| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Donald Magee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darwin Hurdle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cossey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Shields (fresh) 1 pts. C - Milton Ybarra (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith's pass is intercepted by Donald Magee | 38-42 |
| 19:29 | St. Norbert | Darwin Hurdle makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Magee | 38-44 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Leo Walker connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by John Cossey - foul #2 on John Cossey, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hickox | 40-44 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 19:01 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Gary Shields | 40-44 |
| 18:47 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-44 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Donald Magee steals it from Pablo Lopez in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 18:43 | St. Norbert | Darwin Hurdle misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 18:41 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 18:25 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra misses the easy layup | 40-44 |
| 18:24 | St. Norbert | John Cossey grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 18:13 | St. Norbert | Darwin Hurdle's pass is intercepted by Pablo Lopez | 40-44 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Darwin Hurdle is called for the reach on Roosevelt Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darwin Hurdle, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), John Oatman (SG), Corey Conaway (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Jones (PG), Scott Day (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Roman Struthers (PF), Victor Carver (C) Donald Magee, Darwin Hurdle, John Cossey, Gary Shields, Milton Ybarra | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Charles Baker loses the dribble to Roman Struthers | 40-44 |
| 17:46 | St. Norbert | William Jones blows the layup | 40-44 |
| 17:45 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | John Oatman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Corey Conaway grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | John Scholz comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Carver - foul #1 on Victor Carver, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:09 | St. Norbert | Scott Day hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG) Kevin Hancock, John Oatman | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 17:09 | St. Norbert | Scott Day makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:09 | St. Norbert | Scott Day makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roosevelt Smith | 45-48 |
| 16:54 | St. Norbert | Scott Day buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Roman Struthers | 45-50 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | John Scholz loses the dribble to Scott Day in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 16:30 | St. Norbert | Roman Struthers misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 16:28 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Day | 45-50 |
| 16:10 | St. Norbert | Brad Johnson knocks in the shot in the paint set up by William Jones | 45-52 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | George Mazzella is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Conaway | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Scholz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Day (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Struthers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Carver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. Norbert | Brad Johnson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Scholz - foul #2 on John Scholz, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), John Oatman (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Corey Conaway, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Donald Magee (PG), Darwin Hurdle (SG), Gary Shields (PF), Milton Ybarra (C) William Jones, Scott Day, Roman Struthers, Victor Carver | |
| 15:32 | St. Norbert | Brad Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:32 | St. Norbert | Brad Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Brad Johnson is called for the reach on John Oatman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brad Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Cossey (SF) Brad Johnson | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | John Oatman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 15:13 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Milton Ybarra | 48-53 |
| 14:55 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 14:54 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra tips it in | 48-55 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Leo Walker is hacked by Gary Shields - foul #3 on Gary Shields, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Oatman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Cossey - foul #3 on John Cossey, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Gene Knox (PF) Kevin Hancock, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Richard Burton (PG) Donald Magee | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Oatman misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:57 | St. Norbert | Pablo Lopez is called for the reach on John Cossey - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG) John Oatman | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 13:40 | St. Norbert | Darwin Hurdle misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 13:39 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | George Mazzella connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Pablo Lopez | 52-55 |
| 13:11 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra is fouled on the floor by Carl Hickox - foul #2 on Carl Hickox, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Leo Walker (PF), Charles Baker (C) George Mazzella, Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Donald Magee (PG) Darwin Hurdle | |
| 13:00 | St. Norbert | The jump hook by Gary Shields is blocked by Charles Baker | 52-55 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is fouled on the floor by Milton Ybarra - foul #2 on Milton Ybarra, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF) Roosevelt Smith, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Darwin Hurdle (SG) Richard Burton | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is fouled on the floor by Gary Shields - foul #4 on Gary Shields, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SF) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Brad Johnson (SF), Roman Struthers (PF), Victor Carver (C) John Cossey, Gary Shields, Milton Ybarra | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:31 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Brad Johnson | 52-55 |
| 12:10 | St. Norbert | Donald Magee misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Charles Baker can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Brad Johnson - foul #4 on Brad Johnson, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), John Scholz (C) Kevin Hancock, Walter Glover, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | William Jones (SG), John Cossey (SF) Darwin Hurdle, Brad Johnson | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:44 | St. Norbert | William Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Cossey | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Scholz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Donald Magee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cossey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roman Struthers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Carver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 11:29 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 11:00 | St. Norbert | John Cossey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Gene Knox (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Roosevelt Smith, Corey Conaway, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Richard Burton (PG), Scott Day (SG), Milton Ybarra (C) Donald Magee, William Jones, Roman Struthers | |
| 10:56 | Illinois | George Mazzella is hacked by Richard Burton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Burton, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:33 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver knocks in the floater from the left block | 56-60 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock hits a wide open floater from the right side set up by Carl Hickox | 58-60 |
