| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Quinton Cox (fresh) SG - Terry Castrejon (fresh) SF - James Rich (fresh) PF - Danny Ritz (fresh) C - Reynaldo Vargas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Christian Graddy hits the easy wide open finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Quinton Cox | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 19:04 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon is hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #1 on Christian Graddy, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:53 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Quinton Cox | 5-4 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 18:35 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon connects on the 3 from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Castrejon - foul #1 on Terry Castrejon, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Christian Graddy clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Danny Ritz - foul #1 on Danny Ritz, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:56 | Ohio Wesleyan | Danny Ritz knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Terry Castrejon | 10-6 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers blows the wide open layup | 10-6 |
| 17:47 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 17:32 | Ohio Wesleyan | Danny Ritz's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Meyers | 10-6 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 17:07 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:48 | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), James Gose (SG), Ernest Slater (SF), Anthony Flor (PF), David Hatcher (C) Quinton Cox, Terry Castrejon, James Rich, Danny Ritz, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Ralph Koch double dribbles | 10-6 |
| 16:13 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 16:13 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:13 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | David Hatcher blocks the jumper by Carl Luce | 12-6 |
| 15:56 | Ohio Wesleyan | The rebound goes to David Hatcher | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Sherwood Clemente (fresh) SG - James Gose (fresh) SF - Ernest Slater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Flor (fresh) C - David Hatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fresh) SG - Michael Long (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Ralph Koch (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater is hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #2 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Jonathan Howard | |
| 15:32 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ralph Koch takes the ball from Ernest Slater | 12-6 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 15:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Hatcher | 14-6 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-6 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-6 |
| 14:46 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 14:39 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gose | 17-6 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Anthony Flor denies the turnaround by Michael Long | 17-6 |
| 14:11 | Ohio Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Anthony Flor | 17-6 |
| 14:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Sherwood Clemente | 19-6 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses long on a floater from the left wing | 19-6 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the offensive rebound | 19-6 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Raymond Varela scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Gibbs | 19-9 |
| 13:17 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), James Rich (SG), Kevin Kowalowski (SF), Danny Ritz (PF) Sherwood Clemente, James Gose, Ernest Slater, Anthony Flor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 13:17 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 13:17 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 20-9 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by David Hatcher - foul #1 on David Hatcher, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon (SG), Steven Gunn (C) Danny Ritz, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | A charge is called on Ted Neill - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas (PF) Quinton Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:38 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Reich - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #6 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), Danny Ritz (PF) Terry Castrejon, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:38 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski misses the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 12:38 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 20-9 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Carl Luce loses the dribble to James Rich | 20-9 |
| 12:13 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski slams it home set up by James Rich | 22-9 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | John Reich is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Reynaldo Vargas (PF) Sherwood Clemente, Kevin Kowalowski, Danny Ritz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:48 | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox is fouled on the floor by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #7 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | James Gose (SG), Kevin Kowalowski (SF), Danny Ritz (PF) Terry Castrejon, James Rich, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch | |
| 11:48 | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox misses the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 11:48 | Ohio Wesleyan | Danny Ritz grabs the offensive board | 22-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Quinton Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Ritz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski double dribbles | 22-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), James Rich (PF) Quinton Cox, Danny Ritz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Carl Luce | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 22-11 |
| 11:05 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Gose | 24-11 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | James Gose is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gose, team foul #4 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Ernest Slater (SF), Danny Ritz (PF), Reynaldo Vargas (C) Sherwood Clemente, James Gose, Kevin Kowalowski, James Rich, Steven Gunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-11 |
| 10:54 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas gets the rebound | 24-11 |
| 10:36 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas knocks in the floater from the right block | 26-11 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Quinton Cox steps in front of the Randy Chagoya pass in the backcourt | 26-11 |
| 10:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon misses the lay-in | 26-11 |
| 10:30 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon hits the follow up shot | 28-11 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | John Reich can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-11 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the offensive rebound | 28-11 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremiah Meyers | 28-13 |
| 09:57 | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox loses the dribble to Randy Chagoya | 28-13 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the easy layup | 28-13 |
| 09:52 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas grabs the board | 28-13 |
| 09:37 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon loses the dribble to John Reich | 28-13 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Christian Graddy connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Chagoya | 28-15 |
| 09:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Daniel Gibbs blocks the short jumper by Terry Castrejon | 28-15 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 28-15 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Terry Castrejon steals the ball from Daniel Gibbs in the backcourt | 28-15 |
| 09:07 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 28-15 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | John Reich pulls down the rebound | 28-15 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Slater - foul #1 on Ernest Slater, team foul #5 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), James Gose (SG), James Rich (SF), Anthony Flor (PF), David Hatcher (C) Quinton Cox, Terry Castrejon, Ernest Slater, Danny Ritz, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Randy Chagoya, John Reich, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:50 | Ohio Wesleyan | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the reach on James Rich - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #8 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 08:50 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Long | 28-20 |
| 08:28 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 08:27 | Ohio Wesleyan | Anthony Flor grabs the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 08:12 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich is fouled on the floor by Ralph Koch - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski (SF) Anthony Flor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:12 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 08:12 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Michael Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Sherwood Clemente (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gose (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rich (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Hatcher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherwood Clemente | 33-20 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Kowalowski - foul #1 on Kevin Kowalowski, team foul #6 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Anthony Flor (PF), Steven Gunn (C) Sherwood Clemente, James Gose, Kevin Kowalowski, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs blows the layup | 33-21 |
