| Lineup | Whitman | PG - Joey Manke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Berthelot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Gosha (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Bucher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clinton Gutshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whitman | Howard Gosha inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Whitman | Whitman is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joey Manke and the foul's on Brandon Dillard - foul #2 on Brandon Dillard, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:46 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Howard Gosha in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Gosha, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Christopher Berthelot steals the ball from Edward Jackson | 42-33 |
| 18:58 | Whitman | Douglas Fisher is called for the reach on Joey Manke - foul #2 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Whitman | Michael McHardy (C) Clinton Gutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:48 | Whitman | Michael McHardy hits a turnaround in the paint | 44-33 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Bruce Cook can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Gosha - foul #3 on Howard Gosha, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Whitman | Philip Millhouse (PG), Willie Phan (SG), Vincent Williams (SF), Earl Cash (C) Joey Manke, Christopher Berthelot, Howard Gosha, Ronald Bucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Michael Wensky (PF), Charles Jin (C) Douglas Fisher, Edward Jackson, Brandon Dillard | |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:01 | Whitman | Earl Cash clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Bruce Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Vincent Williams is called for the reach on Earl Hutchins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Williams, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Whitman | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), Christopher Check (SF) David Allen, Bruce Cook | |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Michael Wensky knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Herman Drozd and the foul's on Michael McHardy - foul #1 on Michael McHardy, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall (C) Michael McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Michael Wensky makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:24 | Whitman | Michael Wensky picks off the pass by Vincent Williams | 44-38 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Christopher Check misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 17:00 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:52 | Whitman | Vincent Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Check - foul #1 on Christopher Check, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Whitman | Joey Manke (PG), Walter Worley (SG), Ronald Bucher (PF) Philip Millhouse, Willie Phan, Earl Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), Patrick Franks (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Herman Drozd, Earl Hutchins, Michael Wensky, Charles Jin | |
| 16:52 | Whitman | Vincent Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:52 | Whitman | Vincent Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Patrick Franks is hacked by Joey Manke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joey Manke, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Whitman | Willie Phan (SF) Vincent Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | David Allen is fouled on the floor by Walter Worley - foul #2 on Walter Worley, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Whitman | Christopher Berthelot (SG), Michael McHardy (C) Walter Worley, Clinton Gutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Greer (SF) Christopher Check | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brandon Dillard | 45-41 |
| 16:05 | Whitman | Christopher Berthelot misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Greer | 45-41 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Greer lays it in uncontested set up by David Allen | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Whitman | PG - Joey Manke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Berthelot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Willie Phan (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Bucher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael McHardy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Greer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Franks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Whitman | Michael McHardy is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael McHardy, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Whitman | Philip Millhouse (PG), Walter Worley (SG), Howard Gosha (SF), Clinton Gutshall (C) Joey Manke, Christopher Berthelot, Willie Phan, Michael McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Jackson (PF) Brandon Dillard | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | David Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Whitman | Earl Cash (PF) Ronald Bucher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Michael Wensky (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, David Greer, Patrick Franks | |
| 15:14 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 45-43 |
| 15:13 | Whitman | Walter Worley can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Michael Wensky gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Bruce Cook drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Herman Drozd | 45-46 |
| 14:44 | Whitman | Walter Worley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Millhouse and he's fouled by Edward Jackson - foul #1 on Edward Jackson, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Whitman | Roland Crawford (PG), Michael McHardy (PF), Vincent Williams (C) Philip Millhouse, Earl Cash, Clinton Gutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Charles Jin (PF), Patrick Franks (C) Herman Drozd, Bruce Cook, Edward Jackson, Michael Wensky | |
| 14:44 | Whitman | Walter Worley makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Christopher Check drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 14:00 | Whitman | Howard Gosha can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 13:59 | Whitman | Howard Gosha tips it in | 50-49 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Christopher Check is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Check, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Whitman | Joey Manke (PG), Christopher Berthelot (SG), Ronald Bucher (PF), Earl Cash (C) Roland Crawford, Walter Worley, Michael McHardy, Vincent Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Herman Drozd (SG), David Greer (SF), Edward Jackson (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Earl Hutchins, David Allen, Christopher Check, Charles Jin, Patrick Franks | |
| 13:26 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Herman Drozd - foul #1 on Herman Drozd, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall (C) Howard Gosha | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) David Greer | |
