| Lineup | Mount Union | PG - James Christie (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Holland inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Oscar Womack scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Gerald Goldberg | 42-45 |
| 19:14 | Mount Union | August Machesky picks off the pass by Joseph Skaggs | 42-45 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Kevin Holland is hacked by Anthony Mitchell - foul #2 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Will Lewinski (SF), Terry Cline (PF), Mario Whitehead (C) Ralph Baker, Anthony Mitchell, Joseph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (C) Oscar Womack | |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mario Whitehead - foul #3 on Mario Whitehead, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs (C) Mario Whitehead | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Ben Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Kevin Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Michael Butler buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Holland and the foul's on Steve Hobbs - foul #2 on Steve Hobbs, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:31 | Mount Union | James Christie misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-49 |
| 18:29 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 18:18 | Mount Union | James Christie misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 18:16 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 18:04 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Kevin Holland grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Michael Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Ben Boyd hits a shot from the right block | 42-51 |
| 17:13 | Mount Union | Terry Cline buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Will Lewinski and the foul's on Kevin Holland - foul #3 on Kevin Holland, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn (SG), Ralph Baker (SF) Steve Hobbs, Will Lewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Randy Larry (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Ben Boyd | |
| 17:13 | Mount Union | Terry Cline misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Robert Brunson snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Terry Cline picks off the pass by Timothy McKinnon | 44-51 |
| 16:37 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Ralph Baker is called for the reach on Robert Brunson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Baker, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Anthony Mitchell (PF) Terry Cline | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Oscar Womack's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Skaggs | 46-51 |
| 16:17 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 15:57 | Mount Union | August Machesky is called for the reach on Dustin Littlejohn - foul #2 on August Machesky, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Roy Thomas (PG), Steve Hobbs (SG), Will Lewinski (SF), Terry Cline (PF), Mario Whitehead (C) James Christie, Dustin Littlejohn, Ralph Baker, Anthony Mitchell, Joseph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Garon (PF) August Machesky | |
| Lineup | Mount Union | PG - Roy Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steve Hobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Will Lewinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Larry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Garon (fresh) 3 pf. C - Oscar Womack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Mount Union | Randy Larry picks off the pass by Terry Cline | 46-51 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Robert Brunson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy McKinnon | 46-53 |
| 15:29 | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Womack | 46-53 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn (SG), Ralph Baker (SF), Anthony Mitchell (PF) Steve Hobbs, Will Lewinski, Terry Cline | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Soileau (PG), Kevin Holland (SF), Ben Boyd (PF) Timothy McKinnon, Randy Larry, Robert Brunson | |
| 15:13 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Eugene Garon clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Mitchell - foul #3 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs (SG) Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Eugene Garon makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Eugene Garon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 14:59 | Mount Union | Eugene Garon takes the ball from Mario Whitehead | 46-55 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Steve Hobbs steps in front of the Eugene Garon pass in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 14:45 | Mount Union | Roy Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Oscar Womack can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dustin Littlejohn - foul #1 on Dustin Littlejohn, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Ralph Baker (SF), Terry Cline (PF) Steve Hobbs, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG) Eugene Garon | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Oscar Womack makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Oscar Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 14:22 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-57 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Womack | 46-57 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Ben Boyd lays it in uncontested | 46-59 |
| 13:52 | Mount Union | Mario Whitehead's dunk attempt is rejected by Ben Boyd | 46-59 |
| 13:50 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 13:31 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Oscar Womack gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Michael Butler scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Boyd | 46-61 |
| 13:09 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker is called for 3 seconds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mount Union | James Christie (PG), Steve Hobbs (SG), Will Lewinski (SF), Anthony Mitchell (PF) Roy Thomas, Dustin Littlejohn, Ralph Baker, Terry Cline | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Randy Larry (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), August Machesky (PF), Eugene Garon (C) Christopher Soileau, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Ben Boyd, Oscar Womack | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | August Machesky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Larry and he's fouled by Anthony Mitchell - foul #4 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Terry Cline (PF) Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the free throw | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:45 | Mount Union | Will Lewinski lays it in | 48-64 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | James Christie is called for the reach on Gerald Goldberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Christie, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Roy Thomas (PG) James Christie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 12:36 | Mount Union | Mario Whitehead misses the lay-in | 48-66 |
