| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) C - Floyd Dye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chapman | PG - Robert Hoyt (fresh) SG - Charles Eichorn (fresh) SF - Joseph Poniatoski (fresh) PF - Corey Jhonson (fresh) C - Jeremy Archey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chapman | Chapman is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hoyt | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Billy Catchings is hacked by Jeremy Archey - foul #1 on Jeremy Archey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Billy Catchings can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Floyd Dye grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Floyd Dye misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Poniatoski - foul #1 on Joseph Poniatoski, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Floyd Dye makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Floyd Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:37 | Chapman | Robert Hoyt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Poniatoski - foul #2 on Joseph Poniatoski, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Jamie Serio (SF) Joseph Poniatoski | |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Chapman | Jeremy Archey's floater is knocked away by Ronald Boyer | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Chapman | Charles Eichorn tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:43 | Chapman | The rebound goes to Jamie Serio | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Chapman | Jamie Serio lays it in and he's hacked by Ronald Boyer - foul #1 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | Chapman | Jamie Serio makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Robert Hoyt steps in front of the Ronald Boyer pass | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | Chapman | Robert Hoyt is fouled on the floor by Billy Catchings - foul #1 on Billy Catchings, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Harp (SF), Joey Brown (C) Corey Jhonson, Jeremy Archey | |
| 16:35 | Chapman | Charles Eichorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey John snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Floyd Dye misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jamie Serio - foul #1 on Jamie Serio, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Rodney Emery (PG), Morris Anthony (PF) Robert Hoyt, Charles Eichorn | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Floyd Dye makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Floyd Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | Chapman | Vincent Rykaczewski picks off the pass by Joey Brown | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) C - Floyd Dye (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chapman | PG - Rodney Emery (fresh) SG - Robert Harp (fresh) SF - Jamie Serio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morris Anthony (fresh) C - Joey Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski is fouled on the floor by Robert Harp - foul #1 on Robert Harp, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Chapman | Corey Jhonson (PF) Morris Anthony | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | Chapman | Robert Harp misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #1 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Hoyt (PG), Morris Anthony (SF) Rodney Emery, Jamie Serio | |
| 15:26 | Chapman | Robert Harp misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | Chapman | Robert Harp makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Tracy Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:12 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Floyd Dye (C) Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Chapman | Charles Eichorn (SG), Jeremy Archey (C) Morris Anthony, Joey Brown | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Jeremy Archey takes the ball from Floyd Dye | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Chapman | Floyd Dye denies the turnaround by Jeremy Archey | 7-9 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Floyd Dye gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Tracy Morris drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Chapman | Tracy Morris blocks the short jumper by Corey Jhonson | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | James Harrell snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Jeremy Archey swats the layup by James Harrell | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Tracy Morris tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | James Harrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF) Billy Catchings, James Harrell, Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Chapman | Rodney Emery (PG), Jamie Serio (SF), Joey Brown (PF) Robert Hoyt, Robert Harp, Corey Jhonson | |
| 13:18 | Chapman | Joey Brown buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Rodney Emery and the foul's on Tracy Morris - foul #1 on Tracy Morris, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Chapman | Morris Anthony (PF) Jeremy Archey | |
| 13:18 | Chapman | Joey Brown makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Chapman | Joey Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:46 | Chapman | Charles Eichorn double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Thomas Nelson (SG) Charles Eichorn | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Floyd Dye scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 12-12 |
| 12:17 | Chapman | Jamie Serio lays it in on a great pass from Morris Anthony | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski's layup is rejected by Joey Brown | 12-14 |
| 11:50 | Chapman | Thomas Nelson pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Toledo (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) C - Floyd Dye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chapman | PG - Rodney Emery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) SF - Jamie Serio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morris Anthony (fresh) C - Joey Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Chapman | Thomas Nelson drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Toledo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joey Brown - foul #1 on Joey Brown, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Tracy Morris (C) Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Hoyt (PG), Charles Eichorn (SG), Robert Harp (SF), Corey Jhonson (PF), Jeremy Archey (C) Rodney Emery, Thomas Nelson, Jamie Serio, Morris Anthony, Joey Brown | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | Chapman | Jeremy Archey connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 14-18 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Robert Toledo hits a fadeaway from the right side | 16-18 |
| 09:59 | Chapman | Charles Eichorn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Hoyt | 16-21 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | James Harrell can't finish the layup | 16-21 |
| 09:40 | Chapman | Jeremy Archey gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:21 | Chapman | Charles Eichorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:19 | Chapman | Jeremy Archey can't tip it in | 16-21 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | James Harrell snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 09:09 | Chapman | Charles Eichorn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:51 | Chapman | Vincent Rykaczewski steals the ball from Robert Harp | 16-21 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Robert Toledo loses the dribble to Corey Jhonson | 16-21 |
| 08:36 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson is fouled on the floor by James Harrell - foul #1 on James Harrell, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF), Floyd Dye (C) Robert Toledo, James Harrell, Nelson Fredericks, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Chapman | Rodney Emery (PG), Thomas Nelson (SG), Jamie Serio (SF), Morris Anthony (PF), Joey Brown (C) Robert Hoyt, Charles Eichorn, Robert Harp, Corey Jhonson, Jeremy Archey | |
| 08:26 | Chapman | Ronald Boyer is called for the reach on Jamie Serio - foul #2 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks (SF) Ronald Boyer | |
| Subs | Chapman | | |
| 08:16 | Chapman | Jamie Serio misses the easy layup | 16-21 |
