| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Todd Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Brantner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen White | 40-37 |
| 19:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Leo Walker scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Jensen - foul #3 on Robert Jensen, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Steven Allshouse (SG) Robert Jensen | |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Stephen White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 18:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:30 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Mark Hogan steps in front of the Carl Hickox pass | 42-39 |
| 18:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Brantner | 42-42 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Bill Boatner is hacked by Todd Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Peterson, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Stephen White is hacked by Steven Allshouse - foul #3 on Steven Allshouse, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (C) Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth (SF), Chance Atchison (C) Steven Allshouse, Mark Hogan | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Leo Walker jams it on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 44-42 |
| 17:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chance Atchison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Bill Boatner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 17:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-42 |
| 16:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Charles Baker gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Stephen White loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Bill Boatner, Stephen White, Leo Walker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg (PG), Everett Estrella (SF), Charles Babineau (PF) Todd Peterson, Carl Brantner, Roy Clark | |
| 16:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Danforth - foul #1 on Joseph Danforth, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan (C) Chance Atchison | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Carl Hickox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Luke Freberg - foul #1 on Luke Freberg, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Carl Hickox makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Luke Freberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Danforth (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Everett Estrella (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Babineau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Randall Turner is fouled on the floor by Mark Hogan - foul #3 on Mark Hogan, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen (SG) Charles Babineau | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Willie Beasley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 15:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Randall Turner grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Mark Hogan is called for the reach on Carl Hickox - foul #4 on Mark Hogan, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), Gene Knox (SF), John Scholz (PF) Willie Beasley, Pablo Lopez, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson (PG), Charles Babineau (PF), Chance Atchison (C) Luke Freberg, Joseph Danforth, Mark Hogan | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | John Scholz gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | John Scholz drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Knox | 47-44 |
| 14:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Scholz | 47-44 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Randall Turner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Gene Knox's pass is intercepted by Chance Atchison | 47-44 |
| 13:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Everett Estrella makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Gene Knox - foul #2 on Gene Knox, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF) Randall Turner, Gene Knox, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner (SF), Roy Clark (PF) Todd Peterson, Charles Babineau | |
| 13:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Everett Estrella makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Bill Boatner loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Charles Baker (C) Stephen White, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg (PG), Charles Babineau (C) Everett Estrella, Chance Atchison | |
| 13:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Willie Beasley steals the ball from Robert Jensen | 47-47 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Charles Baker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bill Boatner | 50-47 |
| 13:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Bill Boatner takes the ball from Charles Babineau | 50-47 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:30 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Willie Beasley pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Charles Babineau is called for the reach on Leo Walker - foul #1 on Charles Babineau, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), Gene Knox (SF), John Scholz (C) Willie Beasley, Pablo Lopez, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson (PG), Steven Allshouse (SG), Chance Atchison (C) Luke Freberg, Robert Jensen, Charles Babineau | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Leo Walker swats the shot by Chance Atchison | 50-47 |
| 12:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Steven Allshouse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Gene Knox snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Scholz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Todd Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Allshouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Brantner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chance Atchison (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Chance Atchison - foul #1 on Chance Atchison, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hickox (C) John Scholz | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:50 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner's layup is rejected by Leo Walker | 51-47 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Bill Boatner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chance Atchison - foul #2 on Chance Atchison, team foul #10 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Scholz (PF) Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth (SF), Everett Estrella (PF), Shelby Hopkins (C) Carl Brantner, Roy Clark, Chance Atchison | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hickox | 52-47 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | John Scholz clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Everett Estrella - foul #1 on Everett Estrella, team foul #11 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF) Bill Boatner, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Babineau (C) Shelby Hopkins | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | John Scholz misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | John Scholz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson is fouled on the floor by Stephen White - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF) John Scholz | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 10:48 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Charles Baker hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pablo Lopez | 55-50 |
| 10:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Hickox denies the turnaround by Charles Babineau | 55-50 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Stephen White gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Charles Baker loses the dribble to Steven Allshouse | 55-50 |
