| Lineup | Franklin | PG - David Fritz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Sorenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Caldwell (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Merle Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Holland inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | William Mitchell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Patrick Stahlman | 39-37 |
| 19:27 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Oscar Womack pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 19:02 | Franklin | Merle Lee drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fritz | 42-40 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | August Machesky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 18:23 | Franklin | Merle Lee lays it in on a nice dish by David Fritz | 44-40 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 18:13 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Stanley Henry | 44-40 |
| 18:08 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson's pass is intercepted by Patrick Stahlman | 44-40 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Holland | 44-42 |
| 17:30 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | William Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Patrick Stahlman | 44-44 |
| 17:08 | Franklin | David Fritz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Kevin Holland grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | William Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Patrick Stahlman | 44-47 |
| 16:42 | Franklin | Merle Lee is hacked by Oscar Womack - foul #1 on Oscar Womack, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Franklin | Edward Webster (PG), Harlan Angel (SG), Ronald Lockhart (SF), Joshua Denault (PF), Steven Laforge (C) David Fritz, Paul Sorenson, Bobby Caldwell, Merle Lee, Stanley Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Roland Vincent (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Chris Nelson (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Patrick Stahlman, William Mitchell, Kevin Holland, August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| 16:31 | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart misses the jumper near the basket | 44-47 |
| 16:29 | Franklin | Joshua Denault grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:18 | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Harlan Angel is called for the reach on Robert Brunson - foul #2 on Harlan Angel, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Roland Vincent clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 15:52 | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Edward Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Angel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Denault (fresh) 10 reb. C - Steven Laforge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Caudle (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Roland Vincent (fresh) SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Franklin | Harlan Angel double dribbles | 46-47 |
| Subs | Franklin | Floyd Branch (SG) Harlan Angel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Robert Brunson loses the dribble to Edward Webster | 46-47 |
| 15:34 | Franklin | Joshua Denault blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Brunson - foul #1 on Robert Brunson, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 15:34 | Franklin | Joshua Denault makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:34 | Franklin | Joshua Denault makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Chris Nelson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Caudle | 48-49 |
| 15:03 | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart is fouled on the floor by Ben Boyd - foul #1 on Ben Boyd, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell (SF), Merle Lee (PF) Ronald Lockhart, Steven Laforge | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (SG) Ben Boyd | |
| 14:39 | Franklin | Merle Lee banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Caldwell | 50-49 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Roland Vincent makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Caudle | 50-52 |
| 14:15 | Franklin | Edward Webster misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Roland Vincent - foul #2 on Roland Vincent, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Franklin | Stanley Henry (C) Joshua Denault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Anthony Caudle, Roland Vincent, Robert Brunson, Chris Nelson | |
| 14:15 | Franklin | Edward Webster makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 14:15 | Franklin | Edward Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman drills a jumper in the paint set up by Kevin Holland and he's hacked by Stanley Henry - foul #1 on Stanley Henry, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Franklin | David Fritz (PG) Edward Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (C) Oscar Womack | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:54 | Franklin | Stanley Henry pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:36 | Franklin | Stanley Henry lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ben Boyd - foul #2 on Ben Boyd, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart (SF), Steven Laforge (PF) Bobby Caldwell, Merle Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:36 | Franklin | Stanley Henry misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to August Machesky | 54-54 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Stahlman | 54-57 |
| 13:18 | Franklin | David Fritz loses the dribble to Kevin Holland | 54-57 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Laforge | 54-57 |
| 12:51 | Franklin | Stanley Henry snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 12:34 | Franklin | Ben Boyd takes the ball from Steven Laforge | 54-57 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman's pass is intercepted by Floyd Branch | 54-57 |
| 12:27 | Franklin | David Fritz lays it in on a nice dish by Floyd Branch | 56-57 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Floyd Branch takes the ball from Patrick Stahlman | 56-57 |
| 11:49 | Franklin | Ben Boyd picks off the pass by Ronald Lockhart | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - David Fritz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Floyd Branch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Laforge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kevin Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - August Machesky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman is hacked by Floyd Branch - foul #4 on Floyd Branch, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Franklin | Edward Webster (PG), Paul Sorenson (SG), Bobby Caldwell (SF), Merle Lee (PF), Joshua Denault (C) David Fritz, Floyd Branch, Ronald Lockhart, Steven Laforge, Stanley Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Roland Vincent (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Chris Nelson (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Patrick Stahlman, William Mitchell, Kevin Holland, August Machesky, Ben Boyd | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Chris Nelson connects on the shot from close range set up by Anthony Caudle and he's hacked by Edward Webster - foul #1 on Edward Webster, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Chris Nelson makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 10:58 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Roland Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle clanks a shot from the right block | 56-60 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Chris Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Roland Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 56-60 |
