| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Curry (fresh) PF - Bill Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Longnecker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Mike Curry inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | James Madison | Mike Curry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Darren Hamilton steps in front of the Bradley Blakeman pass in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 19:33 | James Madison | Jerry Prall steals it from Mike Curry | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:21 | James Madison | Kevin Anders snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:59 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 18:34 | James Madison | Kevin Anders snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | James Madison | Bill Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman and he's hacked by Darren Hamilton - foul #3 on Darren Hamilton, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | James Madison | Bill Williams comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Crowe - foul #4 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF) Joseph Crowe | |
| 17:55 | James Madison | Bill Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | James Madison | Bill Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Jerry Prall buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Blakeman | 38-37 |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Jerry Prall knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Blakeman | 40-39 |
| 17:06 | James Madison | Bill Williams scores on a floater from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 16:41 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Dennis Oliver - foul #1 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Manuel Wingard (SF), Danial Burchfield (PF), Boyd Kemp (C) Kevin Anders, Darren Hamilton, Mike Curry, Bill Williams, Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Jerry Prall, Dennis Oliver | |
| 16:20 | James Madison | Manuel Wingard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Baumgartner | 42-41 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Zavesky - foul #2 on Nicholas Zavesky, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wingard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danial Burchfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Boyd Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite misses the runner from the left block | 42-41 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:29 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Anders (PG), Darren Hamilton (SG) Nicholas Zavesky, Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) James Frenette | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jerry Prall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 42-45 |
| 15:00 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton misses long on a floater from close range | 42-45 |
| 14:59 | James Madison | Kevin Anders pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:40 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield misses the wide open runner from the right block | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | David Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Jerry Prall is hacked by Manuel Wingard - foul #1 on Manuel Wingard, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Mike Curry (SF), Bill Williams (PF), Troy Longnecker (C) Manuel Wingard, Danial Burchfield, Boyd Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (PG), Dennis Oliver (C) Bradley Blakeman, Matthew Wilhite | |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Travis Childress buries a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Bill Williams - foul #1 on Bill Williams, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), James Frenette (PF) David Baumgartner, Dennis Oliver | |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:51 | James Madison | Bill Williams gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:44 | James Madison | Bill Williams is denied on a layup by Travis Childress | 42-47 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Frenette | 42-47 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Travis Childress comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Troy Longnecker - foul #2 on Troy Longnecker, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:16 | James Madison | James Frenette is called for the reach on Bill Williams - foul #3 on James Frenette, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 13:06 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:04 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker tips it in | 44-48 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Mike Curry steals the ball from Joseph Crowe | 44-48 |
| 12:23 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Jerry Prall is fouled on the floor by Bill Williams - foul #2 on Bill Williams, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky (PG), Richard Baker (SG), Danial Burchfield (PF) Kevin Anders, Darren Hamilton, Bill Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF) Bradley Blakeman, Jerry Prall | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Manuel Wingard (SF) Mike Curry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wingard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danial Burchfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Longnecker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | James Madison | Richard Baker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Troy Longnecker out of the doubleteam | 47-48 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | David Baumgartner knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Wilhite and the foul's on Richard Baker - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Boyd Kemp (C) Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Dennis Oliver | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:12 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 11:11 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Wilhite | 47-51 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Boyd Kemp - foul #3 on Boyd Kemp, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Anders (PG), Darren Hamilton (SG), Mike Curry (SF) Nicholas Zavesky, Richard Baker, Manuel Wingard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF), James Frenette (PF) Matthew Wilhite, Joseph Crowe | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:35 | James Madison | Mike Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 10:34 | James Madison | Kevin Anders misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 10:32 | James Madison | Mike Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:18 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Darren Hamilton and he's fouled by James Frenette - foul #4 on James Frenette, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) Bradley Blakeman | |
| 10:18 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Travis Childress pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Boyd Kemp - foul #4 on Boyd Kemp, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bill Williams (PF), Troy Longnecker (C) Danial Burchfield, Boyd Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (PG) Matthew Wilhite | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:04 | James Madison | Bill Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:58 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Frenette | 49-54 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Travis Childress jams it on a great pass from David Baumgartner | 49-56 |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Andrews | 52-59 |
| 08:53 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | James Frenette gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Travis Childress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | Manuel Wingard (SF), Boyd Kemp (C) Mike Curry, Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) David Baumgartner, Jerry Prall, James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 08:26 | James Madison | Boyd Kemp is called for a charge - foul #5 on Boyd Kemp, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky (SG), Danial Burchfield (PF), Gary Clay (C) Darren Hamilton, Bill Williams, Boyd Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Gary Clay swats the layup by Matthew Wilhite | 52-59 |
| 08:01 | James Madison | Gary Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:45 | James Madison | Joseph Crowe steps in front of the Danial Burchfield pass | 52-59 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wingard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danial Burchfield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 07:26 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:13 | James Madison | Gary Clay hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Wingard | 54-59 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 54-61 |
| 06:39 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-61 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Oliver | 54-63 |
| 06:04 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite travels with the ball | 54-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | Darren Hamilton (PG), Mike Curry (SF), Bill Williams (PF), Troy Longnecker (C) Kevin Anders, Manuel Wingard, Danial Burchfield, Gary Clay | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Jerry Prall (SF), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Matthew Wilhite, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| 05:39 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky is fouled on the floor by David Baumgartner - foul #2 on David Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| 05:26 | James Madison | Mike Curry misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 05:24 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 05:11 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | James Frenette scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Prall | 54-65 |
| 04:38 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky misses the easy open layup | 54-65 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | James Frenette snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman drills a floater from the right block | 54-67 |
| 04:02 | James Madison | Mike Curry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Travis Childress snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from David Baumgartner | 54-69 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Darren Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Zavesky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Longnecker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Frenette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | James Madison | Mike Curry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Longnecker - foul #3 on Troy Longnecker, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Baker (SG), Manuel Wingard (SF), Danial Burchfield (PF), Gary Clay (C) Darren Hamilton, Mike Curry, Bill Williams, Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) James Frenette, Travis Childress | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:57 | James Madison | Richard Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 02:56 | James Madison | Gary Clay tips it back up and in | 56-71 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Joseph Crowe (PF) David Baumgartner, Jerry Prall | |
| 02:27 | James Madison | Richard Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Baker - foul #3 on Richard Baker, team foul #12 | 56-71 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:57 | James Madison | Bradley Blakeman steals the ball from Richard Baker | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews connects on the shot near the basket | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | James Madison | Richard Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 01:27 | James Madison | Gary Clay misses the tip | 56-75 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite snags the defensive board | 56-75 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Manuel Wingard - foul #2 on Manuel Wingard, team foul #13 | 56-75 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:00 | James Madison | Manuel Wingard knocks in the jumper in the paint | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 00:30 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Danial Burchfield | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | James Madison | Kevin Andrews steals the ball from Gary Clay | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman runs out the clock | 58-77 |