| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Raymond Byars (fresh) SG - David Chen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Labounty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Cardiel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 19:30 | Boston College | Robert Labounty gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:26 | Boston College | Raymond Byars can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Zachery Baker snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | William Houston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 18:54 | Boston College | Raymond Byars grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 18:36 | Boston College | Robert Labounty knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Byars | 25-33 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | William Houston can't throw it down | 25-33 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Robert Labounty gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:50 | Boston College | Robert Labounty comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Micheal Fortier - foul #2 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 17:50 | Boston College | Robert Labounty makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:50 | Boston College | Robert Labounty misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Houston | 27-34 |
| 17:27 | Boston College | Marlon Everhart picks off the pass by Thomas Beard | 27-34 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | William Houston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:00 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Thomas Beard | 27-34 |
| 16:54 | Boston College | Robert Labounty makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Cardiel | 27-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Cardiel - foul #1 on Joshua Cardiel, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Boston College | Leon Devaughn (SG), Rick Baty (SF), Robert Stiner (PF), Adam Epps (C) David Chen, Robert Labounty, Joshua Cardiel, Thomas Beard | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:07 | Boston College | Adam Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 15:53 | Boston College | Robert Stiner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-37 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | William Houston pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Raymond Byars (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Baty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stiner (fresh) C - Adam Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Stiner | 28-37 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo tips it in | 30-37 |
| 15:26 | Boston College | Raymond Byars loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (PF) Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Browning (PG), Robert Labounty (SF), Joshua Cardiel (PF) Raymond Byars, Rick Baty, Robert Stiner | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Epps - foul #2 on Adam Epps, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Chen (SG) Leon Devaughn | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:59 | Boston College | Adam Epps hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 32-37 |
| 14:58 | Boston College | Adam Epps tips it in | 32-39 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | William Houston banks in the layup | 34-39 |
| 14:31 | Boston College | Robert Labounty is fouled on the floor by William Houston - foul #1 on William Houston, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF) William Houston, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Beard (C) Adam Epps | |
| 14:17 | Boston College | Thomas Beard hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Browning | 34-41 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | William Reid gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | William Reid knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 13:15 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel drills a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by William Reid - foul #2 on William Reid, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Boston College | Leon Devaughn (SG), Rick Baty (SF) David Chen, Robert Labounty | |
| 13:15 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | William Houston double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Stiner (PF) Joshua Cardiel | |
| 12:56 | Boston College | Thomas Beard is fouled on the floor by Marlon Everhart - foul #1 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) Marlon Everhart | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 12:41 | Boston College | Thomas Beard misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Christopher Rossetti - foul #3 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (PF) William Reid | |
| Subs | Boston College | Raymond Byars (PG) Carl Browning | |
| 12:41 | Boston College | Thomas Beard makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:41 | Boston College | Thomas Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) Zachery Baker | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Chen (SG), Robert Labounty (SF), Joshua Cardiel (PF) Leon Devaughn, Rick Baty, Robert Stiner | |
| 11:59 | Boston College | William Houston steals the ball from Raymond Byars | 36-45 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti's pass is intercepted by Thomas Beard | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Raymond Byars (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Chen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Labounty (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Cardiel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Beard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Raymond Byars comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Houston - foul #2 on William Houston, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF) Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Boston College | Adam Epps (C) Thomas Beard | |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Raymond Byars makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:15 | Boston College | Raymond Byars misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | William Houston hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart | 38-46 |
| 10:36 | Boston College | David Chen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier can't finish the layup | 38-46 |
| 10:10 | Boston College | David Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:04 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) William Houston, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Browning (PG), Leon Devaughn (SG) Raymond Byars, David Chen | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Keith Zhanel, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG) Keith Zhanel | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rick Baty (SF), Robert Stiner (PF), Thomas Beard (C) Robert Labounty, Joshua Cardiel, Adam Epps | |