| 12:35 | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs tips it in | 50-66 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Whitehead - foul #4 on Mario Whitehead, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs (C) Mario Whitehead | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 12:33 | Mount Union | The rebound goes to Joseph Skaggs | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:15 | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 12:14 | Mount Union | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Cline | 50-66 |
| 12:02 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Garon - foul #4 on Eugene Garon, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn (SG), Ralph Baker (SF) Steve Hobbs, Will Lewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Womack (C) Eugene Garon | |
| 12:02 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 12:02 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | August Machesky gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Mount Union | PG - Roy Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Dustin Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Cline (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Skaggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Larry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brunson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - August Machesky (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Womack (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Randy Larry clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 11:34 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 11:15 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn is fouled on the floor by August Machesky - foul #3 on August Machesky, team foul #4 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs (SG), Will Lewinski (SF) Dustin Littlejohn, Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Ben Boyd (C) Gerald Goldberg, Randy Larry, Robert Brunson, Oscar Womack | |
| 10:59 | Mount Union | Roy Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Will Lewinski | 54-66 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Kevin Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | August Machesky gets the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | August Machesky loses the dribble to Steve Hobbs | 54-66 |
| 10:13 | Mount Union | Roy Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Hobbs | 56-66 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | August Machesky lays it up and in | 56-68 |
| 09:42 | Mount Union | Terry Cline's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Holland | 56-68 |
| 09:41 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs tips it but misses | 56-68 |
| 09:39 | Mount Union | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Hobbs | 56-68 |
| 09:18 | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Thomas | 59-68 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | August Machesky can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-68 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 08:52 | Mount Union | Terry Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 08:46 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 59-68 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Ben Boyd pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Michael Butler misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 59-68 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Michael Butler gets the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Michael Butler is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-68 |
| 08:28 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 08:28 | Mount Union | Mount Union calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Mount Union | James Christie (PG), Dustin Littlejohn (SG), Ralph Baker (SF) Roy Thomas, Steve Hobbs, Will Lewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Randy Larry (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Timothy McKinnon, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, August Machesky | |
| 08:08 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 08:07 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker tips it home | 61-68 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Oscar Womack connects on the turnaround from the right block | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Mount Union | PG - James Christie (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Littlejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Cline (very tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Skaggs (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Larry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Boyd (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Womack (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ralph Baker, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Anthony Mitchell (PF), Mario Whitehead (C) Terry Cline, Joseph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Garon (PF) Ben Boyd | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Randy Larry is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Garon | 61-73 |
| 06:59 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn is hacked by Randy Larry - foul #2 on Randy Larry, team foul #5 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Mount Union | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG) Gerald Goldberg | |
| 06:41 | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Oscar Womack's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Mitchell | 61-73 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Oscar Womack pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Brunson | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:24 | Mount Union | Randy Larry is called for the reach on James Christie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Larry, team foul #6 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs (SG) Dustin Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG) Randy Larry | |
| 06:03 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 06:02 | Mount Union | Mario Whitehead pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 05:50 | Mount Union | James Christie double dribbles | 61-75 |
| Subs | Mount Union | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF) Eugene Garon, Robert Brunson | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Michael Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn (SG) Steve Hobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Randy Larry (SG) Timothy McKinnon, Michael Butler | |
