| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (fresh) SG - Robert Wallis (fresh) SF - Peter Parks (fresh) PF - Tony Dunaway (fresh) C - Dave Numbers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | John Reich makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ted Neill | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Peter Parks | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers clanks a floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | John Reich is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | St. Norbert | A charge is called on Tony Dunaway - foul #1 on Tony Dunaway, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled on the floor by Tony Dunaway - foul #2 on Tony Dunaway, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams (PF) Tony Dunaway | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (PG), Randolph Smith (SF), Timothy Murphy (C) Ronald Holder, Peter Parks, Dave Numbers | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | St. Norbert | Robert Workman pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | St. Norbert | Carl Luce steals the ball from Timothy Murphy | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Michael Long's pass is intercepted by Robert Workman in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | St. Norbert | Robert Workman knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Randolph Smith | 3-8 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christian Graddy | 5-8 |
| 16:26 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Workman and he's hacked by Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jonathan Howard, Christian Graddy, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Peter Parks (SF), John Arteaga (PF), Dave Numbers (C) Robert Workman, Robert Wallis, Thomas Williams, Timothy Murphy | |
| 16:26 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith makes the free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Randolph Smith takes the ball from Michael Long in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 16:01 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Gibbs | 5-11 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Long (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Varela (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randolph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Parks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Arteaga (fresh) C - Dave Numbers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-11 |
| 15:48 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:46 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Long, Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (SG) Randolph Smith | |
| 15:33 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses the lay-in | 5-11 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 5-11 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-11 |
| 15:13 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:08 | St. Norbert | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Ronald Holder - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Carl Luce (PF) Ted Neill, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG), Raymond Garey (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Ronald Holder, Peter Parks, John Arteaga, Dave Numbers | |
| 14:57 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | John Reich snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | John Reich drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 8-11 |
| 14:34 | St. Norbert | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) John Reich, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG) Robert Workman | |
| 14:23 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers (C) Timothy Murphy | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Thomas Williams blocks the jumper by Robert Lipovsky | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 13:56 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Raymond Varela (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Randy Chagoya, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (SG), Peter Parks (SF), John Arteaga (PF) Robert Wallis, Raymond Garey, Thomas Williams | |
| 13:36 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:36 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Christian Graddy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Arteaga - foul #1 on John Arteaga, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG) Stephen Burtch | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:05 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 13:03 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Workman | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Varela, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy (C) Dave Numbers | |
| 12:30 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | John Reich knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 12-14 |
| 12:03 | St. Norbert | Robert Workman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:02 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | St. Norbert | Robert Workman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fairly fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Workman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Arteaga (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | John Reich is hacked by Peter Parks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Parks, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Jonathan Howard (PF), Carl Luce (C) Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG), Randolph Smith (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), Dave Numbers (C) Robert Workman, Peter Parks, John Arteaga, Timothy Murphy | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Michael Long comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard tips it home | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:11 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Dave Numbers is called for the reach on Carl Luce - foul #1 on Dave Numbers, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG) Ronald Holder | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:42 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:19 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses badly on a runner in the lane | 14-14 |
| 09:55 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Thomas Williams | 14-14 |
| 09:50 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dave Numbers | 14-17 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard blows the layup | 14-17 |
| 09:39 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:25 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:23 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers misses the tip | 14-17 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (PG), Peter Parks (SF), John Arteaga (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Stephen Burtch, Randolph Smith, Thomas Williams, Dave Numbers | |
| 09:02 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG) Robert Wallis | |
| 09:02 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:02 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses badly on a shot from close range | 14-19 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs tips it in | 16-19 |
| 08:08 | St. Norbert | Robert Workman is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) John Reich | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG), Raymond Garey (SF), Thomas Williams (PF) Ronald Holder, Peter Parks, John Arteaga | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 07:46 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Timothy Murphy | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) SG - Raymond Varela (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Robert Workman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wallis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Garey (fresh) PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | St. Norbert | Robert Workman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Workman, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers (C) Timothy Murphy | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Christian Graddy and he's fouled by Raymond Garey - foul #1 on Raymond Garey, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG) Robert Workman | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:23 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 07:13 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis comes up short on the shot from the right side | 18-19 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Peter Parks (SF), John Arteaga (PF) Raymond Garey, Thomas Williams | |
