| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Carl Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Grant Munford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Trautman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Elwood Green (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | John Reich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the tip | 34-27 |
| 19:40 | SUNY Cortland | Patrick Trautman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | SUNY Cortland | Terry Bragg misses the shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Baysinger | 34-27 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | John Reich can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Bragg - foul #3 on Terry Bragg, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Robert Palmieri (SF) Terry Bragg | |
| 19:30 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:07 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 19:06 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:58 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Elwood Green | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Robert Palmieri is called for the reach on Kevin Wetherington - foul #3 on Robert Palmieri, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Eric Heaps (PG), Dexter Thompson (SF), Michael Corrigan (C) Carl Calvin, Robert Palmieri, Elwood Green | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Eric Heaps is called for the reach on John Reich - foul #3 on Eric Heaps, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin (PG) Eric Heaps | |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the runner from the left block | 35-30 |
| 18:25 | SUNY Cortland | Dexter Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:05 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Munford | 35-33 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Anderson | 37-33 |
| 17:43 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Corrigan | 37-36 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, Kevin Wetherington, Alex Baysinger, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green (C) Michael Corrigan | |
| 17:04 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-36 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 40-36 |
| 16:53 | SUNY Cortland | Dexter Thompson misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (PG) Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 16:53 | SUNY Cortland | Dexter Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | SUNY Cortland | Dexter Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs tips it in | 42-37 |
| 16:35 | SUNY Cortland | Dexter Thompson is fouled on the floor by Roger Barraza - foul #1 on Roger Barraza, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 16:13 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green misses the shot near the basket | 42-37 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Roger Barraza loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Christian Graddy (C) John Reich, Raymond Varela, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Joy (fresh) SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Carl Calvin (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Grant Munford (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Dexter Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Trautman (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Elwood Green (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Elwood Green - foul #2 on Elwood Green, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Stanley (C) Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston (PG), Terry Bragg (SG), David James (SF), Michael Corrigan (PF) Carl Calvin, Grant Munford, Dexter Thompson, Patrick Trautman | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:39 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 15:20 | SUNY Cortland | Terry Bragg is hacked by Roger Barraza - foul #2 on Roger Barraza, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Timothy Anderson (SG) Jason Joy, Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 15:05 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Alex Baysinger - foul #2 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Patrick Trautman (PF) Michael Corrigan | |
| 15:05 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 45-40 |
| 14:42 | SUNY Cortland | David James connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Lawrence Williams - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF) Kevin Wetherington, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 14:42 | SUNY Cortland | David James makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-43 |
| 14:03 | SUNY Cortland | David James grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:50 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bragg - foul #4 on Terry Bragg, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (PG), John Reich (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, Timothy Anderson, Raymond Varela, Clarence Burgess, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Eric Heaps (PG), Robert Palmieri (SG), Dexter Thompson (PF), Michael Corrigan (C) Jack Walston, Terry Bragg, Patrick Trautman, Elwood Green | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Corrigan - foul #1 on Michael Corrigan, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:05 | SUNY Cortland | Eric Heaps makes the 3 from straight away set up by David James | 46-46 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | John Reich hits a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:39 | SUNY Cortland | Robert Palmieri hits a jumper from close range | 49-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | John Reich can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Roger Barraza gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:57 | SUNY Cortland | Eric Heaps hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Roger Barraza grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Barraza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Eric Heaps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Palmieri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David James (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dexter Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Corrigan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Heaps - foul #4 on Eric Heaps, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Clarence Burgess (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) John Reich, Christian Graddy, Alex Baysinger, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin (PG), Grant Munford (SG), Patrick Trautman (PF), Elwood Green (C) Eric Heaps, Robert Palmieri, Dexter Thompson, Michael Corrigan | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:26 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Roger Barraza - foul #3 on Roger Barraza, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 11:26 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:26 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 10:58 | SUNY Cortland | The rebound goes to Elwood Green | 53-49 |
| 10:46 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin loses the dribble to Lawrence Williams | 53-49 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 10:34 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson's pass is intercepted by David James in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 10:12 | SUNY Cortland | David James drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Joy (PG), John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF) Lawrence Williams, Timothy Anderson, Kevin Wetherington, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston (PG), Robert Palmieri (SG), Dexter Thompson (PF), Michael Corrigan (C) Carl Calvin, David James, Patrick Trautman, Elwood Green | |
| 09:58 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 09:57 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:39 | SUNY Cortland | Dexter Thompson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grant Munford | 55-56 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is hacked by Grant Munford - foul #3 on Grant Munford, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | David James (SF), Elwood Green (C) Grant Munford, Michael Corrigan | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:01 | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Kevin Wetherington (SF) Jason Joy, Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 09:01 | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:01 | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Gibbs | 57-57 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Roger Barraza is fouled on the floor by Dexter Thompson - foul #1 on Dexter Thompson, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin (PG), Patrick Trautman (PF) Jack Walston, Dexter Thompson | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Roger Barraza misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:41 | SUNY Cortland | The rebound goes to Elwood Green | 57-57 |
