| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) SF - Paul Weber (fresh) PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) C - Terry Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Freddie Wilmot (fresh) SG - Michael Lukes (fresh) SF - Robert Manzi (fresh) PF - Martin Cathey (fresh) C - Adam Wheatley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Terry Bush wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Weber | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Rider | Michael Lukes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled on the floor by Freddie Wilmot - foul #1 on Freddie Wilmot, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a runner from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Rider | Martin Cathey snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Rider | Martin Cathey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Rider | Robert Manzi gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Rider | Freddie Wilmot misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Rider | Adam Wheatley can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Michael Lukes steps in front of the Paul Weber pass | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Rider | The jump hook by Martin Cathey is blocked by Terry Bush | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Lawrence Lamar | 5-0 |
| 16:52 | Rider | Martin Cathey is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #1 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Lawrence Lamar, Scott Zelkind, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:34 | Rider | Michael Lukes misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Boyd clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Lukes - foul #1 on Michael Lukes, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tucker (PF) Martin Cathey | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Beard | 6-0 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | John Boyd knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Steve Collado and he's hacked by Freddie Wilmot - foul #2 on Freddie Wilmot, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rider | Jack Valenza (PG), James Henley (PF) Freddie Wilmot, Michael Lukes | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 15:54 | Rider | Paul Tucker loses the dribble to Kurt Beard | 9-0 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) SF - Steve Collado (fresh) PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) C - Kurt Beard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jack Valenza (fresh) SG - Paul Tucker (fresh) SF - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) PF - James Henley (fresh) C - Adam Wheatley (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Adam Wheatley blocks the short jumper by John Boyd | 9-0 |
| 15:36 | Rider | James Henley pulls down the rebound | 9-0 |
| 15:15 | Rider | James Henley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jack Valenza | 9-3 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | John Boyd buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 11-3 |
| 14:50 | Rider | Adam Wheatley clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Kurt Beard - foul #1 on Kurt Beard, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Lukes (SG), Martin Cathey (PF) Robert Manzi, James Henley | |
| 14:50 | Rider | Adam Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:50 | Rider | Adam Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-5 |
| 14:26 | Rider | Paul Tucker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 14:24 | Rider | Martin Cathey gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:03 | Rider | Martin Cathey is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #2 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Beard (C) Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Rider | James Henley (C) Adam Wheatley | |
| 13:50 | Rider | Michael Lukes is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Lukes, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Paul Weber, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Rider | Laurence Campbell (SG) Michael Lukes | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | John Boyd connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 16-5 |
| 13:09 | Rider | Jack Valenza misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 13:09 | Rider | Jack Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:09 | Rider | Jack Valenza misses the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Terry Bush gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 16-6 |
| 12:56 | Rider | The rebound goes to Paul Tucker | 16-6 |
| 12:37 | Rider | Paul Weber steps in front of the Paul Tucker pass | 16-6 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the finger roll | 18-6 |
| 12:32 | Rider | Jack Valenza is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Rider | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Robert Manzi (SF), Brian Ellis (C) Jack Valenza, Paul Tucker, Martin Cathey | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Brian Ellis is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Brian Ellis, team foul #5 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF) Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Rider | Adam Wheatley (C) Brian Ellis | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Laurence Campbell steps in front of the Lawrence Lamar pass | 18-6 |
| 11:52 | Rider | Frederick Turner steps in front of the Adam Wheatley pass | 18-6 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Frederick Turner banks in the layup | 20-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) C - Terry Bush (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) SG - Laurence Campbell (fresh) SF - Robert Manzi (fresh) PF - James Henley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Wheatley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Rider | James Henley lays it up and in | 20-8 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | James Henley is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on James Henley, team foul #6 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Kurt Beard (C) Paul Weber, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tucker (SG), Martin Cathey (PF) Guadalupe Perez, James Henley | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kurt Beard | 22-8 |
| 10:56 | Rider | Lawrence Lamar takes the ball from Laurence Campbell | 22-8 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it in and he's hacked by Laurence Campbell - foul #1 on Laurence Campbell, team foul #7 | 24-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Rider | Jack Valenza (PG) Laurence Campbell | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the free throw | 25-8 |
| 10:26 | Rider | Lawrence Lamar swats the shot by Adam Wheatley | 25-8 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the board | 25-8 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-8 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the follow up shot | 27-8 |
| 09:51 | Rider | Paul Tucker drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Wheatley | 27-10 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Adam Wheatley denies the turnaround by Terry Bush | 27-10 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the offensive board | 27-10 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Frederick Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-10 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Terry Bush tips it back up and in | 29-10 |
