| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Kenneth Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Bolling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Romans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Titus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Talbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 19:43 | Guilford | Mario Titus gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:24 | Guilford | John Romans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Wetherington - foul #1 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:24 | Guilford | John Romans misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:24 | Guilford | John Romans makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger can't finish the layup | 25-31 |
| 19:00 | Guilford | John Talbert snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 18:40 | Guilford | John Talbert misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 18:38 | Guilford | John Talbert tips it home | 25-33 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | John Reich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Guilford | Mario Titus grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:57 | Guilford | Mario Titus drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Richardson | 25-35 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | John Reich scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 27-35 |
| 17:27 | Guilford | John Talbert connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Richardson | 27-37 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | John Romans picks off the pass by Alex Baysinger | 27-37 |
| 17:00 | Guilford | Patrick Bolling misses the shot from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-37 |
| 16:53 | Guilford | The rebound goes to John Talbert | 27-37 |
| 16:32 | Guilford | John Talbert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Stanley and the foul's on Kenneth Richardson - foul #3 on Kenneth Richardson, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham (PG), Joseph Laverriere (SG), Steve Dicks (SF), Damien Bogart (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Kenneth Richardson, Patrick Bolling, John Romans, Mario Titus, John Talbert | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:06 | Guilford | Charles Thompson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-37 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Roger Barraza pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Jeffrey Beacham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Laverriere (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Dicks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damien Bogart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Guilford | Steve Dicks is hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Burgess (PF) Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Guilford | | |
| 15:27 | Guilford | Roger Barraza steals the ball from Joseph Laverriere | 32-37 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Christian Graddy lays it in on a great pass from Roger Barraza | 34-37 |
| 15:07 | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Christian Graddy connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | Guilford | Steve Dicks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF) Roger Barraza, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Guilford | Kenneth Richardson (PG), Patrick Bolling (SG), Mario Titus (PF) Jeffrey Beacham, Joseph Laverriere, Charles Thompson | |
| 14:16 | Guilford | Kevin Wetherington steps in front of the Mario Titus pass | 36-40 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Christian Graddy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christian Graddy and he's hacked by Patrick Bolling - foul #1 on Patrick Bolling, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Clarence Burgess, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Guilford | John Romans (SF), Charles Thompson (C) Steve Dicks, Damien Bogart | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:36 | Guilford | The rebound goes to Mario Titus | 38-40 |
| 13:23 | Guilford | Mario Titus scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Richardson | 38-42 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | John Reich hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 41-42 |
| 12:55 | Guilford | Kenneth Richardson double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham (C) Mario Titus | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | John Reich pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 44-42 |
| 12:12 | Guilford | Kenneth Richardson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Romans | 44-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Richardson - foul #4 on Kenneth Richardson, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Christian Graddy (SF) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Kevin Wetherington | |
| Subs | Guilford | Joseph Laverriere (SG), Harold Matteson (PF), John Talbert (C) Kenneth Richardson, Patrick Bolling, Charles Thompson | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | The jump hook by Alex Baysinger is blocked by John Talbert | 44-45 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley can't tip it in | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Guilford | Harold Matteson gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Jeffrey Beacham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Laverriere (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Romans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Matteson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Talbert (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Guilford | John Romans is hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Guilford | Mario Titus (PF) Harold Matteson | |
| 11:18 | Guilford | John Romans hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson and he's hacked by Mario Titus - foul #2 on Mario Titus, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), John Reich (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Timothy Anderson, Roger Barraza, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Guilford | Steve Dicks (SF) John Romans | |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:31 | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steve Dicks | 47-51 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is denied on a layup by Mario Titus | 47-51 |
