| Lineup | Bard | PG - Raymond Tack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Czapiewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tom Koenig (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Burton Paylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Surber (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Blecha (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bard | Tom Koenig inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Bard | Bard is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Bard | Raymond Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jim Marshall grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 19:13 | Bard | John Czapiewski is hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:58 | Bard | Tom Koenig knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Bard | Thomas Wong (C) Scott Solomon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:58 | Bard | Tom Koenig misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Michael Wall gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | John Surber is hacked by John Czapiewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Czapiewski, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Bard | Robert Bourdon (SG), Danny Fails (SF) John Czapiewski, Tom Koenig | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Bard | Danny Fails snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:36 | Bard | Danny Fails misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Blecha - foul #2 on Charles Blecha, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), Carl Kimbrell (C) Raymond Tack, Burton Paylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Basil Wagner (SF), Ray Heady (PF), Freddie Bones (C) Charles Blecha, Jim Marshall, Michael Wall | |
| 18:36 | Bard | Danny Fails makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:36 | Bard | Danny Fails makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | George Froman steals the ball from Ray Heady | 36-36 |
| 18:12 | Bard | George Froman lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Freddie Bones hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Surber | 38-38 |
| 17:41 | Bard | Danny Fails drills a floater from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Carl Kimbrell is called for the reach on Freddie Bones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Kimbrell, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Bard | Carl Woods (SG), Tom Koenig (SF), Burton Paylor (PF) Robert Bourdon, Danny Fails, Thomas Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (PG), Jim Marshall (PF) John Surber, Samuel Johnson | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Ray Heady is open but misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 17:13 | Bard | The rebound goes to Burton Paylor | 40-38 |
| 17:07 | Bard | Carl Kimbrell is fouled on the floor by Ray Heady - foul #1 on Ray Heady, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Bard | Chad Fry (PG), Scott Solomon (C) George Froman, Carl Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Butler (SG), Charles Blecha (SF), Michael Wall (C) Freddie Bones, Basil Wagner, Ray Heady | |
| 16:42 | Bard | Tom Koenig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Bard | Raymond Tack (PG), Harlan Hung (SF) Chad Fry, Tom Koenig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Broughton (PF) Jim Marshall | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Raymond Tack steals the ball from Michael Wall | 40-38 |
| 16:15 | Bard | Raymond Tack misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ricky Collette - foul #1 on Ricky Collette, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Bard | Robert Bourdon (SG), Thomas Wong (PF) Carl Woods, Burton Paylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG) Mark Butler | |
| 16:15 | Bard | Raymond Tack misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:15 | Bard | Raymond Tack makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | John Surber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ricky Collette | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Bard | PG - Raymond Tack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bourdon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harlan Hung (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Surber (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Collette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Blecha (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Broughton (fresh) C - Michael Wall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Bard | Scott Solomon is hacked by Michael Wall - foul #2 on Michael Wall, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), John Czapiewski (SG), Danny Fails (SF), Burton Paylor (PF) Raymond Tack, Robert Bourdon, Harlan Hung, Thomas Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Johnson (SG), Basil Wagner (SF), Jim Marshall (PF), Ray Heady (C) Ricky Collette, Charles Blecha, Melvin Broughton, Michael Wall | |
| 15:10 | Bard | Ray Heady is called for the reach on George Froman - foul #2 on Ray Heady, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Bard | Carl Kimbrell (C) Scott Solomon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:10 | Bard | George Froman makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | Bard | George Froman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Basil Wagner gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Basil Wagner's pass is intercepted by Burton Paylor | 42-40 |
| 14:26 | Bard | John Czapiewski hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Fails | 44-40 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Basil Wagner misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Bard | Danny Fails snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:01 | Bard | Samuel Johnson steals the ball from John Czapiewski | 44-40 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | John Surber misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Ray Heady grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 44-40 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Ray Heady grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Jim Marshall is hacked by George Froman - foul #2 on George Froman, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bard | Raymond Tack (PG), Robert Bourdon (SG), Tom Koenig (SF), Thomas Wong (PF), Scott Solomon (C) George Froman, John Czapiewski, Danny Fails, Burton Paylor, Carl Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (PG), Freddie Bones (SG), Charles Blecha (SF), Melvin Broughton (PF), Michael Wall (C) John Surber, Samuel Johnson, Basil Wagner, Jim Marshall, Ray Heady | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Michael Wall hits the easy wide open finger roll | 44-42 |
| 12:40 | Bard | Ricky Collette is called for the reach on Robert Bourdon - foul #2 on Ricky Collette, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| 12:40 | Bard | Robert Bourdon makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:40 | Bard | Robert Bourdon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Ricky Collette can't connect on a shot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 12:29 | Bard | The rebound goes to Thomas Wong | 46-42 |
| 12:11 | Bard | Tom Koenig clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Michael Wall snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Michael Wall misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 12:01 | Bard | Thomas Wong snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:57 | Bard | Robert Bourdon clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 11:56 | Bard | Scott Solomon grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:43 | Bard | Tom Koenig scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Wong | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Bard | PG - Raymond Tack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bourdon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Koenig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Wong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Solomon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Collette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Bones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Blecha (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Broughton (fresh) C - Michael Wall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Charles Blecha's pass is intercepted by Robert Bourdon in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 11:20 | Bard | Scott Solomon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Melvin Broughton grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Ricky Collette drills a jumper from close range set up by Freddie Bones | 49-44 |
