| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Tutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Apperson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Mohr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Robert Mohr is hacked by Eddie Woods - foul #2 on Eddie Woods, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:26 | DePaul | Robert Mohr lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Tutt | 29-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Tutt - foul #1 on Charles Tutt, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Edwards | 31-36 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Michael Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Thomas Denny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 17:46 | DePaul | Charles Tutt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Robert Mohr pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:27 | DePaul | Michael Edwards's pass is intercepted by Charles Atkinson | 31-36 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson lays it up and in | 33-36 |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Atkinson - foul #2 on Charles Atkinson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lynch (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Jim Spurlock, Charles Atkinson, William Smith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (SG), Isaiah Brown (C) Dennis Apperson, Michael Edwards | |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Mark Lynch is hacked by Isaiah Brown - foul #1 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SF) Randolph Tibbits | |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Denis Banks clanks a jumper from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Thomas Russell picks off the pass by Thomas Denny | 33-37 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Thomas Russell lays it in | 33-39 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Eddie Woods is blocked by Robert Mohr | 33-39 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Mohr | 33-39 |
| 15:41 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown loses the dribble to Denis Banks | 33-39 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Isaiah Brown | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Lynch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Tutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Snook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaiah Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Ken Snook connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Tutt | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Isaiah Brown - foul #2 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG), Charles Atkinson (SF) Mark Lynch, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (SG), Randolph Tibbits (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Charles Tutt, Thomas Russell, Robert Mohr, Isaiah Brown | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:02 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Edwards and the foul's on Jim Spurlock - foul #1 on Jim Spurlock, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Smith (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:02 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | William Smith snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-44 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Stephen Jones gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:28 | DePaul | Michael Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | William Smith snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 14:16 | DePaul | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Ken Snook is blocked by William Smith | 35-44 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson hits a shot from the right block | 37-44 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Ken Snook scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Apperson | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Michael Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Ken Snook clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Stephen Jones grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-46 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Eddie Woods is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Mark Lynch (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Denny, Jim Spurlock, Charles Atkinson, Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Tutt (PG), Thomas Russell (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Isaiah Brown (C) Dennis Apperson, Randolph Tibbits, Stephen Jones, Michael Edwards | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright scores on a turnaround near the basket | 39-46 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Ken Snook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 11:44 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Clarence McCarthy steps in front of the Ken Snook pass | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) SG - Mark Lynch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Tutt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ken Snook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mohr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaiah Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Scott Dollard takes the ball from Thomas Russell | 39-46 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Denis Banks's pass is intercepted by Thomas Russell | 39-46 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Thomas Russell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mohr | 39-49 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Scott Dollard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG), Jim Spurlock (SG), William Smith (C) Clarence McCarthy, Mark Lynch, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (SG), Randolph Tibbits (SF), Michael Edwards (C) Ken Snook, Thomas Russell, Isaiah Brown | |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 39-49 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Smith | 42-49 |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 42-49 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it in | 44-49 |
| 08:34 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses badly on a runner near the basket | 44-49 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Michael Edwards grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Thomas Denny pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Denis Banks tips it in | 46-49 |
| 08:02 | DePaul | Michael Edwards is hacked by Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lynch (SG), Charles Atkinson (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Jim Spurlock, Denis Banks, Thomas Wainwright, William Smith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (PG), Matthew Umstead (SG), Stephen Jones (PF) Charles Tutt, Dennis Apperson, Robert Mohr | |
| 07:45 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Scott Dollard lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Lynch | 48-49 |
| 07:28 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ken Snook | 48-52 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Michael Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Lynch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ken Snook (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Umstead (fresh) SF - Randolph Tibbits (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:54 | DePaul | Ken Snook is hacked by Thomas Denny - foul #4 on Thomas Denny, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Jim Spurlock (SG), William Smith (C) Thomas Denny, Mark Lynch, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SF), Isaiah Brown (C) Randolph Tibbits, Michael Edwards | |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Ken Snook comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Stephen Jones hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jim Spurlock | 51-54 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Isaiah Brown takes the ball from William Smith | 51-56 |
| 05:35 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Tutt (PG), Dennis Apperson (SG), Randolph Tibbits (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Ken Snook, Matthew Umstead, Thomas Russell, Stephen Jones, Isaiah Brown | |
| 05:19 | DePaul | The short jumper by Michael Edwards is denied by William Smith | 51-56 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Denny is fouled on the floor by Robert Mohr - foul #1 on Robert Mohr, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | William Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson is whistled for a carry | 51-56 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Eddie Woods dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Smith and he's fouled by Robert Mohr - foul #2 on Robert Mohr, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (SF) Charles Atkinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Eddie Woods swats the shot by Randolph Tibbits | 54-56 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Robert Mohr tips it home | 54-58 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Denis Banks hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Apperson - foul #2 on Dennis Apperson, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Michael Edwards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits tips it in | 56-60 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-60 |
| 03:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Michael Edwards | 56-60 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Michael Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jim Spurlock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Woods (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Tutt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Apperson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Robert Mohr (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Robert Mohr swats the layup by Scott Dollard | 56-60 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Michael Edwards snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses the floater from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Denny | 56-60 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Atkinson (SF), William Smith (C) Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Tutt - foul #2 on Charles Tutt, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:50 | DePaul | Charles Tutt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Denny - foul #5 on Thomas Denny, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG) Thomas Denny | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:50 | DePaul | Charles Tutt makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:50 | DePaul | Charles Tutt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | DePaul | Charles Tutt grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Charles Tutt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Apperson | 58-64 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Atkinson is denied by Michael Edwards | 58-64 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Mohr | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Robert Mohr is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Spurlock - foul #2 on Jim Spurlock, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (SG), Thomas Russell (SF) Charles Tutt, Dennis Apperson | |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Eddie Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:30 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (SG), Stephen Jones (PF) Thomas Russell, Robert Mohr | |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Ken Snook is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence McCarthy - foul #1 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SF) Dennis Apperson | |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Clarence McCarthy is called for the reach on Ken Snook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (SG) Thomas Russell | |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Ken Snook is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence McCarthy - foul #3 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Eddie Woods gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Ken Snook grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |