| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Geier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter McCain is called for the reach on Howard Adams - foul #1 on Peter McCain, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 19:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 19:08 | Howard | Theron Gorman snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Peter McCain clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:58 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Lennox | 36-31 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Theron Gorman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Bradley Mullins | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore Bond | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Samuel Lennox misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Mullins - foul #1 on Bradley Mullins, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Micah Scott (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Howard Adams, Paul Allen, Raymond Geier, Bradley Mullins | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SF), William Rieder (PF) Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman | |
| 17:58 | Howard | Samuel Lennox misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Samuel Lennox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah Scott snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah Scott misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Peter McCain snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Peter McCain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Earls | 39-33 |
| 17:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah Scott's pass is intercepted by Timothy Earls | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Hamilton | 41-36 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Peter McCain travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Harold Bates (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Hubert Forbes (PF), Bradley Mullins (C) William Clerk, Theodore Bond, Ronald Hamilton, Micah Scott, Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF) Timothy Earls, Peter McCain, Samuel Lennox | |
| 16:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William Rieder is called for the reach on Paul Allen - foul #1 on William Rieder, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Owen (SG), Andrew Brown (C) Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder | |
| 15:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Bates and the foul's on Thomas Owen - foul #1 on Thomas Owen, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 15:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Mullins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Howard | Theron Gorman is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Wolf | 44-39 |
| 15:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Wolf picks off the pass by Harold Bates | 44-39 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Bruce Wolf loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond (SG), Raymond Geier (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Howard Adams, Hubert Forbes, Bradley Mullins | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), William Rieder (PF) Thomas Owen, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman | |
| 14:34 | Illinois-Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Harold Bates is blocked by William Rieder | 44-39 |
| 14:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 14:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to Andrew Brown | 44-39 |
| 14:09 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch is hacked by Raymond Geier - foul #1 on Raymond Geier, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Micah Scott (C) Harold Bates, Paul Allen, Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Peter McCain (SG) Jeffrey Deutsch, Andrew Brown | |
| 13:58 | Howard | Peter McCain scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 13:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-42 |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 13:08 | Howard | William Rieder is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 47-44 |
| 12:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond's pass is intercepted by William Rieder | 47-44 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Peter McCain misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Earls - foul #1 on Timothy Earls, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Paul Allen (SF), Dean Newkirk (PF), Bradley Mullins (C) William Clerk, Ronald Hamilton, Raymond Geier, Micah Scott | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Peter McCain, Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder, Douglas Bond | |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:01 | Howard | Bruce Wolf's pass is intercepted by Theodore Bond in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Samuel Lennox grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Bond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Newkirk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Mullins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Howard | Bruce Wolf comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:03 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Howard Adams is blocked by Samuel Lennox | 48-44 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Theron Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Theodore Bond is called for the reach on Jeffrey Deutsch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Bond, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (SG), Hubert Forbes (PF) Theodore Bond, Bradley Mullins | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Owen (SG) Timothy Earls | |
| 10:38 | Howard | Thomas Owen can't throw it down | 48-44 |
| 10:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Howard Adams | 48-44 |
| 10:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 10:24 | Howard | Theron Gorman pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Thomas Owen's pass is intercepted by Paul Allen | 48-44 |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Owen - foul #2 on Thomas Owen, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (SG), Bradley Mullins (C) Howard Adams, Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), Andrew Brown (PF) Jeffrey Deutsch, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman | |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Thomas Owen is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Owen, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG) Thomas Owen | |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Mullins and he's fouled by Peter McCain - foul #2 on Peter McCain, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond (SG), Raymond Geier (PF) Paul Allen, Hubert Forbes | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SF) Samuel Lennox | |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:26 | Howard | Peter McCain is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Rieder (PF) Douglas Bond | |
| 09:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 09:12 | Howard | Timothy Earls gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:49 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 08:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 08:17 | Howard | Timothy Earls can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Micah Scott (PF) Harold Bates, Theodore Bond, William Clerk, Raymond Geier | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder, Andrew Brown | |
| 07:43 | Howard | Theron Gorman clanks a turnaround near the basket | 56-44 |
| 07:41 | Howard | Theron Gorman tips it but misses | 56-44 |
| 07:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Micah Scott | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Micah Scott (fresh) 8 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Lennox - foul #1 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Owen (SG) Peter McCain | |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:19 | Howard | Bruce Wolf scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeffrey Deutsch | 58-47 |
| 07:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah Scott blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:46 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Owen | 58-50 |
| 06:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-50 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Ronald Hamilton takes the ball from Thomas Owen in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bradley Mullins, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond (SG), Hubert Forbes (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Ronald Hamilton, Micah Scott, Bradley Mullins | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Peter McCain (SG), Paul Phaneuf (SF), William Rieder (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Jeffrey Deutsch, Thomas Owen, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman, Samuel Lennox | |
| 05:52 | Howard | William Rieder knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Hubert Forbes - foul #2 on Hubert Forbes, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 05:52 | Howard | William Rieder makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Howard Adams | 60-53 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Peter McCain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier (PF) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk tips it home | 62-53 |
| 04:57 | Howard | William Rieder is whistled for traveling | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (PG), William Clerk (SF) Howard Adams, Hubert Forbes | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Peter McCain, Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder, Andrew Brown | |
