| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Harrell (fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Cotta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Dieter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Grant Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Mario Cotta hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:42 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee misses the jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Mario Cotta gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey John comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Steven Dieter - foul #1 on Steven Dieter, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey John makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 19:26 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee hits the finger roll | 44-41 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | A charge is called on Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #4 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| 19:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 44-41 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | The short jumper by James Harrell is denied by Grant Lee | 44-41 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer tips it in | 46-41 |
| 18:36 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson buries a jumper near the basket | 46-43 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey John steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones (C) James Jones | |
| 18:09 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Boyer - foul #3 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien (C) Grant Lee | |
| 18:03 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | James Harrell steals the ball from Mark Farrington | 46-43 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Steven Dieter steals it from David Stokes | 46-43 |
| 17:29 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Farrington | 46-45 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 17:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 17:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 46-47 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | James Harrell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 16:35 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:15 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien can't connect on a floater in the paint | 46-47 |
| 16:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:09 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington is hacked by Ronald Boyer - foul #4 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Mario Cotta (C) Jeffrey John, Ronald Boyer, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Cox (PG), Arthur Schweigart (SG), Grant Lee (SF), James Jones (C) Mark Farrington, Steven Dieter, Charles Jones, Todd O'Brien | |
| 16:01 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 46-47 |
| 15:59 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arthur Schweigart hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Harrell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 stl. SG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Fredericks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Schweigart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | James Harrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Ladd (PG) James Harrell | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| 15:28 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Mario Cotta - foul #3 on Mario Cotta, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 15:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald McVaigh - foul #2 on Gerald McVaigh, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| 15:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 14:51 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | James Jones snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 14:35 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-50 |
| 14:34 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Lee | 46-50 |
| 14:20 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Mario Cotta grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 14:13 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | James Jones gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:46 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee hits a turnaround near the basket | 46-52 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Arthur Ladd is fouled on the floor by Grant Lee - foul #3 on Grant Lee, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Tracy Morris (C) Arthur Ladd, Gerald McVaigh, Nelson Fredericks, David Stokes, Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington (PG), Steven Dieter (SG), Jeremy Banner (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Todd O'Brien (C) Charles Cox, Arthur Schweigart, Grant Lee, Louis Hudson, James Jones | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski tips it but misses | 46-52 |
| 12:55 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 12:34 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien is denied on a layup by Vincent Rykaczewski | 46-52 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 12:25 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington is fouled in the backcourt by James Harrell - foul #1 on James Harrell, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| 12:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey John grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Tracy Morris hits the finger roll set up by James Harrell | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Harrell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Tracy Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Mark Farrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dieter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Banner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd O'Brien (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Jones and he's hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #1 on Jeffrey John, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Ladd (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG) James Harrell, Jeffrey John | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joshua Brochu (PG) Mark Farrington | |
| 11:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Tracy Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 11:27 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 11:23 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joshua Brochu misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 11:22 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Tracy Morris grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer buries a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 10:49 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Ronald Boyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 10:39 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Vincent Rykaczewski is called for the reach on Joshua Brochu - foul #5 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mario Cotta (C) Brandon Dejesus, Ronald Boyer, Vincent Rykaczewski, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Cox (SG), Grant Lee (SF), Louis Hudson (PF), James Jones (C) Steven Dieter, Jeremy Banner, Todd O'Brien, Charles Jones | |
| 10:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joshua Brochu makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Joshua Brochu misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 10:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee hits a jumper from close range set up by Charles Cox | 51-58 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Louis Hudson steals the ball from Arthur Ladd | 51-58 |
| 10:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Nelson Fredericks takes the ball from Joshua Brochu | 51-58 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Arthur Ladd pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | The short jumper by Mario Cotta is denied by Louis Hudson | 51-58 |
| 09:31 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:18 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | David Stokes steals it from Grant Lee | 51-58 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses the turnaround in the paint | 51-58 |
| 09:02 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:57 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Charles Cox | 51-60 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Louis Hudson steals it from Mario Cotta | 51-60 |
