| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Detrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clark | PG - Doug Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Aikin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Curtis Childs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rex Lupton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Arthur Crain inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clark | Clark is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Arthur Crain scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Horace Coleman and the foul's on Curtis Childs - foul #1 on Curtis Childs, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Arthur Crain makes the free throw | 45-26 |
| 19:16 | Clark | Curtis Childs banks in the layup on a great pass from Rex Lupton | 45-28 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Horace Coleman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Corlett | 48-28 |
| 18:57 | Clark | Paul Aikin drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Childs | 48-31 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Arthur Crain hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Corlett | 50-31 |
| 18:28 | Clark | Jared Corlett picks off the pass by Paul Aikin | 50-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Horace Coleman lays it in on a nice dish by Jared Corlett | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clark | Clark is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:09 | Clark | Paul Aikin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jared Corlett - foul #1 on Jared Corlett, team foul #1 | 52-31 |
| 18:09 | Clark | Paul Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 18:09 | Clark | Paul Aikin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Robert Walls gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Horace Coleman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-32 |
| 17:48 | Clark | Rex Lupton pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:41 | Clark | Doug Clark is hacked by Arthur Crain - foul #2 on Arthur Crain, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Troy Snyder (SF), Walter O'Connell (PF), Tony Lungwitz (C) Arthur Crain, Robert Walls, James Detrick | |
| Subs | Clark | Brandon Brown (SF), Leon Hardy (PF) Curtis Childs, David Payne | |
| 17:25 | Clark | Paul Aikin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Troy Snyder is fouled on the floor by Doug Clark - foul #2 on Doug Clark, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG) Horace Coleman, Jared Corlett | |
| Subs | Clark | Robert Okoniewski (PF) Rex Lupton | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Troy Snyder misses the 3 from straight away | 52-32 |
| 16:55 | Clark | Leon Hardy snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 16:28 | Clark | Joseph Posey steals it from Doug Clark | 52-32 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Joseph Posey buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Coon | 54-32 |
| 15:57 | Clark | The jumper by Robert Okoniewski is denied by Tony Lungwitz | 54-32 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 54-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Coon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Lungwitz (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Clark | PG - Doug Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Aikin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brandon Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Okoniewski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Richard Coon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-32 |
| 15:49 | Clark | Brandon Brown grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 15:41 | Clark | Robert Okoniewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Troy Snyder | 54-32 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Richard Coon buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Lungwitz | 56-32 |
| 15:11 | Clark | Doug Clark steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), Robert Walls (PF), James Detrick (C) Joseph Posey, Richard Coon, Troy Snyder, Walter O'Connell, Tony Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Clark | Alex Lewis (PG), Ron Jacobs (SG), Curtis Childs (SF), Jason Hott (PF), Rex Lupton (C) Doug Clark, Paul Aikin, Brandon Brown, Robert Okoniewski, Leon Hardy | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Arthur Crain hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jared Corlett | 59-32 |
| 14:57 | Clark | Ron Jacobs drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James Detrick - foul #2 on James Detrick, team foul #3 | 59-34 |
| 14:57 | Clark | Ron Jacobs makes the free throw | 59-35 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses badly on a floater in the paint | 59-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | James Detrick misses the tip | 59-35 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Horace Coleman misses the tip | 59-35 |
| 14:41 | Clark | Rex Lupton grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 14:36 | Clark | Alex Lewis misses short on a floater from the left block | 59-35 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | James Detrick grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jared Corlett's floater is tipped away by Rex Lupton | 59-35 |
| 14:29 | Clark | Rex Lupton snags the defensive board | 59-35 |
| 14:24 | Clark | Alex Lewis can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Detrick - foul #3 on James Detrick, team foul #4 | 59-35 |
| 14:24 | Clark | Alex Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 14:24 | Clark | Alex Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Horace Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 14:03 | Clark | Curtis Childs snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 13:47 | Clark | Curtis Childs's pass is intercepted by Arthur Crain | 59-37 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | James Detrick makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Coleman | 61-37 |
| 13:16 | Clark | Rex Lupton blows the layup but he's hacked by James Detrick - foul #4 on James Detrick, team foul #5 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter O'Connell (C) James Detrick | |
| Subs | Clark | Paul Aikin (SG) Ron Jacobs | |
| 13:16 | Clark | Rex Lupton misses the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:16 | Clark | Rex Lupton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Jared Corlett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 12:51 | Clark | Curtis Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 12:39 | Clark | Paul Aikin hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Alex Lewis | 61-41 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Rex Lupton picks off the pass by Jared Corlett | 61-41 |
| 12:22 | Clark | Alex Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 61-41 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Robert Walls snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 12:06 | Clark | Jason Hott grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 11:49 | Clark | Paul Aikin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 11:47 | Clark | Jason Hott snags the offensive board | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Corlett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Crain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Robert Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clark | PG - Alex Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Aikin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Curtis Childs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Hott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rex Lupton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Clark | Alex Lewis is fouled on the floor by Arthur Crain - foul #3 on Arthur Crain, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Troy Snyder (SF), Tony Lungwitz (C) Horace Coleman, Jared Corlett, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls | |
| Subs | Clark | Doug Clark (PG), Brandon Brown (SG), Robert Okoniewski (SF), David Payne (PF), Leon Hardy (C) Alex Lewis, Paul Aikin, Curtis Childs, Jason Hott, Rex Lupton | |
| 11:21 | Clark | Robert Okoniewski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-41 |
| 10:52 | Clark | Doug Clark snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 10:40 | Clark | Doug Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Walls (PF) Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | Clark | | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Joseph Posey knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Coon | 63-41 |