| 13:26 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:26 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Herman Drozd grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 13:08 | Whitman | Earl Cash snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:49 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Christopher Berthelot | 53-49 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Whitman | Willie Phan (SF) Earl Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Michael Wensky (PF) Herman Drozd, Edward Jackson | |
| 12:35 | Whitman | Christopher Berthelot drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joey Manke and he's hacked by Douglas Fisher - foul #3 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Whitman | Philip Millhouse (PG) Joey Manke | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Greer (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| 12:35 | Whitman | Christopher Berthelot makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Philip Millhouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Millhouse, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:32 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 12:16 | Whitman | Philip Millhouse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Greer | 56-50 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | David Allen is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 11:56 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Whitman | PG - Philip Millhouse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Berthelot (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Willie Phan (fresh) PF - Ronald Bucher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clinton Gutshall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Allen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wensky (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Dillard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Whitman | Douglas Fisher steps in front of the Philip Millhouse pass in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | David Allen is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Fisher | 56-52 |
| 11:40 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher loses the dribble to David Allen | 56-52 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | David Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Fisher | 56-55 |
| 11:02 | Whitman | Philip Millhouse is hacked by Douglas Fisher - foul #4 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Whitman | Joey Manke (PG), Vincent Williams (SF), Michael McHardy (PF), Earl Cash (C) Christopher Berthelot, Willie Phan, Ronald Bucher, Clinton Gutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Christopher Check (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Charles Jin (PF), Patrick Franks (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, David Greer, Michael Wensky, Brandon Dillard | |
| 11:02 | Whitman | Philip Millhouse makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:02 | Whitman | Philip Millhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Charles Jin pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Vincent Williams is called for the reach on Bruce Cook - foul #2 on Vincent Williams, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Whitman | Christopher Berthelot (SG) Philip Millhouse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Jackson (PF) Patrick Franks | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:37 | Whitman | Earl Cash gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:25 | Whitman | Joey Manke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Bruce Cook snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Charles Jin gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Edward Jackson misses short on an open shot near the basket | 57-56 |
| 09:56 | Whitman | The rebound goes to Michael McHardy | 57-56 |
| 09:47 | Whitman | Michael McHardy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Bruce Cook grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Bruce Cook | 57-58 |
| 09:21 | Whitman | Joey Manke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Christopher Check - foul #3 on Christopher Check, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Whitman | Walter Worley (SG), Howard Gosha (SF), Ronald Bucher (PF) Christopher Berthelot, Vincent Williams, Earl Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), David Allen (SG), David Greer (SF), Patrick Franks (C) Earl Hutchins, Christopher Check, Bruce Cook, Charles Jin | |
| 09:21 | Whitman | Joey Manke makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:21 | Whitman | Joey Manke makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:21 | Whitman | Joey Manke makes the 3rd free throw | 60-58 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Patrick Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Worley - foul #3 on Walter Worley, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Whitman | Roland Crawford (PG) Joey Manke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dillard (C) Edward Jackson | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Patrick Franks makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Patrick Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:58 | Whitman | Michael McHardy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 08:57 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | David Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | David Greer misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Howard Gosha - foul #4 on Howard Gosha, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Whitman | Philip Millhouse (SG), Willie Phan (SF), Clinton Gutshall (C) Walter Worley, Howard Gosha, Michael McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wensky (PF) Brandon Dillard | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | David Greer misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | David Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:14 | Whitman | The jumper by Willie Phan is denied by David Greer | 62-61 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | David Greer snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Roland Crawford takes the ball from Herman Drozd | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Whitman | PG - Roland Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Millhouse (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Phan (fresh) PF - Ronald Bucher (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Clinton Gutshall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Herman Drozd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Greer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wensky (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Franks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Whitman | Willie Phan's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Franks | 62-61 |
| 07:38 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 07:37 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 07:31 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall blows the layup | 62-61 |
| 07:30 | Whitman | Roland Crawford tips it in | 64-61 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | David Allen is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 07:03 | Whitman | Willie Phan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Crawford | 67-64 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | David Allen double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Whitman | Joey Manke (PG), Christopher Berthelot (SG), Howard Gosha (SF), Earl Cash (PF), Michael McHardy (C) Roland Crawford, Philip Millhouse, Willie Phan, Ronald Bucher, Clinton Gutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Edward Jackson (PF), Charles Jin (C) Herman Drozd, David Allen, David Greer, Michael Wensky, Patrick Franks | |
