| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Street (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charlie Shinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SF - Karl Huckstep (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:52 | Ripon | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Woodson - foul #2 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 19:52 | Ripon | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 19:52 | Ripon | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Charlie Shinkle denies the turnaround by John Street | 35-46 |
| 19:28 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:12 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Huckstep | 35-49 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 19:00 | Ripon | John Smith snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 18:53 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | John Street gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Reed Fuston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Woodson | 38-49 |
| 18:31 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 18:29 | Ripon | John Smith misses the tip | 38-49 |
| 18:28 | Ripon | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-51 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Karl Huckstep denies the turnaround by William Frederick | 38-51 |
| 17:55 | Ripon | Derek Reed pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 17:44 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | James Blake clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 17:28 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Derek Reed | 38-51 |
| 17:07 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 17:05 | Ripon | Derek Reed gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 16:48 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep misses the shot from the left side | 38-51 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 38-51 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 16:38 | Ripon | Derek Reed snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 16:18 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Ed Hamilton steals the ball from Reed Fuston | 38-51 |
| 16:07 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton misses the dunk attempt | 38-51 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | John Street snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | John Street gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Street (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charlie Shinkle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Hamilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Huckstep (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Derek Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 15:52 | Ripon | The rebound goes to John Smith | 38-51 |
| 15:34 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Huckstep | 38-54 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | James Blake clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 15:13 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 14:52 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep is hacked by William Frederick - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SG), David Orth (SF), James Lowe (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Arthur Woodson, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (PG), James Chancey (SG), Marvin Oren (SF), Robert Keely (PF) Charlie Shinkle, Ed Hamilton, Karl Huckstep, Derek Reed | |
| 14:33 | Ripon | William Chapman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-54 |
| 14:32 | Ripon | Marvin Oren grabs the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:19 | Ripon | Marvin Oren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-54 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Thomas Phung connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jimmy Alexander | 40-54 |
| 14:00 | Ripon | Robert Keely hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| 14:00 | Ripon | Robert Keely misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 14:00 | Ripon | Robert Keely makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-55 |
| 13:47 | Ripon | Robert Keely grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 13:24 | Ripon | Thomas Phung steals it from James Chancey | 40-55 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | David Page misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | David Orth pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Thomas Phung hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Street (PF) James Lowe | |
| Subs | Ripon | Derek Reed (C) John Smith | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Thomas Phung makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:47 | Ripon | James Chancey buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Chapman | 43-58 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is fouled on the floor by Marvin Oren - foul #2 on Marvin Oren, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Huckstep (SF) Marvin Oren | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | David Page double dribbles | 43-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Reed Fuston (SG) Jimmy Alexander, David Orth | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle (PG), Ed Hamilton (SG) William Chapman, James Chancey | |
| 11:57 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle is fouled on the floor by John Street - foul #1 on John Street, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) David Page | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Street (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charlie Shinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Hamilton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Huckstep (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Keely (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Derek Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Ripon | Robert Keely can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-58 |
| 11:43 | Ripon | Derek Reed tips it back up and in | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Derek Reed steps in front of the James Blake pass | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:07 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep's 3 pointer is rejected by William Frederick | 43-60 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 43-60 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Reed Fuston drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Woodson | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:49 | Ripon | Arthur Woodson steps in front of the Ed Hamilton pass | 46-60 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | William Frederick lays it in set up by Arthur Woodson | 48-60 |
| 10:22 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ed Hamilton | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Keely - foul #4 on Robert Keely, team foul #3 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SG), David Page (SF), James Lowe (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (PG), James Chancey (SG), Marvin Oren (SF), John Smith (PF) Charlie Shinkle, Ed Hamilton, Karl Huckstep, Robert Keely | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:51 | Ripon | William Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) Arthur Woodson | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Jimmy Alexander is blocked by Derek Reed | 50-62 |