| 10:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Leo Walker (PF), John Scholz (C) Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen (SG), Carl Brantner (SF), Roy Clark (PF), Chance Atchison (C) Steven Allshouse, Joseph Danforth, Everett Estrella, Charles Babineau | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Leo Walker is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Leo Walker, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| 09:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg (PG) Todd Peterson | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 09:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chance Atchison gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bill Boatner - foul #2 on Bill Boatner, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (SF) Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 09:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Randall Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bill Boatner | 58-52 |
| 08:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner is denied on a layup by Leo Walker | 58-52 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gene Knox | 58-52 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Randall Turner buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Knox | 61-52 |
| 07:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | John Scholz pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Scholz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Luke Freberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Brantner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Chance Atchison (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker is denied on a layup by Carl Brantner | 61-52 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Gene Knox tips it home | 63-52 |
| 07:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Bill Boatner steps in front of the Roy Clark pass | 63-52 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Randall Turner lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Boatner | 65-52 |
| 07:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 07:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Luke Freberg grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 07:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner makes the jumper from the right block | 65-54 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | John Scholz hits the follow up shot | 67-54 |
| 06:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | John Scholz misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 67-57 |
| 06:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Roy Clark grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 06:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | John Scholz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Leo Walker can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Clark - foul #1 on Roy Clark, team foul #12 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (PG), Stephen White (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Bill Boatner, Randall Turner, Gene Knox, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson (PG), Steven Allshouse (SG), Joseph Danforth (SF), Everett Estrella (PF), Mark Hogan (C) Luke Freberg, Robert Jensen, Carl Brantner, Roy Clark, Chance Atchison | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 05:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Steven Allshouse grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 05:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Pablo Lopez | 69-57 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Stephen White clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Carl Hickox hits the follow up shot | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth travels with the ball | 71-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF) Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Willie Beasley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Allshouse - foul #4 on Steven Allshouse, team foul #13 | 71-57 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Willie Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Willie Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Mark Hogan | 72-57 |
| 04:19 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 04:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Steven Allshouse tips it home | 72-59 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-59 |
| 03:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Steven Allshouse grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Todd Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Allshouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Danforth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Estrella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Stephen White steals it from Todd Peterson | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Carl Hickox comes up short on the shot from the left side | 72-59 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Charles Baker gets the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez's pass is intercepted by Mark Hogan | 72-59 |
| 02:56 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Willie Beasley | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen (SG), Carl Brantner (SF), Roy Clark (PF) Steven Allshouse, Joseph Danforth, Everett Estrella | |
| 02:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson travels in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Babineau (C) Mark Hogan | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Stephen White drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Pablo Lopez | 74-59 |
| 02:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner misses the easy layup but the foul's on Pablo Lopez - foul #2 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #5 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Gene Knox (SF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Danforth (SF) Charles Babineau | |
| 02:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gene Knox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Clark - foul #2 on Roy Clark, team foul #14 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Babineau (C) Joseph Danforth | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Randall Turner steps in front of the Todd Peterson pass in the backcourt | 76-61 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Willie Beasley hits the finger roll set up by Randall Turner | 78-61 |
| 01:56 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Randall Turner steals the ball from Carl Brantner | 78-61 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Randall Turner banks in the layup | 80-61 |
| 01:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Todd Peterson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carl Brantner | 80-64 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Brantner - foul #2 on Carl Brantner, team foul #15 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan (C) Charles Babineau | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Gene Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Hogan misses the easy layup | 81-64 |
| 00:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Brantner tips it in | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Carl Brantner steals it from John Scholz | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen is hacked by Charles Baker - foul #2 on Charles Baker, team foul #6 | 81-66 |
| 00:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Robert Jensen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-66 |
| 00:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Brantner | 81-66 |
| 00:19 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Randall Turner steals it from Roy Clark | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randall Turner runs out the clock | 81-66 |