| 08:14 | Chapman | Joey Brown tips it but misses | 16-21 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Billy Catchings grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | The jump hook by Billy Catchings is blocked by Joey Brown | 16-21 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski tips it back up and in | 18-21 |
| 08:02 | Chapman | Jeffrey John steals it from Rodney Emery | 18-21 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Billy Catchings loses the dribble to Rodney Emery | 18-21 |
| 07:54 | Chapman | Rodney Emery banks in the layup | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Billy Catchings (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Nelson Fredericks (fairly fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Dye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chapman | PG - Rodney Emery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Serio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morris Anthony (fresh) C - Joey Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey John can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | Chapman | Jamie Serio snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:25 | Chapman | Joey Brown comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Dye - foul #1 on Floyd Dye, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (PF) Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Hoyt (PG), Robert Harp (SG) Rodney Emery, Thomas Nelson | |
| 07:25 | Chapman | Joey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:25 | Chapman | Joey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Tracy Morris snags the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Tracy Morris loses the dribble to Jamie Serio | 18-25 |
| 06:25 | Chapman | Robert Harp is hacked by Nelson Fredericks - foul #1 on Nelson Fredericks, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Boyer (SF) Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Chapman | Charles Eichorn (SG), Corey Jhonson (PF) Jamie Serio, Morris Anthony | |
| 06:25 | Chapman | Robert Harp makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:25 | Chapman | Robert Harp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Floyd Dye comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 18-27 |
| 06:12 | Chapman | The rebound goes to Corey Jhonson | 18-27 |
| 05:49 | Chapman | Robert Harp drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Charles Eichorn is called for the reach on Billy Catchings - foul #1 on Charles Eichorn, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Jeffrey John, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Chapman | Rodney Emery (PG), Jamie Serio (SF), Jeremy Archey (C) Robert Hoyt, Robert Harp, Joey Brown | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Billy Catchings misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:45 | Chapman | The rebound goes to Jeremy Archey | 18-29 |
| 05:27 | Chapman | Jamie Serio clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Harrell - foul #2 on James Harrell, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG) Billy Catchings | |
| Subs | Chapman | | |
| 05:27 | Chapman | Jamie Serio misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:27 | Chapman | Jamie Serio makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-30 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Floyd Dye gets the offensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski drills a jumper from the baseline | 20-30 |
| 04:46 | Chapman | Rodney Emery is fouled on the floor by Robert Toledo - foul #1 on Robert Toledo, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Morris Anthony (SF) Jamie Serio | |
| 04:46 | Chapman | Rodney Emery makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:46 | Chapman | Rodney Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Toledo is hacked by Rodney Emery - foul #1 on Rodney Emery, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Tracy Morris (C) James Harrell, Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Hoyt (PG) Charles Eichorn | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Toledo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:13 | Chapman | Rodney Emery hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Hoyt | 22-34 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Robert Toledo comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Tracy Morris makes the driving attempt from close range | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Toledo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tracy Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chapman | PG - Robert Hoyt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Emery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Anthony (fresh) PF - Corey Jhonson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Archey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Chapman | Robert Hoyt is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Hoyt, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Catchings (PG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Floyd Dye (C) Robert Toledo, Ronald Boyer, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Chapman | Charles Eichorn (SG), Joseph Poniatoski (SF), Joey Brown (PF), Robert Harp (C) Rodney Emery, Morris Anthony, Corey Jhonson, Jeremy Archey | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Joey Brown is called for the reach on Jeffrey John - foul #2 on Joey Brown, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chapman | Jamie Serio (PF) Robert Hoyt | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey John makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey John makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:55 | Chapman | Jamie Serio hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 26-34 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Billy Catchings pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Billy Catchings clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 02:44 | Chapman | Jamie Serio gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:38 | Chapman | Robert Harp scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Eichorn and the foul's on Tracy Morris - foul #2 on Tracy Morris, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Jeffrey John, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | Chapman | | |
| 02:38 | Chapman | Robert Harp makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Billy Catchings can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Harp - foul #2 on Robert Harp, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Boyer (SF) Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | Chapman | Rodney Emery (PG) Robert Harp | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Billy Catchings misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Billy Catchings misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Floyd Dye makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by James Harrell | 28-37 |
| 01:50 | Chapman | Rodney Emery makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Poniatoski | 28-39 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Billy Catchings knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Harrell | 30-39 |
| 01:23 | Chapman | Rodney Emery can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Floyd Dye - foul #2 on Floyd Dye, team foul #12 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Floyd Dye | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Harp (SG), Morris Anthony (PF) Charles Eichorn, Jamie Serio | |
| 01:23 | Chapman | Rodney Emery makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:23 | Chapman | Rodney Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Billy Catchings gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Tracy Morris misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 00:37 | Chapman | Joey Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:25 | Chapman | Billy Catchings picks off the pass by Joseph Poniatoski | 30-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Harrell is hacked by Joseph Poniatoski - foul #3 on Joseph Poniatoski, team foul #12 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Toledo (PG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Floyd Dye (C) Billy Catchings, Ronald Boyer, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Chapman | Robert Hoyt (PG), Corey Jhonson (PF), Jeremy Archey (C) Rodney Emery, Joseph Poniatoski, Joey Brown | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:02 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Chapman | Corey Jhonson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-41 |