| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Timothy Hornberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Viator (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wise (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Mustafa (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Reggie West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Christian Graddy's pass is intercepted by Robert Viator | 32-43 |
| 19:37 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Viator | 32-45 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | John Reich is hacked by Robert Viator - foul #2 on Robert Viator, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-45 |
| 18:58 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Reggie West | 32-45 |
| 18:53 | Carleton | Andrew Wise can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-45 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Ronald Mustafa swats the layup by Jeremiah Meyers | 32-45 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | John Reich tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 18:20 | Carleton | Andrew Wise scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Hornberger | 34-47 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hornberger - foul #2 on Timothy Hornberger, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | John Reich buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ted Neill | 37-47 |
| 17:43 | Carleton | John Reich is called for the reach on Robert Viator - foul #3 on John Reich, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF) John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Carleton | Robert Schimke (PG), Bradley Doster (SG), James Schreiner (SF), Michael Frasure (PF), William Hartig (C) Timothy Hornberger, Robert Viator, Andrew Wise, Ronald Mustafa, Reggie West | |
| 17:33 | Carleton | Robert Schimke drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Varela, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 16:56 | Carleton | Michael Long steps in front of the William Hartig pass | 37-49 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Hartig - foul #2 on William Hartig, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:30 | Carleton | James Schreiner makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Doster | 39-51 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Long | 42-51 |
| 16:10 | Carleton | Bradley Doster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 16:09 | Carleton | Michael Frasure grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 15:50 | Carleton | Robert Schimke misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 15:48 | Carleton | James Schreiner tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Robert Schimke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradley Doster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Schreiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Frasure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hartig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Raymond Varela buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Howard | 45-51 |
| 15:24 | Carleton | Michael Frasure is hacked by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Raymond Varela, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Carleton | Joshua Wilfong (PG), Robert Viator (SG), Andrew Wise (SF), Ronald Mustafa (PF), Reggie West (C) Robert Schimke, Bradley Doster, James Schreiner, Michael Frasure, William Hartig | |
| 15:06 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Viator | 45-53 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers travels with the ball | 45-53 |
| 14:34 | Carleton | Christian Graddy takes the ball from Robert Viator | 45-53 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs double dribbles | 45-53 |
| 14:09 | Carleton | Andrew Wise misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 14:07 | Carleton | The offensive rebound goes to Reggie West | 45-53 |
| 13:51 | Carleton | Andrew Wise travels with the ball | 45-53 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Ted Neill scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 13:12 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Christian Graddy - foul #3 on Christian Graddy, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF) John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger (PG), Bradley Doster (SG), James Schreiner (SF), William Hartig (C) Joshua Wilfong, Robert Viator, Andrew Wise, Reggie West | |
| 13:12 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:12 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Schreiner - foul #1 on James Schreiner, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Frasure (PF) Ronald Mustafa | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:41 | Carleton | James Schreiner is denied on a layup by Jonathan Howard | 50-54 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 50-54 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 12:23 | Carleton | William Hartig pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 11:54 | Carleton | Raymond Varela steals the ball from William Hartig | 50-54 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Ralph Koch's floater is tipped away by James Schreiner | 50-54 |
| 11:34 | Carleton | James Schreiner pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Timothy Hornberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Doster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Schreiner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Frasure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hartig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Carleton | William Hartig clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Raymond Varela, Michael Long, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Carleton | Joshua Wilfong (PG), Robert Viator (SG), Andrew Wise (SF), Reggie West (C) Timothy Hornberger, Bradley Doster, James Schreiner, Michael Frasure | |
| 11:20 | Carleton | William Hartig makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:20 | Carleton | William Hartig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a driving attempt from close range set up by John Reich | 52-56 |
| 10:57 | Carleton | Robert Viator can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 52-56 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Reggie West - foul #2 on Reggie West, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa (PF) William Hartig | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:29 | Carleton | Robert Viator comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 56-56 |
| 10:08 | Carleton | Reggie West clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ted Neill | 56-56 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | John Reich scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Neill | 58-56 |
| 09:57 | Carleton | Robert Viator clanks a jumper in the paint | 58-56 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 09:33 | Carleton | Robert Viator can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Christian Graddy clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 09:11 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:52 | Carleton | Reggie West loses the dribble to Ted Neill | 61-56 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John Reich misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Viator - foul #3 on Robert Viator, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger (PG), Bradley Doster (SG), Michael Frasure (SF), James Schreiner (C) Joshua Wilfong, Robert Viator, Andrew Wise, Reggie West | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:28 | Carleton | James Schreiner misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Reich - foul #4 on John Reich, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 08:28 | Carleton | James Schreiner misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:28 | Carleton | James Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Carl Luce clanks a jump hook from the right block | 63-57 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Michael Long hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 07:40 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Doster and the foul's on Jonathan Howard - foul #2 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carleton | William Hartig (C) Ronald Mustafa | |
