| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Todd Gendreau (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Laforest (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ray Shumaker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Keyes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ray Shumaker, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Joseph Keyes swats the shot by Clayton Clary | 35-32 |
| 19:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:04 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Temple steals the ball from Ken Gilbert | 35-32 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Knippenberg hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Williams | 37-32 |
| 18:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Owens | 37-32 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 18:34 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest misses the 3 from straight away | 37-32 |
| 18:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Shumaker | 37-32 |
| 17:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | James Knippenberg pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Keyes - foul #2 on Joseph Keyes, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Shawn Randell (C) Clayton Clary, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook (PF), Michael Parkins (C) Joseph Keyes, Ken Gilbert | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:30 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stewart Callender (SF) Michael Williams, James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer (PG) Todd Gendreau | |
| 17:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Charles Owens comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Parkins - foul #1 on Michael Parkins, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes (PF) Robert Laforest | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Rick Brewer | 38-36 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Parkins - foul #2 on Michael Parkins, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF), Michael Temple (C) Charles Owens, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau (PG), Ken Gilbert (C) Rick Brewer, Ray Shumaker | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 40-36 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | James Knippenberg comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Parkins - foul #3 on Michael Parkins, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn Randell (PF) Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest (SG) Michael Parkins | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Randell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Todd Gendreau (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Laforest (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Warren Westbrook (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Keyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | John Patton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Ronald Lynch (PF) John Patton, Robert Zumbrennen, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould (SF) Joseph Keyes | |
| 15:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Owens (PF) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Michael Temple snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | James Knippenberg's pass is intercepted by Gregory Gould | 42-36 |
| 14:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest misses the easy layup | 42-36 |
| 14:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | James Knippenberg is denied on a layup by Warren Westbrook | 42-36 |
| 14:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Gould | 42-38 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Charles Owens is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (C) James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer (PG), Ray Shumaker (SF), Michael Parkins (C) Todd Gendreau, Warren Westbrook, Ken Gilbert | |
| 13:34 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Laforest | 42-41 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Shawn Randell clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Parkins - foul #4 on Michael Parkins, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeremy Western (C) Michael Parkins | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Shawn Randell makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Shawn Randell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Lynch | 44-41 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Charles Owens's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Western | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Charles Owens tips it in | 46-41 |
| 12:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stewart Callender (PF) Charles McGarity, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes (PF) Gregory Gould | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clayton Clary | 49-41 |
| 12:03 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeremy Western drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Laforest | 49-44 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses the runner in the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Shawn Randell snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stewart Callender (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Rick Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Laforest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Shumaker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Keyes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Western (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | A charge is called on Clayton Clary - foul #1 on Clayton Clary, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Charles Owens (PF), Michael Temple (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch, Stewart Callender, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau (PG), Warren Westbrook (SG), Ken Gilbert (C) Rick Brewer, Robert Laforest, Jeremy Western | |
| 11:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker misses the shot from the baseline | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Charles Owens scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Clayton Clary | 51-44 |
| 10:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 10:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:04 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Warren Westbrook - foul #2 on Warren Westbrook, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG) Clayton Clary | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer (SG), Gregory Gould (SF) Warren Westbrook, Ray Shumaker | |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Gendreau | 53-46 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Charles McGarity lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Temple | 55-46 |
| 08:56 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Gould | 55-48 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rick Brewer - foul #1 on Rick Brewer, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (PF), Robert Zumbrennen (C) James Knippenberg, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest (SG), Warren Westbrook (PF), Jeremy Western (C) Todd Gendreau, Joseph Keyes, Ken Gilbert | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeremy Western grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Lynch - foul #4 on Ronald Lynch, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF), Charles Owens (PF) Michael Williams, Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 08:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Shawn Randell pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Charles McGarity clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 07:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeremy Western snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Rick Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Laforest (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Warren Westbrook (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeremy Western (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Western | 56-51 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Warren Westbrook - foul #3 on Warren Westbrook, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Ronald Lynch (SF) Charles McGarity, Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker (SF), Michael Parkins (C) Warren Westbrook, Jeremy Western | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:59 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker can't connect on a shot near the basket | 58-51 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Charles Owens pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Clayton Clary scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Randell and he's hacked by Ray Shumaker - foul #3 on Ray Shumaker, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau (PG), Joseph Keyes (PF) Rick Brewer, Gregory Gould | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 06:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lynch - foul #5 on Ronald Lynch, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 06:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Laforest | 60-53 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Shawn Randell drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Zumbrennen | 62-53 |
| 05:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | James Knippenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Clayton Clary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Stewart Callender (PF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Shawn Randell, Robert Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook (SG), Gregory Gould (PF), Ken Gilbert (C) Robert Laforest, Joseph Keyes, Michael Parkins | |
| 05:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert is denied on a layup by Michael Temple | 62-53 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-53 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Stewart Callender travels with the ball | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Charles Owens (PF) Michael Williams, James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer (PG) Todd Gendreau | |
| 04:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rick Brewer | 62-55 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Charles McGarity hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Warren Westbrook - foul #4 on Warren Westbrook, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG) John Porter | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Parkins (PF) Ray Shumaker | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Charles McGarity makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:19 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Temple blocks the short jumper by Ken Gilbert | 63-55 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Charles Owens grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen is fouled on the floor by Warren Westbrook - foul #5 on Warren Westbrook, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SF) Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest (SG) Warren Westbrook | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-55 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Michael Parkins steals it from Charles McGarity | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Clary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Rick Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Laforest (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Gould (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Parkins (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ken Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 03:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-57 |
| 03:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Gould | 65-57 |
| 02:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 02:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF) Robert Zumbrennen, Clayton Clary | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau (PG), Ray Shumaker (SF), Joseph Keyes (PF) Rick Brewer, Gregory Gould, Michael Parkins | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 67-57 |
| 02:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 02:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Gendreau pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 01:59 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 01:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Knippenberg picks off the pass by Robert Laforest | 67-57 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Michael Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 70-57 |
| 01:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Laforest connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Charles Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Charles Owens is hacked by Joseph Keyes - foul #3 on Joseph Keyes, team foul #13 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG), Clayton Clary (SG), Stewart Callender (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Christopher Renteria (PG), Rick Brewer (SG), Gregory Gould (SF), Michael Parkins (PF), Jeremy Western (C) Todd Gendreau, Robert Laforest, Ray Shumaker, Joseph Keyes, Ken Gilbert | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Porter steals the ball from Jeremy Western | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the dunk | 72-60 |
| 00:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Michael Parkins | 72-60 |
| 00:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Christopher Renteria is whistled for traveling | 72-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (C) John Porter, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Patton runs out the clock | 72-60 |