| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) SG - Brian Shea (fresh) SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Michael Gagnon (fresh) SG - Donald Robertson (fresh) SF - Noel Thomasson (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - David Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marist | David Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Marist | Donald Robertson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Davis | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Joseph Little connects on the jumper near the basket | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Marist | Noel Thomasson's floater is tipped away by James Allen | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | David Nelson swats the short shot by Joseph Little | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Marist | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Marist | Michael Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Brian Shea - foul #1 on Brian Shea, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Marist | Robert Davis blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Joseph Little snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Richard Kruse is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Marist | Robert Davis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | James Wegener (PG), Edward Caldwell (SF) Michael Gagnon, Noel Thomasson | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | Marist | David Nelson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Wegener and the foul's on James Wager - foul #1 on James Wager, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | Jonathan Phillips (SG), Stanley Haffey (PF) Donald Robertson, Robert Davis | |
| 17:12 | Marist | David Nelson makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | James Allen hits the finger roll set up by James Wager | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | Marist | Jonathan Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Nelson | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | David Nelson picks off the pass by Joseph Little | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Marist | James Wegener misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:14 | Marist | Stanley Haffey hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | James Wager clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 16:00 | Marist | Edward Caldwell snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - James Wegener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) PF - Stanley Haffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Marist | David Nelson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 7-10 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Richard Kruse grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | James Wager buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 15:09 | Marist | Jonathan Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 15:08 | Marist | David Nelson tips it in | 9-12 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | David Nelson blocks the short jumper by Joseph Little | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | James Allen tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | Marist | Joseph Little picks off the pass by Stanley Haffey | 11-12 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanley Haffey - foul #1 on Stanley Haffey, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) James Wager, Brian Shea, James Allen | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Gagnon (PG), Donald Robertson (SG), Noel Thomasson (SF), Robert Davis (PF), William Larios (C) James Wegener, Jonathan Phillips, Edward Caldwell, Stanley Haffey, David Nelson | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:43 | Marist | Michael Gagnon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 14-14 |
| 13:06 | Marist | Lance Sanders swats the shot by Michael Gagnon | 14-14 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Joseph Little's floater is knocked away by Robert Davis | 14-14 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Shelton Davis hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 12:35 | Marist | William Larios misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Shelton Davis grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Robertson - foul #1 on Donald Robertson, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:00 | Marist | Donald Robertson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 11:59 | Marist | Michael Gagnon misses the tip | 18-14 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Joseph Little grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Michael Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noel Thomasson (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - William Larios (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Lance Sanders clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:45 | Marist | William Larios pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:36 | Marist | Donald Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), James Allen (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Timothy Hamilton, Lance Sanders, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Marist | James Wegener (PG), Jonathan Phillips (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Stanley Haffey (C) Michael Gagnon, Donald Robertson, Noel Thomasson, William Larios | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | James Allen lays it in set up by James Wager | 20-14 |
| 10:56 | Marist | Jonathan Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | James Pfeffer (C) Robert Davis | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Stanley Haffey is called for the reach on James Wager - foul #2 on Stanley Haffey, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG), Timothy Hamilton (SF), Joseph Little (C) Christopher John, Shelton Davis, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Gagnon (PG), Donald Robertson (SG), Noel Thomasson (SF), David Nelson (C) James Wegener, Jonathan Phillips, Edward Caldwell, Stanley Haffey | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | James Wager drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Shea | 23-14 |
| 09:57 | Marist | James Pfeffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 23-14 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Little | 23-14 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | James Allen gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton is denied on a layup by David Nelson | 23-14 |
| 09:38 | Marist | James Pfeffer snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 09:19 | Marist | David Nelson blows the layup | 23-14 |
| 09:17 | Marist | David Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:59 | Marist | David Nelson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Robertson | 23-16 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Pfeffer - foul #1 on James Pfeffer, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) Brian Shea, Timothy Hamilton, James Allen | |
