| Lineup | New York City Tech. | PG - Paul Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Nader (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Hedlund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone blows the layup but he's fouled by Bill Boatner - foul #3 on Bill Boatner, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG) Bill Boatner | |
| 19:47 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:47 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Leo Walker hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Turner | 39-35 |
| 19:18 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Stephen White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 18:35 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leo Walker - foul #1 on Leo Walker, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:35 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:35 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Leo Walker is hacked by George Nader - foul #3 on George Nader, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | James Raminez (PF) George Nader | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Randall Turner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 17:43 | New York City Tech. | Leo Walker is called for the reach on Paul Stone - foul #2 on Leo Walker, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | James Marshall (SG), George Franks (PF) Frank Lee, Richard Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:35 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Randall Turner hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:03 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Leo Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:53 | New York City Tech. | Joshua Hedlund gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:37 | New York City Tech. | James Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Randall Turner is hacked by Paul Stone - foul #1 on Paul Stone, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman (SF) Joshua Hedlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (PG), Patrick Moskowitz (SG), Gene Knox (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Randall Turner, Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 16:07 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:01 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| Lineup | New York City Tech. | PG - James Marshall (fresh) SG - Paul Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Raminez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Franks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Moskowitz (fresh) SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - John Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Patrick Moskowitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 15:43 | New York City Tech. | George Franks snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 15:36 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Benjamin Ward (PG), Steven Begley (SG), George Nader (PF), Terry Freeman (C) James Marshall, Paul Stone, James Raminez, George Franks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Patrick Moskowitz | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Gene Knox banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 44-42 |
| 14:59 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | George Nader steals the ball from Bill Boatner | 47-42 |
| 14:42 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:40 | New York City Tech. | Terry Freeman tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Gene Knox grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Charles Baker is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | James Raminez (SF), Joshua Hedlund (C) Richard Wiedeman, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Willie Beasley, Gene Knox, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 14:24 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 14:03 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:50 | New York City Tech. | Pablo Lopez steals the ball from Steven Begley | 47-42 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | George Nader steals the ball from Stephen White | 47-42 |
| 13:15 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 13:13 | New York City Tech. | George Nader tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 13:11 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:54 | New York City Tech. | Benjamin Ward's pass is intercepted by Pablo Lopez | 47-42 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Leo Walker loses the dribble to George Nader | 47-42 |
| 12:03 | New York City Tech. | Benjamin Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Carl Hickox snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | New York City Tech. | PG - Benjamin Ward (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Begley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Raminez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Nader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hedlund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on George Nader - foul #4 on George Nader, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone (PG), Frank Lee (SG), Richard Wiedeman (SF), George Franks (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Benjamin Ward, Steven Begley, James Raminez, George Nader, Joshua Hedlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:49 | New York City Tech. | The rebound goes to George Franks | 47-43 |
| 11:31 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Stone | 49-43 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Charles Baker connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Randall Turner | 49-45 |
| 11:02 | New York City Tech. | Terry Freeman is fouled on the floor by John Scholz - foul #2 on John Scholz, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (SF) Leo Walker | |
| 10:45 | New York City Tech. | John Scholz denies the turnaround by Frank Lee | 49-45 |
| 10:44 | New York City Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 49-45 |
| 10:31 | New York City Tech. | Gene Knox picks off the pass by Richard Wiedeman | 49-45 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Randall Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Gene Knox gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Randall Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 09:48 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Lee | 51-45 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Charles Baker's pass is intercepted by Frank Lee | 51-45 |
| 09:04 | New York City Tech. | Gene Knox is called for the reach on George Franks - foul #1 on Gene Knox, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Benjamin Ward (PG), Steven Begley (SG), James Raminez (PF), Joshua Hedlund (C) Paul Stone, Frank Lee, George Franks, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Stephen White (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 08:45 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez misses badly on a runner in the paint | 51-45 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by James Raminez - foul #3 on James Raminez, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF) Gene Knox | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:38 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:23 | New York City Tech. | Benjamin Ward buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Wiedeman | 54-47 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is hacked by Joshua Hedlund - foul #1 on Joshua Hedlund, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is fouled on the floor by James Raminez - foul #4 on James Raminez, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | George Nader (PF) Richard Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | New York City Tech. | PG - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Begley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Raminez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Nader (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. C - Joshua Hedlund (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the floater from the right side | 54-47 |
| 07:49 | New York City Tech. | The rebound goes to Joshua Hedlund | 54-47 |
| 07:22 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 07:20 | New York City Tech. | George Nader tips it home | 56-47 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Bill Boatner knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Hickox and he's fouled by Benjamin Ward - foul #4 on Benjamin Ward, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF) Leo Walker | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:04 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Steven Begley | 58-50 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Bill Boatner is hacked by Steven Begley - foul #4 on Steven Begley, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone (PG), George Franks (C) Benjamin Ward, Joshua Hedlund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (SF), John Scholz (C) Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:39 | New York City Tech. | George Franks grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 06:34 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Nader | 61-51 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | John Scholz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Boatner and the foul's on George Franks - foul #1 on George Franks, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Frank Lee (SG), Terry Freeman (SF) Steven Begley, James Raminez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Leo Walker (PF) Bill Boatner, Stephen White, Gene Knox | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:48 | New York City Tech. | Frank Lee makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Stone | 63-54 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | John Scholz buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Turner | 63-56 |
| 05:22 | New York City Tech. | George Franks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Leo Walker knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Baker | 63-58 |
| 04:46 | New York City Tech. | Charles Baker is called for the reach on Terry Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Baker, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Benjamin Ward (PG), Steven Begley (SG), Richard Wiedeman (SF), James Raminez (PF), Joshua Hedlund (C) Paul Stone, Frank Lee, Terry Freeman, George Nader, George Franks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Willie Beasley, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 04:29 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez is hacked by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Gene Knox (PF) Randall Turner, Leo Walker | |
| 04:29 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:29 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Bill Boatner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-58 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | New York City Tech. | PG - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Begley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Wiedeman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Raminez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Hedlund (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Carl Hickox hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Pablo Lopez | 65-60 |
| 03:28 | New York City Tech. | The pull-up jumper by Richard Wiedeman is blocked by Gene Knox | 65-60 |
| 03:27 | New York City Tech. | James Raminez grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:12 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley is hacked by Pablo Lopez - foul #3 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone (SF), George Nader (PF) Richard Wiedeman, James Raminez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), Leo Walker (PF) Stephen White, Gene Knox | |
| 03:12 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:12 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Bill Boatner is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ward - foul #5 on Benjamin Ward, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Frank Lee (SG), Terry Freeman (SF) Benjamin Ward, Steven Begley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (C) Carl Hickox | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:50 | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley (SG), Richard Wiedeman (SF) Frank Lee, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Charles Baker | |
| 02:29 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:28 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:05 | New York City Tech. | Steven Begley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 01:25 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 67-61 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the lay-in | 67-61 |
| 01:00 | New York City Tech. | George Nader gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:58 | New York City Tech. | George Nader is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen White - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 00:58 | New York City Tech. | George Nader makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:58 | New York City Tech. | George Nader makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen White | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Richard Wiedeman steps in front of the Bill Boatner pass | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Boatner - foul #4 on Bill Boatner, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | James Raminez (PF) George Nader | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | New York City Tech. | Richard Wiedeman gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | New York City Tech. | George Nader (PF) James Raminez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | New York City Tech. | New York City Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New York City Tech. | Paul Stone runs out the clock | 71-64 |