| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Michael Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Shover (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Carver (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Rico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Yates inbounds the ball | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Yates | 49-44 |
| 19:26 | Willamette | Jerome Scoggins takes the ball from Timothy Rico | 49-44 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Shover - foul #2 on Paul Shover, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 19:10 | Willamette | Paul Shover gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 18:49 | Willamette | Ronald Carver can't throw it down | 49-45 |
| 18:47 | Willamette | Paul Shover tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerome Scoggins | 49-45 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Rico - foul #1 on Timothy Rico, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 18:39 | Willamette | Ronald Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 18:20 | Willamette | Robert Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 18:03 | Willamette | Paul Shover pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:48 | Willamette | Ronald Carver connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Shover | 52-45 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Willamette | James Will (PG), Stanley Ostby (SG), William Hinrichs (SF), Lee Fernandes (PF) Michael Dillon, Robert Jones, Paul Shover, Ronald Carver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) Joe Bordelon, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 17:20 | Willamette | William Hinrichs's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Pollard | 52-47 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Willamette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG), Norman Matthews (C) Jerome Scoggins, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 16:52 | Willamette | Robert Waterman steals it from William Hinrichs | 52-47 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Robert Waterman is hacked by James Will - foul #2 on James Will, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Dillon (PG), Elmer Warner (SF) Stanley Ostby, Timothy Rico | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) Bruce Mireles | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 16:10 | Willamette | The rebound goes to William Hinrichs | 52-47 |
| 16:04 | Willamette | William Hinrichs misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 16:03 | Willamette | James Will grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 15:48 | Willamette | Michael Dillon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Armstrong | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Michael Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Will (fresh) SF - Elmer Warner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Hinrichs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Fernandes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | William Hinrichs steals it from Daniel Pollard | 52-47 |
| 15:15 | Willamette | Lee Fernandes is hacked by Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #1 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Willamette | Stanley Ostby (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Paul Shover (SF), Ronald Carver (PF), Timothy Rico (C) Michael Dillon, James Will, Elmer Warner, William Hinrichs, Lee Fernandes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Raymond Graig (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Robert Waterman, Thomas Armstrong, Daniel Pollard, Norman Matthews | |
| 14:58 | Willamette | Stanley Ostby is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Willamette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (PG) Joe Bordelon | |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 14:28 | Willamette | Timothy Rico's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Graig | 52-47 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 14:06 | Willamette | The rebound goes to Timothy Rico | 52-47 |
| 13:46 | Willamette | Raymond Graig picks off the pass by Paul Shover | 52-47 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | John Berry's pass is intercepted by Stanley Ostby in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 13:32 | Willamette | Timothy Rico drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Jones | 54-47 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 13:15 | Willamette | The rebound goes to Timothy Rico | 54-47 |
| 13:11 | Willamette | Robert Jones drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Raymond Graig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Dillon (PG), James Will (SG), William Hinrichs (SF), Lee Fernandes (PF) Stanley Ostby, Robert Jones, Paul Shover, Ronald Carver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) John Berry, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| 12:33 | Willamette | Timothy Rico drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Hinrichs | 58-47 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Bordelon | 58-49 |
| 12:02 | Willamette | Jerome Scoggins steals it from James Will | 58-49 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins lays it in | 58-51 |
| 11:43 | Willamette | Lee Fernandes banks in the layup | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Michael Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Will (fresh) SF - William Hinrichs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Fernandes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Rico (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | The jumper by Ernest McIlrath is denied by Timothy Rico | 60-51 |
| 11:22 | Willamette | The rebound goes to Lee Fernandes | 60-51 |
| 11:06 | Willamette | William Hinrichs is hacked by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #2 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Willamette | Paul Shover (SF), Ronald Carver (PF) William Hinrichs, Lee Fernandes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Raymond Graig (PF) Jerome Scoggins, Thomas Armstrong, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 10:54 | Willamette | Michael Dillon connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Will | 62-51 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Raymond Graig is hacked by James Will - foul #3 on James Will, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Willamette | Stanley Ostby (SG) James Will | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Joseph Yates scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Waterman | 62-53 |
| 10:24 | Willamette | Paul Shover drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Carver | 64-53 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Rico - foul #2 on Timothy Rico, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Willamette | Robert Jones (SG) Michael Dillon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG) Joe Bordelon | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:50 | Willamette | Robert Jones clanks a floater in the paint | 64-55 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Joseph Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Joseph Yates can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Willamette | James Will (PG), William Hinrichs (C) Stanley Ostby, Timothy Rico | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Matthews (C) Daniel Pollard | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 09:32 | Willamette | James Will is hacked by Bruce Mireles - foul #3 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #3 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Willamette | Elmer Warner (SF) Paul Shover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath (C) Raymond Graig | |
| 09:16 | Willamette | James Will is fouled on the floor by Robert Waterman - foul #2 on Robert Waterman, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Willamette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (PF) Norman Matthews | |
| 08:58 | Willamette | Elmer Warner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Will - foul #4 on James Will, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Willamette | Stanley Ostby (PG), Michael McGhee (PF) James Will, Ronald Carver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Norman Matthews (PF) Bruce Mireles, Joseph Yates | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Robert Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:51 | Willamette | The rebound goes to Michael McGhee | 64-58 |
| 08:47 | Willamette | Robert Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Dillon (PG), Lee Fernandes (C) Robert Jones, Michael McGhee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) Robert Waterman | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:28 | Willamette | Elmer Warner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Armstrong - foul #1 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Willamette | Paul Shover (SF), Michael McGhee (PF) Stanley Ostby, William Hinrichs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:28 | Willamette | Elmer Warner misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:28 | Willamette | Michael McGhee grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 08:07 | Willamette | Paul Shover misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 08:06 | Willamette | Paul Shover grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:53 | Willamette | Joe Bordelon is called for the reach on Michael Dillon - foul #1 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Willamette | James Will (SG) Elmer Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Thomas Armstrong, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 07:32 | Willamette | Paul Shover's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Graig | 66-59 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Michael Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Will (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Shover (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael McGhee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Fernandes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman Matthews (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins is hacked by James Will - foul #5 on James Will, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Willamette | Stanley Ostby (PG), Robert Jones (SG), William Hinrichs (SF), Ronald Carver (PF), Timothy Rico (C) Michael Dillon, James Will, Paul Shover, Michael McGhee, Lee Fernandes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF) Norman Matthews | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:05 | Willamette | William Hinrichs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 68-61 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joseph Yates is denied by Timothy Rico | 68-61 |
| 06:57 | Willamette | Timothy Rico grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 06:34 | Willamette | Robert Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Stanley Ostby is called for the reach on Jerome Scoggins - foul #2 on Stanley Ostby, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Dillon (PG) Stanley Ostby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Ernest McIlrath (C) Joe Bordelon, Daniel Pollard | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:28 | Willamette | William Hinrichs grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 06:03 | Willamette | William Hinrichs's floater is tipped away by Ernest McIlrath | 68-62 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Robert Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Robert Waterman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-62 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Graig | 68-62 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath is whistled for traveling | 68-62 |
| Subs | Willamette | Stanley Ostby (SG), Paul Shover (SF), Lee Fernandes (PF) Robert Jones, William Hinrichs, Ronald Carver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) Jerome Scoggins, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| 05:23 | Willamette | Paul Shover comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 05:22 | Willamette | Timothy Rico tips it in | 70-62 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Timothy Rico denies the turnaround by Ernest McIlrath | 70-62 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Robert Waterman is fouled on the floor by Michael Dillon - foul #2 on Michael Dillon, team foul #12 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Willamette | Elmer Warner (SG), Ronald Carver (PF) Michael Dillon, Lee Fernandes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Joseph Yates (SF) Bruce Mireles, Thomas Armstrong | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Robert Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:04 | Willamette | Robert Waterman takes the ball from Elmer Warner | 70-63 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Rico | 70-63 |
| 03:54 | Willamette | Timothy Rico grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 03:40 | Willamette | Elmer Warner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-63 |
| 03:32 | Willamette | Timothy Rico pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Willamette | PG - Stanley Ostby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Shover (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Carver (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Rico (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Waterman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Willamette | Ronald Carver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Elmer Warner - foul #2 on Elmer Warner, team foul #13 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Willamette | John Smith (PG), Robert Jones (SG), William Hinrichs (C) Stanley Ostby, Paul Shover, Timothy Rico | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Raymond Graig (PF) Robert Waterman, Daniel Pollard | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:00 | Willamette | Willamette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Willamette | Michael Dillon (PG), Lee Fernandes (C) John Smith, Elmer Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:45 | Willamette | Michael Dillon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Hinrichs | 73-66 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Ernest McIlrath | 73-66 |
| Subs | Willamette | Timothy Rico (C) Lee Fernandes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:13 | Willamette | William Hinrichs clanks a floater in the lane | 73-66 |
| 02:11 | Willamette | William Hinrichs gets the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:56 | Willamette | Robert Jones steps out of bounds on the baseline | 73-66 |
| Subs | Willamette | Paul Shover (SF) William Hinrichs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Jerome Scoggins - foul #5 on Robert Jones, team foul #14 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Willamette | Stanley Ostby (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:24 | Willamette | Timothy Rico comes up short on the floater from the right side | 73-67 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest McIlrath | 73-70 |
| 01:01 | Willamette | Jerome Scoggins is called for the reach on Michael Dillon - foul #3 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| 01:01 | Willamette | Michael Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:01 | Willamette | Michael Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Joe Bordelon is blocked by Timothy Rico | 75-70 |
| 00:52 | Willamette | Ronald Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette 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) | |
| 00:25 | Willamette | Stanley Ostby buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Shover | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette 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) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Bordelon | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Willamette | Timothy Rico is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Bordelon - foul #2 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #8 | 77-73 |
| 00:17 | Willamette | Timothy Rico misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest McIlrath | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Bordelon | 77-76 |
| 00:11 | Willamette | Timothy Rico is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Bordelon - foul #3 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| 00:11 | Willamette | Timothy Rico makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:11 | Willamette | Timothy Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Willamette | Willamette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Raymond Graig misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins grabs the offensive rebound | 79-76 |