Malizia (SF), Leon Deberry (PF), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, Kevin Hutchins, Edward Fujita, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), David Page (SF) Eric Shattuck, William Frederick | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:45 | Lake Forest | David Page steps in front of the Leon Deberry pass | 49-39 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | David Page banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 10:24 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog is hacked by Wesley Winsor - foul #2 on Wesley Winsor, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG) Jimmy Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Shane Dang (C) Wesley Winsor, John Jones | |
| 10:24 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:24 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Hartzog | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Shane Dang lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Binette | 51-43 |
| 09:18 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck is called for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG), Gary Frawley (C) John Hartzog, James Whitmore, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), John Jones (C) David Page, Terry Binette | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jimmy Hill steals the ball from Shane Dang | 51-43 |
| 08:58 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill can't finish the layup | 51-43 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Elias Noga - foul #3 on Elias Noga, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (SG) Reed Fuston | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:49 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elias Noga, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG) Elias Noga | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SG) Eric Shattuck | |
| 08:09 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia lays it in set up by Jimmy Hill | 53-45 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 07:47 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Malizia (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Deberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Dang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Lake Forest | Gary Frawley clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 07:26 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Hill | 53-45 |
| 07:06 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia buries a shot from the right side set up by Jimmy Hill | 55-45 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Shane Dang misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 06:41 | Lake Forest | Jack Malizia snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:12 | Lake Forest | Wesley Winsor is called for the reach on John Hartzog - foul #3 on Wesley Winsor, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | James Whitmore (SG), Kevin Hutchins (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Harry Walck (C) Jimmy Hill, Jack Malizia, Leon Deberry, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), Terry Binette (PF), Andy Close (C) Wesley Winsor, David Page, William Frederick, Shane Dang, John Jones | |
| 06:12 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:12 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Shattuck | 57-47 |
| 05:33 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog misses the lay-in | 57-47 |
| 05:31 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore tips it home | 59-47 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Terry Binette is fouled on the floor by James Whitmore - foul #2 on James Whitmore, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Elias Noga (PG) John Hartzog | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:11 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:49 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #11 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill (SG), Jack Malizia (SF), Leon Deberry (PF), Gary Frawley (C) James Whitmore, Kevin Hutchins, Edward Fujita, Harry Walck | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:03 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elias Noga | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Andy Close drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Elias Noga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Malizia (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Frawley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Close (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elias Noga | 63-50 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck's floater is tipped away by Gary Frawley | 63-50 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Andy Close's pass is intercepted by Elias Noga | 63-50 |
| 02:44 | Lake Forest | Elias Noga connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Malizia | 66-50 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Reed Fuston loses the ball out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), James Whitmore (SG), Kevin Hutchins (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Harry Walck (C) Elias Noga, Jimmy Hill, Jack Malizia, Leon Deberry, Gary Frawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Wesley Winsor (SG), David Page (SF), Shane Dang (PF) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, Terry Binette, Andy Close | |
| 02:23 | Lake Forest | Shane Dang takes the ball from Edward Fujita | 66-50 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor is called for traveling | 66-50 |
| 01:37 | Lake Forest | The short jumper by Harry Walck is denied by Shane Dang | 66-50 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Shane Dang pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 01:30 | Lake Forest | Kevin Hutchins grabs the board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Bonneau - foul #1 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #12 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG) Robert Bonneau | |
| 01:15 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:15 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 00:53 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog grabs the board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck makes the turnaround in the lane set up by John Hartzog | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | David Page misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 00:16 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog runs out the clock | 69-50 |