| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Best (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Herbert Sayers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jaramillo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Caples (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Raap (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan inbounds the ball | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | James Summers's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Raap | 50-38 |
| 19:39 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 19:34 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Mays - foul #1 on Ronald Mays, team foul #1 | 50-38 |
| 19:34 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 19:34 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | James Best gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Mark Caples denies the turnaround by Ronald Mays | 50-38 |
| 19:22 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 19:18 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-38 |
| 19:17 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 18:58 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Moore and the foul's on James Best - foul #1 on James Best, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| 18:58 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples misses the free throw | 50-40 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | James Best pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | James Best hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 50-40 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | James Best tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 18:28 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Caples | 52-43 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Summers | 55-43 |
| 18:16 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | James Summers loses the ball out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively (PG) Herbert Sayers | |
| 17:42 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mario Lively and the foul's on Ronald Mays - foul #2 on Ronald Mays, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG), Allen Peoples (SG), Johnny Golden (SF), Jeffery Williams (C) James Summers, Darryl Tipton, Jeffrey Pagan, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Mark Cioffi (PF) Mark Caples | |
| 17:42 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Johnny Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh misses the tip | 55-46 |
| 17:11 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Cioffi gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 17:07 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Lively | 55-49 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh is hacked by Mario Lively - foul #2 on Mario Lively, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Gayton (C) James Best | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers (PG), Albert Bland (SF), Zachary Zipay (C) Patrick Jaramillo, Joseph Moore, Nicholas Raap | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Mark Cioffi takes the ball from Allen Peoples | 55-49 |
| 16:15 | Trinity (CT) | Albert Bland misses short on a shot in the paint | 55-49 |
| 16:13 | Trinity (CT) | Zachary Zipay tips it but misses | 55-49 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Johnny Golden makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Walsh and he's fouled by Albert Bland - foul #3 on Albert Bland, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darryl Tipton (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), Ronald Mays (C) Bryan Walsh, Allen Peoples, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples (PF) Albert Bland | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Johnny Golden makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 15:49 | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Herbert Sayers | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Herbert Sayers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mario Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Zachary Zipay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Caples (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Cioffi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 15:43 | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 15:24 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mario Lively | 58-53 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Johnny Golden misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 15:18 | Trinity (CT) | Zachary Zipay grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 15:12 | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Williams | 58-53 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-53 |
| 15:04 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 14:59 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Cioffi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), James Best (PF) Johnny Golden, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Albert Bland (PG), Patrick Jaramillo (SG), Joseph Moore (SF), Nicholas Raap (C) Herbert Sayers, Mario Lively, Zachary Zipay, Mark Cioffi | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | James Summers is hacked by Patrick Jaramillo - foul #3 on Patrick Jaramillo, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | James Summers drills a jump hook near the basket | 60-53 |
| 14:12 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 14:10 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 13:49 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Albert Bland | 60-56 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 13:29 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Pagan | 63-56 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Ronald Mays grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Albert Bland - foul #4 on Albert Bland, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (SG), Jeffery Williams (C) Darryl Tipton, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively (PG), Wayne Rehnberg (SG), Mark Cioffi (PF) Albert Bland, Patrick Jaramillo, Mark Caples | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 13:01 | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-56 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | James Best grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | James Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 12:40 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 12:35 | Trinity (CT) | Jeffrey Pagan steals it from Nicholas Raap | 64-56 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan loses the dribble to Mario Lively | 64-56 |
| 11:59 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Cioffi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 11:57 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore tips it home | 64-58 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | James Best misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 11:34 | Trinity (CT) | Wayne Rehnberg gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Walsh (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Mario Lively (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Rehnberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Cioffi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Raap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively hits a 3 from straight away | 64-61 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 66-61 |
| 11:03 | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 66-61 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | James Best lays it up and in | 68-61 |
| 10:28 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore banks in the layup set up by Wayne Rehnberg and he's hacked by Jeffery Williams - foul #2 on Jeffery Williams, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG), Darryl Tipton (SG), Johnny Golden (SF), Allen Peoples (PF), Ronald Mays (C) James Summers, Bryan Walsh, Jeffrey Pagan, James Best, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers (PG), Patrick Jaramillo (SG), Mark Caples (PF), Zachary Zipay (C) Mario Lively, Wayne Rehnberg, Mark Cioffi, Nicholas Raap | |
| 10:28 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Johnny Golden is hacked by Joseph Moore - foul #2 on Joseph Moore, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Casey Spencer (C) Joseph Moore | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 09:49 | Trinity (CT) | The rebound goes to Herbert Sayers | 68-64 |
| 09:34 | Trinity (CT) | Zachary Zipay banks in the layup set up by Patrick Jaramillo | 68-66 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Johnny Golden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Allen Peoples grabs the offensive board | 68-66 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnny Golden | 71-66 |
| 09:03 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo is fouled on the floor by Allen Peoples - foul #3 on Allen Peoples, team foul #5 | 71-66 |
