| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Tony Howe (fresh) SG - Timothy Patterson (fresh) SF - Norman Ziglar (fresh) PF - Sean Paulk (fresh) C - Todd Chilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - James Parker (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Lake Forest | Timothy Patterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | John King grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Jason Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Chilton | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | John King scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Parker | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | James Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John King | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk is hacked by Jason Hughes - foul #1 on Jason Hughes, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Lake Forest | Todd Chilton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Chilton - foul #1 on Todd Chilton, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roland Roger (PG), Michael Markovich (SG), John Nicodemus (SF), Edward Pierce (PF), Ronald Leblanc (C) Tony Howe, Timothy Patterson, Norman Ziglar, Sean Paulk, Todd Chilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich makes the 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jason Hughes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John King | 7-10 |
| 15:57 | Lake Forest | Oscar Hancock blocks the short jumper by John Nicodemus | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Roland Roger (fresh) SG - Michael Markovich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Nicodemus (fresh) PF - Edward Pierce (fresh) C - Ronald Leblanc (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock is fouled on the floor by Michael Markovich - foul #1 on Michael Markovich, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Todd Chilton (C) Ronald Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Nicodemus - foul #1 on John Nicodemus, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Tony Howe (PG), Timothy Patterson (SG), Norman Ziglar (SF) Roland Roger, Michael Markovich, John Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:36 | Lake Forest | Todd Chilton grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 15:23 | Lake Forest | Bryan Jewell steals the ball from Norman Ziglar | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Michael Stover hits a runner in the paint | 7-13 |
| 14:49 | Lake Forest | Timothy Patterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Patterson, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk (PF) Edward Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell is fouled on the floor by Timothy Patterson - foul #2 on Timothy Patterson, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich (SG), Ronald Leblanc (C) Timothy Patterson, Todd Chilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Bryan Jewell | |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Norman Ziglar picks off the pass by Michael Grubb | 7-13 |
| 14:08 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-13 |
| 14:06 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:52 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 13:50 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Markovich | 9-13 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Michael Grubb connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John King | 9-15 |
| 13:02 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Howard Cyr can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sean Paulk - foul #1 on Sean Paulk, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roland Roger (PG), John Nicodemus (SF), Todd Chilton (C) Tony Howe, Norman Ziglar, Ronald Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Kerry Shannon, Michael Stover | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Howard Cyr misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Howard Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:28 | Lake Forest | John King picks off the pass by John Nicodemus | 9-16 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | John King clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roland Roger - foul #1 on Roland Roger, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Pierce (PF) Sean Paulk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) Howard Cyr | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:44 | Lake Forest | Roland Roger hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Chilton | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Roland Roger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Markovich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Nicodemus (fresh) PF - Edward Pierce (fresh) C - Todd Chilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Michael Markovich steals the ball from John King in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 11:41 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich lays it in | 13-18 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | John King clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 11:17 | Lake Forest | Todd Chilton gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:11 | Lake Forest | Roland Roger is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Howard Anderson (SG), Norman Ziglar (SF) Michael Markovich, John Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG) John King | |
| 10:58 | Lake Forest | Howard Anderson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:56 | Lake Forest | Todd Chilton can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Jason Hughes scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Parker | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | Lake Forest | Todd Chilton can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 13-20 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Jason Hughes buries a driving attempt in the lane | 13-22 |
| 09:49 | Lake Forest | Howard Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Tony Howe (PG), Michael Markovich (SG), John Nicodemus (SF), Sean Paulk (PF), Ronald Leblanc (C) Roland Roger, Howard Anderson, Norman Ziglar, Edward Pierce, Todd Chilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG), Michael Stover (PF), Kerry Shannon (C) James Parker, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Michael Stover drills a turnaround from the left block | 13-24 |
| 09:08 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Michael Markovich swats the shot by Michael Grubb | 13-24 |
| 09:01 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:45 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe banks in the layup set up by Sean Paulk | 15-24 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Jewell | 15-27 |
