| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Marshall Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shane Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Augustine Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Conlan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Abraham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | George Walker inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois State | George Conlan steps in front of the Shane Wade pass in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Shane Wade - foul #1 on Shane Wade, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | George Walker knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Wade | 47-40 |
| 19:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina is hacked by Shane Wade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Wade, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Norberto Medina | 47-43 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Shane Wade can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Norberto Medina | 47-45 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Nicholas Richardson | 49-45 |
| 18:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham can't connect on a shot from the right block | 49-45 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 18:00 | Illinois State | George Walker misses short on a shot in the paint | 49-45 |
| 17:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Marshall Marshall - foul #3 on Marshall Marshall, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elliot Louis (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Glenn Davis (PF), Carlos Halter (C) Marshall Marshall, Shane Wade, George Walker, Nicholas Richardson, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (SG), Norman Glass (SF), John Bogue (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Ralph Wright, George Conlan, Carroll Vanderford, Joseph Abraham | |
| 17:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Steven Gray can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 49-47 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis tips it in | 51-47 |
| 17:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (SG) Norberto Medina | |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Steven Gray and he's fouled by John Bogue - foul #1 on John Bogue, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin (PG), Maurice Lankford (C) Harvey Hudkins, Steven Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (SF), Erik Laws (PF) Norman Glass, Johnathan Garney | |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 16:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury is fouled in the backcourt by Elliot Louis - foul #1 on Elliot Louis, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Walker (SF) Carlos Halter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims is fouled on the floor by Elliot Louis - foul #2 on Elliot Louis, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson (PF) Glenn Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Conlan (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF) Larry Sims, John Bogue | |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright is alone and drills a runner in the paint | 54-49 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin is hacked by Edward Choudhury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG) Elliot Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | George Walker clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 54-49 |
| 16:03 | Illinois-Chicago | George Conlan grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 15:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury buries a floater from the left block set up by Peter Bright | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Tonkin (fairly fresh) SG - Shane Wade (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Walker (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Richardson (tiring) 5 reb. C - Maurice Lankford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Bright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Conlan (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (tiring) 8 pts. C - Erik Laws (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Maurice Lankford is hacked by Edward Choudhury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marshall Marshall (PG), Steven Gray (SG), Elliot Louis (SF), Carlos Halter (PF), Glenn Davis (C) Dennis Tonkin, Shane Wade, George Walker, Nicholas Richardson, Maurice Lankford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (PG), Ralph Wright (SG), Johnathan Garney (PF), John Bogue (C) Edward Choudhury, Peter Bright, Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Steven Gray buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Ralph Wright - foul #2 on Ralph Wright, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins (SG) Elliot Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass (SF), Joseph Abraham (C) George Conlan, John Bogue | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Steven Gray misses the free throw | 56-51 |
| 15:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Glenn Davis steps in front of the Ralph Wright pass | 56-51 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Marshall Marshall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-51 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Steven Gray tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Gray is called for the reach on Joseph Abraham - foul #3 on Steven Gray, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elliot Louis (PG), Shane Wade (SG), George Walker (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Augustine Conti (C) Marshall Marshall, Harvey Hudkins, Steven Gray, Carlos Halter, Glenn Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), George Conlan (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), John Bogue (C) Larry Sims, Norman Glass, Johnathan Garney, Joseph Abraham | |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 13:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 13:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis's pass is intercepted by John Bogue | 58-51 |
| 13:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses the jumper in the lane | 58-51 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | George Walker clanks a shot near the basket | 58-51 |
| 12:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 12:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Carlos Halter (PF), Maurice Lankford (C) Shane Wade, George Walker, Nicholas Richardson, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (PG), Larry Sims (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Erik Laws (PF), Joseph Abraham (C) Norberto Medina, Ralph Wright, George Conlan, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Abraham | 58-53 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Erik Laws - foul #3 on Erik Laws, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Gray (SF), Glenn Davis (C) Harvey Hudkins, Carlos Halter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass (SF), Johnathan Garney (PF) Larry Sims, Joseph Abraham | |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Elliot Louis makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 61-53 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Tonkin (fairly fresh) SG - Elliot Louis (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Lankford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnathan Garney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Laws (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Edward Choudhury picks off the pass by Dennis Tonkin in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 11:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Steven Gray gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Norman Glass picks off the pass by Dennis Tonkin | 61-53 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marshall Marshall (PG), Shane Wade (SG), George Walker (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Carlos Halter (C) Dennis Tonkin, Elliot Louis, Steven Gray, Maurice Lankford, Glenn Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Larry Sims (SG), George Conlan (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Joseph Abraham (C) Edward Choudhury, Peter Bright, Norman Glass, Johnathan Garney, Erik Laws | |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson lays it in uncontested set up by Marshall Marshall | 63-53 |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims is hacked by Marshall Marshall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marshall Marshall, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins (PG) Marshall Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue (C) Joseph Abraham | |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Carroll Vanderford is called for the reach on Nicholas Richardson - foul #2 on Carroll Vanderford, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustine Conti (C) Carlos Halter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham (C) Carroll Vanderford | |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by John Bogue - foul #2 on John Bogue, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) George Conlan | |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Sims | 65-57 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Gray (SG), Carlos Halter (PF) Shane Wade, Nicholas Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright (PG), Johnathan Garney (PF) Norberto Medina, John Bogue | |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins's pass is intercepted by Larry Sims in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 09:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses the easy layup | 65-57 |
