| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Curtis Pilger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McKiver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Freddy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Sartori (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steven Herrington inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Freddy Cunningham is called for the reach on Donald Mahan - foul #3 on Freddy Cunningham, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jack Pierre (PF) Freddy Cunningham | |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-33 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Donald Mahan snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Robert Robeson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Herrington | 23-33 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Steven Herrington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Robeson | 25-33 |
| 18:47 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Kolb - foul #3 on Kenneth Kolb, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Huber (C) Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 18:35 | Ripon | Donald Mahan swats the layup by William McKiver | 25-33 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Herrington | 25-33 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Jack Pierre is called for the reach on Anthony Culbertson - foul #1 on Jack Pierre, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:14 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:09 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William McKiver | 25-35 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Michael Huber's pass is intercepted by Jack Pierre | 25-35 |
| 17:30 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas connects on the turnaround near the basket | 25-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Donald Mahan connects on the turnaround from the right block | 27-37 |
| 16:45 | Ripon | William McKiver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Donald Mahan gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 16:38 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:33 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Curtis Pilger and he's hacked by Steven Herrington - foul #3 on Steven Herrington, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), David Pimentel (SG), Gene Pierce (SF) Robert Robeson, Anthony Culbertson, Steven Herrington | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tom Ahearn (PG), William Hass (SG), Aaron Hall (PF), Omar Cummins (C) Curtis Pilger, William McKiver, Jack Pierre, Lawrence Sartori | |
| 16:33 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | David Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Michael Huber hits the follow up shot | 29-40 |
| 15:55 | Ripon | Tom Ahearn's layup is rejected by Donald Mahan | 29-40 |
| 15:53 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Ahearn | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Frazier (fresh) SG - David Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gene Pierce (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tom Ahearn (fresh) SG - William Hass (fresh) SF - Jimmy Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Hall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Omar Cummins (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Ripon | Tom Ahearn misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Mahan | 29-40 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Michael Huber clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-40 |
| 15:15 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:54 | Ripon | Omar Cummins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Pimentel | 29-40 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Aaron Hall - foul #1 on Aaron Hall, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Steven Herrington (SF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Frazier, Gene Pierce, Michael Huber | |
| Subs | Ripon | Curtis Pilger (PG), William McKiver (SG), Freddy Cunningham (PF), Lawrence Sartori (C) Tom Ahearn, Jimmy Thomas, Aaron Hall, Omar Cummins | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:44 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 14:21 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 14:19 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham misses the tip | 30-40 |
| 14:18 | Ripon | William McKiver grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:05 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Robeson - foul #1 on Robert Robeson, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG), William Newland (PF) David Pimentel, Donald Mahan | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jack Pierre (SF) William Hass | |
| 14:05 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:05 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Steven Herrington gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Anthony Culbertson and he's hacked by Lawrence Sartori - foul #1 on Lawrence Sartori, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:31 | Ripon | William McKiver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Robert Robeson's pass is intercepted by Curtis Pilger in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 13:11 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori hits a floater near the basket | 33-43 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | William Newland misses the turnaround from close range | 33-43 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | William Newland pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | William Newland is whistled for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (PG), Donald Mahan (PF) Robert Robeson, William Newland | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas (SF) Jack Pierre | |
| 12:18 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Donald Mahan pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 12:09 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:49 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Curtis Pilger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McKiver (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Freddy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Donald Mahan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 11:00 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas loses the dribble to Anthony Culbertson | 35-43 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | David Pimentel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Culbertson | 37-43 |
| 10:37 | Ripon | The jump hook by Freddy Cunningham is blocked by Kenneth Kolb | 37-43 |
| 10:36 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Sartori | 37-43 |
| 10:24 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-43 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Herrington | 37-43 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 09:54 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 09:36 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Pimentel - foul #3 on David Pimentel, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Gene Pierce (SF), Michael Huber (PF), William Newland (C) Anthony Culbertson, Steven Herrington, Donald Mahan, Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tom Ahearn (SG), William Hass (SF), Jack Pierre (PF), Aaron Hall (C) William McKiver, Jimmy Thomas, Freddy Cunningham, Lawrence Sartori | |
| 09:36 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:36 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Michael Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | David Pimentel misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tom Ahearn - foul #2 on Tom Ahearn, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Zurowski (SF) Curtis Pilger | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:55 | Ripon | Tom Ahearn drills a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Zurowski and he's hacked by Robert Robeson - foul #2 on Robert Robeson, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Birt (SF) David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 08:55 | Ripon | Tom Ahearn misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Michael Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Michael Birt comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Hall - foul #2 on Aaron Hall, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Mahan (PF) William Newland | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Michael Birt makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Michael Birt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:33 | Ripon | Joseph Zurowski snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 08:11 | Ripon | William Hass connects on the shot from the baseline | 40-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson is hacked by Joseph Zurowski - foul #1 on Joseph Zurowski, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas (SF) Joseph Zurowski | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:52 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Ahearn | 42-50 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Gene Pierce's pass is intercepted by William Hass | 42-50 |
| 07:34 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Donald Mahan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Pierce (fresh) SF - Michael Birt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Tom Ahearn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Gene Pierce is fouled on the floor by Jack Pierre - foul #2 on Jack Pierre, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Herrington (SF), William Newland (C) Michael Birt, Michael Huber | |
