| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Newbury | PG - Jerry Jones (fresh) SG - Daniel Tenorio (fresh) SF - Mark Cooper (fresh) PF - Roy Hughes (fresh) C - David Berkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Newbury | David Berkey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Newbury | Newbury is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Newbury | Mark Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Raymond Graig grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Newbury | Roy Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Newbury | Jerry Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Newbury | Joe Bordelon picks off the pass by David Berkey | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Newbury | The rebound goes to David Berkey | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Jones | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Joseph Yates buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joe Bordelon | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Newbury | Mark Cooper lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Tenorio and he's fouled by Raymond Graig - foul #1 on Raymond Graig, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker (SG), Christopher Eide (C) Daniel Tenorio, David Berkey | |
| 17:23 | Newbury | Mark Cooper misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Joseph Yates grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest McIlrath | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Newbury | Jerry Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Newbury | Roy Hughes can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Hughes - foul #1 on Roy Hughes, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Newbury | Howard Smith (PG), Daniel Sickels (SF), Ryan Schwartzbach (C) Jerry Jones, Mark Cooper, Roy Hughes | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker is denied on a layup by Ernest McIlrath | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerome Scoggins | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach is fouled on the floor by Joe Bordelon - foul #1 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Bruce Mireles (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) Joe Bordelon, Jerome Scoggins, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| Subs | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio (SG), David Berkey (C) Thomas Shoemaker, Ryan Schwartzbach | |
| 16:06 | Newbury | Christopher Eide's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Pollard | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | Newbury | Daniel Sickels grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Waterman (fresh) SG - Bruce Mireles (fresh) SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) PF - Daniel Pollard (fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Newbury | PG - Howard Smith (fresh) SG - Daniel Tenorio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sickels (fresh) PF - Christopher Eide (fresh) C - David Berkey (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Newbury | David Berkey comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ernest McIlrath - foul #1 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Matthews (C) Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Newbury | Jerry Jones (PG), Roy Hughes (PF) Howard Smith, Christopher Eide | |
| 15:51 | Newbury | David Berkey makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | Newbury | David Berkey misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Robert Waterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 15:30 | Newbury | David Berkey misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) Bruce Mireles | |
| Subs | Newbury | | |
| 15:30 | Newbury | David Berkey makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:30 | Newbury | David Berkey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Norman Matthews | 10-10 |
| 14:35 | Newbury | Norman Matthews steals the ball from Daniel Tenorio | 10-10 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Norman Matthews misses short on a floater from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | Newbury | David Berkey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:09 | Newbury | Jerry Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Jones, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Raymond Graig (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Joe Bordelon, Robert Waterman, Thomas Armstrong, Daniel Pollard, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Newbury | Howard Smith (PG), Thomas Shoemaker (SG), Mark Cooper (SF), Christopher Eide (PF), Ryan Schwartzbach (C) Jerry Jones, Daniel Tenorio, Daniel Sickels, Roy Hughes, David Berkey | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Christopher Eide denies the turnaround by Raymond Graig | 10-10 |
| 13:44 | Newbury | Christopher Eide grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:38 | Newbury | Howard Smith is hacked by John Berry - foul #1 on John Berry, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| 13:18 | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker is fouled on the floor by Jerome Scoggins - foul #1 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) John Berry | |
| Subs | Newbury | | |
| 12:56 | Newbury | Mark Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | Newbury | Mark Cooper connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Shoemaker | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Joseph Yates can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Yates | 13-13 |
| 12:02 | Newbury | Ernest McIlrath steps in front of the Christopher Eide pass | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Graig (fairly fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Newbury | PG - Howard Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Shoemaker (fresh) SF - Mark Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Eide (fresh) C - Ryan Schwartzbach (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:28 | Newbury | Howard Smith is whistled for a carry | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) Joe Bordelon, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| Subs | Newbury | Jerry Jones (PG), Daniel Tenorio (SG), Daniel Sickels (SF), Roy Hughes (PF), David Berkey (C) Howard Smith, Thomas Shoemaker, Mark Cooper, Christopher Eide, Ryan Schwartzbach | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath can't tip it in | 13-13 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 11:01 | Newbury | The rebound goes to Daniel Sickels | 13-13 |
| 10:56 | Newbury | Jerry Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sickels - foul #1 on Daniel Sickels, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG), Norman Matthews (C) Jerome Scoggins, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Newbury | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Waterman | 15-13 |
| 10:15 | Newbury | Jerry Jones is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Joseph Yates (SF) Bruce Mireles, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Newbury | | |
| 10:15 | Newbury | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:15 | Newbury | Jerry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Norman Matthews snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Bordelon | 17-14 |
