| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper inbounds the ball | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | John Young misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | John Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ojore Alhusseini | 36-47 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Thomas Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman can't finish the layup | 36-47 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Peter Johnson gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Peter Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves is fouled on the floor by Ojore Alhusseini - foul #1 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PF) Peter Johnson | |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel banks in the layup | 38-47 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the lay-in | 38-47 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Green grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 38-47 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Christopher Zito grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | John Young misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG), Billie Wade (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF) Ojore Alhusseini, John Young, Bryan Cooper | |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes tips it home | 38-49 |
| 17:24 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes lays it up and in set up by Philip Scheffel | 40-49 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Billie Wade is hacked by Aaron Kresge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Aaron Kresge, Philip Scheffel, Raymond Vigue, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (PF) Derrick Cifuentes | |
| 17:00 | Alabama | William Phillips hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Billie Wade | 40-51 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-51 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Christopher Zito scores on a runner from close range set up by William Phillips | 40-53 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 16:12 | Alabama | William Phillips gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Christopher Zito is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Thomas Green (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Roger Grimes, Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF) William Phillips, Billie Wade, Goran Czubakowski | |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Aaron Kresge | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Zubia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG) Michael Clopton, Michael Zubia | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Salvo (PF) Christopher Zito | |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Thomas Green buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Philip Scheffel | 45-53 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Thomas Green takes the ball from Bryan Cooper in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (PF) Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), Billie Wade (C) John Young, Peter Johnson | |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Ojore Alhusseini | 45-55 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Billie Wade connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Cooper and he's fouled by Raymond Vigue - foul #1 on Raymond Vigue, team foul #2 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Thomas Green, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (SF), William Phillips (C) Goran Czubakowski, Bryan Cooper | |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses the free throw | 45-57 |
| 14:29 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 13:44 | Alabama | William Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derrick Cifuentes | 47-59 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 47-59 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | William Phillips grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Billie Wade | 47-61 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Reeves | 50-61 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Israel Reeves steals it from Billie Wade | 50-61 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia misses the easy layup | 50-61 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton tips it in | 52-61 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | William Phillips misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Glen Norcross - foul #2 on Glen Norcross, team foul #3 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Israel Reeves, Michael Zubia, Raymond Vigue, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Ojore Alhusseini, Billie Wade, Derrick Cifuentes | |
| 12:30 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Cooper - foul #1 on Bryan Cooper, team foul #2 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Zito (C) William Phillips | |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Green makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Green makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Ryan Frei is fouled on the floor by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| 11:51 | Alabama | John Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Mathews | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ryan Frei (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Salvo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | John Young is called for the reach on Michael Mathews - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glen Norcross (C) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | John Young picks off the pass by Aaron Kresge | 54-63 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | John Young is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | John Salvo snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | John Young hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Cooper | 54-66 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-66 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | Michael Mathews is called for the reach on John Salvo - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Aaron Kresge, Thomas Green, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SF), Peter Johnson (C) Ryan Frei, Bryan Cooper, Christopher Zito | |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski drills a 3 from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is hacked by John Salvo - foul #4 on John Salvo, team foul #4 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Billie Wade (C) John Young, John Salvo, Peter Johnson | |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Billie Wade - foul #1 on Billie Wade, team foul #5 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glen Norcross (C) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes misses the free throw | 56-69 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Billie Wade | 56-69 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | William Phillips misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-69 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini tips it home | 56-71 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Huffman | 58-71 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | William Phillips loses the dribble to Philip Scheffel | 58-71 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel hits the finger roll | 60-71 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Roger Grimes is called for the reach on Ojore Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Grimes, team foul #6 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Roger Grimes, Philip Scheffel, Michael Zubia, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Peter Johnson (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, William Phillips, Goran Czubakowski, Derrick Cifuentes, Billie Wade | |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Israel Reeves - foul #2 on Israel Reeves, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Thomas Green banks in the layup set up by Israel Reeves | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Israel Reeves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ryan Frei (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Green - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Clopton, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | Billie Wade (SG), John Salvo (PF) John Young, Christopher Zito | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG) Ryan Frei | |
| 07:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Reeves - foul #3 on Israel Reeves, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| 07:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 07:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge is fouled on the floor by John Salvo - foul #5 on John Salvo, team foul #6 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Michael Zubia (SG) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF) Bryan Cooper, John Salvo | |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (C) Billie Wade | |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-77 |
| 06:23 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Green | 65-77 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | William Phillips buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Young | 65-79 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-79 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge grabs the offensive board | 65-79 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-79 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge tips it home | 67-79 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Michael Zubia steals it from John Young in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | John Young travels in the backcourt | 70-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Michael Zubia, Thomas Green, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Billie Wade (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, John Young, Goran Czubakowski, Peter Johnson, William Phillips | |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Ryan Frei takes the ball from Michael Mathews | 70-79 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the board | 70-79 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ethan Graves | 73-79 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 73-79 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Israel Reeves | 73-79 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Derrick Cifuentes - foul #1 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #7 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Philip Scheffel, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Young (SG) Ryan Frei, Billie Wade | |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | John Young double dribbles | 75-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (PF) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SF), Peter Johnson (PF), William Phillips (C) Bryan Cooper, Derrick Cifuentes, Christopher Zito | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Zubia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Kresge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia loses the ball out of bounds | 75-79 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | John Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Zubia - foul #2 on Michael Zubia, team foul #10 | 75-79 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia clanks a runner in the paint | 75-81 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini pulls down the rebound | 75-81 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Ethan Graves (C) Roger Grimes, Thomas Green, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Cooper (SF), Billie Wade (C) John Young, Peter Johnson | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses the floater from the free throw line | 75-81 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski can't tip it in | 75-81 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel gets the rebound | 75-81 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Zubia, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (PF) Goran Czubakowski, Billie Wade | |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue's floater is tipped away by Derrick Cifuentes | 75-81 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper pulls down the rebound | 75-81 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Derrick Cifuentes, William Phillips | |
| 01:48 | Alabama | John Young is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-81 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Peter Johnson takes the ball from Thomas Green | 75-81 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Christopher Zito hits a jumper near the basket | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 75-83 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-83 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-83 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the offensive board | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Thomas Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-83 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Zito | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Christopher Zito is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mathews - foul #4 on Michael Mathews, team foul #11 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (PF) John Young, Peter Johnson | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-85 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini pulls down the rebound | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Alabama | William Phillips drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Cooper | 75-87 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-87 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the offensive board | 75-87 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross double dribbles | 75-87 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Alabama | Billie Wade (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF), Peter Johnson (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Bryan Cooper, Christopher Zito | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William Phillips runs out the clock | 75-87 |