| 10:11 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Caldwell | 58-60 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Chris Nelson | 58-62 |
| 09:47 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Brunson - foul #2 on Robert Brunson, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Franklin | David Fritz (PG) Edward Webster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG) Oscar Womack | |
| 09:47 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:47 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Paul Sorenson takes the ball from Roland Vincent | 60-62 |
| 09:12 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Roland Vincent misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 08:51 | Franklin | Joshua Denault snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 08:45 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Fritz | 65-62 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Roland Vincent makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Stahlman | 65-65 |
| 08:32 | Franklin | Joshua Denault travels with the ball | 65-65 |
| Subs | Franklin | Harlan Angel (SG), Ronald Lockhart (SF), Steven Laforge (PF), Stanley Henry (C) Paul Sorenson, Bobby Caldwell, Merle Lee, Joshua Denault | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Anthony Caudle, Roland Vincent, Robert Brunson, Chris Nelson | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | August Machesky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Holland | 65-67 |
| 08:13 | Franklin | Harlan Angel drills a 3 from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | William Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 07:45 | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart grabs the board | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - David Fritz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harlan Angel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Laforge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - August Machesky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Franklin | Oscar Womack is called for the reach on David Fritz - foul #2 on Oscar Womack, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Franklin | Floyd Branch (SG) Harlan Angel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Ben Boyd (PF) Patrick Stahlman, August Machesky | |
| 07:39 | Franklin | David Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 07:39 | Franklin | David Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Ben Boyd can't finish the layup | 70-67 |
| 07:12 | Franklin | Ronald Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 07:05 | Franklin | Floyd Branch is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Franklin | Edward Webster (PG), Bobby Caldwell (SF), Merle Lee (PF) David Fritz, Ronald Lockhart, Stanley Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:05 | Franklin | Floyd Branch makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 07:05 | Franklin | Floyd Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | William Mitchell buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ben Boyd | 72-69 |
| 06:29 | Franklin | Steven Laforge clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Ben Boyd pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bryan Malveaux | 72-71 |
| 05:57 | Franklin | Floyd Branch buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Webster | 74-71 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 05:50 | Franklin | Edward Webster gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 05:42 | Franklin | Oscar Womack swats the layup by Merle Lee | 74-71 |
| 05:40 | Franklin | Merle Lee hits the follow up shot | 76-71 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Branch - foul #5 on Floyd Branch, team foul #5 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Franklin | Paul Sorenson (SG), Ronald Lockhart (SF), Joshua Denault (PF), Stanley Henry (C) Floyd Branch, Bobby Caldwell, Merle Lee, Steven Laforge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Roland Vincent (SF), Chris Nelson (PF), Anthony Caudle (C) Bryan Malveaux, Kevin Holland, Ben Boyd, Oscar Womack | |
| 05:33 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 05:18 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Webster | 79-73 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Mitchell | 79-75 |
| 04:55 | Franklin | Stanley Henry loses the dribble to Anthony Caudle | 79-75 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Stanley Henry picks off the pass by Chris Nelson | 79-75 |
| 04:17 | Franklin | Joshua Denault connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 81-75 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Paul Sorenson steals it from William Mitchell | 81-75 |
| 04:10 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson hits the finger roll | 83-75 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Paul Sorenson is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #3 on Paul Sorenson, team foul #6 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Franklin | David Fritz (PG), Bobby Caldwell (SF), Merle Lee (PF) Edward Webster, Ronald Lockhart, Stanley Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), August Machesky (PF) Patrick Stahlman, William Mitchell, Roland Vincent | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - David Fritz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Sorenson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Caldwell (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Merle Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Denault (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Caudle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle is fouled on the floor by Bobby Caldwell - foul #1 on Bobby Caldwell, team foul #7 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Franklin | Steven Laforge (C) Joshua Denault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Womack (C) Chris Nelson | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 03:21 | Franklin | Robert Brunson is called for the reach on Paul Sorenson - foul #3 on Robert Brunson, team foul #9 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG) Anthony Caudle | |
| 03:21 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 03:21 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | August Machesky blows the layup | 85-77 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Michael Butler can't tip it in | 85-77 |
| 03:02 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell snags the defensive board | 85-77 |
| 02:56 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-77 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Malveaux | 85-77 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-77 |
| Subs | Franklin | Stanley Henry (C) Steven Laforge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Roland Vincent (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Chris Nelson (C) Bryan Malveaux, Michael Butler, Robert Brunson, Oscar Womack | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Chris Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-77 |
| 02:19 | Franklin | Stanley Henry comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 85-77 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the defensive rebound | 85-77 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-77 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (SG) Roland Vincent | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | William Mitchell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Stahlman | 85-80 |
