| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jeremy Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lloyd Koons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford O'Toole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Loo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kenneth Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Brian Gilden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Raymond Brooks inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Washington | Lloyd Koons is hacked by Kenneth Krantz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Krantz, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:40 | Washington | Clifford O'Toole hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Raymond Brooks | 28-27 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Micheals, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 19:12 | Washington | Jeremy Boswell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lloyd Koons | 30-27 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Brian Gilden misses the easy layup | 30-27 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas tips it home | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Washington | Christopher Loo makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Boswell | 32-29 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 18:13 | Washington | Raymond Brooks snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:11 | Washington | Jeremy Boswell is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Thomas - foul #2 on Carl Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Washington | Adam Barber (PG), Carl Meeker (SF), Frank Johnson (PF) Jeremy Boswell, Raymond Brooks, Clifford O'Toole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson (PG), Ray Dearborn (SF), Daryl Nolan (PF), Louis Chappell (C) Kenneth Krantz, Carl Thomas, Brian Gilden, Thomas Micheals | |
| 17:56 | Washington | Adam Barber is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Barber, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Washington | John Knight (C) Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Louis Chappell loses the dribble to Lloyd Koons | 32-29 |
| 17:36 | Washington | Adam Barber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 17:34 | Washington | Adam Barber snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:13 | Washington | John Knight hits the finger roll | 34-29 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | John Knight picks off the pass by Louis Chappell | 34-29 |
| 16:41 | Washington | Frank Johnson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 34-29 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | Louis Chappell snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn misses short on a jumper near the basket | 34-29 |
| 16:27 | Washington | Adam Barber gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:22 | Washington | Lloyd Koons hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Barber | 37-29 |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash's fadeaway is rejected by John Knight | 37-29 |
| 15:55 | Washington | Frank Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Adam Barber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Koons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Meeker (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Nash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Dearborn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daryl Nolan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Chappell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Washington | Lloyd Koons loses the dribble to Dennis Nash | 37-29 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Nash | 37-31 |
| 15:26 | Washington | Louis Chappell steals the ball from Adam Barber in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | John Knight blocks the short jumper by Daryl Nolan | 37-31 |
| 15:13 | Washington | Frank Johnson gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:52 | Washington | Lloyd Koons comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 14:51 | Washington | John Knight snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 14:38 | Washington | John Knight can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 14:36 | Washington | Frank Johnson tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 14:11 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn can't tip it in | 39-31 |
| 14:10 | Washington | John Knight grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 13:44 | Washington | John Knight drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Meeker | 41-31 |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 13:27 | Washington | Lloyd Koons is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Nash - foul #3 on Dennis Nash, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Washington | Jeremy Boswell (PG), Larry Barnes (SG), Raymond Brooks (SF), Clifford O'Toole (PF), Christopher Loo (C) Adam Barber, Lloyd Koons, Carl Meeker, Frank Johnson, John Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Gary Morello (SG), Carl Thomas (SF), Brian Gilden (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Timothy Wilson, Dennis Nash, Ray Dearborn, Daryl Nolan, Louis Chappell | |
| 13:03 | Washington | Raymond Brooks connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Barnes | 43-33 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Gary Morello misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 12:42 | Washington | Jeremy Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:17 | Washington | Raymond Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Thomas - foul #3 on Carl Thomas, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| 12:17 | Washington | Raymond Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:17 | Washington | Raymond Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Larry Barnes is called for the reach on Kenneth Krantz - foul #1 on Larry Barnes, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Hollingsworth (PG), Dennis Nash (SG) Kenneth Krantz, Gary Morello | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Dennis Nash out of a doubleteam | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jeremy Boswell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford O'Toole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Loo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Hollingsworth (fresh) SG - Dennis Nash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gilden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Micheals (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Washington | William Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Raymond Brooks - foul #1 on William Hollingsworth, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Washington | Lloyd Koons (SG), Steven Surette (SF) Larry Barnes, Raymond Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Lamb (C) Thomas Micheals | |
| 10:54 | Washington | Clifford O'Toole is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 44-35 |
| 10:52 | Washington | Steven Surette tips it in | 46-35 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Lamb | 46-38 |