| Subs | Ripon | William McKiver (SG), Lawrence Sartori (C) William Hass, Aaron Hall | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Gene Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Gene Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:55 | Ripon | Robert Robeson picks off the pass by Jimmy Thomas | 44-50 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | The short jumper by William Newland is denied by Jack Pierre | 44-50 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | William Newland tips it in | 46-50 |
| 06:10 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William McKiver | 46-52 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Steven Herrington hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmy Thomas - foul #3 on Jimmy Thomas, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG), Michael Huber (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Robert Robeson, Gene Pierce, Donald Mahan, William Newland | |
| Subs | Ripon | Curtis Pilger (PG), William Hass (SF), Freddy Cunningham (PF) Tom Ahearn, Jimmy Thomas, Jack Pierre | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Steven Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:29 | Ripon | William Hass lays it in set up by Freddy Cunningham and the foul's on Kenneth Kolb - foul #4 on Kenneth Kolb, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 05:29 | Ripon | William Hass misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lawrence Sartori - foul #2 on Lawrence Sartori, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:47 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-54 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Steven Herrington grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | David Pimentel can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 04:38 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Freddy Cunningham | 49-54 |
| 04:34 | Ripon | Kenneth Kolb steals it from Curtis Pilger | 49-54 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb is called for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SF), Donald Mahan (PF) Steven Herrington, Michael Huber | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas (SF), Aaron Hall (C) William McKiver, Lawrence Sartori | |
| 04:02 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG) Anthony Culbertson | |
| Subs | Ripon | Tom Ahearn (SG) William Hass | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Gene Pierce drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Robeson | 52-54 |
| 03:19 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kolb | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Pimentel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gene Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Curtis Pilger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Ahearn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Freddy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the jump hook in the lane | 54-54 |
| 02:58 | Ripon | Ripon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG), Steven Herrington (SF) David Pimentel, Gene Pierce | |
| Subs | Ripon | William McKiver (SG), Lawrence Sartori (C) Tom Ahearn, Aaron Hall | |
| 02:41 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham comes up short on the runner from the right block | 54-54 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Steven Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Robert Robeson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William McKiver | 54-57 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Donald Mahan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Robert Robeson hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 01:49 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori loses the ball out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Donald Mahan comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Lawrence Sartori | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Ripon | Kenneth Kolb swats the layup by Jimmy Thomas | 56-57 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Donald Mahan pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson double dribbles | 56-57 |
| 00:59 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Jimmy Thomas is called for the reach on Kenneth Kolb - foul #4 on Jimmy Thomas, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Mahan - foul #1 on Donald Mahan, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Mahan | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | William McKiver steals the ball from Robert Robeson | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ripon | William McKiver clanks a fullcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Curtis Pilger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McKiver (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Freddy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Jimmy Thomas picks off the pass by Kenneth Kolb | 58-58 |
| 04:28 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-58 |
| 04:26 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:14 | Ripon | William McKiver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Thomas | 58-61 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington is hacked by William McKiver - foul #2 on William McKiver, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Huber (C) Kenneth Kolb | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jack Pierre (PF) Freddy Cunningham | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:46 | Ripon | William McKiver is fouled on the floor by Anthony Culbertson - foul #3 on Anthony Culbertson, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 03:46 | Ripon | William McKiver misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:46 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:28 | Ripon | William McKiver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:27 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:12 | Ripon | William McKiver scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Thomas | 59-63 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Donald Mahan hits a shot from the right side | 61-63 |
| 02:33 | Ripon | Steven Herrington steals it from Lawrence Sartori | 61-63 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Sartori swats the short shot by Donald Mahan | 61-63 |
| 02:17 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:06 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Thomas | 61-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Sartori is called for the reach on Robert Robeson - foul #3 on Lawrence Sartori, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb (C) Michael Huber | |
| Subs | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham (PF) Jack Pierre | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:27 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-66 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Donald Mahan pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Robeson | 64-66 |
| 00:59 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Freddy Cunningham | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Herrington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Curtis Pilger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McKiver (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Freddy Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Sartori (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robeson | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Robeson | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Ripon | Anthony Culbertson is called for the reach on Jimmy Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Culbertson, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 00:33 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:33 | Ripon | Jimmy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Donald Mahan drills a runner from the left block | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Ripon | Robert Robeson is called for the reach on Curtis Pilger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Robeson, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Curtis Pilger is called for the reach on Robert Robeson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Pilger, team foul #14 | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Culbertson - foul #5 on Anthony Culbertson, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (SG) Anthony Culbertson | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | Lawrence Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:19 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Cunningham | 70-73 |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Steven Herrington is called for the reach on Freddy Cunningham - foul #4 on Steven Herrington, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:17 | Ripon | Freddy Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson is hacked by Lawrence Sartori - foul #4 on Lawrence Sartori, team foul #15 | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:04 | Ripon | Robert Robeson is called for the reach on Curtis Pilger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Robeson, team foul #13 | 72-73 |
| 00:04 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Ripon | Curtis Pilger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-75 |