| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Patrick Jacobs (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stuart Langlois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Burnley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Faulkner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darryl Samborski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Blackburn | Blackburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Blackburn | Andrew Faulkner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-33 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Patrick Jacobs steals the ball from John Reich | 47-33 |
| 19:28 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs throws it down | 49-33 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled on the floor by Stuart Langlois - foul #1 on Stuart Langlois, team foul #1 | 49-33 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Christian Graddy drills a runner in the lane set up by John Reich | 49-35 |
| 18:45 | Blackburn | Jeremiah Meyers steals the ball from Darryl Samborski | 49-35 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 18:29 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 18:23 | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-35 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 49-35 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Reich lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 49-37 |
| 17:51 | Blackburn | Christian Graddy steals the ball from Stuart Langlois | 49-37 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Neill | 49-40 |
| 17:20 | Blackburn | A charge is called on Michael Burnley - foul #2 on Michael Burnley, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson (SG), Steven George (SF), Raymond Elliott (PF), James Yates (C) Stuart Langlois, Michael Burnley, Andrew Faulkner, Darryl Samborski | |
| 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 | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | A charge is called on Carl Luce - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Andrew Hansen (SG) Patrick Jacobs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG) Carl Luce | |
| 16:37 | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Lipovsky - foul #1 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| 16:20 | Blackburn | Jonathan Howard denies the turnaround by Andrew Hansen | 49-40 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky buries a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Long | 49-42 |
| 16:08 | Blackburn | Steven George misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Long | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Cornelius Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven George (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Yates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Varela (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Blackburn | Michael Long is called for the reach on Cornelius Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs (PG), Stuart Langlois (SG), Michael Burnley (SF), Timothy Klingbeil (PF), Darryl Samborski (C) Cornelius Johnson, Andrew Hansen, Steven George, Raymond Elliott, James Yates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Ralph Koch | |
| 15:37 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 15:28 | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 15:24 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Klingbeil | 49-45 |
| 14:59 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:38 | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Jacobs | 52-45 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Ted Neill knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Varela | 52-48 |
| 13:55 | Blackburn | Ted Neill picks off the pass by Patrick Jacobs | 52-48 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs drills a floater from the left block set up by Ted Neill and he's fouled by Patrick Jacobs - foul #2 on Patrick Jacobs, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson (SG), Steven George (SF), Andrew Faulkner (PF) Stuart Langlois, Michael Burnley, Timothy Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF) Ted Neill, Raymond Varela, Jonathan Howard, Christian Graddy | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:20 | Blackburn | Andrew Faulkner's floater is tipped away by Jeremiah Meyers | 52-51 |
| 13:18 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 12:59 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:54 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Michael Long - foul #3 on Michael Long, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Timothy Klingbeil (C) Darryl Samborski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Koch (C) Daniel Gibbs | |
| 12:34 | Blackburn | Timothy Klingbeil buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Jacobs and he's hacked by Carl Luce - foul #4 on Carl Luce, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Andrew Hansen (SG) Patrick Jacobs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Christian Graddy (PF) Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 12:34 | Blackburn | Timothy Klingbeil misses the free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Christian Graddy gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | John Reich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cornelius Johnson - foul #1 on Cornelius Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 12:11 | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven George and he's fouled by Ted Neill - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois (SG) Andrew Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:11 | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | John Reich hits a jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Cornelius Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Langlois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven George (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Faulkner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Blackburn | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Cornelius Johnson - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Michael Burnley (SF), Darryl Samborski (C) Steven George, Andrew Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) John Reich | |
| 11:32 | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:32 | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Timothy Klingbeil - foul #4 on Timothy Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs (PG), Raymond Elliott (PF) Cornelius Johnson, Timothy Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Michael Long scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ted Neill | 60-58 |
| 10:34 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Andrew Hansen (SG) Stuart Langlois | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Ted Neill, Ralph Koch | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses the dunk attempt | 60-58 |
| 10:18 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 10:14 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley is hacked by Raymond Varela - foul #1 on Raymond Varela, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson (SG) Andrew Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Robert Lipovsky | |
| 10:14 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 10:04 | Blackburn | Raymond Elliott pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 10:00 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Elliott | 63-58 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Raymond Varela can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs tips it home | 63-60 |