| 06:47 | Whitman | Michael McHardy is whistled for a carry | 67-64 |
| Subs | Whitman | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Christopher Check | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Hutchins | 67-67 |
| 06:13 | Whitman | Howard Gosha makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Joey Manke | 69-67 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Edward Jackson buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Christopher Berthelot - foul #3 on Christopher Berthelot, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Whitman | Walter Worley (SG), Vincent Williams (PF) Christopher Berthelot, Michael McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dillard (C) Charles Jin | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Edward Jackson makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:56 | Whitman | Earl Cash hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Edward Jackson gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Bruce Cook hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 69-70 |
| 05:47 | Whitman | The rebound goes to Vincent Williams | 69-70 |
| 05:32 | Whitman | Howard Gosha misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Jackson - foul #2 on Edward Jackson, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Whitman | Willie Phan (SG), Ronald Bucher (PF) Walter Worley, Earl Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Christopher Check (SF) Earl Hutchins, Bruce Cook | |
| 05:32 | Whitman | Howard Gosha misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:32 | Whitman | Howard Gosha makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Christopher Check can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-70 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | David Allen gets the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Christopher Check is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Allen | 70-72 |
| 04:29 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher hits the finger roll | 72-72 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | David Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Whitman | Roland Crawford (PG), Philip Millhouse (SG), Earl Cash (PF), Michael McHardy (C) Joey Manke, Willie Phan, Ronald Bucher, Vincent Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Michael Wensky (PF), Charles Jin (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Christopher Check, Edward Jackson, Brandon Dillard | |
| 03:59 | Whitman | Roland Crawford is hacked by Herman Drozd - foul #2 on Herman Drozd, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 03:59 | Whitman | Roland Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:59 | Whitman | Roland Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Bruce Cook can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Michael Wensky tips it back up and in | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Whitman | PG - Roland Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Millhouse (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Gosha (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Earl Cash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael McHardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Herman Drozd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Wensky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Whitman | Earl Cash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Charles Jin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is denied on a layup by Howard Gosha | 74-74 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Herman Drozd tips it but misses | 74-74 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Michael Wensky hits the follow up shot | 74-76 |
| 02:49 | Whitman | Michael Wensky swats the short shot by Michael McHardy | 74-76 |
| 02:48 | Whitman | Roland Crawford grabs the offensive board | 74-76 |
| 02:48 | Whitman | Whitman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Whitman | Walter Worley (SG), Willie Phan (SF), Clinton Gutshall (C) Roland Crawford, Howard Gosha, Michael McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Brandon Dillard (C) Herman Drozd, Earl Hutchins, Bruce Cook, Charles Jin | |
| 02:35 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-76 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | David Allen gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Whitman | Joey Manke (PG), Christopher Berthelot (SG), Michael McHardy (PF), Vincent Williams (C) Philip Millhouse, Walter Worley, Earl Cash, Clinton Gutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Christopher Berthelot in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Berthelot, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Michael Wensky pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | David Allen misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 02:17 | Whitman | Michael McHardy gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:17 | Whitman | Whitman calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Whitman | Ronald Bucher (PF), Clinton Gutshall (C) Michael McHardy, Vincent Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Christopher Check | |
| 01:59 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall drills a jumper from the left block set up by Joey Manke | 76-76 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Gutshall - foul #3 on Clinton Gutshall, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Whitman | Howard Gosha (SF) Willie Phan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Jackson (PF) Michael Wensky | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:29 | Whitman | Joey Manke loses the ball out of bounds | 76-77 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| 01:10 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 01:08 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher hits the follow up shot | 78-77 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 01:01 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Whitman | Whitman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 78-77 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Allen | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Whitman | Whitman is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Whitman | Joey Manke loses the dribble to Douglas Fisher in the backcourt | 78-79 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher lays it in | 78-81 |
| 00:14 | Whitman | Brandon Dillard denies the turnaround by Clinton Gutshall | 78-81 |
| 00:13 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher tips it but misses | 78-81 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard gets the rebound | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Whitman | Whitman is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard is hacked by Joey Manke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joey Manke, team foul #15 | 78-81 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Whitman | Whitman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-83 |
| 00:03 | Whitman | Clinton Gutshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 00:00 | Whitman | Ronald Bucher buries a 3 from the right wing | 81-83 |