| 07:09 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 07:07 | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski (SF), Danny Ritz (PF) Terry Castrejon, Anthony Flor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Carl Luce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Reynaldo Vargas (PF), David Hatcher (C) Quinton Cox, James Rich, Danny Ritz, Steven Gunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 06:42 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #10 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), James Rich (SG), Anthony Flor (PF) Sherwood Clemente, Terry Castrejon, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Carl Luce, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 06:42 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 06:42 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 06:28 | Ohio Wesleyan | Anthony Flor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 06:22 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Reich - foul #2 on John Reich, team foul #11 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | James Gose (PG), Ernest Slater (SF), Danny Ritz (PF), David Hatcher (C) Quinton Cox, Kevin Kowalowski, Anthony Flor, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) John Reich | |
| 06:22 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 06:22 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Michael Long hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya | 36-23 |
| 05:48 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Gose | 39-23 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Michael Long loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Kevin Kowalowski (SF), Anthony Flor (PF), Steven Gunn (C) James Gose, James Rich, Ernest Slater, Danny Ritz, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| 05:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Steven Gunn is called for 3 seconds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), Reynaldo Vargas (PF) Sherwood Clemente, Anthony Flor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-23 |
| 05:18 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski pulls down the rebound | 39-23 |
| 04:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | Steven Gunn is fouled on the floor by Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #12 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), James Gose (SG), James Rich (SF), Danny Ritz (PF) Quinton Cox, Terry Castrejon, Kevin Kowalowski, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Michael Long (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Randy Chagoya, Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce | |
| 04:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | Steven Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 04:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | Steven Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 04:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 04:41 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich is hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #13 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater (SF), Anthony Flor (PF), David Hatcher (C) James Gose, Danny Ritz, Steven Gunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (C) Daniel Gibbs | |
| 04:41 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 04:41 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 39-23 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-23 |
| 04:25 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 04:17 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-23 |
| 04:16 | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente tips it in | 41-23 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is hacked by Sherwood Clemente in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sherwood Clemente, team foul #7 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Kevin Kowalowski (SF), Danny Ritz (PF), Reynaldo Vargas (C) Sherwood Clemente, James Rich, Ernest Slater, Anthony Flor, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 1st free throw | 41-23 |
| 04:14 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas grabs the board | 41-23 |
| 04:03 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Quinton Cox | 43-23 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Kevin Kowalowski steals the ball from Jeremiah Meyers | 43-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio Wesleyan | PG - Quinton Cox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Castrejon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kowalowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Ritz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Reynaldo Vargas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Michael Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Luce (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Varela - foul #1 on Raymond Varela, team foul #14 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), Ernest Slater (SF), James Rich (PF), David Hatcher (C) Quinton Cox, Kevin Kowalowski, Danny Ritz, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Raymond Varela, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| 03:33 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 03:33 | Ohio Wesleyan | Terry Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-23 |
| 03:15 | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 02:57 | Ohio Wesleyan | Christian Graddy is called for the reach on Ernest Slater - foul #2 on Christian Graddy, team foul #15 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), James Gose (SG), Anthony Flor (PF), Reynaldo Vargas (C) Sherwood Clemente, Terry Castrejon, James Rich, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs (C) Christian Graddy | |
| 02:57 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater misses the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 02:57 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 46-23 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Koch | 46-25 |
| 02:28 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas connects on the runner in the paint set up by Anthony Flor and the foul's on Daniel Gibbs - foul #3 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #16 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), James Rich (SF), Danny Ritz (PF) Quinton Cox, Ernest Slater, Anthony Flor | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Robert Lipovsky, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 02:28 | Ohio Wesleyan | Reynaldo Vargas makes the free throw | 49-25 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard loses the dribble to James Rich | 49-25 |
| 01:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Sherwood Clemente - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #17 | 49-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski (SF), David Hatcher (C) James Rich, Reynaldo Vargas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 01:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente makes the 1st free throw | 50-25 |
| 01:58 | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente makes the 2nd free throw | 51-25 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Danny Ritz swats the short shot by Ralph Koch | 51-25 |
| 01:44 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski gets the rebound | 51-25 |
| 01:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #18 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Quinton Cox (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Anthony Flor (PF) Sherwood Clemente, James Gose, Danny Ritz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 01:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-25 |
| 01:31 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kevin Kowalowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-25 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Terry Castrejon steals the ball from John Reich in the backcourt | 53-25 |
| 01:11 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher is hacked by Carl Luce - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #19 | 53-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich (SG), Ernest Slater (SF) Terry Castrejon, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (C) Carl Luce | |
| 01:11 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 54-25 |
| 01:11 | Ohio Wesleyan | David Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-25 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 54-25 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Christian Graddy's floater is tipped away by Anthony Flor | 54-25 |
| 00:46 | Ohio Wesleyan | Anthony Flor grabs the board | 54-25 |
| 00:34 | Ohio Wesleyan | James Rich clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-25 |
| 00:33 | Ohio Wesleyan | Anthony Flor grabs the offensive rebound | 54-25 |
| 00:26 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Varela - foul #2 on Raymond Varela, team foul #20 | 54-25 |
| Subs | Ohio Wesleyan | Sherwood Clemente (PG), Terry Castrejon (SG), Danny Ritz (PF), Reynaldo Vargas (C) Quinton Cox, James Rich, Anthony Flor, David Hatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF) Randy Chagoya, John Reich, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy | |
| 00:26 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater makes the 1st free throw | 55-25 |
| 00:26 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 56-25 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Terry Castrejon picks off the pass by Michael Long | 56-25 |
| 00:01 | Ohio Wesleyan | Ernest Slater lays it up and in set up by Terry Castrejon | 58-25 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-25 |