| 07:40 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Michael Frasure is called for the reach on Carl Luce - foul #1 on Michael Frasure, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Timothy Hornberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Doster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Schreiner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Frasure (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hartig (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Raymond Varela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carleton | Robert Viator (SG) Michael Frasure | |
| 06:46 | Carleton | James Schreiner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 06:44 | Carleton | James Schreiner grabs the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 06:32 | Carleton | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Bradley Doster - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | Carleton | Andrew Wise (SF), Reggie West (C) Robert Viator, William Hartig | |
| 06:32 | Carleton | Bradley Doster makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:32 | Carleton | Bradley Doster misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:32 | Carleton | James Schreiner gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 06:17 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christian Graddy - foul #4 on Christian Graddy, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Frasure (PF) James Schreiner | |
| 06:17 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:17 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 69-63 |
| 05:42 | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | John Reich clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 69-63 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Ted Neill snags the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Andrew Wise - foul #3 on Andrew Wise, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Carleton | Joshua Wilfong (PG), Robert Viator (SG), Ronald Mustafa (PF) Timothy Hornberger, Bradley Doster, Michael Frasure | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:19 | Carleton | Reggie West snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 05:04 | Carleton | Andrew Wise scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Viator | 70-66 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled on the floor by Joshua Wilfong - foul #4 on Joshua Wilfong, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | Carleton | James Schreiner (SF), William Hartig (C) Andrew Wise, Reggie West | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:31 | Carleton | William Hartig drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Wilfong | 72-68 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard buries a fadeaway from the left block | 74-68 |
| 03:53 | Carleton | Joshua Wilfong misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 03:52 | Carleton | James Schreiner tips it home | 74-70 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is fouled on the floor by Joshua Wilfong - foul #5 on Joshua Wilfong, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) John Reich, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Carleton | Robert Schimke (PG), Andrew Wise (SF), Reggie West (C) Joshua Wilfong, James Schreiner, William Hartig | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:31 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 03:22 | Carleton | Andrew Wise is fouled on the floor by Christian Graddy - foul #5 on Christian Graddy, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Carleton | Timothy Hornberger (PG) Robert Schimke | |
| 03:22 | Carleton | Andrew Wise makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:22 | Carleton | Andrew Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Timothy Hornberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Viator (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Mustafa (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Reggie West (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Ted Neill | 76-72 |
| 02:52 | Carleton | Reggie West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Ronald Mustafa is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #1 on Ronald Mustafa, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:39 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Reggie West | 76-72 |
| 02:22 | Carleton | Reggie West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Raymond Varela | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 02:07 | Carleton | Andrew Wise gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:42 | Carleton | Jeremiah Meyers blocks the short jumper by Reggie West | 76-72 |
| 01:41 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa gets the offensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:36 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Timothy Hornberger | 76-74 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | John Reich makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ted Neill | 78-74 |
| 01:17 | Carleton | Carl Luce is called for the reach on Ronald Mustafa - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 01:17 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:17 | Carleton | Ronald Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Ronald Mustafa is called for the reach on Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Ronald Mustafa, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:02 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Reggie West | 79-76 |
| 00:38 | Carleton | Andrew Wise misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Carl Luce snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Carl Luce is hacked by Robert Viator in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Viator, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Raymond Varela (SF) Ted Neill, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Carleton | Reggie West is fouled on the floor by John Reich - foul #5 on John Reich, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Long, John Reich | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 00:28 | Carleton | Reggie West misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:28 | Carleton | Reggie West makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is hacked by Robert Viator in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Viator, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carleton | Bradley Doster (SG) Robert Viator | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:23 | Carleton | Carleton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 00:20 | Carleton | Bradley Doster hits a 3 from the left wing | 82-80 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is hacked by Bradley Doster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Doster, team foul #15 | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:14 | Carleton | Bradley Doster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-80 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Bradley Doster is called for the reach on Daniel Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Doster, team foul #16 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:07 | Carleton | Carleton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 00:03 | Carleton | Bradley Doster connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Hornberger | 85-83 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is hacked by Timothy Hornberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Hornberger, team foul #17 | 85-83 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:00 | Carleton | Andrew Wise comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 87-83 |