| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Glenn Zamborsky (fresh) SG - Reuben Salmons (fresh) SF - Gregory Green (fresh) PF - David Valasquez (fresh) C - James Soukup (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Andujar (fresh) SG - Richard Bagwell (fresh) SF - Hans Blanton (fresh) PF - Frank Cadena (fresh) C - Brent Weeks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Brent Weeks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (ME) | St. Joseph's (ME) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Henry Andujar hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Frank Cadena gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Henry Andujar knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bagwell | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Gregory Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Andujar | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Henry Andujar is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez clanks a turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Hans Blanton can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Brent Weeks hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Glenn Zamborsky is called for the reach on Henry Andujar - foul #1 on Glenn Zamborsky, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Hans Blanton scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Henry Andujar | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Brent Weeks grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Henry Andujar misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-6 |
| 17:26 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The rebound goes to Glenn Zamborsky | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Henry Andujar steps in front of the Glenn Zamborsky pass in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Andujar | 0-8 |
| 16:51 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons is hacked by Hans Blanton - foul #1 on Hans Blanton, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Gillam (PG) Glenn Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Jon Carlson (SG), Luka Walentoski (SF), Tristan Foster (PF), Kosta Kaliszewski (C) Henry Andujar, Richard Bagwell, Hans Blanton, Frank Cadena, Brent Weeks | |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Jon Carlson steals it from James Soukup | 0-8 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Tristan Foster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-8 |
| 16:06 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Gregory Green gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Keith Gillam (fresh) SG - Reuben Salmons (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Green (fairly fresh) PF - David Valasquez (fairly fresh) C - James Soukup (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Jon Carlson (fresh) SF - Luka Walentoski (fresh) PF - Tristan Foster (fresh) C - Kosta Kaliszewski (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jon Carlson - foul #1 on Jon Carlson, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner (SG), Ernest Moore (SF), Raymond Reed (PF) Reuben Salmons, Gregory Green, David Valasquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG), Frank Cadena (PF) Raymond Myers, Tristan Foster | |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup misses the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 1-8 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Luka Walentoski is hacked by James Soukup - foul #1 on James Soukup, team foul #2 | 1-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Glenn Zamborsky (PG), Cory Chan (C) Ernest Moore, James Soukup | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Frank Cadena hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 1-8 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Henry Andujar tips it home | 1-10 |
| 15:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-10 |
| 15:13 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan grabs the offensive rebound | 1-10 |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Glenn Zamborsky misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-10 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-10 |
| 14:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-10 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski snags the defensive board | 1-10 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Cadena | 1-12 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-12 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Luka Walentoski grabs the board | 1-12 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Jon Carlson double dribbles | 1-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons (SG), Gregory Green (SF), David Valasquez (PF) Glenn Zamborsky, Keith Gillam, Raymond Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Richard Bagwell (SG), Hans Blanton (SF), Brent Weeks (C) Henry Andujar, Jon Carlson, Luka Walentoski, Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-12 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Frank Cadena grabs the defensive rebound | 1-12 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 1-14 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup (C) Cory Chan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tristan Foster (PF) Frank Cadena | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Blanton | 1-17 |
| 13:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Hans Blanton swats the short shot by James Soukup | 1-17 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Brent Weeks snags the defensive board | 1-17 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | James Soukup steals the ball from Richard Bagwell | 1-17 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Gillam (PG), Raymond Reed (PF) Edward Minner, David Valasquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Hans Blanton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-17 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Brent Weeks pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-17 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Hans Blanton drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Henry Andujar and he's fouled by Gregory Green - foul #1 on Gregory Green, team foul #3 | 1-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Glenn Zamborsky (PG) Keith Gillam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Cadena (PF) Tristan Foster | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Hans Blanton makes the free throw | 1-20 |
| 12:19 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Reed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reuben Salmons | 3-20 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brent Weeks | 3-23 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Glenn Zamborsky (fresh) SG - Reuben Salmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Green (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Soukup (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Andujar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bagwell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Cadena (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Zamborsky | 6-23 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-23 |
| 11:14 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Gregory Green pulls down the rebound | 6-23 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-23 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Frank Cadena grabs the defensive rebound | 6-23 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Hans Blanton comes up short on the shot from the right block | 6-23 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup snags the defensive board | 6-23 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Henry Andujar takes the ball from Raymond Reed | 6-23 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Brent Weeks makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Frank Cadena | 6-25 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Glenn Zamborsky can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-25 |
| 09:58 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup tips it in | 8-25 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Henry Andujar drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Hans Blanton | 8-28 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons is hacked by Richard Bagwell - foul #1 on Richard Bagwell, team foul #3 | 8-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Gillam (PG), Edward Minner (SG), Ernest Moore (SF), David Valasquez (PF), Cory Chan (C) Glenn Zamborsky, Reuben Salmons, Gregory Green, Raymond Reed, James Soukup | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Jon Carlson (SG), Luka Walentoski (SF), Tristan Foster (PF), Kosta Kaliszewski (C) Henry Andujar, Richard Bagwell, Hans Blanton, Frank Cadena, Brent Weeks | |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ernest Moore | 11-28 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Tristan Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-28 |
