| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Salisbury | PG - Christopher Pierce (fresh) SG - Stephen Noll (fresh) SF - Michael White (fresh) PF - Raymond Nava (fresh) C - James Polak (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Salisbury | James Polak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Salisbury | Salisbury is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Salisbury | James Polak drills a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger's fadeaway is rejected by James Polak | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Salisbury | Stephen Noll comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Salisbury | James Polak snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington's dunk attempt is rejected by James Polak | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Christopher Pierce - foul #1 on Christopher Pierce, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Raymond Nava steals the ball from Kevin Wetherington | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Salisbury | James Polak misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Polak | 0-4 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by James Polak - foul #1 on James Polak, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Thomas Peter (SG), Larry Espinosa (SF), Mack Carter (PF) Stephen Noll, Michael White, Raymond Nava | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce lays it in set up by Mack Carter | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | John Reich blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Peter - foul #1 on Thomas Peter, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Salisbury | David Plaza (SG), Don McAnelly (C) Christopher Pierce, James Polak | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Salisbury | Don McAnelly gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:27 | Salisbury | Mack Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:08 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:53 | Salisbury | David Plaza clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Wetherington - foul #1 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Raymond Nava (PF) Don McAnelly | |
| 15:53 | Salisbury | David Plaza makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:53 | Salisbury | David Plaza makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Salisbury | PG - David Plaza (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Peter (fresh) SF - Larry Espinosa (fresh) PF - Raymond Nava (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mack Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is fouled on the floor by David Plaza - foul #1 on David Plaza, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF) Lawrence Williams, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Stephen Noll (SG), Michael White (SF) David Plaza, Larry Espinosa | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses the jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 15:23 | Salisbury | The rebound goes to Thomas Peter | 3-8 |
| 15:18 | Salisbury | Thomas Peter connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael White | 3-11 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Roger Barraza comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 3-11 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the tip | 3-11 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 14:40 | Salisbury | Stephen Noll buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Peter | 5-13 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Raymond Nava steals the ball from Clarence Burgess | 5-13 |
| 14:09 | Salisbury | Mack Carter buries a runner near the basket set up by Michael White | 5-15 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs lays it up and in | 7-15 |
| 13:30 | Salisbury | Stephen Noll misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 13:29 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava misses the tip | 7-15 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Raymond Nava is called for the reach on Clarence Burgess - foul #1 on Raymond Nava, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), John Reich (SG), Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Roger Barraza, Christian Graddy, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce (PG), David Plaza (SG), Larry Espinosa (SF), Don McAnelly (PF), James Polak (C) Thomas Peter, Stephen Noll, Michael White, Raymond Nava, Mack Carter | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 12:57 | Salisbury | James Polak gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:37 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 12:35 | Salisbury | Don McAnelly snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:21 | Salisbury | Thomas Stanley is called for the reach on Larry Espinosa - foul #1 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| 12:14 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Pierce | 7-18 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Reich | 9-18 |
| 11:44 | Salisbury | Lawrence Williams is called for the reach on Don McAnelly - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Salisbury | PG - Christopher Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Plaza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don McAnelly (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Reich - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| 11:31 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:31 | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Christopher Pierce - foul #2 on Christopher Pierce, team foul #6 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Salisbury | David Donahue (SG), Raymond Nava (PF) Christopher Pierce, Don McAnelly | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:54 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Wetherington - foul #2 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (SF) Kevin Wetherington | |
| Subs | Salisbury | | |
| 10:54 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:54 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 11-20 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 11-20 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | David Donahue steals the ball from Lawrence Williams | 11-20 |
| 10:06 | Salisbury | James Polak misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 11-20 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger loses the dribble to Raymond Nava | 11-20 |
