| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | Kelly Nichols steals the ball from Eric Zelinski | 39-23 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 39-23 |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-23 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Grubbs and the foul's on Eric Zelinski - foul #3 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Eric Zelinski | |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the free throw | 42-23 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Grubbs | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Graham Turnbow is blocked by Samuel Hamilton | 44-23 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-23 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | James Grubbs denies the turnaround by Nathan Turpin | 44-23 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the follow up shot | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nathan Turpin - foul #3 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Donald Lyle (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Charles Waters (SG), Albert Rosen (SF), Alvin Polk (PF), Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Turpin, Vernon Winn, Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Gary Allshouse takes the ball from Charles Waters | 45-25 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo lays it in on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 47-25 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Gary Allshouse is called for the reach on Leon Burchfield - foul #1 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #1 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Rosen | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edward Hohl | 49-27 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Edward Hohl grabs the defensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-27 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Leon Burchfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Rosen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Polk (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Olinger (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Domingo Trujillo - foul #1 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Floyd Siler (C) Leon Burchfield, Albert Rosen, Alvin Polk, Robert Olinger | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow (PF) Charles Waters | |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Winn | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton lays it in set up by Tony Gerwitz | 51-31 |
| 14:34 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 51-31 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-31 |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn is called for 3 seconds | 53-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Charles Waters (PF), Alvin Polk (C) Vernon Winn, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Charles Waters steps in front of the Kelly Nichols pass | 53-31 |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-31 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Lyle | 53-31 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alvin Polk - foul #2 on Alvin Polk, team foul #3 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Robert Olinger (C) Eric Zelinski, Kevin Ortez | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-31 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Waters | 55-31 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Turpin | 55-33 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the dunk | 55-33 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the offensive board | 55-33 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo is whistled for traveling | 55-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Nathan Turpin, Charles Waters, Albert Rosen, Alvin Polk, Robert Olinger | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #3 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | James Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 55-34 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is fouled on the floor by Vernon Winn - foul #2 on Vernon Winn, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Edward Hohl is hacked by Graham Turnbow - foul #3 on Graham Turnbow, team foul #5 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Vernon Winn steals the ball from Edward Hohl | 55-34 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Zelinski and the foul's on Gary Allshouse - foul #2 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SG), Albert Rosen (SF), Alvin Polk (PF) Vernon Winn, Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow | |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler misses the free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses long on a shot from close range | 55-36 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 09:34 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-36 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters tips it home | 55-38 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from James Grubbs | 57-38 |
| 08:52 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski double dribbles | 57-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF) Eric Zelinski, Charles Waters, Floyd Siler | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Alvin Polk steals the ball from Samuel Hamilton | 57-38 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Samuel Hamilton swats the short shot by Albert Rosen | 57-38 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo comes up short on the shot in the paint | 57-38 |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Hamilton (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Rosen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alvin Polk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Albert Rosen picks off the pass by Tony Gerwitz | 57-38 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Rosen | 57-40 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Turpin - foul #4 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Charles Waters (SF), Robert Olinger (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Nathan Turpin, Albert Rosen, Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow, Alvin Polk | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Zelinski | 59-42 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Gary Chambers (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo, Tony Gerwitz, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters blows the layup | 59-42 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Lyle | 59-42 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | James Grubbs knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Donald Lyle | 61-42 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn buries a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Samuel Hamilton - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez (SF) Robert Olinger | |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | James Grubbs clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Floyd Siler - foul #2 on Floyd Siler, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Gary Allshouse (SG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, Gary Chambers, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger (C) Floyd Siler | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a floater from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Kelly Nichols denies the turnaround by Charles Waters | 63-48 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Grubbs's floater is tipped away by Robert Olinger | 63-48 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the tip | 63-48 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn loses the ball out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Donald Lyle (C) James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Eric Zelinski, Vernon Winn, Charles Waters, Robert Olinger | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Albert Rosen is called for the reach on Domingo Trujillo - foul #1 on Albert Rosen, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF), Charles Waters (PF), Alvin Polk (C) Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Lyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Rosen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Urick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Waters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Polk (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Allshouse - foul #3 on Gary Allshouse, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Donald Lyle can't connect on a shot in the paint | 63-49 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols tips it home | 65-49 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Donald Lyle takes the ball from Nathan Urick | 65-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Polk | 65-49 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 65-49 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk tips it in | 65-51 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen is whistled for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Domingo Trujillo, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Urick | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is hacked by Nathan Turpin - foul #5 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG) Nathan Turpin | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Gary Allshouse steals the ball from Robert Olinger | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Allshouse and he's hacked by Albert Rosen - foul #2 on Albert Rosen, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk's dunk attempt is rejected by James Grubbs | 67-51 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz runs out the clock | 67-51 |