| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Horton (fresh) SG - Milton McMillan (fresh) SF - Willis Vinci (fresh) PF - Ollie Price (fresh) C - Michael Rothstein (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 | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ripon | Milton McMillan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Ripon | Willis Vinci misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Ripon | William Horton drills a floater from the left side set up by Ollie Price | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Christian Graddy's pass is intercepted by Ollie Price | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Ripon | The jumper by Willis Vinci is denied by Jeremiah Meyers | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Ripon | Willis Vinci grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Ripon | Milton McMillan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Ripon | Willis Vinci tips it home | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | The jump hook by Daniel Gibbs is blocked by Michael Rothstein | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Ripon | Ollie Price pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:23 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Milton McMillan | 0-6 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 17:06 | Ripon | Willis Vinci snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:52 | Ripon | Willis Vinci's pass is intercepted by Ted Neill | 0-6 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers lays it up and in set up by Ted Neill | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | Ripon | Milton McMillan misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is hacked by Ollie Price - foul #1 on Ollie Price, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ripon | David Corkery (SG), Donald Lampley (SF), Dean Kelly (PF), Donald Jacobs (C) Milton McMillan, Willis Vinci, Ollie Price, Michael Rothstein | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the lay-in | 2-6 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Carl Luce hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Corkery (fresh) SF - Donald Lampley (fresh) PF - Dean Kelly (fresh) C - Donald Jacobs (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Ripon | William Horton lays it up and in on a great pass from David Corkery | 4-8 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Lipovsky | 6-8 |
| 15:16 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 15:14 | Ripon | David Corkery tips it home | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard comes up short on the runner in the paint | 6-10 |
| 15:08 | Ripon | Dean Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:56 | Ripon | Michael Long is called for the reach on William Horton - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Ripon | Milton McMillan (SG), Willis Vinci (SF) William Horton, Donald Lampley | |
| 14:42 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Michael Long comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:34 | Ripon | Willis Vinci grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Ripon | Milton McMillan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Dean Kelly | 6-10 |
| 14:04 | Ripon | David Corkery scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dean Kelly | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Dean Kelly steals the ball from Michael Long | 6-12 |
| 13:35 | Ripon | Willis Vinci comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Horton (PG), Ollie Price (PF), Michael Rothstein (C) Milton McMillan, Dean Kelly, Donald Jacobs | |
| 13:35 | Ripon | Willis Vinci makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:35 | Ripon | Willis Vinci makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs's layup is rejected by Michael Rothstein | 6-14 |
| 13:18 | Ripon | Willis Vinci grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 13:06 | Ripon | Ollie Price misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| 12:35 | Ripon | Daniel Gibbs steps in front of the Willis Vinci pass | 8-14 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the jumper in the paint | 10-14 |
| 11:52 | Ripon | William Horton misses the lay-in | 10-14 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Corkery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Vinci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ollie Price (fairly fresh) C - Michael Rothstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Michael Osteen loses the dribble to William Horton | 10-14 |
| 11:22 | Ripon | David Corkery misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 11:21 | Ripon | Willis Vinci tips it but misses | 10-14 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Ted Neill knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christian Graddy and he's hacked by William Horton - foul #1 on William Horton, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Osteen, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (PG), Milton McMillan (SG), Donald Lampley (SF), Dean Kelly (PF), Donald Jacobs (C) William Horton, David Corkery, Willis Vinci, Ollie Price, Michael Rothstein | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | Ripon | Dean Kelly tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ted Neill and the foul's on Donald Lampley - foul #1 on Donald Lampley, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:25 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Jacobs | 16-17 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Ralph Koch scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Long and he's fouled by Donald Lampley - foul #2 on Donald Lampley, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Ripon | Willis Vinci (SF) Donald Lampley | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:05 | Ripon | Dean Kelly snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:47 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:45 | Ripon | Dean Kelly hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel loses the dribble to Paul Kirkpatrick | 18-19 |