| 08:24 | SUNY Cortland | David James blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Alex Baysinger (PF) Roger Barraza, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan (C) Elwood Green | |
| 08:24 | SUNY Cortland | David James misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:24 | SUNY Cortland | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 59-58 |
| 07:53 | SUNY Cortland | David James clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 07:52 | SUNY Cortland | Patrick Trautman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Carl Calvin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Palmieri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - David James (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Trautman (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Corrigan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | SUNY Cortland | David James clanks a jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 07:44 | SUNY Cortland | Robert Palmieri tips it home | 59-60 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Patrick Trautman takes the ball from Lawrence Williams in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 07:29 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 07:28 | SUNY Cortland | Patrick Trautman gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:10 | SUNY Cortland | David James comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is hacked by Carl Calvin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Calvin, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (PG), John Reich (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, Timothy Anderson, Alex Baysinger, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Eric Heaps (PG), Terry Bragg (SG), Grant Munford (SF), Dexter Thompson (PF), Elwood Green (C) Carl Calvin, Robert Palmieri, David James, Patrick Trautman, Michael Corrigan | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:48 | SUNY Cortland | Terry Bragg makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Heaps | 61-63 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley loses the dribble to Eric Heaps | 61-63 |
| 06:14 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford hits a shot from the left block | 61-65 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Roger Barraza clanks a turnaround near the basket | 61-65 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Roger Barraza and the foul's on Elwood Green - foul #3 on Elwood Green, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Raymond Varela (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston (PG), Patrick Trautman (PF), Michael Corrigan (C) Eric Heaps, Dexter Thompson, Elwood Green | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:30 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Bragg | 64-67 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Roger Barraza is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 64-67 |
| 05:23 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 05:16 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Barraza - foul #4 on Roger Barraza, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Alex Baysinger (PF) Roger Barraza, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Robert Palmieri (SF) Grant Munford | |
| 05:16 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:16 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Corrigan - foul #2 on Michael Corrigan, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:02 | SUNY Cortland | Daniel Gibbs steals it from Michael Corrigan | 65-68 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Palmieri - foul #4 on Robert Palmieri, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin (PG), Dexter Thompson (PF) Jack Walston, Patrick Trautman | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:40 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 67-68 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 04:11 | SUNY Cortland | Michael Corrigan gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:57 | SUNY Cortland | Raymond Varela blocks the short jumper by Robert Palmieri | 67-68 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Varela | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Varela (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alex Baysinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Cortland | PG - Carl Calvin (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terry Bragg (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Palmieri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dexter Thompson (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Corrigan (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | SUNY Cortland | Terry Bragg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Raymond Varela grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (PG), John Reich (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Lawrence Williams, Timothy Anderson, Raymond Varela, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston (PG), David James (SF), Grant Munford (PF), Elwood Green (C) Carl Calvin, Robert Palmieri, Dexter Thompson, Michael Corrigan | |
| 02:59 | SUNY Cortland | David James misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-68 |
| 02:58 | SUNY Cortland | Jack Walston hits the follow up shot | 69-70 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington (SF) Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 02:33 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Wetherington - foul #2 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Christian Graddy (PF) Roger Barraza, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | | |
| 02:33 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:33 | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 71-70 |
| 01:43 | SUNY Cortland | David James is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wetherington - foul #3 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Baysinger (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin (PG), Patrick Trautman (PF) Jack Walston, Grant Munford | |
| 01:43 | SUNY Cortland | David James makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:43 | SUNY Cortland | David James misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the board | 71-71 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | John Reich is hacked by David James in the backcourt - foul #4 on David James, team foul #14 | 71-71 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:19 | SUNY Cortland | Patrick Trautman comes up short on the shot from the left block | 73-71 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 01:01 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley double dribbles | 73-74 |
| 00:52 | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | SUNY Cortland | Carl Calvin misses the floater from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 00:26 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green is fouled on the floor by Kevin Wetherington - foul #4 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| 00:23 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:23 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger pulls down the rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | John Reich misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 73-75 |
| 00:11 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green is hacked by Lawrence Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | SUNY Cortland | Elwood Green makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-77 |
| 00:01 | SUNY Cortland | David James snags the defensive board | 73-77 |
| 00:01 | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Cortland | Grant Munford (PF) Patrick Trautman | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | SUNY Cortland | David James runs out the clock | 73-77 |