| 09:34 | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Norman Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Waterman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:25 | Newbury | Jerry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Newbury | Roy Hughes scores on a floater from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Yates - foul #1 on Joseph Yates, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Raymond Graig (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Robert Waterman, Thomas Armstrong, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker (SG), Mark Cooper (SF), Christopher Eide (C) Daniel Tenorio, Daniel Sickels, David Berkey | |
| 09:10 | Newbury | Roy Hughes makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joe Bordelon | 20-17 |
| 08:48 | Newbury | Christopher Eide scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Jones | 20-20 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Thomas Shoemaker steals the ball from Jerome Scoggins | 20-20 |
| 08:07 | Newbury | Raymond Graig swats the short shot by Thomas Shoemaker | 20-20 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Raymond Graig lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest McIlrath and the foul's on Christopher Eide - foul #1 on Christopher Eide, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Norman Matthews (SF) Joe Bordelon, Joseph Yates | |
| Subs | Newbury | Howard Smith (PG), David Berkey (C) Jerry Jones, Roy Hughes | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Raymond Graig misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:59 | Newbury | David Berkey pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Newbury | PG - Howard Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Shoemaker (fresh) SF - Mark Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Eide (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Berkey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Newbury | Mark Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (SF) Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio (SG) Thomas Shoemaker | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | David Berkey takes the ball from Jerome Scoggins | 22-20 |
| 06:53 | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Berkey | 22-23 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Robert Waterman is fouled on the floor by David Berkey - foul #1 on David Berkey, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Norman Matthews (PF) Jerome Scoggins, Raymond Graig | |
| Subs | Newbury | Daniel Sickels (SF), Ryan Schwartzbach (PF) Mark Cooper, Christopher Eide | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Robert Waterman is whistled for traveling | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG), Joseph Yates (SF) Robert Waterman, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Newbury | Jerry Jones (PG), Roy Hughes (PF) Howard Smith, David Berkey | |
| 06:05 | Newbury | Daniel Sickels slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Tenorio | 22-25 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 05:47 | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:27 | Newbury | Thomas Armstrong swats the dunk try by Roy Hughes | 22-25 |
| 05:25 | Newbury | Daniel Sickels gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:11 | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-25 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Daniel Sickels picks off the pass by Thomas Armstrong | 22-25 |
| 04:49 | Newbury | Roy Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 04:47 | Newbury | Daniel Tenorio gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:36 | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest McIlrath - foul #2 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), Conrad Little (SF), Raymond Graig (PF), Norman Matthews (C) Joe Bordelon, Bruce Mireles, Joseph Yates, Thomas Armstrong, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Newbury | Howard Smith (PG), Thomas Shoemaker (SG), Mark Cooper (SF), David Berkey (C) Jerry Jones, Daniel Tenorio, Daniel Sickels, Roy Hughes | |
| 04:36 | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:36 | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Norman Matthews is hacked by David Berkey - foul #2 on David Berkey, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Newbury | Roy Hughes (PF), Christopher Eide (C) Ryan Schwartzbach, David Berkey | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Robert Waterman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Smith - foul #1 on Howard Smith, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Robert Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Robert Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:55 | Newbury | Jerome Scoggins picks off the pass by Thomas Shoemaker | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Little (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Newbury | PG - Howard Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Shoemaker (fresh) SF - Mark Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Eide (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Robert Waterman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Matthews | 27-27 |
| 03:25 | Newbury | Raymond Graig takes the ball from Roy Hughes | 27-27 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Norman Matthews misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-27 |
| 03:11 | Newbury | Mark Cooper gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:59 | Newbury | Christopher Eide comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 02:58 | Newbury | Roy Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:48 | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Cooper | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 02:27 | Newbury | Roy Hughes gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Newbury | Christopher Eide is fouled on the floor by Norman Matthews - foul #1 on Norman Matthews, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Joseph Yates (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Robert Waterman, Conrad Little, Raymond Graig, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | Newbury | Jerry Jones (PG), Daniel Tenorio (SG), Daniel Sickels (SF), David Berkey (C) Howard Smith, Thomas Shoemaker, Mark Cooper, Roy Hughes | |
| 02:20 | Newbury | Christopher Eide misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Newbury | Christopher Eide misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:49 | Newbury | The rebound goes to David Berkey | 27-30 |
| 01:32 | Newbury | Jerry Jones can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 01:31 | Newbury | Jerry Jones gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:13 | Newbury | Christopher Eide buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Tenorio | 27-32 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (SG), Raymond Graig (PF) Jerome Scoggins, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Newbury | Ryan Schwartzbach (PF) Christopher Eide | |
| 00:55 | Newbury | Jerry Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Waterman - foul #1 on Robert Waterman, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Newbury | Thomas Shoemaker (SG), Mark Cooper (SF) Daniel Tenorio, Ryan Schwartzbach | |
| 00:55 | Newbury | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:55 | Newbury | Jerry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 00:34 | Newbury | David Berkey snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 00:18 | Newbury | Mark Cooper knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Sickels | 27-35 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Robert Waterman's fadeaway is rejected by David Berkey | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | Newbury | Mark Cooper pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Newbury | Mark Cooper can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-35 |