| Lineup | Utica | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew McGowin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pruett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darren Emmanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Fielding (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Shirey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ralph Keller inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | James Shirey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Ralph Keller tips it in | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Utica | Matthew McGowin knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 41-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Shawn Harvey knocks in the floater from the right side | 41-41 |
| 18:55 | Utica | Matthew Pruett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | James Shirey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Andrew Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 18:47 | Utica | Matthew Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:18 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock loses the dribble to Carl Fielding | 41-41 |
| 17:42 | Utica | Carl Fielding clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 17:40 | Utica | Matthew McGowin misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn Harvey | 41-41 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Carl Fielding takes the ball from Andrew Williams | 41-41 |
| 17:19 | Utica | Carl Fielding connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Shirey - foul #2 on James Shirey, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Grimes (PG), Theron Beckley (SG), Ross Gragg (SF), Brian Quinn (PF) Michael Morris, Matthew McGowin, Matthew Pruett, Darren Emmanuel | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Roger Lightsey (SG), Charles Rolling (SF), Michael Mead (PF), James Jasper (C) Bruce Hancock, Andrew Williams, Ralph Keller, Shawn Harvey, James Shirey | |
| 17:19 | Utica | Carl Fielding misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | James Jasper gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Roger Lightsey lays it up and in | 43-43 |
| 16:54 | Utica | Carl Fielding misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Jasper - foul #2 on James Jasper, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 16:54 | Utica | Carl Fielding misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:54 | Utica | Carl Fielding misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | James Jasper grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | James Jasper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 16:46 | Utica | Brian Quinn snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 16:29 | Utica | Ross Gragg can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Rolling - foul #1 on Charles Rolling, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Utica | Darren Emmanuel (PF), Matthew Watson (C) Brian Quinn, Carl Fielding | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Utica | Ross Gragg makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:29 | Utica | Ross Gragg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Charles Rolling comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 16:04 | Utica | Ross Gragg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Daniel Grimes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theron Beckley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ross Gragg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Emmanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Watson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Folsom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Lightsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Rolling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mead (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Jasper (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Utica | Daniel Grimes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Theron Beckley | 48-43 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Folsom loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Morris (PG), Matthew McGowin (SG), Matthew Pruett (SF) Daniel Grimes, Theron Beckley, Ross Gragg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Ralph Keller (SF), Shawn Harvey (PF), James Shirey (C) John Folsom, Roger Lightsey, Charles Rolling, Michael Mead, James Jasper | |
| 15:05 | Utica | Matthew Pruett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew McGowin | 51-43 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Andrew Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Harvey | 51-46 |
| 14:16 | Utica | Matthew Pruett knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Morris | 53-46 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Andrew Williams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Ralph Keller snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Ralph Keller knocks in the shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 13:41 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | James Shirey gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | James Shirey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | James Shirey snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Ralph Keller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:08 | Utica | The rebound goes to Matthew McGowin | 53-48 |
| 12:51 | Utica | Matthew Pruett is fouled on the floor by Shawn Harvey - foul #2 on Shawn Harvey, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Grimes (SG), Ross Gragg (SF), Brian Quinn (PF), Carl Fielding (C) Matthew McGowin, Matthew Pruett, Darren Emmanuel, Matthew Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Roger Lightsey (SG), Charles Rolling (SF), Michael Mead (PF), James Jasper (C) Bruce Hancock, Andrew Williams, Ralph Keller, Shawn Harvey, James Shirey | |
| 12:37 | Utica | Daniel Grimes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by James Jasper - foul #3 on James Jasper, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Utica | Theron Beckley (SG) Michael Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:37 | Utica | Daniel Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:37 | Utica | Daniel Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:37 | Utica | Daniel Grimes makes the 3rd free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Michael Mead comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Quinn - foul #1 on Brian Quinn, team foul #1 | 55-48 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Michael Mead makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Michael Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:56 | Utica | Carl Fielding dunks the ball on a great pass from Theron Beckley | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Daniel Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theron Beckley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Gragg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Fielding (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Folsom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Lightsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Mead (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Rolling (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jasper (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Michael Mead clanks a runner from the left block | 57-50 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Roger Lightsey gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Charles Rolling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Morris (PG), Matthew McGowin (SG), Matthew Pruett (SF) Daniel Grimes, Theron Beckley, Ross Gragg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Williams (SG), Shawn Harvey (PF), James Shirey (C) Roger Lightsey, Michael Mead, James Jasper | |
| 11:03 | Utica | Carl Fielding misses long on a floater in the paint | 57-50 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Shawn Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Andrew Williams can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-50 |