| 01:49 | Franklin | Stanley Henry scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Fritz | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Paul Sorenson is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #4 on Paul Sorenson, team foul #8 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Womack (C) Chris Nelson | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 01:03 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell misses the floater from the right side | 87-82 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Holland | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | August Machesky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 87-82 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | William Mitchell buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Stahlman | 87-85 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Franklin | Merle Lee is hacked by William Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Mitchell, team foul #10 | 87-85 |
| 00:34 | Franklin | Merle Lee makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:34 | Franklin | Merle Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | August Machesky drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Stahlman | 89-88 |
| 00:26 | Franklin | Patrick Stahlman is called for the reach on Bobby Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #11 | 89-88 |
| 00:26 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:26 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 90-88 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 90-88 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | August Machesky tips it back up and in | 90-90 |
| 00:08 | Franklin | Franklin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-90 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | William Mitchell grabs the board | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 90-90 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - David Fritz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Sorenson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Caldwell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 30 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) | |
| 05:00 | Franklin | Merle Lee wins the tip | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Franklin | Merle Lee misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Stahlman - foul #3 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #12 | 90-90 |
| 04:42 | Franklin | Merle Lee makes the 1st free throw | 91-90 |
| 04:42 | Franklin | Merle Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 92-90 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | William Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Henry | 92-90 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman grabs the offensive rebound | 92-90 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Merle Lee is called for the reach on Patrick Stahlman - foul #3 on Merle Lee, team foul #9 | 92-90 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 1st free throw | 92-91 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the 2nd free throw | 92-91 |
| 04:12 | Franklin | Merle Lee gets the rebound | 92-91 |
| 03:49 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Caldwell and the foul's on Patrick Stahlman - foul #4 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #13 | 94-91 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Nelson (PF), Ben Boyd (C) August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| 03:49 | Franklin | Paul Sorenson makes the free throw | 95-91 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 95-91 |
| 03:34 | Franklin | Merle Lee pulls down the rebound | 95-91 |
| 03:30 | Franklin | David Fritz is hacked by Kevin Holland - foul #2 on Kevin Holland, team foul #14 | 95-91 |
| 03:30 | Franklin | David Fritz misses the 1st free throw | 95-91 |
| 03:30 | Franklin | David Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 96-91 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | A charge is called on Ben Boyd - foul #3 on Ben Boyd, team foul #15 | 96-91 |
| 02:54 | Franklin | David Fritz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 96-91 |
| 02:53 | Franklin | Stanley Henry tips it in | 98-91 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 98-91 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Chris Nelson, Ben Boyd | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Womack | 98-94 |
| 02:23 | Franklin | Stanley Henry misses long on a jumper in the paint | 98-94 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Oscar Womack gets the rebound | 98-94 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Fritz - foul #2 on David Fritz, team foul #10 | 98-94 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 1st free throw | 98-95 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the 2nd free throw | 98-95 |
| 02:15 | Franklin | Stanley Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 98-95 |
| 01:59 | Franklin | Stanley Henry misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Oscar Womack - foul #3 on Oscar Womack, team foul #16 | 98-95 |
| 01:59 | Franklin | Stanley Henry misses the 1st free throw | 98-95 |
| 01:59 | Franklin | Stanley Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 98-95 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Oscar Womack gets the rebound | 98-95 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Fritz - foul #3 on David Fritz, team foul #11 | 98-95 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 1st free throw | 98-96 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 2nd free throw | 98-97 |
| 01:12 | Franklin | Merle Lee buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Sorenson | 100-97 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Bobby Caldwell steals the ball from August Machesky | 100-97 |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - David Fritz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Sorenson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Caldwell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 33 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - August Machesky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell blows the layup | 100-97 |
| 00:54 | Franklin | Stanley Henry tips it home | 102-97 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Paul Sorenson - foul #5 on Paul Sorenson, team foul #12 | 102-97 |
| Subs | Franklin | Harlan Angel (SG) Paul Sorenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 102-98 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 102-99 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Stahlman - foul #5 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #17 | 102-99 |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG) Patrick Stahlman | |
| 00:31 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 102-99 |
| 00:31 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 103-99 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Holland | 103-102 |
| 00:23 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Caudle - foul #3 on Anthony Caudle, team foul #18 | 103-102 |
| 00:23 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 104-102 |
| 00:23 | Franklin | Bobby Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 105-102 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Kevin Holland and he's fouled by Merle Lee - foul #4 on Merle Lee, team foul #13 | 105-104 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle makes the free throw | 105-105 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Franklin | Merle Lee buries a 3 from straight away | 108-105 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 108-105 |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 108-105 |