| 10:08 | Guilford | Steve Dicks grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:46 | Guilford | Joseph Laverriere is called for 5 seconds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF) John Reich, Christian Graddy, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Guilford | Patrick Bolling (SG), Michael Rundle (SF), Damien Bogart (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Jeffrey Beacham, Joseph Laverriere, Mario Titus, John Talbert | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 09:22 | Guilford | Charles Thompson gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:18 | Guilford | Michael Rundle is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Guilford | John Romans (SF) Michael Rundle | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Steve Dicks is called for the reach on Roger Barraza - foul #1 on Steve Dicks, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson is hacked by Steve Dicks - foul #2 on Steve Dicks, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | Guilford | Mario Titus (PF) Charles Thompson | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 08:27 | Guilford | Mario Titus pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:21 | Guilford | Damien Bogart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | John Romans steals it from John Reich | 47-51 |
| 08:00 | Guilford | Steve Dicks dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Romans | 47-53 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Reich | 49-53 |
| 07:26 | Guilford | Mario Titus drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Romans | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Steve Dicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Bolling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Romans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mario Titus (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Damien Bogart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Timothy Anderson, John Reich, Kevin Wetherington, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Guilford | Kenneth Richardson (PG), Jeffrey Beacham (SG), Michael Rundle (SF), Charles Thompson (PF), John Talbert (C) Steve Dicks, Patrick Bolling, John Romans, Mario Titus, Damien Bogart | |
| 06:54 | Guilford | Charles Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Richardson | 49-58 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is hacked by Kenneth Richardson - foul #5 on Kenneth Richardson, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Guilford | Joseph Laverriere (SG) Kenneth Richardson | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:39 | Guilford | John Talbert grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 06:19 | Guilford | John Talbert misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #3 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 06:19 | Guilford | John Talbert misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:19 | Guilford | John Talbert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lawrence Williams | 52-59 |
| 05:36 | Guilford | John Talbert clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 52-59 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Roger Barraza connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Gibbs | 54-59 |
| 05:16 | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Roger Barraza is hacked by Charles Thompson - foul #3 on Charles Thompson, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, Christian Graddy, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Guilford | Patrick Bolling (SG), John Romans (SF), Mario Titus (PF), Damien Bogart (C) Joseph Laverriere, Michael Rundle, Charles Thompson, John Talbert | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:47 | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Roger Barraza snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Beacham picks off the pass by Roger Barraza | 56-59 |
| 04:23 | Guilford | Mario Titus scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | John Reich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 04:17 | Guilford | The rebound goes to Mario Titus | 56-62 |
| 03:51 | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 03:49 | Guilford | Mario Titus can't tip it in | 56-62 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG) Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | Guilford | Joseph Laverriere (PG) Jeffrey Beacham | |
| 03:22 | Guilford | John Romans banks in the layup set up by Patrick Bolling | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Joseph Laverriere (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Bolling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Romans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mario Titus (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Damien Bogart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is hacked by Damien Bogart - foul #1 on Damien Bogart, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Guilford | John Talbert (C) Damien Bogart | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:03 | Guilford | John Talbert gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:42 | Guilford | John Talbert drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Laverriere | 57-66 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Stanley | 59-66 |
| 02:08 | Guilford | Thomas Stanley blocks the short jumper by Mario Titus | 59-66 |
| 02:06 | Guilford | Joseph Laverriere grabs the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 01:50 | Guilford | Mario Titus drills a shot from the baseline set up by Patrick Bolling | 59-68 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Wetherington | 61-68 |
| 01:27 | Guilford | Thomas Stanley is called for the reach on Mario Titus - foul #3 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Guilford | Jeffrey Beacham (PG) Joseph Laverriere | |
| 01:16 | Guilford | Mario Titus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Wetherington | 64-68 |
| 00:56 | Guilford | John Talbert misses short on a floater from the right side | 64-68 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger slams it home on a great pass from Lawrence Williams and the foul's on Mario Titus - foul #3 on Mario Titus, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Guilford | Mario Titus gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Guilford | John Talbert makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Beacham | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Reich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Williams | 66-70 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Baysinger | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Guilford | Lawrence Williams is called for the reach on Mario Titus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:01 | Guilford | Mario Titus makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | Guilford | Mario Titus makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Reich hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 69-72 |