| 04:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:17 | Howard | Douglas Bond connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Earls | 62-55 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk is whistled for a carry | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Bradley Mullins (C) Harold Bates, Theodore Bond, William Clerk, Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF) Timothy Earls, Theron Gorman | |
| 03:38 | Howard | Douglas Bond lays it in | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Geier (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Bond (fresh) 7 pts. C - Samuel Lennox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Howard Adams | 64-57 |
| 03:28 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 03:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-57 |
| 03:13 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch is fouled on the floor by Paul Allen - foul #3 on Paul Allen, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (PG), Theodore Bond (SG), Hubert Forbes (PF), Micah Scott (C) Howard Adams, Ronald Hamilton, Raymond Geier, Bradley Mullins | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), William Rieder (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Jeffrey Deutsch, Douglas Bond, Samuel Lennox | |
| 02:41 | Howard | William Rieder misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses the tip | 64-57 |
| 02:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Hubert Forbes | 64-57 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Wolf picks off the pass by Theodore Bond | 64-57 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Bruce Wolf hits the finger roll | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (SF) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SG), Thomas Owen (SF) Peter McCain, Bruce Wolf | |
| 02:14 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Dean Newkirk (C) Harold Bates, Hubert Forbes | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Paul Phaneuf, Thomas Owen, William Rieder, Andrew Brown | |
| 02:03 | Howard | Theron Gorman makes the shot in the paint set up by Samuel Lennox and he's fouled by Micah Scott - foul #1 on Micah Scott, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 02:03 | Howard | Theron Gorman makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Paul Allen (SF) William Clerk, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Lennox is called for the reach on Dean Newkirk - foul #2 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins (C) Micah Scott | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:33 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Earls | 66-65 |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen is hacked by Bruce Wolf - foul #2 on Bruce Wolf, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier (PF) Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:55 | Howard | Bruce Wolf hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter McCain | 68-68 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Allen | 70-68 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Theron Gorman can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen grabs the board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Earls is called for the reach on Paul Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Earls, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Theron Gorman grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Peter McCain misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Raymond Geier - foul #2 on Raymond Geier, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen comes up short on the shot near the basket | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Bond (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Geier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins hits the finger roll set up by Paul Allen | 72-70 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Howard Adams takes the ball from Timothy Earls in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 04:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 04:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier tips it back up and in | 74-70 |
| 04:21 | Howard | Timothy Earls is hacked by Bradley Mullins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Mullins, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Micah Scott (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Raymond Geier, Bradley Mullins | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:21 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:21 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Adams, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 04:00 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 03:58 | Howard | Theron Gorman gets the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Timothy Earls connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-74 |
| 03:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen misses the tip | 74-74 |
| 03:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk tips it but misses | 74-74 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Theron Gorman snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 03:10 | Howard | Bruce Wolf is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Earls and he's hacked by Paul Allen - foul #4 on Paul Allen, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Hubert Forbes (PF) Howard Adams, Paul Allen, Micah Scott | |
| Subs | Howard | William Rieder (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Theron Gorman, Samuel Lennox | |
| 03:10 | Howard | Bruce Wolf makes the free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Rieder - foul #2 on William Rieder, team foul #12 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins (C) Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SG), Douglas Bond (SF) Peter McCain, Bruce Wolf | |
| 03:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:00 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen (SF), Dean Newkirk (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Hubert Forbes | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Samuel Lennox (C) Douglas Bond, Andrew Brown | |
| 02:47 | Howard | Timothy Earls connects on the 3 from the left wing | 75-80 |
| 02:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Raymond Geier (PF) William Clerk, Dean Newkirk | |
| Subs | Howard | Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF) Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder | |
| 02:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-80 |
| 02:22 | Howard | Theron Gorman pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Peter McCain is called for traveling | 75-80 |
| 01:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen loses the dribble to Bruce Wolf | 75-80 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Peter McCain is hacked by Theodore Bond - foul #3 on Theodore Bond, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Peter McCain - foul #3 on Peter McCain, team foul #13 | 75-82 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond misses the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:14 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 75-82 |
| 01:12 | Howard | Theodore Bond takes the ball from Peter McCain in the backcourt | 75-82 |
| 01:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond hits the finger roll | 77-82 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Timothy Earls is hacked by Bradley Mullins - foul #4 on Bradley Mullins, team foul #13 | 77-82 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Theodore Bond (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Geier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Wolf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins is hacked by Timothy Earls - foul #3 on Timothy Earls, team foul #14 | 77-84 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Howard | Theron Gorman is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Adams - foul #2 on Howard Adams, team foul #14 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Owen (SF) Bruce Wolf | |
| 00:40 | Howard | Theron Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Theron Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-86 |
| 00:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen gets the offensive rebound | 79-86 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-86 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Timothy Earls pulls down the rebound | 79-86 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Timothy Earls is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Bond - foul #4 on Theodore Bond, team foul #15 | 79-86 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Timothy Earls misses the 1st free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Timothy Earls misses the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins pulls down the rebound | 79-86 |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Bond | 82-86 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Timothy Earls is hacked by Howard Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Adams, team foul #16 | 82-86 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Howard | Bruce Wolf (SF) Thomas Owen | |
| 00:20 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 1st free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 82-88 |
| 00:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Samuel Lennox | 82-88 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Samuel Lennox is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Bond - foul #5 on Theodore Bond, team foul #17 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (SG) Theodore Bond | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:10 | Howard | Samuel Lennox makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Samuel Lennox makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-90 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Bruce Wolf pulls down the rebound | 82-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Timothy Earls runs out the clock | 82-90 |