| 09:15 | Rider | The short jumper by Robert Manzi is denied by Paul Weber | 29-10 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Terry Bush pulls down the rebound | 29-10 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 31-10 |
| 08:49 | Rider | Adam Wheatley loses the dribble to Paul Weber | 31-10 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Valenza - foul #1 on Jack Valenza, team foul #8 | 31-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Terry Bush, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Rider | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Laurence Campbell (SG), James Henley (PF), Brian Ellis (C) Jack Valenza, Paul Tucker, Martin Cathey, Adam Wheatley | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 31-10 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 31-10 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the offensive board | 31-10 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 31-10 |
| 08:16 | Rider | Brian Ellis pulls down the rebound | 31-10 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Laurence Campbell loses the dribble to John Boyd | 31-10 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Perez - foul #1 on Guadalupe Perez, team foul #9 | 31-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 32-10 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 32-10 |
| 07:48 | Rider | James Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) SG - Laurence Campbell (fresh) SF - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) PF - James Henley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ellis (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Rider | Terry Bush is called for the reach on Brian Ellis - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #5 | 32-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:18 | Rider | The jump hook by Brian Ellis is blocked by Edward Scheiber | 32-10 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 32-10 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Steve Collado connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-10 |
| 07:00 | Rider | James Henley jams it | 35-12 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Guadalupe Perez - foul #2 on Guadalupe Perez, team foul #10 | 35-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Rider | Jack Valenza (PG), Paul Tucker (SF) Guadalupe Perez, Robert Manzi | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 36-12 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-12 |
| 06:27 | Rider | Jack Valenza clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-12 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 37-12 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber loses the ball out of bounds | 37-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Manzi (SF), Martin Cathey (PF), Adam Wheatley (C) Laurence Campbell, James Henley, Brian Ellis | |
| 05:50 | Rider | Robert Manzi's floater is tipped away by Kurt Beard | 37-12 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Kurt Beard snags the defensive board | 37-12 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Frederick Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Boyd | 40-12 |
| 05:28 | Rider | A charge is called on Paul Tucker - foul #1 on Paul Tucker, team foul #11 | 40-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled on the floor by Martin Cathey - foul #1 on Martin Cathey, team foul #12 | 40-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 40-12 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 40-12 |
| 05:11 | Rider | Adam Wheatley gets the rebound | 40-12 |
| 04:51 | Rider | Jack Valenza is whistled for a carry | 40-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Martin Cathey - foul #2 on Martin Cathey, team foul #13 | 40-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Rider | Brian Ellis (PF) Martin Cathey | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 40-12 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-12 |
| 04:19 | Rider | Robert Manzi loses the dribble to Frederick Turner | 41-12 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-12 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert tips it home | 43-12 |
| 03:35 | Rider | Robert Manzi misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #6 | 43-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG), John Boyd (SF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Rider | Freddie Wilmot (PG), Michael Lukes (SG), James Henley (PF) Jack Valenza, Paul Tucker, Adam Wheatley | |
| 03:35 | Rider | Robert Manzi makes the 1st free throw | 43-13 |
| 03:35 | Rider | Robert Manzi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Freddie Wilmot (fresh) SG - Michael Lukes (fresh) SF - Robert Manzi (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Henley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ellis (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | John Boyd connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 45-14 |
| 02:58 | Rider | Michael Lukes is called for a backcourt violation | 45-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Scott Zelkind | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tucker (SF), Martin Cathey (PF) Robert Manzi, Brian Ellis | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | John Boyd buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frederick Turner | 48-14 |
| 02:27 | Rider | James Henley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-14 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Frederick Turner gets the rebound | 48-14 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-14 |
| 02:18 | Rider | The rebound goes to Paul Tucker | 48-14 |
| 02:01 | Rider | Paul Tucker is hacked by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #7 | 48-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Rider | Adam Wheatley (C) James Henley | |
| 02:01 | Rider | Paul Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 48-14 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 48-14 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Adam Wheatley takes the ball from John Boyd | 48-14 |
| 01:20 | Rider | Adam Wheatley is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #8 | 48-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Kurt Beard (C) Paul Weber, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Rider | Jack Valenza (SF) Paul Tucker | |
| 01:20 | Rider | Adam Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 48-15 |
| 01:20 | Rider | Adam Wheatley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-15 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 48-15 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Boyd | 50-15 |
| 00:44 | Rider | Michael Lukes loses the ball out of bounds | 50-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Rider | Laurence Campbell (SG), James Henley (PF) Michael Lukes, Martin Cathey | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Paul Weber is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #9 | 50-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Lukes (SG) Freddie Wilmot | |
| 00:05 | Rider | James Henley misses the floater from the right side | 50-15 |
| 00:03 | Rider | Adam Wheatley grabs the offensive board | 50-15 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Michael Lukes can't connect on a floater near the basket | 50-15 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 50-15 |