| 10:06 | Washington | Christopher Loo makes the wide open jumper in the paint set up by Lloyd Koons | 48-38 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | William Lamb drills a jumper in the lane | 48-40 |
| 09:25 | Washington | Jeremy Boswell drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Steven Surette | 50-40 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | William Lamb steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-40 |
| Subs | Washington | Adam Barber (PG), Larry Barnes (SG), Raymond Brooks (SF), Frank Johnson (PF), John Knight (C) Jeremy Boswell, Lloyd Koons, Steven Surette, Clifford O'Toole, Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), Timothy Wilson (SF), Louis Chappell (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) William Hollingsworth, Dennis Nash, Carl Thomas, Brian Gilden, William Lamb | |
| 08:59 | Washington | Adam Barber loses the dribble to Kenneth Krantz in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz lays it in | 50-42 |
| 08:56 | Washington | Adam Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 08:39 | Washington | John Knight grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 08:18 | Washington | Ray Dearborn is called for the reach on Larry Barnes - foul #1 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 08:18 | Washington | Larry Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 07:52 | Washington | The rebound goes to Raymond Brooks | 50-42 |
| 07:49 | Washington | Ray Dearborn is called for the reach on Larry Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Morello (SG) Ray Dearborn | |
| 07:49 | Washington | Larry Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:49 | Washington | Larry Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Louis Chappell comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Johnson - foul #1 on Frank Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Meeker (SG), Steven Surette (SF), Clifford O'Toole (PF) Larry Barnes, Raymond Brooks, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SF) Kenneth Krantz | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Louis Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Louis Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Adam Barber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Meeker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Surette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford O'Toole (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Morello (fresh) SF - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Micheals (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Washington | Adam Barber scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Surette | 54-44 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Steven Surette - foul #1 on Steven Surette, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Washington | Jeremy Boswell (PG), Christopher Loo (C) Adam Barber, John Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (SG), Ray Dearborn (SF), Brian Gilden (PF) Timothy Wilson, Carl Thomas, Louis Chappell | |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 54-44 |
| 06:30 | Washington | The rebound goes to Steven Surette | 54-44 |
| 06:12 | Washington | Carl Meeker's pass is intercepted by Thomas Micheals | 54-44 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash blows the layup over the doubleteam | 54-44 |
| 05:57 | Washington | Clifford O'Toole gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:34 | Washington | Thomas Micheals steals the ball from Carl Meeker | 54-44 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Gary Morello misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clifford O'Toole - foul #2 on Clifford O'Toole, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Washington | Adam Barber (PG), Lloyd Koons (SG), Raymond Brooks (SF), Frank Johnson (PF), John Knight (C) Jeremy Boswell, Carl Meeker, Steven Surette, Clifford O'Toole, Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz (PG), Timothy Wilson (SF), Daryl Nolan (PF) Gary Morello, Ray Dearborn, Brian Gilden | |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:42 | Washington | Adam Barber makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Koons | 57-46 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Lloyd Koons steals the ball from Thomas Micheals | 57-46 |
| 03:50 | Washington | Frank Johnson clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Daryl Nolan - foul #1 on Daryl Nolan, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SF), Louis Chappell (C) Dennis Nash, Thomas Micheals | |
| 03:50 | Washington | Frank Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:50 | Washington | Frank Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Kenneth Krantz gets the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Adam Barber steals the ball from Carl Thomas | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Adam Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Koons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kenneth Krantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Nolan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Washington | Adam Barber is called for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Washington | Larry Barnes (SG), Steven Surette (SF) Lloyd Koons, Raymond Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Hollingsworth (PG), Ray Dearborn (SF), William Lamb (C) Kenneth Krantz, Carl Thomas, Daryl Nolan | |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 02:56 | Washington | Steven Surette grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 02:49 | Washington | John Knight knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Adam Barber | 61-46 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | John Knight steals the ball from William Hollingsworth | 61-46 |
| 02:04 | Washington | John Knight is fouled on the floor by William Lamb - foul #1 on William Lamb, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Meeker (SG) Larry Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan (C) Louis Chappell | |
| 02:04 | Washington | John Knight misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:04 | Washington | John Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Meeker - foul #2 on Carl Meeker, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Morello (SG), Louis Chappell (C) William Hollingsworth, William Lamb | |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:37 | Washington | Adam Barber hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Surette | 65-48 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Timothy Wilson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| 01:13 | Washington | Adam Barber misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Morello | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Washington | Frank Johnson is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 65-51 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Gary Morello grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Carl Meeker steps in front of the Gary Morello pass | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Adam Barber runs out the clock | 65-51 |