| 09:32 | Ripon | Marvin Oren gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:21 | Ripon | William Chapman drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Oren | 50-64 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | William Chapman picks off the pass by David Orth | 50-64 |
| 08:54 | Ripon | Marvin Oren is fouled on the floor by David Orth - foul #2 on David Orth, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) David Orth | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 08:37 | Ripon | Marvin Oren is hacked by James Lowe - foul #2 on James Lowe, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle (PG) William Chapman | |
| 08:22 | Ripon | Marvin Oren jams it on a nice dish by James Chancey | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | David Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 07:54 | Ripon | The rebound goes to James Chancey | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Thomas Phung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Charlie Shinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Chancey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Oren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Derek Reed (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:27 | Ripon | Marvin Oren knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Charlie Shinkle and he's hacked by William Frederick - foul #3 on William Frederick, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Jimmy Alexander (PF), James Blake (C) David Page, James Lowe, Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (SG), Robert Keely (PF) James Chancey, Derek Reed | |
| 07:27 | Ripon | Marvin Oren makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 07:04 | Ripon | Robert Keely snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 06:40 | Ripon | Robert Keely misses short on a shot in the lane | 50-69 |
| 06:38 | Ripon | Robert Keely grabs the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 06:22 | Ripon | Marvin Oren misses the lay-in | 50-69 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | William Chapman takes the ball from Reed Fuston | 50-69 |
| 05:51 | Ripon | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Reed Fuston | 50-69 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Reed Fuston banks in the layup | 52-69 |
| 05:22 | Ripon | Jimmy Alexander steps in front of the Charlie Shinkle pass | 52-69 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | William Frederick misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Oren - foul #3 on Marvin Oren, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Street (PF), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, James Blake | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ed Hamilton (SG), James Chancey (SF), Derek Reed (C) Charlie Shinkle, Marvin Oren, John Smith | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:48 | Ripon | Robert Keely connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ed Hamilton and he's hacked by John Street - foul #2 on John Street, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), David Orth (SF) Arthur Woodson, Jimmy Alexander, William Frederick | |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Huckstep (SF) William Chapman | |
| 04:48 | Ripon | Robert Keely makes the free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | David Orth misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-72 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | John Street grabs the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Robert Keely denies the turnaround by Reed Fuston | 54-72 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Robert Keely swats the short shot by David Orth | 54-72 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | David Orth gets the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | James Lowe misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-72 |
| 04:01 | Ripon | Robert Keely snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:41 | Ripon | James Lowe denies the turnaround by Robert Keely | 54-72 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Orth | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Orth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Street (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ed Hamilton (fresh) 17 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Chancey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Karl Huckstep (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Keely (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Derek Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Reed Fuston buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Page | 56-72 |
| 03:22 | Ripon | Karl Huckstep misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-72 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | John Street grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | James Lowe buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-72 |
| 03:08 | Ripon | David Page is called for the reach on Robert Keely - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SG), Thomas Phung (C) Reed Fuston, David Orth, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Ripon | William Chapman (PG) Karl Huckstep | |
| 03:08 | Ripon | Robert Keely misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Thomas Phung snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Robert Keely steals the ball from John Street | 59-72 |
| 03:00 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), James Blake (C) David Page, Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle (PG) William Chapman | |
| 02:42 | Ripon | James Chancey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 02:41 | Ripon | Derek Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 02:30 | Ripon | Robert Keely buries a turnaround from the right block | 59-74 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-74 |
| 02:00 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-74 |
| 01:58 | Ripon | Robert Keely tips it back up and in | 62-76 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Woodson | 65-76 |
| 01:28 | Ripon | James Chancey buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ed Hamilton | 65-79 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is hacked by James Chancey - foul #4 on James Chancey, team foul #5 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), David Orth (SF), James Lowe (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Arthur Woodson, William Frederick, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Ripon | Karl Huckstep (SF), John Smith (C) James Chancey, Derek Reed | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Page | 68-79 |
| 00:53 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle is hacked by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| 00:53 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:53 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-81 |
| 00:46 | Ripon | Robert Keely snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #3 on James Lowe, team foul #11 | 68-81 |
| 00:25 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:25 | Ripon | Ed Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-83 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Karl Huckstep picks off the pass by James Lowe | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Charlie Shinkle runs out the clock | 68-83 |