| 08:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Ladd - foul #4 on Arthur Ladd, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (PG), Gerald McVaigh (SG), Ronald Boyer (SF) Arthur Ladd, Jeffrey John, Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington (PG), Steven Dieter (SG), Charles Jones (PF), Todd O'Brien (C) Joshua Brochu, Charles Cox, Louis Hudson, James Jones | |
| 08:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:14 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Mario Cotta hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-61 |
| 07:58 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 07:43 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones misses long on a runner in the lane | 51-61 |
| 07:41 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington grabs the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Harrell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Stokes (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Cotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dieter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Lee (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd O'Brien (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-61 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Mario Cotta snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | James Harrell misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Todd O'Brien - foul #1 on Todd O'Brien, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner (SF) Grant Lee | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | James Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:30 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 07:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald McVaigh - foul #3 on Gerald McVaigh, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson (PF) Todd O'Brien | |
| 07:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:17 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | David Stokes gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | James Harrell buries a shot in the paint | 54-62 |
| 06:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner banks in the layup set up by Steven Dieter | 54-64 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Charles Jones blocks the jumper by James Harrell | 54-64 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Tracy Morris tips it in | 56-64 |
| 06:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner is fouled on the floor by Ronald Boyer - foul #5 on Ronald Boyer, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Nelson Fredericks (SF), Mario Cotta (C) Gerald McVaigh, Ronald Boyer, Tracy Morris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Cox (SG), Todd O'Brien (C) Steven Dieter, Charles Jones | |
| 06:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey John is hacked by Charles Cox - foul #3 on Charles Cox, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Ladd (PG) James Harrell | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arthur Schweigart (SG), James Jones (C) Mark Farrington, Louis Hudson | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Mario Cotta clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:45 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Todd O'Brien | 56-66 |
| 05:36 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Arthur Schweigart lays it in on a great pass from Charles Cox | 56-68 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-68 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Mario Cotta can't tip it in | 56-68 |
| 05:21 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Arthur Schweigart | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Ladd - foul #5 on Arthur Ladd, team foul #12 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Harrell (PG) Arthur Ladd | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson (PF) James Jones | |
| 05:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 05:10 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Todd O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington (PG), Steven Dieter (SG), Grant Lee (SF), James Jones (C) Charles Cox, Arthur Schweigart, Jeremy Banner, Todd O'Brien | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey John clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 04:58 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee clanks a shot from the left block | 56-70 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | David Stokes grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | James Harrell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey John | 58-70 |
| 03:56 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Dieter | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Mario Cotta is hacked by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Mario Cotta | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones (C) James Jones | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Harrell | 60-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Harrell (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Fredericks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Stokes (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Tracy Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Wesleyan | PG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dieter (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Lee (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:25 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Dieter | 60-74 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | James Harrell misses long on a turnaround from close range | 60-74 |
| 03:20 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson grabs the board | 60-74 |
| 03:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Mark Farrington hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Jones | 60-77 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Grant Lee blocks the short jumper by James Harrell | 60-77 |
| 03:11 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Louis Hudson pulls down the rebound | 60-77 |
| 02:54 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Grant Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Grant Lee, team foul #7 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (SF) Jeffrey John, Nelson Fredericks | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Cox (PG), Arthur Schweigart (SG), Jeremy Banner (SF), Todd O'Brien (C) Mark Farrington, Steven Dieter, Grant Lee, Louis Hudson | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Charles Jones denies the turnaround by James Harrell | 60-77 |
| 02:44 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner grabs the board | 60-77 |
| 02:33 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner banks in the layup | 60-79 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | James Harrell scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 62-79 |
| 02:19 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-79 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh gets the rebound | 62-79 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Harrell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Cox - foul #4 on Charles Cox, team foul #8 | 62-79 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:49 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #13 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Wesleyan | | |
| 01:49 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:49 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | James Harrell connects on the floater near the basket | 66-81 |
| 01:11 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner's layup is rejected by Tracy Morris | 66-81 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Nelson Fredericks grabs the defensive rebound | 66-81 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | James Harrell misses badly on a runner in the paint | 66-81 |
| 01:04 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Todd O'Brien | 66-81 |
| 00:48 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Cox | 66-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | James Harrell buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Wesleyan | N. Carolina Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:18 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner's fadeaway is rejected by Tracy Morris | 68-83 |
| 00:16 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Jeremy Banner tips it but misses | 68-83 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh grabs the defensive rebound | 68-83 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | James Harrell banks in the layup on a great pass from Tracy Morris | 70-83 |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Wesleyan | Charles Cox runs out the clock | 70-83 |