| 10:13 | Clark | Doug Clark misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-41 |
| 10:11 | Clark | Brandon Brown tips it home | 63-43 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Richard Coon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Robert Walls pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Troy Snyder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Posey | 65-43 |
| 09:22 | Clark | Doug Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Brown | 65-46 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | David Payne is called for the reach on Richard Coon - foul #1 on David Payne, team foul #3 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Walter O'Connell (C) Joseph Posey, Richard Coon, Tony Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Clark | Paul Aikin (SG), Curtis Childs (SF), Jason Hott (PF), Rex Lupton (C) Brandon Brown, Robert Okoniewski, David Payne, Leon Hardy | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Paul Aikin steals it from Troy Snyder | 65-46 |
| 08:36 | Clark | Doug Clark blows the layup | 65-46 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Doug Clark steps in front of the Robert Walls pass | 65-46 |
| 08:13 | Clark | Jason Hott connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Jared Corlett - foul #2 on Jared Corlett, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Crain (SF) Troy Snyder | |
| Subs | Clark | Alex Lewis (PG) Doug Clark | |
| 08:13 | Clark | Jason Hott misses the free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Robert Walls pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jared Corlett drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Horace Coleman | 67-48 |
| 07:46 | Clark | Paul Aikin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Lewis | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Walls (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clark | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Aikin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Curtis Childs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Hott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rex Lupton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Rex Lupton - foul #3 on Rex Lupton, team foul #4 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), James Detrick (C) Horace Coleman, Robert Walls | |
| Subs | Clark | Brandon Brown (SF), Robert Okoniewski (PF), David Payne (C) Curtis Childs, Jason Hott, Rex Lupton | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 07:07 | Clark | Brandon Brown is fouled on the floor by Arthur Crain - foul #4 on Arthur Crain, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (PF) Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | Clark | | |
| 07:07 | Clark | Brandon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 07:07 | Clark | Brandon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Joseph Posey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Jared Corlett grabs the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Troy Snyder (SF) Joseph Posey, Jared Corlett, Arthur Crain | |
| Subs | Clark | Doug Clark (PG), Jason Hott (PF) Alex Lewis, Robert Okoniewski | |
| 05:55 | Clark | Paul Aikin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Detrick | 69-53 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Horace Coleman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | James Detrick snags the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz misses the jumper from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 05:29 | Clark | Jason Hott pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:11 | Clark | Doug Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Hott | 69-56 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Brandon Brown steals the ball from Richard Coon | 69-56 |
| 04:51 | Clark | Paul Aikin slams it home set up by Brandon Brown | 69-58 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Horace Coleman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Coon | 71-58 |
| 04:22 | Clark | Doug Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Coon - foul #1 on Richard Coon, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), Walter O'Connell (PF) Horace Coleman, Troy Snyder, Tony Lungwitz, James Detrick | |
| Subs | Clark | Alex Lewis (SG), Curtis Childs (SF), Leon Hardy (PF), Rex Lupton (C) Paul Aikin, Brandon Brown, Jason Hott, David Payne | |
| 04:22 | Clark | Doug Clark misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:22 | Clark | Doug Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Joseph Posey is whistled for traveling | 71-59 |
| 03:51 | Clark | Alex Lewis is hacked by Joseph Posey - foul #1 on Joseph Posey, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Detrick (C) Richard Coon | |
| Subs | Clark | | |
| 03:51 | Clark | Alex Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:51 | Clark | Alex Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clark | Clark is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 03:20 | Clark | Leon Hardy pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. PF - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Detrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clark | PG - Doug Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Childs (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rex Lupton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clark | Clark is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Clark | Alex Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (C) James Detrick | |
| Subs | Clark | Ron Jacobs (SG) Doug Clark | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Joseph Posey is fouled on the floor by Leon Hardy - foul #2 on Leon Hardy, team foul #5 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG) Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | Clark | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Crain | 74-61 |
| 02:23 | Clark | Tony Lungwitz steps in front of the Leon Hardy pass | 74-61 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Alex Lewis steps in front of the Horace Coleman pass in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| 02:14 | Clark | Rex Lupton misses the lay-in | 74-61 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Arthur Crain grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Rex Lupton swats the short shot by Arthur Crain | 74-61 |
| 02:06 | Clark | Rex Lupton snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:52 | Clark | Horace Coleman is called for the reach on Alex Lewis - foul #1 on Horace Coleman, team foul #11 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Troy Snyder (SF) Horace Coleman, Jared Corlett, Arthur Crain | |
| Subs | Clark | Brandon Brown (SG), Robert Okoniewski (SF), David Payne (PF) Ron Jacobs, Curtis Childs, Rex Lupton | |
| 01:52 | Clark | Alex Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:52 | Clark | Alex Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Richard Coon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Posey | 77-62 |
| 01:14 | Clark | Alex Lewis slams it home | 77-64 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Coon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Brandon Brown - foul #2 on Brandon Brown, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Coon misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Coon makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Coon makes the 3rd free throw | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clark | Clark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Clark | Troy Snyder is called for the reach on Leon Hardy - foul #1 on Troy Snyder, team foul #12 | 79-64 |
| 00:46 | Clark | Leon Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:46 | Clark | Leon Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clark | Clark is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Posey and he's fouled by David Payne - foul #2 on David Payne, team foul #7 | 81-66 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz makes the free throw | 82-66 |
| 00:13 | Clark | David Payne makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Tony Lungwitz - foul #1 on Tony Lungwitz, team foul #13 | 82-68 |
| 00:13 | Clark | David Payne makes the free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joseph Posey runs out the clock | 82-69 |