| 08:53 | Trinity (CT) | Casey Spencer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Sayers | 71-69 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Zachary Zipay is called for the reach on Johnny Golden - foul #1 on Zachary Zipay, team foul #6 | 71-69 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Allen Peoples buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Golden | 74-69 |
| 08:26 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Allen Peoples | 74-69 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton double dribbles | 74-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Bryan Walsh (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF), Jerald Gayton (C) Kevin Auman, Johnny Golden, Allen Peoples, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Wayne Rehnberg (PG), Joseph Moore (SF), Philip Plummer (PF), Mark Cioffi (C) Herbert Sayers, Zachary Zipay, Mark Caples, Casey Spencer | |
| 07:54 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 07:52 | Trinity (CT) | Wayne Rehnberg tips it but misses | 74-69 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Williams | 74-69 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 74-69 |
| 07:44 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Cioffi gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 07:39 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | James Summers buries a driving attempt from the right block | 76-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Tipton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Bryan Walsh (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Wayne Rehnberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Patrick Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Cioffi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Trinity (CT) | Wayne Rehnberg is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan (SF), James Best (PF) Darryl Tipton, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively (PG), Albert Bland (SG), Nicholas Raap (C) Wayne Rehnberg, Patrick Jaramillo, Philip Plummer | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 07:17 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap grabs the defensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 07:11 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Cioffi misses the jumpshot from the left side | 76-69 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Best | 76-69 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Best | 78-69 |
| 06:43 | Trinity (CT) | Albert Bland hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by James Best - foul #2 on James Best, team foul #6 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG), Allen Peoples (SG), Johnny Golden (SF), Ronald Mays (C) James Summers, Bryan Walsh, Jeffrey Pagan, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers (PG), Mark Caples (PF) Joseph Moore, Mark Cioffi | |
| 06:43 | Trinity (CT) | Albert Bland makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 06:43 | Trinity (CT) | Albert Bland misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 06:43 | Trinity (CT) | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Caples | 78-70 |
| 06:26 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mays - foul #3 on Ronald Mays, team foul #7 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Zachary Zipay (SF) Mario Lively | |
| 06:26 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 06:26 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Allen Peoples scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Golden | 81-72 |
| 05:53 | Trinity (CT) | Albert Bland makes the 3 from the left corner | 81-75 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Herbert Sayers steals it from James Best | 81-75 |
| 05:16 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers is fouled on the floor by James Best - foul #3 on James Best, team foul #8 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG), Darryl Tipton (SG), Jeffery Williams (PF) Kevin Auman, Allen Peoples, James Best | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo (SG), Joseph Moore (SF) Albert Bland, Zachary Zipay | |
| 05:16 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Johnny Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 05:10 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 04:49 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore makes the driving attempt from close range | 81-77 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Johnny Golden drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Walsh | 84-77 |
| 04:14 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 84-77 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams gets the rebound | 84-77 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Golden | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-77 |
| 03:38 | Trinity (CT) | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Jaramillo | 86-77 |
| 03:23 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap double dribbles | 86-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Allen Peoples (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), James Best (PF), Jerald Gayton (C) Bryan Walsh, Darryl Tipton, Johnny Golden, Jeffery Williams, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Mario Lively (PG), Mark Cioffi (PF), Zachary Zipay (C) Herbert Sayers, Mark Caples, Nicholas Raap | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Peoples (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Best (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Trinity (CT) | PG - Mario Lively (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jaramillo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Cioffi (fresh) 4 reb. C - Zachary Zipay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Best clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-77 |
| 03:01 | Trinity (CT) | Zachary Zipay grabs the defensive rebound | 86-77 |
| 02:59 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darryl Tipton (SG), Jeffery Williams (C) Allen Peoples, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 02:56 | Trinity (CT) | Joseph Moore loses the dribble to James Best | 86-77 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | James Summers can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 86-77 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | James Best tips it home | 88-77 |
| 02:26 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Mays (C) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers (PG), Mark Caples (PF), Nicholas Raap (C) Mario Lively, Mark Cioffi, Zachary Zipay | |
| 02:10 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Raap | 88-79 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | James Summers misses the lay-in | 88-79 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | James Summers grabs the offensive board | 88-79 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses the turnaround in the paint | 88-79 |
| 01:31 | Trinity (CT) | Mark Caples snags the defensive board | 88-79 |
| 01:26 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo makes the floater from the left wing | 88-81 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Best can't finish the layup | 88-81 |
| 01:03 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap snags the defensive board | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Mark Caples | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Best is hacked by Mark Caples - foul #1 on Mark Caples, team foul #7 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG) James Summers | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Best makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Best makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Trinity (CT) | Herbert Sayers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-83 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | James Best grabs the defensive rebound | 90-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Best is hacked by Patrick Jaramillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 90-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Allen Peoples (SF) Bryan Walsh, Jeffrey Pagan | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Best misses the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:17 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap snags the defensive board | 90-83 |
| 00:09 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Caples | 90-86 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Herbert Sayers is called for the reach on Darryl Tipton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Sayers, team foul #9 | 90-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF) James Summers, Allen Peoples | |
| Subs | Trinity (CT) | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:08 | Trinity (CT) | Nicholas Raap snags the defensive board | 91-86 |
| 00:01 | Trinity (CT) | Patrick Jaramillo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 91-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh runs out the clock | 91-89 |