| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - James Blake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) SF - James Whitmore (fresh) PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) C - Harry Walck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore is hacked by William Frederick - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Whitmore | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Andy Close hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Andy Close buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Binette | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Lake Forest | William Frederick is called for the reach on Leon Deberry - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 18:24 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Leon Deberry swats the shot by Andy Close | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Hill | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Terry Binette travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Whitmore | 3-8 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Terry Binette clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:55 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:37 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry misses the dunk | 3-8 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Harry Walck steals the ball from Andy Close | 3-8 |
| 16:14 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (C) James Blake | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (C) Harry Walck | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | James Lowe tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) C - James Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Whitmore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) C - Edward Fujita (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), David Orth (SF), John Street (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson (SF), Thomas Eckart (PF) James Whitmore, Leon Deberry | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:18 | Lake Forest | Thomas Eckart gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:03 | Lake Forest | David Orth takes the ball from Earl Pearson | 5-8 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) John Street | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell (PG), Justin Birmingham (SG), Leon Deberry (PF), Harry Walck (C) John Hartzog, Jimmy Hill, Thomas Eckart, Edward Fujita | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | David Page misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | James Lowe can't tip it in | 5-8 |
| 14:28 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:23 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | David Page scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bonneau | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Orth - foul #1 on David Orth, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), Terry Binette (PF) David Page, Robert Bonneau, David Orth, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 13:58 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Andy Close is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill (SG), James Whitmore (SF) Justin Birmingham, Earl Pearson | |
| 13:28 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Andy Close knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Milton Maxwell | 9-12 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Whitmore - foul #1 on James Whitmore, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), John Street (C) Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Thomas Eckart (PF), Edward Fujita (C) Milton Maxwell, Leon Deberry, Harry Walck | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:18 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Whitmore | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 11:42 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Fujita | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) SF - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Street (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Whitmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Eckart (fresh) C - Edward Fujita (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:18 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:02 | Lake Forest | David Page takes the ball from John Hartzog | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Andy Close clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | David Page hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 10:23 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 10:21 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | John Street is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), David Orth (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, John Street | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham (SG), Earl Pearson (SF), Leon Deberry (PF), Harry Walck (C) Jimmy Hill, James Whitmore, Thomas Eckart, Edward Fujita | |
| 09:58 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-23 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | David Page is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG) David Page | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 09:33 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson is fouled on the floor by David Orth - foul #2 on David Orth, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) David Orth | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 09:12 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 16-23 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 09:03 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Harry Walck | 16-23 |
| 08:57 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry scores on a jumper from the right side set up by John Hartzog | 16-25 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Louis Thompson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-25 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 08:33 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), James Lowe (C) Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG) John Hartzog, Justin Birmingham | |
| 08:33 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:33 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Louis Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 08:22 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:57 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry drills a runner from close range set up by Harry Walck | 16-28 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Harry Walck swats the shot by Terry Binette | 16-28 |
| 07:33 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jimmy Hill | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Bonneau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) C - James Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Milton Maxwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Walck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-31 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | David Page misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-31 |
| 06:53 | Lake Forest | Harry Walck pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 06:39 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on David Page - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #7 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Louis Thompson, Robert Bonneau, David Page, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Thomas Eckart (PF), Edward Fujita (C) Milton Maxwell, Leon Deberry, Harry Walck | |
| 06:39 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson makes the free throw | 16-34 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | James Blake hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 19-34 |
| 06:05 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 19-34 |
| 06:04 | Lake Forest | Thomas Eckart snags the offensive board | 19-34 |
| 05:55 | Lake Forest | Thomas Eckart misses the jumper in the lane | 19-34 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Street | 19-34 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | John Street misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | John Street can't tip it in | 19-34 |
| 05:35 | Lake Forest | Thomas Eckart pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 05:22 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita can't connect on a floater from the left block | 19-34 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | John Street grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander loses the dribble to John Hartzog | 19-34 |
| 05:01 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog lays it in | 19-36 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | John Street comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 04:43 | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita pulls down the rebound | 19-36 |
| 04:22 | Lake Forest | Earl Pearson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 04:21 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill hits the follow up shot | 19-38 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is fouled on the floor by Edward Fujita - foul #1 on Edward Fujita, team foul #2 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham (SG), James Whitmore (SF), Leon Deberry (PF), Harry Walck (C) Jimmy Hill, Earl Pearson, Thomas Eckart, Edward Fujita | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Terry Binette hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bonneau | 22-38 |
| 03:35 | Lake Forest | John Hartzog misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - John Hartzog (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Birmingham (fresh) SF - James Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leon Deberry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Walck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | William Frederick loses the dribble to Harry Walck | 22-38 |
| 03:17 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham is fouled on the floor by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #8 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG) David Page | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell (PG) John Hartzog | |
| 03:17 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 03:17 | Lake Forest | Justin Birmingham makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | William Frederick misses badly on a shot in the paint | 22-40 |
| 02:59 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry pulls down the rebound | 22-40 |
| 02:30 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #9 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), John Street (C) Louis Thompson, Robert Bonneau, Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Hartzog (PG), Jimmy Hill (SG) Milton Maxwell, Justin Birmingham | |
| 02:30 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 02:30 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Andy Close buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reed Fuston and the foul's on James Whitmore - foul #2 on James Whitmore, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:03 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Frederick - foul #3 on William Frederick, team foul #10 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF), Terry Binette (PF) William Frederick, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Fujita (C) Harry Walck | |
| 02:03 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 02:03 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | David Orth is fouled on the floor by Leon Deberry - foul #1 on Leon Deberry, team foul #4 | 25-43 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | John Street grabs the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | David Orth connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andy Close | 27-43 |
| 01:00 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmy Hill | 27-45 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Reed Fuston comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-45 |
| 00:54 | Lake Forest | Leon Deberry pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 00:37 | Lake Forest | James Whitmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Lowe (PF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, David Orth, Terry Binette, John Street | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Milton Maxwell (PG), Justin Birmingham (SF), Thomas Eckart (PF), Harry Walck (C) John Hartzog, James Whitmore, Leon Deberry, Edward Fujita | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses short on a jumper from the left side | 27-45 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | James Lowe tips it in | 29-45 |
| 00:01 | Lake Forest | Jimmy Hill makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Louis Thompson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-47 |