| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Willis Lapointe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Furrow (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Finch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Knippenberg inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Michael Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Knippenberg | 37-34 |
| 19:37 | Lake Forest | Paul Turner connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Martin Wilkinson | 37-36 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Charles McGarity's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Turner | 37-36 |
| 19:21 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:13 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow's pass is intercepted by Michael Temple | 37-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:47 | Lake Forest | Paul Turner pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:45 | Lake Forest | Charles McGarity takes the ball from Willis Lapointe in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the shot in the paint | 39-36 |
| 18:13 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe is called for a charge - foul #1 on Willis Lapointe, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Charles Owens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Charles Owens tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 17:32 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willis Lapointe | 41-39 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Charles Owens clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Turner - foul #3 on Paul Turner, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Donald Strong (PG), Steven Glover (SG), Scott Rice (SF), William Podolsky (PF), Mark Fuller (C) Willis Lapointe, Martin Wilkinson, Carlos Furrow, Paul Turner, Gregory Finch | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:24 | Lake Forest | Steven Glover snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:05 | Lake Forest | William Podolsky makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Steven Glover | 41-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Podolsky - foul #1 on William Podolsky, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:46 | Lake Forest | Donald Strong misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-41 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Clayton Clary can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald Strong | 43-41 |
| 16:24 | Lake Forest | William Podolsky misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clayton Clary | 46-41 |
| 15:53 | Lake Forest | Scott Rice buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Donald Strong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Glover (fresh) SF - Scott Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Podolsky (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Fuller (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Shawn Randell and he's fouled by William Podolsky - foul #2 on William Podolsky, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Michael Temple (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Charles Owens, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe (PG), Richard Chandler (SG), Carlos Furrow (SF), Paul Turner (PF), Gregory Finch (C) Donald Strong, Steven Glover, Scott Rice, William Podolsky, Mark Fuller | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:26 | Lake Forest | Paul Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG) Clayton Clary | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the shot from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 14:49 | Lake Forest | Richard Chandler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 14:48 | Lake Forest | Paul Turner can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Michael Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Paul Turner blocks the short jumper by Charles McGarity | 51-43 |
| 14:22 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:01 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 14:00 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Furrow | 51-43 |
| 13:46 | Lake Forest | Richard Chandler misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-43 |
| 13:44 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch tips it home | 51-45 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Turner - foul #4 on Paul Turner, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SF), Charles Owens (PF), Shawn Randell (C) James Knippenberg, Ronald Lynch, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Donald Strong (PG), Scott Rice (SF), William Podolsky (PF), Mark Fuller (C) Willis Lapointe, Carlos Furrow, Paul Turner, Gregory Finch | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:09 | Lake Forest | Scott Rice is denied on a layup by Shawn Randell | 53-45 |
| 13:08 | Lake Forest | Richard Chandler tips it home | 53-47 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Shawn Randell lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Williams and he's fouled by Richard Chandler - foul #4 on Richard Chandler, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Martin Wilkinson (SG) Richard Chandler | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Shawn Randell makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:17 | Lake Forest | William Podolsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-47 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Charles Owens grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Scott Rice steals the ball from Stewart Callender | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Donald Strong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Podolsky (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Fuller (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Lake Forest | William Podolsky buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Strong | 56-49 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 11:21 | Lake Forest | Martin Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 11:10 | Lake Forest | Martin Wilkinson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 11:01 | Lake Forest | Mark Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | Lake Forest | Scott Rice is fouled on the floor by Stewart Callender - foul #1 on Stewart Callender, team foul #1 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Robert Zumbrennen, Stewart Callender, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe (PG), Steven Glover (SG), Carlos Furrow (SF), Gregory Finch (C) Donald Strong, Martin Wilkinson, Scott Rice, Mark Fuller | |
| 10:09 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch misses the dunk attempt | 56-52 |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:46 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe knocks in the floater from the left block | 56-54 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Michael Temple tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Charles Owens hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Williams | 58-54 |
| 09:14 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe blows the dunk | 58-54 |
| 09:12 | Lake Forest | William Podolsky tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | James Knippenberg is denied on a layup by Gregory Finch | 58-54 |
| 09:06 | Lake Forest | Steven Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:48 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles McGarity - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (PF) Michael Williams, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Martin Wilkinson (SG), Mark Fuller (PF) Steven Glover, William Podolsky | |
| 08:48 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:48 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Fuller - foul #2 on Mark Fuller, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG) Charles McGarity | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:26 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 08:14 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | James Knippenberg grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Mark Fuller swats the shot by James Knippenberg | 59-55 |
| 07:40 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Temple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Willis Lapointe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Furrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fuller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Finch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Lake Forest | Mark Fuller drills a runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Michael Temple's layup is rejected by Mark Fuller | 59-57 |
| 06:55 | Lake Forest | Mark Fuller grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Lake Forest | The short jumper by Mark Fuller is denied by Ronald Lynch | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fuller | 59-57 |
| 06:28 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Martin Wilkinson | 59-59 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | John Patton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 06:13 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 05:54 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Knippenberg snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Charles Owens (PF), Shawn Randell (C) John Patton, Robert Zumbrennen, James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Donald Strong (PG), Richard Chandler (SG), Scott Rice (SF), Paul Turner (PF), William Podolsky (C) Willis Lapointe, Martin Wilkinson, Carlos Furrow, Mark Fuller, Gregory Finch | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | William Podolsky picks off the pass by Ronald Lynch | 59-59 |
| 05:18 | Lake Forest | Scott Rice drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Chandler | 59-61 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Charles Owens drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 61-61 |
| 04:39 | Lake Forest | William Podolsky scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Chandler | 61-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Michael Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 04:23 | Lake Forest | Scott Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:08 | Lake Forest | Paul Turner banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Rice | 61-65 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Charles McGarity throws it down set up by Michael Williams and the foul's on Scott Rice - foul #1 on Scott Rice, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF), Michael Temple (C) Ronald Lynch, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe (PG), Carlos Furrow (SF), Gregory Finch (C) Donald Strong, Scott Rice, William Podolsky | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:47 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Turner | 63-65 |
| 03:33 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe connects on the jumper from the right block | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Willis Lapointe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carlos Furrow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Gregory Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Michael Temple lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 65-67 |
| 02:56 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Temple - foul #1 on Michael Temple, team foul #3 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Martin Wilkinson (SG), Mark Fuller (PF) Richard Chandler, Paul Turner | |
| 02:56 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:56 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Richard Chandler (SG), Paul Turner (PF) Martin Wilkinson, Mark Fuller | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Clayton Clary is called for traveling | 65-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG) Clayton Clary, Robert Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 02:05 | Lake Forest | Richard Chandler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-69 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses short on a shot from the left side | 65-69 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | James Knippenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Charles McGarity's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Chandler | 65-69 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Charles Owens hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 01:36 | Lake Forest | Richard Chandler is fouled on the floor by Michael Temple - foul #2 on Michael Temple, team foul #4 | 67-69 |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Paul Turner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Michael Temple connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 70-71 |
| 00:59 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 00:57 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Lake Forest | Willis Lapointe's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Temple | 70-71 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Michael Temple gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Charles McGarity knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Temple | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow blows the layup but the foul's on James Knippenberg - foul #2 on James Knippenberg, team foul #5 | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:15 | Lake Forest | Carlos Furrow makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Charles McGarity buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Williams | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:03 | Lake Forest | Gregory Finch comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Charles Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Owens runs out the clock | 74-73 |