| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Elvin Handy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cody Dexter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodger Nealon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sherrill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Lin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Michael Farrow hits the follow up shot | 35-29 |
| 19:01 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter's pass is intercepted by Michael Farrow | 35-29 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | James Lin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 18:37 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Michael Sherrill | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | James Lin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-32 |
| 17:45 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Cody Dexter | 38-34 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull tips it in | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | UNC Wilmington | Winston Turnbull blocks the short jumper by Rodger Nealon | 40-34 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman hits a shot from the left block | 42-34 |
| 16:18 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill misses the easy layup | 42-34 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Michael Farrow buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Elvin Handy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cody Dexter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Atkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodger Nealon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sherrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UNC Wilmington | Elvin Handy is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull, Michael Farrow | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Leo Rene (SG) Cody Dexter | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 14:56 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn drills a fadeaway from the left side | 48-36 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Gagnier - foul #2 on Michael Gagnier, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | David Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Leroy Dickens | 50-37 |
| 14:04 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | David Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Booker | 53-37 |
| 13:33 | UNC Wilmington | Christopher Wilburn blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Atkins | 53-37 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Philip Booker gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Michael Sherrill takes the ball from David Wright | 53-37 |
| 13:05 | UNC Wilmington | Elvin Handy misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Wright - foul #1 on David Wright, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Winston Turnbull (PF), Michael Farrow (C) David Wright, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Michael Gagnier, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter (SG), Frank Hood (SF), Robert Westbrook (C) Leo Rene, Lloyd Atkins, Michael Sherrill | |
| 13:05 | UNC Wilmington | Elvin Handy makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:05 | UNC Wilmington | Elvin Handy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull misses the easy layup | 53-38 |
| 12:36 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Hood grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 12:30 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Matos (C) Rodger Nealon | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Elvin Handy is called for the reach on Pavel Ziman - foul #2 on Elvin Handy, team foul #1 | 53-38 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | The short jumper by Wayne Rogers is denied by Robert Westbrook | 53-38 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | James Lin hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Elvin Handy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cody Dexter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Hood (fresh) PF - Robert Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Matos (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:19 | UNC Wilmington | James Lin steals the ball from Frank Hood | 56-38 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (C) Michael Farrow | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins (SF), Rodger Nealon (PF), Michael Sherrill (C) Frank Hood, Robert Westbrook, Jonathan Matos | |
| 11:12 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Sherrill | 56-40 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn loses the dribble to Rodger Nealon | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:32 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 56-40 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers makes the jump hook from the right block set up by James Lin | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:17 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Pavel Ziman - foul #2 on Pavel Ziman, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG) Wayne Rogers | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge (PG) Elvin Handy | |
| 10:17 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:17 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 60-42 |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Winston Turnbull | 60-42 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Michael Sherrill is called for the reach on David Wright - foul #3 on Michael Sherrill, team foul #2 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF), Michael Farrow (C) James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Leo Rene (SG) Cody Dexter | |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Lloyd Atkins steps in front of the Philip Booker pass | 60-42 |
| 09:08 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 60-42 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Philip Booker pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | David Wright can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Trowbridge - foul #1 on James Trowbridge, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Elvin Handy (PG), Robert Westbrook (PF) James Trowbridge, Rodger Nealon | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | David Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | David Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 08:47 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Booker - foul #2 on Philip Booker, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG) David Wright | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 08:47 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:47 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens tips it back up and in | 64-44 |
| 08:14 | UNC Wilmington | Wayne Rogers steals the ball from Robert Westbrook | 64-44 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers hits the finger roll | 66-44 |
| 08:03 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill hits a shot from the free throw line | 66-46 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 07:49 | UNC Wilmington | Leo Rene grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:41 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Atkins | 66-49 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Westbrook - foul #1 on Robert Westbrook, team foul #4 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Michael Farrow | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter (SG), Frank Hood (SF), Rodger Nealon (PF) Leo Rene, Lloyd Atkins, Michael Sherrill | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:14 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Robert Westbrook | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gagnier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Elvin Handy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cody Dexter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Hood (fresh) PF - Rodger Nealon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Westbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:52 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Gagnier - foul #3 on Michael Gagnier, team foul #5 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Winston Turnbull (PF) Michael Gagnier | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 06:52 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:52 | UNC Wilmington | Rodger Nealon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers's pass is intercepted by Cody Dexter in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 06:36 | UNC Wilmington | Winston Turnbull is called for the reach on Rodger Nealon - foul #2 on Winston Turnbull, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG) Wayne Rogers | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge (PG) Elvin Handy | |
| 06:27 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilburn - foul #2 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| 06:27 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilburn | 67-50 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | James Trowbridge picks off the pass by James Lin | 67-50 |
| 06:19 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge lays it in | 67-52 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman loses the dribble to Robert Westbrook | 67-52 |
| 05:51 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 05:49 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Hood misses the tip | 67-52 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Frank Hood is called for the reach on David Wright - foul #1 on Frank Hood, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG) David Wright | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Elvin Handy (PG) James Trowbridge | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | James Lin makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Pavel Ziman | 69-52 |
| 05:00 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Wilburn - foul #3 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Farrow (C) Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins (SF), Michael Sherrill (C) Frank Hood, Rodger Nealon | |
| 05:00 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:00 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Winston Turnbull | 69-53 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 69-53 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman tips it but misses | 69-53 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | James Lin tips it home | 71-53 |
| 04:32 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Atkins buries a runner in the lane | 71-55 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 71-55 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Michael Farrow tips it but misses | 71-55 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | James Lin misses the tip | 71-55 |
| 04:04 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 03:46 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill's pass is intercepted by Pavel Ziman | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-55 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Turnbull | 71-55 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Sherrill - foul #4 on Michael Sherrill, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF) Wayne Rogers, James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge (PG), Leo Rene (SG), Frank Hood (SF), Jonathan Matos (C) Elvin Handy, Cody Dexter, Lloyd Atkins, Michael Sherrill | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Michael Farrow makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Michael Farrow makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Gagnier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James Trowbridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Rene (fresh) SF - Frank Hood (fresh) PF - Robert Westbrook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Matos (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Westbrook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 02:52 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Matos misses the tip | 73-55 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | David Wright pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | David Wright drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-55 |
| 02:04 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Hood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-55 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Michael Farrow snags the defensive board | 76-55 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Michael Farrow can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 76-55 |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Leo Rene gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 01:27 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-55 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier grabs the board | 76-55 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Winston Turnbull (PF) David Wright, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Michael Gagnier | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 00:52 | UNC Wilmington | Leo Rene knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-57 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman gets the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers runs out the clock | 76-57 |