| 09:26 | Boston College | Carl Browning is fouled on the floor by Kevin Leonardo - foul #1 on Kevin Leonardo, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| 09:26 | Boston College | Carl Browning makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:26 | Boston College | Carl Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Leon Devaughn - foul #1 on Leon Devaughn, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) Marlon Everhart | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:59 | Boston College | Carl Browning buries a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Beard | 40-50 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | William Reid misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Stiner - foul #1 on Robert Stiner, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) William Houston | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Chen (SG), Robert Labounty (SF), Joshua Cardiel (PF) Leon Devaughn, Rick Baty, Robert Stiner | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | William Reid misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | William Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:30 | Boston College | David Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:14 | Boston College | Robert Labounty misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to David Chen | 40-50 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Thomas Beard drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Chen | 40-52 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | William Reid comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 40-52 |
| 07:48 | Boston College | David Chen grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 07:25 | Boston College | Robert Labounty double dribbles | 40-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Robert Hale, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Boston College | Raymond Byars (PG), Adam Epps (C) Carl Browning, Thomas Beard | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Raymond Byars (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labounty (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Cardiel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-52 |
| 07:06 | Boston College | David Chen grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 06:58 | Boston College | Robert Labounty misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Marlon Everhart - foul #2 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG) Zachery Baker | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:58 | Boston College | Robert Labounty makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:58 | Boston College | Robert Labounty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | William Houston scores on a runner from the right block | 42-54 |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Adam Epps buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Christopher Rossetti - foul #4 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #10 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Browning (PG) Raymond Byars | |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Adam Epps misses the free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel makes the fadeaway near the basket | 44-56 |
| 05:54 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Browning | 44-58 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | William Houston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-58 |
| 05:33 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:29 | Boston College | Robert Labounty clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Micheal Fortier | 44-58 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | William Houston's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Boston College | Leon Devaughn (SG), Rick Baty (SF), Robert Stiner (PF), Thomas Beard (C) David Chen, Robert Labounty, Joshua Cardiel, Adam Epps | |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Thomas Beard misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-58 |
| 04:50 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Baty | 44-58 |
| 04:24 | Boston College | Thomas Beard misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Leonardo - foul #2 on Kevin Leonardo, team foul #11 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (PF) Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | Boston College | Raymond Byars (PG) Carl Browning | |
| 04:24 | Boston College | Thomas Beard makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:24 | Boston College | Thomas Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | William Houston is fouled on the floor by Robert Stiner - foul #2 on Robert Stiner, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Beard | 44-60 |
| 03:58 | Boston College | Rick Baty grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Raymond Byars scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Stiner | 44-62 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-62 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Robert Hale tips it home | 46-62 |
| 03:10 | Boston College | Raymond Byars hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-62 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | William Houston gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Raymond Byars (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Baty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stiner (fresh) C - Thomas Beard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Robert Stiner is called for the reach on Kevin Leonardo - foul #3 on Robert Stiner, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) William Houston, Robert Hale, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Browning (PG), David Chen (SG), Robert Labounty (SF), Joshua Cardiel (PF) Raymond Byars, Leon Devaughn, Rick Baty, Robert Stiner | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 48-62 |
| 02:13 | Boston College | Robert Labounty double dribbles | 48-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Adam Epps (C) Thomas Beard | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Adam Epps is called for the reach on Marlon Everhart - foul #3 on Adam Epps, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG) Keith Zhanel | |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Beard (C) Adam Epps | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:53 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel grabs the board | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Thomas Beard is fouled on the floor by Micheal Fortier - foul #3 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #12 | 48-62 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Thomas Beard makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Thomas Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-64 |
| 01:26 | Boston College | Carl Browning gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Joshua Cardiel lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Beard | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | William Houston misses the easy layup | 48-66 |
| 00:55 | Boston College | Robert Labounty gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Robert Labounty makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Chen | 48-68 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier can't throw it down | 48-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier tips it home | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Carl Browning runs out the clock | 50-68 |