| Subs | Marist | James Wegener (PG), Jonathan Phillips (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Robert Davis (PF), William Larios (C) Michael Gagnon, Donald Robertson, Noel Thomasson, James Pfeffer, David Nelson | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:10 | Marist | Edward Caldwell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Wegener | 25-19 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Joseph Little can't finish the layup | 25-19 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | James Wager tips it home | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher John (fresh) SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) C - Joseph Little (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - James Wegener (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - William Larios (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Marist | Edward Caldwell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Larios | 27-22 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Robert Davis steals it from James Wager | 27-22 |
| 06:59 | Marist | William Larios misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Shelton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Joseph Little knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lance Sanders | 29-22 |
| 06:21 | Marist | James Wegener banks in the layup | 29-24 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Christopher John is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Phillips - foul #1 on Jonathan Phillips, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), Arthur Drown (C) James Wager, Shelton Davis, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Gagnon (PG), Donald Robertson (SG), Noel Thomasson (SF), David Nelson (C) James Wegener, Jonathan Phillips, Edward Caldwell, William Larios | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Christopher John misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:17 | Marist | Donald Robertson snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 06:05 | Marist | Lance Sanders is called for the reach on Noel Thomasson - foul #1 on Lance Sanders, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), James Allen (PF) Christopher John, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 05:52 | Marist | Arthur Drown swats the short shot by David Nelson | 29-24 |
| 05:51 | Marist | David Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:38 | Marist | David Nelson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 29-24 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Richard Kruse clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 05:32 | Marist | Robert Davis grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 05:07 | Marist | David Nelson makes the driving attempt near the basket | 29-26 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Kruse | 31-26 |
| 04:22 | Marist | Arthur Drown is called for the reach on Donald Robertson - foul #1 on Arthur Drown, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Joseph Little (C) Brian Shea, James Allen, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Marist | William Larios (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 04:12 | Marist | David Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Gagnon - foul #1 on Michael Gagnon, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | Marist | James Wegener (PG), Stanley Haffey (PF) Michael Gagnon, William Larios | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:43 | Marist | James Wegener is fouled on the floor by Shelton Davis - foul #1 on Shelton Davis, team foul #5 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | Edward Caldwell (SF) Noel Thomasson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - James Wegener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Haffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Marist | David Nelson is hacked by Joseph Little - foul #1 on Joseph Little, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG) Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | Marist | Jonathan Phillips (SG), William Larios (C) Donald Robertson, David Nelson | |
| 03:16 | Marist | Jonathan Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Joseph Little grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Larios - foul #1 on William Larios, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG) Christopher John | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:48 | Marist | Brian Shea steps in front of the Edward Caldwell pass | 35-26 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | James Wager misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Phillips - foul #2 on Jonathan Phillips, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SF) Shelton Davis | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Gagnon (PG), Noel Thomasson (SF) Jonathan Phillips, Edward Caldwell | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | James Wager makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | James Wager misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:44 | Marist | The rebound goes to Stanley Haffey | 36-26 |
| 02:30 | Marist | Michael Gagnon can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #1 on Richard Kruse, team foul #7 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Marist | Donald Robertson (SG), Robert Davis (PF), David Nelson (C) James Wegener, Stanley Haffey, William Larios | |
| 02:30 | Marist | Michael Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:30 | Marist | Michael Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Brian Shea hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Donald Robertson - foul #2 on Donald Robertson, team foul #11 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Allen (PF) Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:09 | Marist | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 37-27 |
| 01:53 | Marist | Noel Thomasson hits a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Gagnon | 37-30 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | James Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Joseph Little (C) James Wager, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:25 | Marist | Michael Gagnon travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | James Wegener (SF) Noel Thomasson | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Allen's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis | 39-30 |
| 00:46 | Marist | James Wegener is fouled on the floor by Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #8 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) Brian Shea, Richard Kruse, James Allen | |
| Subs | Marist | Jonathan Phillips (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Stanley Haffey (PF), William Larios (C) Michael Gagnon, Donald Robertson, Robert Davis, David Nelson | |
| 00:46 | Marist | James Wegener misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Joseph Little grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Joseph Little knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Hamilton | 41-30 |
| 00:02 | Marist | James Wegener can't throw it down | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |