| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Robert Chiodo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Young (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Michael Stanford is called for the reach on John Young - foul #2 on Michael Stanford, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Robert Chiodo steals it from Daniel Solari | 21-39 |
| 19:24 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo lays it up and in | 23-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Chiodo - foul #1 on Robert Chiodo, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:09 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 18:50 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Frank Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Michael Stanford takes the ball from John Young | 23-39 |
| 18:07 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 26-39 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Solari | 26-41 |
| 17:43 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Frank Burton double dribbles | 28-41 |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Stout (SG), Manuel Slaven (SF), Dale Shearer (PF), Ben Heiser (C) Robert Chiodo, Todd Bailey, Michael Stanford, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Robert Ybarra (PF), Ron Freeman (C) Daniel Solari, Brian Thompson, Leroy Johnson, John Young, Frank Burton | |
| 17:00 | Piedmont | Dale Shearer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Kenton Cole gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Robert Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Robert Miller snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Robert Williams connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenton Cole | 28-43 |
| 16:32 | Piedmont | Dale Shearer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Heiser | 31-43 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ron Freeman blows the layup but the foul's on Ben Heiser - foul #2 on Ben Heiser, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Harold Richards (SG), William Lee (C) James Jones, Ben Heiser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Brian Thompson (SG) Kenton Cole, Robert Williams | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ron Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ron Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:13 | Piedmont | William Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:02 | Piedmont | Robert Miller is called for the reach on Manuel Slaven - foul #1 on Robert Miller, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo (PG), Michael Stanford (PF) Harold Richards, Dale Shearer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:48 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford hits a floater from close range on a great pass from William Lee | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Robert Chiodo (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Stout (fresh) SF - Manuel Slaven (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ybarra (fresh) C - Ron Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 15:25 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:20 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo is fouled on the floor by Daniel Solari - foul #3 on Daniel Solari, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Ollie Brodie (SG) James Stout | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Johnson (SF), John Young (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Miller, Robert Ybarra, Ron Freeman | |
| 15:07 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | John Young grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Ollie Brodie picks off the pass by Frank Burton | 33-44 |
| 14:55 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Chiodo, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Todd Bailey (SF) Manuel Slaven | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Burton | 33-44 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson double dribbles | 33-44 |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Jones (PG), Dale Shearer (PF), Ben Heiser (C) Robert Chiodo, Michael Stanford, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Robert Miller (SG) Daniel Solari, Brian Thompson | |
| 14:04 | Piedmont | Robert Williams steals the ball from Todd Bailey | 33-44 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Robert Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Miller and he's fouled by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Lee (C) Todd Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (PG), Robert Ybarra (C) Leroy Johnson, Frank Burton | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:27 | Piedmont | James Jones clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Miller - foul #2 on Robert Miller, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven (SF) Ben Heiser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ron Freeman (C) John Young | |
| 13:27 | Piedmont | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:27 | Piedmont | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Robert Miller misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 13:04 | Piedmont | The rebound goes to James Jones | 35-47 |
| 12:51 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo (PG), Michael Stanford (PF) Ollie Brodie, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Brian Thompson (SG) Kenton Cole, Robert Williams | |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Robert Chiodo steals the ball from Robert Ybarra | 35-47 |
| 12:04 | Piedmont | Daniel Solari steals it from Dale Shearer | 35-47 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Robert Miller is hacked by Manuel Slaven - foul #3 on Manuel Slaven, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Stout (SG), Todd Bailey (SF) James Jones, Manuel Slaven | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Johnson (SF), John Young (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Miller, Robert Ybarra, Ron Freeman | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson lays it in set up by Daniel Solari and the foul's on Robert Chiodo - foul #3 on Robert Chiodo, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Lee (C) Dale Shearer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - Robert Chiodo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Stout (fresh) SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Young (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 35-50 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | John Young misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Stanford - foul #3 on Michael Stanford, team foul #8 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Ollie Brodie (SG) James Stout | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:26 | Piedmont | William Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 11:09 | Piedmont | William Lee can't finish the layup | 35-51 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Frank Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | William Lee steals the ball from Leroy Johnson | 35-51 |
| 10:51 | Piedmont | Brian Thompson swats the layup by William Lee | 35-51 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Burton | 35-51 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-51 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson can't tip it in | 35-51 |
| 10:27 | Piedmont | William Lee gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:21 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 10:20 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Leroy Johnson clanks a runner in the paint | 37-51 |
| 10:05 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:39 | Piedmont | Brian Thompson is called for the reach on Michael Stanford - foul #3 on Brian Thompson, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Jones (PG), James Stout (SG), Manuel Slaven (SF), Dale Shearer (PF), Ben Heiser (C) Robert Chiodo, Ollie Brodie, Todd Bailey, Michael Stanford, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Robert Ybarra (PF), Ron Freeman (C) Daniel Solari, Brian Thompson, Leroy Johnson, John Young, Frank Burton | |