| 09:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Steven Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Larry Sims picks off the pass by Augustine Conti | 65-57 |
| 08:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 65-57 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | George Walker tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | George Walker snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Harvey Hudkins and he's hacked by Johnathan Garney - foul #1 on Johnathan Garney, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elliot Louis (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Glenn Davis (SF), Maurice Lankford (PF) Harvey Hudkins, Steven Gray, George Walker, Carlos Halter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (PG), Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Ralph Wright, Larry Sims, Johnathan Garney, Joseph Abraham | |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Augustine Conti makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 08:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Elliot Louis is called for the reach on Peter Bright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elliot Louis, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson (PF) Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 08:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson makes the jumper in the paint | 70-59 |
| 07:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright is hacked by Elliot Louis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elliot Louis, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin (PG) Nicholas Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Maurice Lankford grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis scores on a floater from the right block | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Tonkin (fresh) SG - Shane Wade (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elliot Louis (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Lankford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Laws (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright makes the wide open jumper from the right side | 72-61 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Choudhury - foul #4 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Walker (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF) Shane Wade, Maurice Lankford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Ralph Wright (SG), George Conlan (SF), John Bogue (C) Edward Choudhury, Peter Bright, Norman Glass, Erik Laws | |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Tonkin is called for the reach on Ralph Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Tonkin, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marshall Marshall (PG) Dennis Tonkin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | George Conlan steps in front of the George Walker pass in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| 06:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright is fouled on the floor by Elliot Louis - foul #5 on Elliot Louis, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins (SG), Carlos Halter (C) Elliot Louis, Glenn Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney (C) Carroll Vanderford | |
| 06:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 06:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Nicholas Richardson is denied by Johnathan Garney | 72-65 |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 06:27 | Illinois-Chicago | George Conlan hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Norberto Medina and he's fouled by Nicholas Richardson - foul #2 on Nicholas Richardson, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Gray (SF) George Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (SG) Ralph Wright | |
| 06:27 | Illinois-Chicago | George Conlan misses the free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson hits the finger roll | 74-67 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Nicholas Richardson is called for the reach on Norberto Medina - foul #3 on Nicholas Richardson, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Glenn Davis (PF), Augustine Conti (C) Harvey Hudkins, Nicholas Richardson, Carlos Halter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford (PF) Johnathan Garney | |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | George Conlan steps in front of the Marshall Marshall pass in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 05:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 74-69 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Glenn Davis | 74-69 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Marshall Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-69 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Larry Sims | 74-69 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Tonkin (PG), George Walker (SF), Maurice Lankford (PF), Carlos Halter (C) Marshall Marshall, Steven Gray, Glenn Davis, Augustine Conti | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (PG), Peter Bright (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Erik Laws (PF), Joseph Abraham (C) Norberto Medina, Larry Sims, George Conlan, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Bright connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Choudhury | 74-71 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Shane Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Carlos Halter hits the follow up shot | 76-71 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 76-71 |
| 04:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Peter Bright | 76-74 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Joseph Abraham blocks the short jumper by Maurice Lankford | 76-74 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | George Walker misses the tip | 76-74 |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury grabs the board | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Tonkin (tiring) SG - Shane Wade (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Walker (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Lankford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Halter (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Peter Bright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Glass (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Erik Laws (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Abraham (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass is whistled for traveling | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marshall Marshall (PG), Harvey Hudkins (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Glenn Davis (C) Dennis Tonkin, Shane Wade, George Walker, Maurice Lankford, Carlos Halter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Ralph Wright (SG), George Conlan (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Edward Choudhury, Peter Bright, Norman Glass, Erik Laws, Joseph Abraham | |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Johnathan Garney takes the ball from Nicholas Richardson | 76-74 |
| 02:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Glenn Davis misses the easy layup | 76-76 |
| 02:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 02:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-76 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 01:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 01:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 01:22 | Illinois-Chicago | George Conlan hits the follow up shot | 76-78 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), George Walker (SF), Augustine Conti (C) Harvey Hudkins, Steven Gray, Glenn Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham (C) Johnathan Garney | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson drills a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Carroll Vanderford - foul #3 on Carroll Vanderford, team foul #10 | 78-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Nicholas Richardson makes the free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 79-78 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Richardson | 79-78 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | George Conlan is called for the reach on George Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Conlan, team foul #11 | 79-78 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | George Walker makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | George Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 80-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Richardson - foul #4 on Nicholas Richardson, team foul #14 | 80-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | George Walker gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Ralph Wright is called for the reach on Shane Wade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Wright, team foul #12 | 80-79 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Shane Wade makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Shane Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina is hacked by Marshall Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marshall Marshall, team foul #15 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins (PG) Marshall Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins is hacked by Norberto Medina in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norberto Medina, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-83 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Norberto Medina is called for the reach on Harvey Hudkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norberto Medina, team foul #14 | 84-83 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Harvey Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 86-83 |