| 10:55 | Utica | Matthew McGowin gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:30 | Utica | A charge is called on Carl Fielding - foul #1 on Carl Fielding, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Utica | Darren Emmanuel (PF), William Capp (C) Brian Quinn, Carl Fielding | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Ralph Keller (SF) John Folsom, Charles Rolling | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | James Shirey blows the layup | 57-50 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | James Shirey tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 10:10 | Utica | Matthew McGowin gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:57 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel banks in the layup set up by Matthew Pruett and he's hacked by Shawn Harvey - foul #3 on Shawn Harvey, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Utica | Ross Gragg (SF), Matthew Watson (C) Matthew Pruett, William Capp | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:57 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel misses the free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | James Shirey snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Andrew Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 09:16 | Utica | Ralph Keller steals it from Darren Emmanuel | 59-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:02 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:46 | Utica | James Shirey steals the ball from Michael Morris | 59-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Ralph Keller knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 08:10 | Utica | Michael Morris makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Darren Emmanuel | 61-55 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Michael Morris picks off the pass by Bruce Hancock in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 08:03 | Utica | Michael Morris hits the finger roll | 63-55 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Andrew Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 07:40 | Utica | Matthew Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Michael Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Matthew McGowin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Gragg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Emmanuel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Watson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Keller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shirey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Utica | Matthew McGowin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 07:26 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel misses the tip | 63-55 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | James Shirey grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | James Shirey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 63-55 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Shirey grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Shawn Harvey lays it in set up by Andrew Williams | 63-57 |
| 06:49 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Ross Gragg | 65-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Ralph Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Grimes (PG), Theron Beckley (SG), Matthew Pruett (SF), Brian Quinn (PF), Carl Fielding (C) Michael Morris, Matthew McGowin, Ross Gragg, Darren Emmanuel, Matthew Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Roger Lightsey (SG), Charles Rolling (SF), Michael Mead (PF), James Jasper (C) Bruce Hancock, Andrew Williams, Ralph Keller, Shawn Harvey, James Shirey | |
| 06:10 | Utica | James Jasper picks off the pass by Brian Quinn | 65-57 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Charles Rolling clanks a turnaround from the right block | 65-57 |
| 05:54 | Utica | The rebound goes to Carl Fielding | 65-57 |
| 05:49 | Utica | Brian Quinn is fouled on the floor by James Jasper - foul #4 on James Jasper, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 05:49 | Utica | Brian Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:49 | Utica | Brian Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | James Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | John Folsom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Jasper | 66-57 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Charles Rolling connects on the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Matthew Pruett - foul #3 on Matthew Pruett, team foul #3 | 66-59 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Charles Rolling misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:14 | Utica | Carl Fielding gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:59 | Utica | Matthew Pruett misses the 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jasper | 66-59 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John Folsom misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-59 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Michael Mead tips it but misses | 66-59 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Charles Rolling gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Michael Mead misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Michael Mead gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | John Folsom misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Michael Mead tips it home | 66-61 |
| 03:53 | Utica | Matthew Pruett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jasper | 66-61 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | James Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Morris (PG), Matthew McGowin (SG), Ross Gragg (SF), Darren Emmanuel (PF), William Capp (C) Daniel Grimes, Theron Beckley, Matthew Pruett, Brian Quinn, Carl Fielding | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), John Scott (SG), Ralph Keller (SF), Shawn Harvey (PF), James Shirey (C) John Folsom, Roger Lightsey, Charles Rolling, Michael Mead, James Jasper | |
| 03:32 | Utica | Michael Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Matthew McGowin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Gragg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Emmanuel (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Capp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Keller (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Harvey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shirey (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Ralph Keller misses the floater near the basket | 66-61 |
| 03:24 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:06 | Utica | Darren Emmanuel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ross Gragg | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | William Capp takes the ball from Bruce Hancock | 69-61 |
| 02:51 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Utica | Matthew Pruett (SF), Carl Fielding (C) Ross Gragg, William Capp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Williams (SG) John Scott | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Utica | Carl Fielding connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 71-61 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Shawn Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-61 |
| 01:48 | Utica | Matthew Pruett is fouled on the floor by Ralph Keller - foul #3 on Ralph Keller, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Grimes (PG), Theron Beckley (SG), Brian Quinn (PF), Matthew Watson (C) Michael Morris, Matthew McGowin, Darren Emmanuel, Carl Fielding | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Roger Lightsey (SG), Charles Rolling (SF), Michael Mead (PF), James Jasper (C) Bruce Hancock, Andrew Williams, Ralph Keller, Shawn Harvey, James Shirey | |
| 01:48 | Utica | Matthew Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:48 | Utica | Matthew Pruett misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Mead | 72-61 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Charles Rolling misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-61 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | James Jasper tips it back up and in | 72-63 |
| 01:24 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Morris (PG), Matthew McGowin (SG), Darren Emmanuel (PF), Carl Fielding (C) Daniel Grimes, Theron Beckley, Brian Quinn, Matthew Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Ralph Keller (SF), Shawn Harvey (PF), James Shirey (C) John Folsom, Roger Lightsey, Charles Rolling, Michael Mead, James Jasper | |
| 01:05 | Utica | Matthew McGowin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Andrew Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 75-63 |
| 00:44 | Utica | Carl Fielding pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Utica | Matthew McGowin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #3 on Andrew Williams, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Grimes (PG), Ross Gragg (SF), Brian Quinn (PF), Matthew Watson (C) Michael Morris, Matthew Pruett, Darren Emmanuel, Carl Fielding | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Roger Lightsey (SG), Charles Rolling (SF), Michael Mead (PF), James Jasper (C) Bruce Hancock, Andrew Williams, Ralph Keller, Shawn Harvey, James Shirey | |
| 00:21 | Utica | Matthew McGowin misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Matthew McGowin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Charles Rolling gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Roger Lightsey is hacked by Daniel Grimes - foul #1 on Daniel Grimes, team foul #4 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Utica | Theron Beckley (SG) Matthew McGowin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | John Folsom misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Rolling | 75-63 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Michael Mead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 00:07 | Utica | Matthew Watson grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Daniel Grimes runs out the clock | 75-63 |