| 09:25 | Piedmont | James Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Manuel Slaven | 40-51 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Kenton Cole loses the dribble to Ben Heiser | 40-51 |
| 09:00 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ron Freeman - foul #3 on Ron Freeman, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 09:00 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:00 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Ron Freeman pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Ron Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| 08:24 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser misses the shot in the paint | 41-51 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Robert Miller pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Ron Freeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 08:16 | Piedmont | James Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:01 | Piedmont | James Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-51 |
| 08:00 | Piedmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Heiser | 41-51 |
| 07:37 | Piedmont | James Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Robert Ybarra snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Stout (fresh) SF - Manuel Slaven (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Shearer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Heiser (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kenton Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ybarra (fairly fresh) C - Ron Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Kenton Cole clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 07:28 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 07:11 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 07:09 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser misses the tip | 41-51 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Ron Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Kenton Cole misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ben Heiser - foul #3 on Ben Heiser, team foul #9 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo (PG), Ollie Brodie (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Michael Stanford (PF), William Lee (C) James Jones, James Stout, Manuel Slaven, Dale Shearer, Ben Heiser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Thompson (SG), Leroy Johnson (SF), John Young (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Robert Miller, Robert Ybarra, Ron Freeman | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Kenton Cole makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Kenton Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 06:46 | Piedmont | Ollie Brodie clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 06:44 | Piedmont | Todd Bailey grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 06:39 | Piedmont | Michael Stanford hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ollie Brodie | 43-53 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Kenton Cole drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Thompson | 43-55 |
| 06:11 | Piedmont | Ollie Brodie is fouled on the floor by Brian Thompson - foul #4 on Brian Thompson, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Piedmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG) Kenton Cole | |
| 05:51 | Piedmont | William Lee lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Chiodo | 45-55 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | William Lee blocks the short jumper by Leroy Johnson | 45-55 |
| 05:41 | Piedmont | The rebound goes to Todd Bailey | 45-55 |
| 05:27 | Piedmont | Robert Chiodo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Ben Heiser (SF) Todd Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Osborn (PF) John Young | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | William Osborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-55 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Brian Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Brian Thompson is hacked by Robert Chiodo - foul #4 on Robert Chiodo, team foul #10 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Jones (PG), James Stout (SG), Manuel Slaven (SF), Dale Shearer (PF) Robert Chiodo, Ollie Brodie, Ben Heiser, Michael Stanford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Miller (SF), Ron Freeman (C) Leroy Johnson, Frank Burton | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Brian Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Brian Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven is hacked by Robert Miller - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Piedmont | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (SG), John Young (PF) Brian Thompson, William Osborn | |
| 04:26 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:26 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Daniel Solari buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 47-59 |
| 03:53 | Piedmont | Daniel Solari steals the ball from James Jones | 47-59 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Robert Williams banks in the layup set up by Daniel Solari | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Piedmont | James Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Ron Freeman gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Stout (fresh) SF - Manuel Slaven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Shearer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ron Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Robert Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Ron Freeman tips it back up and in | 47-63 |
| 03:04 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven scores on a runner in the lane set up by James Stout | 49-63 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 02:57 | Piedmont | Dale Shearer pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 02:47 | Piedmont | James Jones drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Slaven | 51-63 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-63 |
| 02:41 | Piedmont | William Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 02:19 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Piedmont | Harold Richards (SG), Ben Heiser (C) James Stout, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (PG), William Osborn (PF), Robert Ybarra (C) Daniel Solari, John Young, Ron Freeman | |
| 02:19 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:19 | Piedmont | Manuel Slaven makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Kenton Cole buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-66 |
| 01:44 | Piedmont | Dale Shearer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Robert Miller pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Robert Miller misses the 3 from straight away | 53-66 |
| 01:38 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:34 | Piedmont | James Jones travels in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Stout (SG) Harold Richards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ron Freeman (C) William Osborn | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Dale Shearer blocks the jumper by Kenton Cole | 53-66 |
| 01:24 | Piedmont | Dale Shearer gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:06 | Piedmont | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 01:05 | Piedmont | Dale Shearer grabs the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 00:48 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ron Freeman - foul #4 on Ron Freeman, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| 00:48 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:48 | Piedmont | Ben Heiser misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Ron Freeman grabs the board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Ybarra knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Dale Shearer - foul #1 on Dale Shearer, team foul #11 | 53-68 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Ybarra makes the free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Piedmont | Robert Williams steals it from Ben Heiser | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kenton Cole runs out the clock | 53-69 |