| 09:42 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Nava, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, John Reich, Alex Baysinger, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Thomas Peter (PG), Stephen Noll (SG), Michael White (SF), Mack Carter (PF), Don McAnelly (C) David Plaza, David Donahue, Larry Espinosa, Raymond Nava, James Polak | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Mack Carter is called for the reach on Clarence Burgess - foul #1 on Mack Carter, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:03 | Salisbury | Mack Carter loses the dribble to Clarence Burgess | 13-20 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Christian Graddy scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Roger Barraza | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | Salisbury | Stephen Noll knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Peter | 15-23 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't connect on a shot from the right block | 15-23 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the offensive board | 15-23 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Mack Carter swats the layup by Daniel Gibbs | 15-23 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Christian Graddy tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Salisbury | PG - Thomas Peter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Noll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael White (fresh) PF - Mack Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don McAnelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Salisbury | Mack Carter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Noll | 17-25 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess comes up short on the shot near the basket | 17-25 |
| 07:11 | Salisbury | Don McAnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:01 | Salisbury | Michael White scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don McAnelly | 17-27 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Mack Carter picks off the pass by Clarence Burgess | 17-27 |
| 06:34 | Salisbury | Michael White loses the ball out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), John Reich (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Timothy Anderson, Roger Barraza, Christian Graddy, Clarence Burgess, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Salisbury | David Plaza (PG), David Donahue (SG), Larry Espinosa (SF), James Polak (C) Thomas Peter, Stephen Noll, Michael White, Don McAnelly | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 20-27 |
| 05:56 | Salisbury | James Polak misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Stanley - foul #2 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (C) Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Salisbury | | |
| 05:56 | Salisbury | James Polak misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:56 | Salisbury | James Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| 05:27 | Salisbury | Mack Carter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:26 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:01 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 04:51 | Salisbury | James Polak snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:36 | Salisbury | Mack Carter scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Espinosa | 20-30 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Christian Graddy banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Varela and he's fouled by James Polak - foul #2 on James Polak, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Thomas Peter (PG), Stephen Noll (SG), Michael White (SF), Don McAnelly (PF), Dale Sachs (C) David Plaza, David Donahue, Larry Espinosa, Mack Carter, James Polak | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:07 | Salisbury | Don McAnelly pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:58 | Salisbury | Michael White misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington (SF), Thomas Stanley (C) Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Christopher Pierce (PG), Raymond Nava (PF) Thomas Peter, Dale Sachs | |
| 03:58 | Salisbury | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:58 | Salisbury | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley's pass is intercepted by Raymond Nava | 22-32 |
| 03:37 | Salisbury | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| 03:37 | Salisbury | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Salisbury | PG - Christopher Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Noll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Nava (fresh) 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Don McAnelly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 24-32 |
| 03:05 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF) Lawrence Williams, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Salisbury | James Polak (C) Don McAnelly | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Reich | 27-32 |
| 02:27 | Salisbury | Stephen Noll connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael White | 27-35 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Thomas Peter (SG) Stephen Noll | |
| 01:57 | Salisbury | Raymond Nava travels with the ball | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Alex Baysinger (PF) Timothy Anderson, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa (SF) Michael White | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Thomas Peter - foul #2 on Thomas Peter, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Salisbury | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:50 | Salisbury | James Polak gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:36 | Salisbury | The jumper by Larry Espinosa is denied by Alex Baysinger | 29-35 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Larry Espinosa steals it from Alex Baysinger | 29-35 |
| 01:10 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa jams it | 29-37 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger is hacked by Christopher Pierce - foul #3 on Christopher Pierce, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Roger Barraza, Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Stephen Noll (SG), Don McAnelly (PF), Dale Sachs (C) Christopher Pierce, Raymond Nava, James Polak | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:40 | Salisbury | Larry Espinosa scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Noll | 31-39 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Baysinger | 31-39 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Larry Espinosa is called for the reach on Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Larry Espinosa, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF) Timothy Anderson, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Salisbury | Michael White (SF) Larry Espinosa | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Salisbury | Dale Sachs misses badly on a runner from close range | 33-39 |