| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Thomas Monsour (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Fishman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gullickson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Musick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Dietz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | George Fishman inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Ripon | Thomas Monsour scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Gullickson | 49-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Dean Watts misses short on a turnaround from close range | 49-36 |
| 19:29 | Ripon | James Gullickson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 19:06 | Ripon | Thomas Monsour misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 19:05 | Ripon | Raymond Musick gets the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 18:47 | Ripon | Thomas Monsour comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Dean Watts pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | David Dietz clanks a jumper from the right block | 49-36 |
| 18:39 | Ripon | Thomas Monsour gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 18:10 | Ripon | Timmy Moline denies the turnaround by George Fishman | 49-36 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Stubblefield | 49-36 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 17:47 | Ripon | The rebound goes to James Gullickson | 49-36 |
| 17:30 | Ripon | George Fishman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 17:29 | Ripon | Raymond Musick can't tip it in | 49-36 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 17:17 | Ripon | James Gullickson grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 16:59 | Ripon | James Gullickson buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Monsour | 51-36 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Timmy Moline is fouled on the floor by Thomas Monsour - foul #3 on Thomas Monsour, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Resendez (PG), Roy Patterson (SG), Steve Curtis (SF), Curtis Cardona (PF), Kris Premo (C) Thomas Monsour, Earl Sommer, George Fishman, James Gullickson, Raymond Musick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, David Dietz, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | The jumper by Scott Fontaine is denied by Kris Premo | 51-36 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | James Markowski gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-36 |
| 16:11 | Ripon | Steve Curtis pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 15:51 | Ripon | Steve Curtis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-36 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Joseph Resendez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Cardona (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kris Premo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Markowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Hubert Decker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 15:20 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 15:18 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Curtis | 51-39 |
| 15:05 | Ripon | Roy Patterson connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Curtis | 53-39 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Steve Curtis steps in front of the Tyson Hackworth pass | 53-39 |
| 14:40 | Ripon | Steve Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Ripon | Thomas Monsour (PG), Earl Sommer (SG), George Fishman (SF), James Gullickson (PF), Raymond Musick (C) Joseph Resendez, Roy Patterson, Steve Curtis, Curtis Cardona, Kris Premo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), David Dietz (SG), Dean Watts (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen, James Markowski | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | David Dietz is hacked by Thomas Monsour - foul #4 on Thomas Monsour, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Resendez (PG) Thomas Monsour | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Dean Watts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | James Woody tips it in | 53-41 |
| 13:51 | Ripon | David Dietz steals the ball from Earl Sommer | 53-41 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Timmy Moline banks in the layup set up by David Dietz | 53-43 |
| 13:28 | Ripon | Raymond Musick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 13:27 | Ripon | James Gullickson tips it in | 55-43 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | James Woody misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Gullickson - foul #2 on James Gullickson, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Ripon | Steve Curtis (C) Raymond Musick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | James Woody makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | James Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:57 | Ripon | Joseph Resendez scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Earl Sommer | 57-45 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Dean Watts knocks in the jumper from the left block | 57-47 |
| 12:20 | Ripon | George Fishman misses the dunk attempt | 57-47 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Steve Curtis denies the turnaround by James Woody | 57-47 |
| 12:00 | Ripon | Joseph Resendez gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:34 | Ripon | Timmy Moline is called for the reach on Joseph Resendez - foul #2 on Timmy Moline, team foul #1 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Ripon | Roy Patterson (PG), Thomas Hollander (SG), Curtis Cardona (PF), Raymond Musick (C) Joseph Resendez, Earl Sommer, George Fishman, James Gullickson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, David Dietz, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Roy Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hollander (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Cardona (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Musick (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Markowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Ripon | Roy Patterson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Fontaine - foul #1 on Scott Fontaine, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| 11:14 | Ripon | Roy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:14 | Ripon | Roy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | James Markowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Fontaine | 59-49 |
| 10:51 | Ripon | Thomas Hollander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Ripon | Kris Premo (PG) Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:19 | Ripon | Kris Premo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hubert Decker | 62-51 |
| 09:48 | Ripon | Thomas Hollander connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kris Premo | 65-51 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hubert Decker | 65-53 |
| 09:26 | Ripon | Raymond Musick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Patterson | 67-53 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | James Markowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-53 |
| 09:11 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Raymond Musick | 67-53 |
| 09:05 | Ripon | Roy Patterson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kris Premo | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | James Markowski's pass is intercepted by Roy Patterson | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:35 | Ripon | Thomas Hollander hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Musick | 73-53 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Hubert Decker banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Fontaine | 73-55 |