| 10:58 | Bard | Thomas Wong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Broughton - foul #2 on Melvin Broughton, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), Carl Woods (SG), Harlan Hung (SF), Burton Paylor (PF) Raymond Tack, Robert Bourdon, Tom Koenig, Scott Solomon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Ussery (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), Jim Marshall (PF) Ricky Collette, Freddie Bones, Melvin Broughton | |
| 10:58 | Bard | Thomas Wong makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:58 | Bard | Thomas Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Jim Marshall grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Kevin Ussery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 10:46 | Bard | Burton Paylor hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by George Froman | 52-44 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Blecha and he's fouled by Carl Woods - foul #2 on Carl Woods, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Bard | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG) Kevin Ussery | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:24 | Bard | Thomas Wong misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 52-47 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Michael Wall grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Wall is fouled in the backcourt by Harlan Hung - foul #2 on Harlan Hung, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Michael Wall misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Wong - foul #3 on Thomas Wong, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Michael Wall makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Michael Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:15 | Bard | Thomas Wong pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:10 | Bard | Harlan Hung misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Surber - foul #2 on John Surber, team foul #10 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Bard | Chad Fry (PG), Scott Solomon (C) George Froman, Thomas Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:10 | Bard | Harlan Hung makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:10 | Bard | Harlan Hung makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | John Surber misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 09:47 | Bard | The rebound goes to Burton Paylor | 54-48 |
| 09:41 | Bard | Carl Woods clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | John Surber pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Surber | 54-50 |
| 09:18 | Bard | Harlan Hung is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), John Czapiewski (SG), Tom Koenig (SF), Danny Fails (PF), Thomas Wong (C) Chad Fry, Carl Woods, Harlan Hung, Burton Paylor, Scott Solomon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Ussery (PG), Mark Butler (SG), Basil Wagner (SF), Ray Heady (C) John Surber, Samuel Johnson, Charles Blecha, Michael Wall | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Mark Butler is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 08:49 | Bard | Danny Fails misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Ussery - foul #2 on Kevin Ussery, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Bard | Carl Kimbrell (C) Thomas Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (PG) Kevin Ussery | |
| 08:49 | Bard | Danny Fails misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:49 | Bard | Danny Fails misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jim Marshall | 54-52 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ray Heady clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 54-52 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Basil Wagner grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Mark Butler misses the jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Ray Heady can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 08:17 | Bard | Tom Koenig grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 08:11 | Bard | John Czapiewski misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Butler - foul #1 on Mark Butler, team foul #12 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Bard | Raymond Tack (PG), Robert Bourdon (SF), Burton Paylor (PF) George Froman, Tom Koenig, Danny Fails | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), Freddie Bones (SF), Melvin Broughton (PF) Ricky Collette, Mark Butler, Basil Wagner, Jim Marshall | |
| 08:11 | Bard | John Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:11 | Bard | John Czapiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Melvin Broughton snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | John Surber misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-52 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Ray Heady misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 07:43 | Bard | Robert Bourdon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-54 |
| 07:42 | Bard | The offensive rebound goes to John Czapiewski | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Bard | PG - Raymond Tack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bourdon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Burton Paylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Carl Kimbrell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Surber (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Freddie Bones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Broughton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Heady (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Bard | Burton Paylor misses the turnaround near the basket | 55-54 |
| 07:27 | Bard | John Czapiewski hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | John Surber is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie Bones | 57-57 |
| 06:59 | Bard | Carl Kimbrell loses the dribble to John Surber | 57-57 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Surber is fouled in the backcourt by John Czapiewski - foul #4 on John Czapiewski, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), Carl Woods (SG), Harlan Hung (SF), Thomas Wong (C) Raymond Tack, John Czapiewski, Robert Bourdon, Carl Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (SG), Charles Blecha (SF), Jim Marshall (PF), Michael Wall (C) Samuel Johnson, Freddie Bones, Melvin Broughton, Ray Heady | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:44 | Bard | Carl Woods misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ricky Collette - foul #3 on Ricky Collette, team foul #13 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Bard | Scott Solomon (C) Burton Paylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Butler (SG) John Surber | |
| 06:44 | Bard | Carl Woods makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:44 | Bard | Carl Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Michael Wall grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jim Marshall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 06:26 | Bard | The rebound goes to Thomas Wong | 58-59 |
| 06:22 | Bard | Carl Woods knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Charles Blecha can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Michael Wall grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Michael Wall throws it down | 61-61 |
| 05:36 | Bard | Thomas Wong comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Charles Blecha pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Charles Blecha knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Collette and he's fouled by Harlan Hung - foul #3 on Harlan Hung, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Bard | Chad Fry (PG), John Czapiewski (SG), Tom Koenig (SF), Danny Fails (PF) George Froman, Carl Woods, Harlan Hung, Scott Solomon | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), Basil Wagner (PF) Ricky Collette, Mark Butler, Jim Marshall | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Charles Blecha misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:29 | Bard | John Czapiewski snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 05:08 | Bard | John Czapiewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 05:07 | Bard | Tom Koenig misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 05:06 | Bard | Tom Koenig gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:49 | Bard | Thomas Wong can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Basil Wagner - foul #2 on Basil Wagner, team foul #14 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Bard | Raymond Tack (PG), Robert Bourdon (SG), Burton Paylor (PF) Chad Fry, John Czapiewski, Tom Koenig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Broughton (PF), Ray Heady (C) Charles Blecha, Michael Wall | |
