| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) SG - Donald Lampley (fresh) SF - David James (fresh) PF - Nick Benning (fresh) C - Dean Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ripon | Dean Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ripon | Dean Kelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from David James | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Yates | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Ripon | Donald Lampley can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses short on a floater in the paint | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Ripon | Dean Kelly tips it in | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 18:05 | Ripon | Donald Lampley is hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:56 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Willy Pickerel | 9-4 |
| 17:23 | Ripon | Donald Lampley lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Pfeffer and he's hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Michael Rothstein (PF) David James, Nick Benning | |
| 17:23 | Ripon | Donald Lampley makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon is hacked by Timothy Pfeffer - foul #1 on Timothy Pfeffer, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (SF) Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), Claude Condie (C) Timothy Pfeffer, Donald Lampley, Dean Kelly | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:51 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 16:47 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen buries a runner from close range set up by John Robertson | 9-9 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Michael Osteen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 16:26 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Graig - foul #1 on Raymond Graig, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath (PF), Norman Matthews (C) Raymond Graig, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 16:26 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 16:26 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Michael Rothstein steps in front of the Norman Matthews pass | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) C - Norman Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Mullen (fresh) SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 1 pts. C - Claude Condie (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Ripon | John Robertson is hacked by Ernest McIlrath - foul #1 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Joseph Yates (SF) Joe Bordelon, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG), Donald Lampley (SG), Nick Benning (PF), Dean Kelly (C) John Robertson, Robert Mullen, Michael Rothstein, Claude Condie | |
| 15:26 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Matthews | 12-10 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Michael Osteen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 15:06 | Ripon | Norman Matthews picks off the pass by Dean Kelly | 14-10 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Michael Osteen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:51 | Ripon | Dean Kelly snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:33 | Ripon | Dean Kelly drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Sorensen is called for the reach on Norman Matthews - foul #1 on Lawrence Sorensen, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Raymond Graig (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Osteen, Joseph Yates, Ernest McIlrath, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Ripon | David James (SF), Michael Rothstein (PF), Claude Condie (C) Lawrence Sorensen, Nick Benning, Dean Kelly | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 13:54 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:38 | Ripon | Donald Lampley scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Pfeffer | 14-14 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 13:13 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Michael Rothstein | 14-14 |
| 13:07 | Ripon | David James misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 13:05 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Condie | 14-14 |
| 12:54 | Ripon | Donald Lampley misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Mireles - foul #1 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Conrad Little (SG), Joseph Yates (SF) Bruce Mireles, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (PG), Nick Benning (PF), Dean Kelly (C) Timothy Pfeffer, Michael Rothstein, Claude Condie | |
| 12:54 | Ripon | Donald Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:54 | Ripon | Donald Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Conrad Little can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:38 | Ripon | John Robertson grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 12:22 | Ripon | Dean Kelly can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SG) Conrad Little | |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Mullen (SG), Lawrence Sorensen (SF) Donald Lampley, David James | |
| 12:22 | Ripon | Dean Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:22 | Ripon | Dean Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | John Robertson picks off the pass by Joe Bordelon | 14-18 |
| 12:02 | Ripon | John Robertson lays it up and in | 14-20 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard lays it up and in | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mullen (fresh) SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nick Benning (fairly fresh) C - Dean Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ripon | Michael Osteen is called for the reach on John Robertson - foul #1 on Michael Osteen, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Ernest McIlrath (PF), Norman Matthews (C) Joe Bordelon, Raymond Graig, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG), Michael Rothstein (PF) Robert Mullen, Nick Benning | |
| 11:33 | Ripon | John Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Dean Kelly steals the ball from Joseph Yates | 16-20 |
| 11:00 | Ripon | Dean Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-20 |
| 10:58 | Ripon | John Robertson tips it in | 16-22 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Michael Osteen's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Kelly | 16-22 |
| 10:51 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:35 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest McIlrath | 16-22 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Sorensen takes the ball from Robert Waterman | 16-22 |
| 10:25 | Ripon | John Robertson can't throw it down | 16-22 |
| 10:24 | Ripon | Dean Kelly snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 10:12 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yates - foul #1 on Joseph Yates, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Bruce Mireles (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Robert Waterman, Michael Osteen, Joseph Yates, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG), Claude Condie (C) John Robertson, Dean Kelly | |
| 10:12 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:12 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF) Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Mullen (PG), David James (SF), Nick Benning (PF) Timothy Pfeffer, Lawrence Sorensen, Claude Condie | |
| 09:26 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein drills a floater near the basket | 16-26 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Raymond Graig clanks a jump hook near the basket | 16-26 |