| 10:11 | St. Norbert | Scott Day connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Burton | 58-62 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Gene Knox is hacked by Victor Carver - foul #2 on Victor Carver, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF) George Mazzella, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:58 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 09:48 | St. Norbert | Scott Day is called for traveling | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Donald Magee (PG), Darwin Hurdle (SG), William Jones (SF) Richard Burton, Scott Day, John Cossey | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | John Oatman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Darwin Hurdle - foul #3 on Darwin Hurdle, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Scholz (C) Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:59 | St. Norbert | William Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Darwin Hurdle | 61-65 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | John Scholz tips it but misses | 61-65 |
| 08:47 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 08:30 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Roosevelt Smith - foul #2 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Kevin Hancock (SG), Corey Conaway (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Charles Baker (C) John Oatman, Roosevelt Smith, Pablo Lopez, Gene Knox, John Scholz | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Richard Burton (PG), Scott Day (SG), Roman Struthers (SF) Donald Magee, Darwin Hurdle, William Jones | |
| 08:30 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:30 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Corey Conaway snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | George Mazzella scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Leo Walker | 63-66 |
| 08:18 | St. Norbert | Scott Day clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-66 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Charles Baker snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Mazzella is fouled in the backcourt by Roman Struthers - foul #1 on Roman Struthers, team foul #13 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Cossey (SF) Victor Carver | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 08:14 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 07:52 | St. Norbert | Roman Struthers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-66 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leo Walker | 64-66 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | George Mazzella loses the dribble to John Cossey | 64-66 |
| 07:40 | St. Norbert | Scott Day hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Cossey | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Richard Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cossey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roman Struthers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Milton Ybarra (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | George Mazzella hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 07:25 | St. Norbert | Roman Struthers snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 07:03 | St. Norbert | Richard Burton buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Scott Day | 64-70 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | George Mazzella can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 06:58 | St. Norbert | Richard Burton snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 06:41 | St. Norbert | Roman Struthers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Corey Conaway | 64-70 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Leo Walker comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 64-70 |
| 06:33 | St. Norbert | Roman Struthers gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 06:15 | St. Norbert | Milton Ybarra scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Burton | 64-72 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-72 |
| 05:54 | St. Norbert | John Cossey gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:48 | St. Norbert | John Cossey can't finish the layup | 64-72 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), John Scholz (PF), Carl Hickox (C) George Mazzella, Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Leo Walker, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Donald Magee (PG), Darwin Hurdle (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Gary Shields (PF), William Jones (C) Richard Burton, Scott Day, John Cossey, Roman Struthers, Milton Ybarra | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | John Oatman is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 64-72 |
| 05:30 | St. Norbert | Donald Magee grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 05:12 | St. Norbert | Donald Magee is fouled on the floor by John Oatman - foul #2 on John Oatman, team foul #6 | 64-72 |
| 04:50 | St. Norbert | Donald Magee scores on a floater from the right wing set up by William Jones | 64-74 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Carl Hickox loses the ball out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG) John Oatman | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Victor Carver (C) William Jones | |
| 04:15 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver is fouled on the floor by John Scholz - foul #3 on John Scholz, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SF), Gene Knox (PF), Kevin Hancock (C) Pablo Lopez, John Scholz, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 04:15 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:15 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 03:56 | St. Norbert | Gary Shields grabs the board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | St. Norbert | Darwin Hurdle misses badly on a floater from the right side | 64-76 |
| 03:37 | St. Norbert | Brad Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 64-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Knox (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Donald Magee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Darwin Hurdle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brad Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Shields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Carver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. Norbert | Donald Magee connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darwin Hurdle | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | George Mazzella hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darwin Hurdle - foul #4 on Darwin Hurdle, team foul #14 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (SG), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Roosevelt Smith, Gene Knox, Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Richard Burton (PG), William Jones (SG), Roman Struthers (PF) Donald Magee, Darwin Hurdle, Gary Shields | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 02:23 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Burton | 66-81 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Charles Baker's layup is rejected by Brad Johnson | 66-81 |
| 02:12 | St. Norbert | Victor Carver grabs the board | 66-81 |
| 01:50 | St. Norbert | Corey Conaway is called for the reach on Richard Burton - foul #3 on Corey Conaway, team foul #8 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| 01:50 | St. Norbert | Richard Burton makes the 1st free throw | 66-82 |
| 01:50 | St. Norbert | Richard Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Baker | 66-82 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Roman Struthers is called for the reach on Charles Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roman Struthers, team foul #15 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Scott Day (SG) Richard Burton | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:30 | St. Norbert | Charles Baker steals the ball from Roman Struthers | 68-82 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Scott Day is called for the reach on John Oatman - foul #1 on Scott Day, team foul #16 | 68-82 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 01:09 | St. Norbert | Scott Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-82 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Corey Conaway can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-82 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Charles Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock hits a floater from the left side set up by John Oatman | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | St. Norbert | Scott Day is hacked by John Oatman in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Oatman, team foul #9 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Richard Burton (PG) Roman Struthers | |
| 00:42 | St. Norbert | Scott Day makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:42 | St. Norbert | Scott Day makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Corey Conaway banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | St. Norbert | William Jones is hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #4 on Corey Conaway, team foul #10 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Roman Struthers (PF) Richard Burton | |
| 00:10 | St. Norbert | William Jones misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:10 | St. Norbert | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is fouled in the backcourt by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #17 | 74-85 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | William Jones runs out the clock | 76-85 |