| 08:00 | Ripon | Thomas Hollander misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | James Markowski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Musick - foul #2 on Raymond Musick, team foul #4 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Ripon | Thomas Monsour (PG), Earl Sommer (SG), George Fishman (SF), James Gullickson (PF), Steve Curtis (C) Kris Premo, Thomas Hollander, Roy Patterson, Curtis Cardona, Raymond Musick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), David Dietz (SG), Dean Watts (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen, James Markowski | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | David Dietz hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-58 |
| 07:22 | Ripon | Timmy Moline steals the ball from James Gullickson | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Thomas Monsour (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earl Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Fishman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gullickson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Dietz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | James Woody drills a shot near the basket | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:51 | Ripon | George Fishman misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Woody - foul #1 on James Woody, team foul #3 | 73-60 |
| 06:51 | Ripon | George Fishman makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 06:51 | Ripon | George Fishman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | James Woody scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-62 |
| 06:24 | Ripon | George Fishman connects on the runner near the basket set up by Thomas Monsour | 77-62 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | David Dietz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Dietz, team foul #4 | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Ripon | Thomas Monsour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-62 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Gullickson is called for the reach on Joseph Stubblefield - foul #3 on James Gullickson, team foul #5 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Ripon | Curtis Cardona (PF), Kris Premo (C) James Gullickson, Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (PG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) Timmy Moline, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Tyson Hackworth and he's hacked by Curtis Cardona - foul #1 on Curtis Cardona, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG) David Dietz | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the free throw | 77-64 |
| 05:26 | Ripon | Kris Premo grabs the board | 77-64 |
| 05:21 | Ripon | Earl Sommer comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Hubert Decker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Hubert Decker, team foul #5 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Resendez (PG), Thomas Hollander (SG), Roy Patterson (SF) Thomas Monsour, Earl Sommer, George Fishman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:50 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lowell Cohen - foul #1 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Musick (C) Kris Premo | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (C) Arthur Zhang | |
| 04:50 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:50 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lowell Cohen | 77-64 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-64 |
| 04:24 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Markowski - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Ripon | James Gullickson (PF) Thomas Hollander | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), David Dietz (SG), Dean Watts (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen, James Markowski | |
| 04:24 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:24 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Dean Watts knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timmy Moline | 79-66 |
| 03:57 | Ripon | Dean Watts blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Joseph Resendez | 79-66 |
| 03:55 | Ripon | James Gullickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Ripon | Raymond Musick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Woody - foul #2 on James Woody, team foul #8 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Ripon | Thomas Monsour (PG), Earl Sommer (SG), George Fishman (SF) Joseph Resendez, Roy Patterson, Curtis Cardona | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:32 | Ripon | Raymond Musick misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:32 | Ripon | Raymond Musick makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield's pass is intercepted by James Gullickson | 80-66 |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Thomas Monsour (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earl Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Fishman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gullickson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Musick (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Dietz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Ripon | Raymond Musick's layup is rejected by Dean Watts | 80-66 |
| 03:03 | Ripon | James Gullickson grabs the offensive board | 80-66 |
| 02:36 | Ripon | Thomas Monsour hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Gullickson | 83-66 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | David Dietz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-66 |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Resendez (PG), Roy Patterson (SG), Steve Curtis (SF), Curtis Cardona (PF), Kris Premo (C) Thomas Monsour, Earl Sommer, George Fishman, James Gullickson, Raymond Musick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, David Dietz, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| 02:02 | Ripon | Steve Curtis's floater is tipped away by Lowell Cohen | 83-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Markowski | 83-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Roy Patterson takes the ball from Lowell Cohen | 83-66 |
| 01:18 | Ripon | Joseph Resendez is hacked by Hubert Decker - foul #3 on Hubert Decker, team foul #9 | 83-66 |
| 01:18 | Ripon | Joseph Resendez makes the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 01:18 | Ripon | Joseph Resendez makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the easy layup | 85-66 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen tips it in | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Kris Premo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyson Hackworth - foul #3 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #10 | 85-68 |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Kris Premo makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 00:41 | Ripon | Kris Premo makes the 2nd free throw | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Markowski scores on a 3 from straight away | 87-71 |
| 00:09 | Ripon | Steve Curtis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 87-71 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 87-71 |
| 00:03 | Ripon | Curtis Cardona gets the rebound | 87-71 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Joseph Resendez runs out the clock | 87-71 |