| 09:19 | Ripon | Michael Rothstein grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 09:01 | Ripon | Thomas Armstrong steps in front of the Nick Benning pass | 16-26 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Mullen - foul #1 on Robert Mullen, team foul #3 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG), Claude Condie (C) Robert Mullen, Michael Rothstein | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:35 | Ripon | Donald Lampley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Conrad Little (SG), Ernest McIlrath (PF) Joe Bordelon, Raymond Graig | |
| Subs | Ripon | Dean Kelly (C) Nick Benning | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath is fouled on the floor by Dean Kelly - foul #1 on Dean Kelly, team foul #4 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SG), Norman Matthews (C) Thomas Armstrong, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (SG) Donald Lampley | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 08:05 | Ripon | Dean Kelly pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 08:01 | Ripon | David James scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Robertson | 18-28 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | John Robertson steals it from Bruce Mireles in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| 07:37 | Ripon | David James misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Mireles - foul #2 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Joseph Yates (SF) Bruce Mireles, Conrad Little | |
| Subs | Ripon | Michael Rothstein (PF) Claude Condie | |
| 07:37 | Ripon | David James misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:37 | Ripon | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Rothstein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Michael Osteen travels with the ball | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF) Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (SF), Nick Benning (PF) David James, Michael Rothstein | |
| 07:04 | Ripon | Raymond Graig steals it from Nick Benning | 18-29 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath blows the layup | 18-29 |
| 06:41 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 06:32 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen's floater is tipped away by Ernest McIlrath | 18-29 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Michael Osteen can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 18-29 |
| 06:23 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Dean Kelly | 18-29 |
| 06:07 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Graig - foul #2 on Raymond Graig, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Conrad Little (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Norman Matthews (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Joe Bordelon, Michael Osteen, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Ripon | Robert Mullen (PG), Donald Lampley (SG), Michael Rothstein (PF), Claude Condie (C) Timothy Pfeffer, John Robertson, Nick Benning, Dean Kelly | |
| 06:07 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:07 | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Donald Lampley steals it from Norman Matthews | 18-31 |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Robert Waterman is called for the reach on Robert Mullen - foul #1 on Robert Waterman, team foul #11 | 18-31 |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Robert Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:37 | Ripon | Robert Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Norman Matthews snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Robert Mullen takes the ball from Robert Waterman | 18-32 |
| 05:02 | Ripon | Donald Lampley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Lampley, team foul #5 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Ernest McIlrath (PF) Robert Waterman, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Ripon | David James (SF) Lawrence Sorensen | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Rothstein | 18-32 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the offensive board | 18-32 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Conrad Little can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Lampley - foul #2 on Donald Lampley, team foul #6 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF) Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer (PG), John Robertson (SG), Nick Benning (PF), Dean Kelly (C) Robert Mullen, Donald Lampley, Michael Rothstein, Claude Condie | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Conrad Little makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Conrad Little makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:47 | Ripon | John Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Bordelon | 20-32 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dean Kelly - foul #2 on Dean Kelly, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Raymond Graig (PF) Conrad Little, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Ripon | Lawrence Sorensen (SF) David James | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:33 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Dean Kelly | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Timothy Pfeffer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nick Benning (fresh) C - Dean Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ripon | Joe Bordelon picks off the pass by John Robertson | 20-32 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Norman Matthews (C) Joe Bordelon, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Ripon | Donald Lampley (SG) John Robertson | |
| 02:58 | Ripon | Norman Matthews is called for the reach on Timothy Pfeffer - foul #1 on Norman Matthews, team foul #12 | 20-32 |
| 02:58 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:58 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Norman Matthews tips it but misses | 20-34 |
| 02:34 | Ripon | Donald Lampley pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 02:20 | Ripon | Joseph Yates steps in front of the Lawrence Sorensen pass | 20-34 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Joseph Yates scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-34 |
| 01:48 | Ripon | Donald Lampley scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Lawrence Sorensen | 22-36 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 01:40 | Ripon | Nick Benning snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:17 | Ripon | Timothy Pfeffer clanks a floater from the left side | 22-36 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is whistled for a carry | 22-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Michael Osteen (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Bruce Mireles, Willy Pickerel, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Robertson (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), David James (SF), Michael Rothstein (PF), Claude Condie (C) Timothy Pfeffer, Donald Lampley, Lawrence Sorensen, Nick Benning, Dean Kelly | |
| 00:46 | Ripon | John Robertson buries a floater from the right block | 22-38 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 00:39 | Ripon | Claude Condie grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 00:22 | Ripon | Robert Mullen scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Condie and he's fouled by Michael Osteen - foul #2 on Michael Osteen, team foul #13 | 22-40 |
| 00:22 | Ripon | Robert Mullen makes the free throw | 22-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the easy layup | 22-41 |
| 00:01 | Ripon | Claude Condie grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Claude Condie misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-41 |