| 08:56 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Ernest Moore grabs the board | 11-28 |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Minner and he's hacked by Luka Walentoski - foul #1 on Luka Walentoski, team foul #4 | 13-28 |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski misses the shot from the right side | 14-28 |
| 08:26 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Luka Walentoski - foul #2 on Luka Walentoski, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hans Blanton (SF) Luka Walentoski | |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Jon Carlson gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Jon Carlson knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 15-30 |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Blanton | 15-30 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan gets the offensive rebound | 15-30 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Edward Minner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Gillam (fresh) SF - Ernest Moore (fresh) PF - David Valasquez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cory Chan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hans Blanton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Tristan Foster (fresh) C - Kosta Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-30 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Jon Carlson grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Raymond Myers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-30 |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Cory Chan knocks in the jumper from the left block | 17-30 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Tristan Foster drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Hans Blanton and he's hacked by Edward Minner - foul #1 on Edward Minner, team foul #4 | 17-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Robert Chou (PG), Reuben Salmons (SG), Gregory Green (SF), Raymond Reed (PF), John Krupski (C) Edward Minner, Keith Gillam, Ernest Moore, David Valasquez, Cory Chan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG), Frank Cadena (PF), Brent Weeks (C) Raymond Myers, Jon Carlson, Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Tristan Foster misses the free throw | 17-32 |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's (ME) | John Krupski grabs the board | 17-32 |
| 06:29 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Frank Cadena is called for the reach on Reuben Salmons - foul #1 on Frank Cadena, team foul #6 | 17-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bagwell (SG) Tristan Foster | |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Brent Weeks lays it in set up by Richard Bagwell | 20-34 |
| 05:47 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Chou | 23-34 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Frank Cadena hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 23-34 |
| 05:28 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The rebound goes to Gregory Green | 23-34 |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Reuben Salmons is whistled for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Glenn Zamborsky (PG), Keith Gillam (SG), Edward Minner (SF), David Valasquez (PF), James Soukup (C) Robert Chou, Reuben Salmons, Gregory Green, Raymond Reed, John Krupski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Carlson (SG), Tristan Foster (SF) Richard Bagwell, Hans Blanton | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Frank Cadena clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-34 |
| 04:43 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 23-34 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Frank Cadena grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Brent Weeks is fouled on the floor by Glenn Zamborsky - foul #2 on Glenn Zamborsky, team foul #5 | 23-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Ernest Moore (SF) Glenn Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Kosta Kaliszewski (C) Henry Andujar, Brent Weeks | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | James Soukup takes the ball from Raymond Myers | 23-34 |
| 03:54 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup tips it home | 25-34 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (ME) | PG - Keith Gillam (fresh) SG - Edward Minner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Moore (fresh) PF - David Valasquez (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Soukup (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tristan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Cadena (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kosta Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Raymond Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's (ME) | The rebound goes to David Valasquez | 25-34 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Keith Gillam picks off the pass by Frank Cadena | 25-34 |
| 02:56 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner can't finish the layup | 25-34 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Raymond Myers gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Raymond Myers is whistled for a carry | 25-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Glenn Zamborsky (PG), Reuben Salmons (SG), Gregory Green (SF), Raymond Reed (PF), Cory Chan (C) Keith Gillam, Edward Minner, Ernest Moore, David Valasquez, James Soukup | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG), Richard Bagwell (SG), Luka Walentoski (SF) Raymond Myers, Jon Carlson, Frank Cadena | |
| 02:26 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Raymond Reed lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reuben Salmons | 27-34 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Henry Andujar can't finish the layup | 27-34 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Henry Andujar connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Luka Walentoski and he's fouled by Glenn Zamborsky - foul #3 on Glenn Zamborsky, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Robert Chou (PG) Glenn Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Carlson (SF), Frank Cadena (PF) Tristan Foster, Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Henry Andujar makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Gregory Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Jon Carlson pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jon Carlson buries a jumper in the lane set up by Richard Bagwell and he's hacked by Gregory Green - foul #2 on Gregory Green, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Gillam (PG), James Soukup (C) Robert Chou, Cory Chan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent Weeks (C) Frank Cadena | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jon Carlson makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:06 | St. Joseph's (ME) | James Soukup misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Brent Weeks pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Henry Andujar is hacked by Keith Gillam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Gillam, team foul #8 | 27-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | David Valasquez (PF) Raymond Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Cadena (PF) Richard Bagwell | |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Henry Andujar makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Henry Andujar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Keith Gillam buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Green | 30-42 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jon Carlson is whistled for traveling | 30-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (ME) | Edward Minner (SG), Ernest Moore (SF) Reuben Salmons, Gregory Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Richard Bagwell (SG), Hans Blanton (SF), Tristan Foster (PF) Henry Andujar, Jon Carlson, Luka Walentoski, Frank Cadena | |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's (ME) | Hans Blanton steals the ball from James Soukup | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Hans Blanton can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-42 |