| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolph Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray McKoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 39-34 |
| 19:49 | Tufts | Adolph Kim pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:38 | Tufts | Aaron Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Ray McKoon blocks the short jumper by Pablo Lopez | 39-34 |
| 19:08 | Tufts | Adolph Kim grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 19:06 | Tufts | Jerry Smith is hacked by Bill Boatner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bill Boatner, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG) Bill Boatner | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 18:53 | Tufts | Charles Baker steps in front of the Aaron Butler pass | 39-34 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Charles Baker hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 18:02 | Tufts | Jerry Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 18:00 | Tufts | Ray McKoon hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Corey Conaway lays it up and in | 43-36 |
| 17:15 | Tufts | Aaron Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Corey Conaway, Charles Baker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ronald Day (PG), Dean Ellis (SG), William Buckner (SF), Perry Meadow (C) Jerry Smith, Aaron Butler, Adolph Kim, Ray McKoon | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Walter Glover connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Turner | 46-36 |
| 16:49 | Tufts | Perry Meadow drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Buckner | 46-38 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Randall Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Perry Meadow swats the shot by Randall Turner | 46-38 |
| 16:27 | Tufts | Perry Meadow gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:20 | Tufts | Perry Meadow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jerry Smith (PG), Adolph Kim (SF) Dean Ellis, Robert Jackson | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Gene Knox clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 16:00 | Tufts | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scholz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Day (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adolph Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Buckner (fresh) C - Perry Meadow (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Tufts | Jerry Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Adolph Kim | 46-40 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Carl Hickox tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 15:21 | Tufts | Ronald Day can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 15:20 | Tufts | Adolph Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:05 | Tufts | Adolph Kim scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Day | 48-42 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | William Buckner steals the ball from Willie Beasley | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | Tufts | Adolph Kim misses the lay-in | 48-42 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Randall Turner's floater is knocked away by William Buckner | 48-42 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Willie Beasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | John Scholz scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 13:52 | Tufts | Adolph Kim can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-42 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Scholz | 50-42 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Carl Hickox scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Turner | 52-42 |
| 13:33 | Tufts | Jerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Turner - foul #1 on Randall Turner, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Charles Baker (C) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Gene Knox, John Scholz, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Aaron Butler (SG), Darrell Cox (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Chester Pabst (C) Ronald Day, Adolph Kim, William Buckner, Perry Meadow | |
| 13:33 | Tufts | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:33 | Tufts | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Corey Conaway drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 54-44 |
| 13:00 | Tufts | Aaron Butler is hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #3 on Corey Conaway, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Dean Ellis (PG) Jerry Smith | |
| 12:52 | Tufts | Robert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Charles Baker is whistled for a carry | 54-44 |
| 12:21 | Tufts | Chester Pabst loses the ball out of bounds | 54-44 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Charles Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Pablo Lopez and he's hacked by Chester Pabst - foul #4 on Chester Pabst, team foul #1 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ray McKoon (C) Chester Pabst | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Dean Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray McKoon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Tufts | Aaron Butler connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Jackson | 57-46 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Charles Baker travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Carl Hickox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Tufts | Steven Posey (SG), William Buckner (PF) Aaron Butler, Robert Jackson | |
| 10:59 | Tufts | Ray McKoon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Walter Glover connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Turner | 60-46 |
| 10:29 | Tufts | Dean Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (SF), John Scholz (PF) Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jerry Smith (PG), Ronald Day (SG), Perry Meadow (C) Dean Ellis, Steven Posey, Darrell Cox | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Carl Hickox drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Walter Glover and he's hacked by William Buckner - foul #2 on William Buckner, team foul #2 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Charles Baker (SF) Randall Turner, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Adolph Kim (SF) Ray McKoon | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Carl Hickox makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:54 | Tufts | Jerry Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Baker - foul #1 on Charles Baker, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Aaron Butler (SG), Robert Jackson (PF) Ronald Day, William Buckner | |
| 09:47 | Tufts | Robert Jackson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Charles Baker - foul #2 on Charles Baker, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| 09:47 | Tufts | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:47 | Tufts | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Baker | 63-47 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Walter Glover is hacked by Adolph Kim - foul #3 on Adolph Kim, team foul #3 | 63-47 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 09:09 | Tufts | Perry Meadow grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 08:50 | Tufts | Aaron Butler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Perry Meadow is called for the reach on Corey Conaway - foul #3 on Perry Meadow, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Walter Glover, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ronald Day (SG), Darrell Cox (SF), William Buckner (PF), Ray McKoon (C) Aaron Butler, Adolph Kim, Robert Jackson, Perry Meadow | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Beasley | 66-50 |