| 09:23 | Ripon | Willis Vinci is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Christian Graddy (PF) Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Horton (PG), David Corkery (SF), Ollie Price (PF) Paul Kirkpatrick, Willis Vinci, Donald Jacobs | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 09:03 | Ripon | Milton McMillan grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 08:42 | Ripon | Milton McMillan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses long on a floater from close range | 18-19 |
| 08:19 | Ripon | Dean Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:14 | Ripon | Milton McMillan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 08:13 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Kelly | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | Ripon | Milton McMillan lays it in set up by David Corkery | 18-21 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-21 |
| 07:53 | Ripon | Milton McMillan gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:48 | Ripon | Milton McMillan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Milton McMillan, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (SG), Willis Vinci (SF), Donald Jacobs (PF), Michael Rothstein (C) Milton McMillan, David Corkery, Ollie Price, Dean Kelly | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - William Horton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Vinci (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Jacobs (fresh) C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Michael Rothstein - foul #1 on Michael Rothstein, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:04 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | David Corkery (SF) Willis Vinci | |
| 07:04 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:04 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 19-22 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Donald Jacobs steals it from Daniel Gibbs | 19-22 |
| 06:28 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel | |
| Subs | Ripon | Willis Vinci (SF) William Horton | |
| 06:07 | Ripon | David Corkery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ollie Price (PF) Donald Jacobs | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Christian Graddy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Christian Graddy loses the ball out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Robert Lipovsky, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Horton (PG), Milton McMillan (SG), Dean Kelly (C) David Corkery, Paul Kirkpatrick, Michael Rothstein | |
| 05:18 | Ripon | Jeremiah Meyers takes the ball from William Horton | 19-22 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Michael Long hits the finger roll set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | Ripon | William Horton is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (C) Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 04:53 | Ripon | Ollie Price drills a shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Carl Luce loses the dribble to William Horton | 21-24 |
| 04:35 | Ripon | Michael Long is called for the reach on Willis Vinci - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Ripon | David Corkery (SF), Donald Jacobs (C) Willis Vinci, Ollie Price | |
| 04:25 | Ripon | Randy Chagoya picks off the pass by Donald Jacobs | 21-24 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 21-24 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick (SG), Willis Vinci (SF) William Horton, Milton McMillan | |
| 03:46 | Ripon | Willis Vinci is hacked by Randy Chagoya - foul #1 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Rothstein (C) Dean Kelly | |
| 03:46 | Ripon | Willis Vinci misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willy Pickerel | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - David Corkery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willis Vinci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Jacobs (fresh) C - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Michael Long misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Gibbs | 24-24 |
| 03:18 | Ripon | Paul Kirkpatrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Ralph Koch (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SF), Ollie Price (PF) Willis Vinci, Donald Jacobs | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Michael Long misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 02:55 | Ripon | Donald Lampley grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 02:45 | Ripon | David Corkery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Horton (PG), Milton McMillan (SG) David Corkery, Paul Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Michael Long hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ted Neill and he's hacked by Milton McMillan - foul #2 on Milton McMillan, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (C) Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ripon | Dean Kelly (PF) Ollie Price | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:02 | Ripon | William Horton knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Milton McMillan | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-26 |
| 01:43 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:22 | Ripon | The short jumper by Michael Rothstein is denied by Christian Graddy | 27-26 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Ralph Koch's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Kelly | 27-26 |
| 01:13 | Ripon | Donald Lampley snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 00:56 | Ripon | Ted Neill steals the ball from William Horton | 27-26 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the finger roll | 29-26 |
| 00:35 | Ripon | Milton McMillan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Long - foul #3 on Michael Long, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Ripon | Willis Vinci (SF), Ollie Price (PF), Donald Jacobs (C) Donald Lampley, Dean Kelly, Michael Rothstein | |
| 00:35 | Ripon | Milton McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:35 | Ripon | Milton McMillan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 32-27 |
| 00:04 | Ripon | Donald Jacobs makes the floater in the lane set up by Milton McMillan | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-29 |