| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | James Grubbs is hacked by Richard Kempton - foul #1 on Richard Kempton, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | James Grubbs buries a fadeaway from the right block | 42-29 |
| 19:16 | Belmont | Jack Adamson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Grass | 42-32 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson double dribbles | 42-32 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton is hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Arnold Grass | 42-32 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | The jumper by Daniel Tennison is denied by James Grubbs | 42-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Kempton - foul #2 on Richard Kempton, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Bruce Hale (SG), Irving Jordan (SF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Arnold Grass | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Bruce Hale comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 44-32 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 44-32 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo blows the layup | 44-32 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanson | 44-32 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Hanson - foul #3 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Bruce Hale, Andrew Hanson, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Arnold Grass is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Arnold Grass, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tips it home | 48-32 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison loses the ball out of bounds | 48-32 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Daniel Tennison | 48-32 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison banks in the layup | 48-34 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tips it in | 50-34 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Irving Jordan drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Adamson | 50-37 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Hohl and he's fouled by Richard Kempton - foul #3 on Richard Kempton, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Hanson (PF) Irving Jordan | |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #2 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Allshouse | 55-39 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-39 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Hanson - foul #4 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Donald Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Irving Jordan gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Bruce Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | James Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG) Richard Kempton | |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Bruce Hale blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Lyle - foul #3 on Donald Lyle, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Irving Jordan - foul #2 on Irving Jordan, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 57-41 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo buries a driving attempt from close range | 59-41 |
| 10:53 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Delbert Paylor and he's hacked by Kelly Nichols - foul #3 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF) Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG) Anthony Miller | |
| 10:53 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan misses the free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Gerwitz | 59-43 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Domingo Trujillo | 61-43 |
| 10:14 | Belmont | Irving Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Richard Kempton (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz clanks a turnaround in the paint | 61-43 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the follow up shot | 63-43 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | The jump hook by Richard Kempton is blocked by Samuel Hamilton | 63-43 |
| 09:30 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Richard Kempton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 09:17 | Belmont | Jack Adamson grabs the offensive board | 63-43 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Arnold Grass tips it in | 63-45 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Arnold Grass steps in front of the Samuel Hamilton pass | 63-45 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Richard Kempton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Adamson | 63-48 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Edward Hohl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Edward Hohl, Tony Gerwitz, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (PF) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Ronald Coppola | |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses the jumper in the paint | 63-48 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Irving Jordan steps in front of the Domingo Trujillo pass | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Kempton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Irving Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Donald Lyle snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the lay-in | 63-48 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 07:06 | Belmont | Bruce Hale hits the finger roll | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse clanks a floater from the right block | 63-50 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Anthony Miller grabs the board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Irving Jordan makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Hale | 63-52 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Domingo Trujillo | 65-52 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Gary Allshouse picks off the pass by Bruce Hale | 65-52 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse banks in the layup | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Domingo Trujillo, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Andrew Hanson (PF) Bruce Hale, Anthony Miller, Irving Jordan | |
| 05:47 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 67-52 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Tony Gerwitz and the foul's on Daniel Tennison - foul #3 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SF), Irving Jordan (C) Richard Kempton, Arnold Grass | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-52 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Gerwitz | 72-52 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the shot from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Donald Lyle drills a driving attempt in the paint | 74-52 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Donald Lyle connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Tony Gerwitz | 76-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Lyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Irving Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson is whistled for a carry | 76-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Andrew Hanson | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | James Grubbs is whistled for a carry | 76-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Coppola (PF) Bruce Hale | |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-54 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Anthony Miller gets the offensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Delbert Paylor | 76-57 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse buries a runner from the left block | 78-57 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan grabs the offensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Irving Jordan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Domingo Trujillo - foul #3 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #4 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (SF) Ronald Coppola | |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Irving Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Irving Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols is fouled on the floor by Irving Jordan - foul #3 on Irving Jordan, team foul #10 | 78-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-59 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz runs out the clock | 79-59 |