| 08:16 | Tufts | Gene Knox takes the ball from Jerry Smith | 66-50 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Gene Knox lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Turner | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gene Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ronald Day (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Buckner (fresh) C - Ray McKoon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Tufts | Ronald Day misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Gene Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | William Buckner swats the short shot by Leo Walker | 68-50 |
| 07:37 | Tufts | Ronald Day pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| 07:20 | Tufts | Jerry Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Day | 68-53 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Willie Beasley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-53 |
| 07:14 | Tufts | William Buckner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 06:56 | Tufts | Jerry Smith is fouled on the floor by Gene Knox - foul #1 on Gene Knox, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Aaron Butler (SG), Adolph Kim (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Chester Pabst (C) Jerry Smith, Darrell Cox, William Buckner, Ray McKoon | |
| 06:41 | Tufts | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Charles Baker - foul #3 on Charles Baker, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| 06:41 | Tufts | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:41 | Tufts | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Bill Boatner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-55 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Corey Conaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Dean Ellis (PG) Ronald Day | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:55 | Tufts | Chester Pabst can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-55 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | John Scholz pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the shot from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Tufts | Chester Pabst throws it down | 70-57 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is whistled for a carry | 70-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF) Corey Conaway, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jerry Smith (PG), Darrell Cox (SF) Aaron Butler, Adolph Kim | |
| 04:51 | Tufts | Leo Walker denies the turnaround by Jerry Smith | 70-57 |
| 04:50 | Tufts | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Pabst | 70-57 |
| 04:33 | Tufts | Jerry Smith knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dean Ellis | 70-59 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 04:19 | Tufts | Chester Pabst pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Tufts | Jerry Smith misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 70-59 |
| 04:12 | Tufts | Jerry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 03:54 | Tufts | Jerry Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Darrell Cox and the foul's on Pablo Lopez - foul #3 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Charles Baker (C) Bill Boatner, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ronald Day (SG), Ray McKoon (PF), Perry Meadow (C) Dean Ellis, Robert Jackson, Chester Pabst | |
| 03:54 | Tufts | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Ronald Day (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ray McKoon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Meadow (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ray McKoon - foul #1 on Ray McKoon, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Aaron Butler (SG) Ronald Day | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Tufts | Perry Meadow drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Cox | 72-64 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jerry Smith steals it from Pablo Lopez | 72-64 |
| 03:05 | Tufts | Aaron Butler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-64 |
| 03:03 | Tufts | Perry Meadow pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 02:51 | Tufts | Jerry Smith is hacked by Walter Glover - foul #3 on Walter Glover, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Walter Glover, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Tufts | Adolph Kim (SF) Darrell Cox | |
| 02:51 | Tufts | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:51 | Tufts | Jerry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | John Scholz snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Charles Baker connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Corey Conaway | 74-65 |
| 02:36 | Tufts | Tufts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Tufts | Robert Jackson (PF), Chester Pabst (C) Ray McKoon, Perry Meadow | |
| 02:26 | Tufts | Chester Pabst lays it up and in and the foul's on Leo Walker - foul #4 on Leo Walker, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| 02:26 | Tufts | Chester Pabst makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Leo Walker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Pablo Lopez | 77-68 |
| 01:46 | Tufts | Jerry Smith misses the lay-in | 77-68 |
| 01:45 | Tufts | Chester Pabst snags the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 01:22 | Tufts | Chester Pabst misses the floater from the right side | 77-68 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Carl Hickox can't finish the layup | 77-68 |
| 01:13 | Tufts | Chester Pabst pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:59 | Tufts | Chester Pabst hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Butler | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Bill Boatner is hacked by Jerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #6 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Charles Baker (SF) Bill Boatner, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:54 | Tufts | Chester Pabst snags the defensive board | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Tufts | Robert Jackson misses the runner in the lane | 77-71 |
| 00:46 | Tufts | Robert Jackson tips it but misses | 77-71 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Randall Turner pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hickox (C) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is hacked by Jerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Smith, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:42 | Tufts | Chester Pabst gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:35 | Tufts | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Baker - foul #4 on Charles Baker, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:35 | Tufts | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:35 | Tufts | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:35 | Tufts | Robert Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #9 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG) Bill Boatner | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:34 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Chester Pabst | 78-73 |
| 00:27 | Tufts | Robert Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is hacked by Aaron Butler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF) Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Chester Pabst | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Tufts | Jerry Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Tufts | Jerry Smith snags the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:14 | Tufts | Aaron Butler buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-76 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF) Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jerry Smith is called for the reach on Leo Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Smith, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ronald Day (PG) Jerry Smith | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:06 | Tufts | Ronald Day buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-79 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Day - foul #3 on Ronald Day, team foul #12 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Walter Glover | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:00 | Tufts | Adolph Kim comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 83-79 |