| 08:00 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich is denied on a layup by Kerry Shannon | 15-27 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dexter Broadwell | 15-29 |
| 07:35 | Lake Forest | John Nicodemus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 07:33 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe gets the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Tony Howe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Markovich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Nicodemus (fresh) PF - Sean Paulk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Leblanc (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Jewell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Lake Forest | Ronald Leblanc misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #5 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roland Roger (PG), Howard Anderson (SG), Norman Ziglar (SF), Todd Chilton (C) Tony Howe, Michael Markovich, John Nicodemus, Sean Paulk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), James Parker (SG), Howard Cyr (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Bryan Jewell, Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, Kerry Shannon | |
| 07:20 | Lake Forest | Ronald Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 07:20 | Lake Forest | Ronald Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jason Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Howard Anderson - foul #1 on Howard Anderson, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Edward Pierce (PF) Ronald Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jason Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:06 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Todd Chilton | 17-30 |
| 06:47 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Hughes - foul #2 on Jason Hughes, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) Jason Hughes | |
| 06:47 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:47 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell loses the dribble to Roland Roger | 19-30 |
| 06:07 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Chilton | 21-30 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | James Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 21-30 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Walter Whaley loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Tony Howe (PG), Sean Paulk (PF) Howard Anderson, Edward Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SF), Michael Stover (PF) Dexter Broadwell, Howard Cyr | |
| 05:29 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roland Roger | 23-30 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | James Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich (SG) Roland Roger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF) Walter Whaley, James Parker | |
| 04:47 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich is hacked by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | John Nicodemus (SF), Edward Pierce (C) Norman Ziglar, Todd Chilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Howard Cyr (PF) Philip Chandler, Oscar Hancock | |
| 04:47 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:47 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Grubb hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Stover and he's hacked by Tony Howe - foul #1 on Tony Howe, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) Bryan Jewell, Michael Stover | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Grubb makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe is hacked by Michael Grubb - foul #1 on Michael Grubb, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | Tony Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Tony Howe steps in front of the Kerry Shannon pass | 27-33 |
| 03:50 | Lake Forest | Sean Paulk buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roland Roger (PG), Timothy Patterson (SG), Norman Ziglar (SF), Todd Chilton (C) Tony Howe, Michael Markovich, John Nicodemus, Sean Paulk | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), James Parker (SG), Jason Hughes (PF) Michael Grubb, Philip Chandler, Kerry Shannon | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Roland Roger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Patterson (fresh) SF - Norman Ziglar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Pierce (fresh) C - Todd Chilton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Lake Forest | Roland Roger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Ronald Leblanc (PF) Edward Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SF), Michael Stover (C) Howard Cyr, Oscar Hancock | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Todd Chilton - foul #2 on Todd Chilton, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Norman Ziglar - foul #1 on Norman Ziglar, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) James Parker | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:15 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jason Hughes gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 31-37 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Michael Stover tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dexter Broadwell | 31-37 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Michael Stover is fouled on the floor by Todd Chilton - foul #3 on Todd Chilton, team foul #12 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Tony Howe (PG), Edward Pierce (PF) Roland Roger, Todd Chilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG) Bryan Jewell | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:53 | Lake Forest | Edward Pierce gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:38 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dexter Broadwell | 31-38 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Norman Ziglar steps in front of the John King pass | 31-38 |
| 01:05 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich (SG), Sean Paulk (PF) Timothy Patterson, Ronald Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Grubb (C) Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Michael Stover | |
| 01:05 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:05 | Lake Forest | Norman Ziglar makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Parker clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 00:42 | Lake Forest | Edward Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:27 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Roland Roger (PG), John Nicodemus (SF), Adam Bowles (C) Tony Howe, Norman Ziglar, Edward Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Hancock (C) John King | |
| 00:27 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:27 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Parker | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Michael Markovich hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-41 |