| 05:20 | Mount Union | Mario Whitehead hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Oscar Womack - foul #2 on Oscar Womack, team foul #7 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Will Lewinski (SF) Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:20 | Mount Union | Mario Whitehead makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Will Lewinski blocks the short jumper by Oscar Womack | 64-75 |
| 04:55 | Mount Union | Anthony Mitchell grabs the board | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:33 | Mount Union | Anthony Mitchell misses the easy layup but the foul's on August Machesky - foul #4 on August Machesky, team foul #8 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs (SG), Ralph Baker (SF) Dustin Littlejohn, Will Lewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Robert Brunson (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Gerald Goldberg, Randy Larry, August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| 04:33 | Mount Union | Anthony Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 04:33 | Mount Union | Anthony Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Ben Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-75 |
| 04:10 | Mount Union | Kevin Holland blocks the jumper by Ralph Baker | 66-75 |
| 04:09 | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 03:58 | Mount Union | Mario Whitehead knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by James Christie | 68-75 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Michael Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hobbs - foul #3 on Steve Hobbs, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Mount Union | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Garon (SF) Kevin Holland | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Mount Union | James Christie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Timothy McKinnon - foul #2 on Timothy McKinnon, team foul #9 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Dustin Littlejohn (SG), Joseph Skaggs (C) Steve Hobbs, Mario Whitehead | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Randy Larry (SG) Timothy McKinnon, Michael Butler | |
| 03:35 | Mount Union | James Christie misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 03:35 | Mount Union | James Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 03:35 | Mount Union | James Christie misses the 3rd free throw | 69-77 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Ben Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 69-77 |
| Lineup | Mount Union | PG - James Christie (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mitchell (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Skaggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Larry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Garon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Robert Brunson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Boyd (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Eugene Garon comes up short on the shot from the right side | 69-77 |
| 03:19 | Mount Union | The rebound goes to James Christie | 69-77 |
| 03:15 | Mount Union | James Christie misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 69-77 |
| 03:14 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs gets the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 02:57 | Mount Union | James Christie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-77 |
| 02:56 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs grabs the offensive board | 69-77 |
| 02:38 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs loses the dribble to Robert Brunson | 69-77 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Randy Larry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-77 |
| 02:33 | Mount Union | The rebound goes to Joseph Skaggs | 69-77 |
| 02:19 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Larry - foul #4 on Randy Larry, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Roy Thomas (PG), Steve Hobbs (SG), Mario Whitehead (C) James Christie, Dustin Littlejohn, Joseph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Gerald Goldberg, Randy Larry, Eugene Garon, Robert Brunson, Ben Boyd | |
| 02:19 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 02:19 | Mount Union | Ralph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Michael Butler is fouled on the floor by Mario Whitehead - foul #5 on Mario Whitehead, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Mount Union | James Christie (PG), Will Lewinski (SF), Joseph Skaggs (C) Roy Thomas, Ralph Baker, Mario Whitehead | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 02:04 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 73-79 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Roy Thomas (PG) James Christie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Mount Union | Will Lewinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-79 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | August Machesky is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on August Machesky, team foul #11 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Mount Union | James Christie (PG), Ralph Baker (SF) Roy Thomas, Will Lewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Ben Boyd (PF) Timothy McKinnon, August Machesky | |
| 01:02 | Mount Union | Ben Boyd steals the ball from Anthony Mitchell | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Mitchell - foul #5 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #13 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Mount Union | Terry Cline (PF) Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ben Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ben Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mount Union | Oscar Womack is called for the reach on Joseph Skaggs - foul #3 on Oscar Womack, team foul #12 | 76-81 |
| 00:28 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:28 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Ben Boyd pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ben Boyd is hacked by James Christie in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Christie, team foul #14 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Mount Union | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Garon (SG), Robert Brunson (SF) Michael Butler, Kevin Holland | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ben Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:26 | Mount Union | Joseph Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 00:22 | Mount Union | James Christie misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-82 |
| 00:20 | Mount Union | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Cline | 76-82 |
| 00:18 | Mount Union | Eugene Garon steals the ball from Steve Hobbs | 76-82 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Garon | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mount Union | Steve Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-84 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg snags the defensive board | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Mount Union | Mount Union is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg runs out the clock | 76-84 |