| 06:53 | St. Norbert | Robert Lipovsky picks off the pass by Ronald Holder | 18-19 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Ronald Holder steps in front of the Michael Long pass in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 06:44 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder banks in the layup | 18-21 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Parks - foul #2 on Peter Parks, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG), Randolph Smith (SF) Ronald Holder, Peter Parks | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:42 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:24 | St. Norbert | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the reach on Randolph Smith - foul #2 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Carl Luce (C) Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (SG) Robert Wallis | |
| 06:24 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:24 | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Long throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey (SF), Timothy Murphy (C) Randolph Smith, Dave Numbers | |
| 06:07 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:06 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy snags the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:55 | St. Norbert | A charge is called on Stephen Burtch - foul #1 on Stephen Burtch, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Thomas Williams (PF) Stephen Burtch, John Arteaga | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Garey - foul #2 on Raymond Garey, team foul #11 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randolph Smith (SF) Raymond Garey | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:33 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert Workman and the foul's on Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (PF) Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis (SG), Dave Numbers (C) Robert Workman, Timothy Murphy | |
| 05:33 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Raymond Varela gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard lays it up and in and he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #2 on Thomas Williams, team foul #12 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Arteaga (PF) Thomas Williams | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:53 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga is hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 04:53 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:53 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | John Arteaga is called for the reach on Robert Lipovsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Arteaga, team foul #13 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy (PF) John Arteaga | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Murphy | 24-28 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the wide open shot from close range | 24-28 |
| 04:22 | St. Norbert | Robert Wallis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:15 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 24-28 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Ronald Holder picks off the pass by Daniel Gibbs in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 04:07 | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder hits the finger roll | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Christian Graddy connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Varela | 26-30 |
| 03:29 | St. Norbert | Christian Graddy steals the ball from Randolph Smith | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Lipovsky (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Varela (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christian Graddy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Ronald Holder (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Wallis (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Randolph Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dave Numbers (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Randolph Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Varela in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randolph Smith, team foul #14 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Randy Chagoya, Robert Lipovsky, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch (PG), Robert Workman (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Ronald Holder, Robert Wallis, Randolph Smith, Timothy Murphy, Dave Numbers | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:08 | St. Norbert | John Reich steals the ball from Peter Parks | 27-30 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Ralph Koch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 03:01 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Tony Dunaway is called for the reach on John Reich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Dunaway, team foul #15 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Arteaga (PF) Tony Dunaway | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:57 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:44 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Stephen Burtch and he's hacked by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #3 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 02:44 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses short on a floater from the right block | 27-33 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Carl Luce tips it in | 29-33 |
| 02:18 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Workman | 29-35 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Reich comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 02:12 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:01 | St. Norbert | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Stephen Burtch - foul #3 on Ralph Koch, team foul #13 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) John Reich, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey (SF) Peter Parks | |
| 02:01 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:01 | St. Norbert | Stephen Burtch misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Long | 31-36 |
| 01:30 | St. Norbert | Ted Neill takes the ball from Stephen Burtch | 31-36 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Michael Long drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ted Neill | 34-36 |
| 01:01 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Ronald Holder (PG), Robert Wallis (SG), Timothy Murphy (C) Stephen Burtch, Robert Workman, Thomas Williams | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Holder - foul #1 on Ronald Holder, team foul #16 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Peter Parks (SF) Raymond Garey | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:31 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga banks in the layup set up by Robert Wallis | 36-38 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Raymond Varela knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Lipovsky | 39-38 |
| 00:02 | St. Norbert | Daniel Gibbs is called for the reach on Timothy Murphy - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #14 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), John Reich (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Robert Workman (PG), Thomas Williams (PF) Ronald Holder, John Arteaga | |
| 00:02 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:02 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses long on a fullcourt shot | 39-39 |