| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Theodore Tsai (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Pletcher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Felice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 19:42 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 19:21 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Smith | 31-46 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 18:41 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mike Smith | 34-49 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 18:02 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai is fouled on the floor by Pablo Lopez - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| 17:45 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (SG), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Corey Conaway, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Walter Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (SG), Michael Yates (C) Theodore Tsai, David Cleveland | |
| 17:19 | Lake Forest | Gene Knox steps in front of the Frank Ward pass | 37-49 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Randall Turner double dribbles | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash (SG), Christopher Pate (SF), Paul Gifford (PF) Mike Smith, Howard Pletcher, Samuel Felice | |
| 16:44 | Lake Forest | Michael Yates connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Frank Ward | 37-51 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Christopher Pate is called for the reach on Charles Baker - foul #1 on Christopher Pate, team foul #1 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai (SG), David Cleveland (C) Matthew Nash, Michael Yates | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Ward - foul #3 on Frank Ward, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG) Frank Ward | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Tsai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Pate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gifford (fresh) C - David Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate is hacked by Pablo Lopez - foul #2 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| 15:29 | Lake Forest | Corey Conaway picks off the pass by Paul Gifford | 38-51 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher (SF), Samuel Felice (PF) Christopher Pate, Paul Gifford | |
| 14:53 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith's pass is intercepted by Corey Conaway | 38-51 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Leo Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the tip | 38-51 |
| 14:29 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Howard Pletcher | 38-51 |
| 14:19 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Felice and he's hacked by Bill Boatner - foul #3 on Bill Boatner, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (SG), Michael Yates (C) Theodore Tsai, David Cleveland | |
| 14:19 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith makes the free throw | 38-54 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Gene Knox drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Randall Turner | 40-54 |
| 13:46 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 13:45 | Lake Forest | Michael Yates grabs the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 13:33 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice hits a runner near the basket set up by Mike Smith | 40-56 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Knox | 40-56 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Walter Glover comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker tips it home | 42-56 |
| 12:58 | Lake Forest | Michael Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai (SG), Christopher Pate (SF), Paul Gifford (PF), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, Howard Pletcher, Samuel Felice, Michael Yates | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-56 |
| 12:22 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Gifford | 42-56 |
| 12:08 | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Frank Ward and he's hacked by Carl Hickox - foul #2 on Carl Hickox, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash (PG) Frank Ward | |
| 12:08 | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate misses the free throw | 42-58 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Bill Boatner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-58 |
| 11:45 | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash misses the lay-in | 42-58 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Tsai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gifford (fresh) C - David Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Corey Conaway scores on a jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 11:10 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 11:09 | Lake Forest | Paul Gifford gets the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:56 | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Frank Ward (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF), Samuel Felice (PF), Michael Yates (C) Matthew Nash, Theodore Tsai, Christopher Pate, Paul Gifford, David Cleveland | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Gene Knox clanks a turnaround near the basket | 44-58 |
| 10:36 | Lake Forest | Michael Yates pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:32 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 10:31 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 10:20 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice misses long on a jumper from close range | 44-58 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gene Knox | 44-58 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Charles Baker clanks a turnaround in the paint | 44-58 |
| 10:12 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Frank Ward | 44-58 |
| 09:54 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Smith | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Charles Baker comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Howard Pletcher - foul #3 on Howard Pletcher, team foul #3 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Randall Turner | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash (SG), David Cleveland (C) Frank Ward, Michael Yates | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 09:16 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Smith and the foul's on John Scholz - foul #2 on John Scholz, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai (SG) Matthew Nash | |
| 09:16 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the free throw | 46-64 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mike Smith - foul #2 on Mike Smith, team foul #4 | 46-64 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:31 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is fouled on the floor by David Cleveland - foul #1 on David Cleveland, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate (SF), Paul Gifford (PF) Howard Pletcher, Samuel Felice | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Bill Boatner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Pate - foul #2 on Christopher Pate, team foul #6 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Michael Yates (C) David Cleveland | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the 3rd free throw | 48-67 |
| 08:10 | Lake Forest | Michael Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 07:49 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Pate | 48-70 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Bill Boatner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Theodore Tsai (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gifford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai is hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #3 on Corey Conaway, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Howard Pletcher (SF), Samuel Felice (PF), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, Christopher Pate, Paul Gifford, Michael Yates | |
| 07:12 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 07:12 | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-72 |
| 07:02 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 50-72 |
| 06:38 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-72 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Charles Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Charles Baker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-72 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Gene Knox snags the offensive board | 50-72 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Charles Baker connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-72 |
| 06:19 | Lake Forest | Randall Turner steals the ball from Frank Ward in the backcourt | 52-72 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Randall Turner hits the finger roll | 54-72 |
| 06:01 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice is hacked by Walter Glover - foul #2 on Walter Glover, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG) Theodore Tsai | |
| 06:01 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Scholz pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Charles Baker knocks in the floater from close range set up by Walter Glover | 56-72 |
| 05:24 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-72 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | John Scholz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Cleveland - foul #2 on David Cleveland, team foul #7 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate (SF), Paul Gifford (PF), Michael Yates (C) Howard Pletcher, Samuel Felice, David Cleveland | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:11 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Michael Yates | 57-72 |
| 04:52 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith loses the dribble to Carl Hickox | 57-72 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Bill Boatner can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-72 |
| 04:35 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Christopher Pate | 57-72 |
| 04:16 | Lake Forest | Leo Walker steals it from Mike Smith | 57-72 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Leo Walker hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Boatner | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gene Knox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gifford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-72 |
| 03:26 | Lake Forest | Michael Yates pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 03:03 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Smith | 60-75 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-75 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Leo Walker lays it in | 62-75 |
| 02:42 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Theodore Tsai (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF), Samuel Felice (PF), David Cleveland (C) Frank Ward, Christopher Pate, Paul Gifford, Michael Yates | |
| 02:26 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Theodore Tsai | 62-77 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Smith - foul #3 on Mike Smith, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), Walter Glover (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), Christopher Pate (SF), Paul Gifford (PF), Derrick McConico (C) Mike Smith, Theodore Tsai, Howard Pletcher, Samuel Felice, David Cleveland | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:45 | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Nash | 64-79 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Bill Boatner is hacked by Matthew Nash - foul #1 on Matthew Nash, team foul #9 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (C) Randall Turner | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Michael Yates (C) Willy Henderson, Derrick McConico | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 01:03 | Lake Forest | Matthew Nash buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Paul Gifford | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Walter Glover clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-81 |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | Christopher Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-81 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | John Scholz pulls down the rebound | 66-81 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Christopher Pate is called for the reach on Charles Baker - foul #3 on Christopher Pate, team foul #10 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG) Bill Boatner | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses the 1st free throw | 66-81 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward runs out the clock | 67-81 |