| 04:49 | Bard | Thomas Wong makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:49 | Bard | Thomas Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 62-63 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Melvin Broughton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Ray Heady grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Burton Paylor steals the ball from Basil Wagner | 62-63 |
| 04:19 | Bard | Robert Bourdon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Ray Heady snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | John Surber hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 62-65 |
| 03:50 | Bard | Raymond Tack connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Bard | PG - Raymond Tack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Bourdon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Fails (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Burton Paylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Wong (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Surber (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Basil Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Melvin Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Heady (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Bard | Robert Bourdon scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Samuel Johnson - foul #3 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #15 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), Harlan Hung (SF), Carl Kimbrell (C) Raymond Tack, Danny Fails, Thomas Wong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (PG), Mark Butler (SG), Freddie Bones (SF), Jim Marshall (PF), Michael Wall (C) John Surber, Samuel Johnson, Basil Wagner, Melvin Broughton, Ray Heady | |
| 03:34 | Bard | Robert Bourdon misses the free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jim Marshall grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ricky Collette is hacked by George Froman in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Froman, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Bard | John Czapiewski (SG) Robert Bourdon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ricky Collette makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ricky Collette makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:07 | Bard | Harlan Hung misses short on a jumper from the left side | 67-69 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Ricky Collette snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Ricky Collette is fouled in the backcourt by George Froman - foul #4 on George Froman, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Ricky Collette makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Ricky Collette makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:00 | Bard | Bard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Bard | Carl Woods (SG), Tom Koenig (SF) John Czapiewski, Harlan Hung | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Surber (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG) Ricky Collette, Mark Butler | |
| 02:45 | Bard | Tom Koenig misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Freddie Bones - foul #2 on Freddie Bones, team foul #16 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Bard | Robert Bourdon (SG) Carl Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Broughton (PF) Jim Marshall | |
| 02:45 | Bard | Tom Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:45 | Bard | Tom Koenig misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Michael Wall snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Freddie Bones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Subs | Bard | Raymond Tack (PG) George Froman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:20 | Bard | Melvin Broughton picks off the pass by Raymond Tack | 68-71 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #17 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Bard | Harlan Hung (SF), Danny Fails (PF) Tom Koenig, Burton Paylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Blecha (SF) Michael Wall | |
| 02:04 | Bard | Raymond Tack's pass is intercepted by Charles Blecha | 68-71 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Subs | Bard | George Froman (PG), Carl Woods (SG), Scott Solomon (C) Raymond Tack, Robert Bourdon, Carl Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Basil Wagner (SF), Jim Marshall (PF) Charles Blecha, Melvin Broughton | |
| 01:50 | Bard | Danny Fails clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Freddie Bones - foul #3 on Freddie Bones, team foul #18 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Bard | Raymond Tack (PG), John Czapiewski (SG), Burton Paylor (PF) George Froman, Carl Woods, Harlan Hung | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Blecha (SF), Michael Wall (C) Basil Wagner, Freddie Bones | |
| 01:50 | Bard | Danny Fails makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:50 | Bard | Danny Fails makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Michael Wall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| Subs | Bard | Tom Koenig (SF) Danny Fails | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:33 | Bard | Scott Solomon is fouled on the floor by John Surber - foul #3 on John Surber, team foul #19 | 70-71 |
| 01:33 | Bard | Scott Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:33 | Bard | Scott Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Jim Marshall misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 71-71 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jim Marshall tips it home | 71-73 |
| 00:44 | Bard | Tom Koenig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-73 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Bard | Bard is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Blecha | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Bard | Bard 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 (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Bard | John Czapiewski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Tack | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Bard | Bard 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 (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Raymond Tack is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Tack, team foul #11 | 73-75 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:23 | Bard | John Czapiewski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raymond Tack | 76-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Raymond Tack is called for the reach on John Surber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Tack, team foul #12 | 76-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Bard | Bard is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Bard | Scott Solomon misses long on a shot in the lane | 76-79 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Jim Marshall grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | John Czapiewski is called for the reach on Jim Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Czapiewski, team foul #13 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Bard | Robert Bourdon (SG) John Czapiewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Collette (SG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jim Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jim Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Bard | Bard 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 (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Bard | Robert Bourdon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Koenig | 79-81 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Raymond Tack is called for the reach on John Surber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Tack, team foul #14 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Bard | Danny Fails (SG) Raymond Tack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Johnson (SG) Ricky Collette | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Surber makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:00 | Bard | Danny Fails misses long on a halfcourt shot | 79-83 |