| 09:20 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Reich - foul #2 on John Reich, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Steven George (SF), Andrew Faulkner (PF), James Yates (C) Michael Burnley, Raymond Elliott, Darryl Samborski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF) Michael Long, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy | |
| 09:20 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:20 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 08:57 | Blackburn | The rebound goes to Patrick Jacobs | 63-60 |
| 08:54 | Blackburn | Ted Neill steps in front of the Patrick Jacobs pass in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers lays it in on a great pass from Ted Neill | 63-62 |
| 08:33 | Blackburn | Steven George misses the lay-in | 63-62 |
| 08:32 | Blackburn | James Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 08:10 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cornelius Johnson | 66-62 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers buries a shot from the right side set up by Ted Neill | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Patrick Jacobs (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cornelius Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven George (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Faulkner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Yates (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs is hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois (SG), Michael Burnley (SF), Timothy Klingbeil (PF), Darryl Samborski (C) Cornelius Johnson, Steven George, Andrew Faulkner, James Yates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Jonathan Howard, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 07:38 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 07:38 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Darryl Samborski steals the ball from Ralph Koch | 68-64 |
| 07:18 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs misses badly on a floater from the right side | 68-64 |
| 07:16 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Raymond Varela is hacked by Timothy Klingbeil - foul #5 on Timothy Klingbeil, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Andrew Hansen (PG), Raymond Elliott (PF) Patrick Jacobs, Timothy Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Michael Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-64 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky loses the ball out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Blackburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (PF) Raymond Varela | |
| 06:10 | Blackburn | Raymond Elliott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 70-64 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Long | 70-66 |
| 05:56 | Blackburn | Andrew Hansen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Burnley and the foul's on Robert Lipovsky - foul #2 on Robert Lipovsky, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Steven George (SF), Andrew Faulkner (PF) Michael Burnley, Raymond Elliott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Robert Lipovsky, Ralph Koch | |
| 05:56 | Blackburn | Andrew Hansen makes the free throw | 73-66 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Long and he's hacked by Darryl Samborski - foul #1 on Darryl Samborski, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs (PG) Andrew Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:28 | Blackburn | Ted Neill steals the ball from Andrew Faulkner | 73-69 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs double dribbles | 73-69 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson (SG) Stuart Langlois | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:00 | Blackburn | Daniel Gibbs is called for the reach on Darryl Samborski - foul #3 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Blackburn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ralph Koch (C) John Reich, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 05:00 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:00 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 04:38 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 04:31 | Blackburn | Steven George hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Ted Neill is whistled for a carry | 74-69 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Michael Burnley (SF), Raymond Elliott (PF), James Yates (C) Steven George, Andrew Faulkner, Darryl Samborski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 04:00 | Blackburn | Raymond Elliott can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 74-69 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the jumper in the lane | 74-69 |
| 03:50 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 03:43 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Raymond Varela grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Blackburn | PG - Patrick Jacobs (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cornelius Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Burnley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Yates (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Ted Neill knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Varela | 74-71 |
| 03:15 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #13 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois (SG) Patrick Jacobs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), John Reich (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Raymond Varela, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 03:15 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:15 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 75-71 |
| 03:00 | Blackburn | Cornelius Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:00 | Blackburn | Blackburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs (PG), Andrew Faulkner (PF), Darryl Samborski (C) Cornelius Johnson, Raymond Elliott, James Yates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Michael Long | |
| 02:48 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | John Reich is hacked by Stuart Langlois - foul #2 on Stuart Langlois, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:43 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:21 | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-72 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Reich hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ted Neill | 75-74 |
| 01:57 | Blackburn | Stuart Langlois can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 01:55 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski tips it but misses | 75-74 |
| 01:54 | Blackburn | Darryl Samborski grabs the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 01:46 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Andrew Faulkner | 77-74 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | John Reich makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 77-76 |
| 00:57 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Reich clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-76 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 77-76 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Christian Graddy can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Burnley - foul #3 on Michael Burnley, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Christian Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:22 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-78 |
| 00:21 | Blackburn | Patrick Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs lays it up and in set up by Ted Neill | 79-80 |
| 00:05 | Blackburn | Blackburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Blackburn | Blackburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Blackburn | Michael Burnley scores on a floater in the paint | 81-80 |