| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blake (fresh) PF - Mikey Innis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Preston Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Seymour (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Martino (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Molinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Blake inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | James Blake misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:43 | Carroll | Terry Molinski snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Carroll | Michael Black is called for the reach on Terry Molinski - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:18 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt is fouled on the floor by Terry Molinski - foul #1 on Terry Molinski, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Zart (PG) Preston Winston | |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Charles Hess drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mikey Innis | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Carroll | Terry Molinski throws it down set up by Michael Martino | 35-42 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | James Blake is fouled on the floor by Michael Martino - foul #2 on Michael Martino, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), Robert Beerman (SF), Derek Bullock (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Charles Hess, James Blake, Mikey Innis, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Carroll | George Lindsey (SG), Fred Smith (SF), Andy Whitlow (PF), Willard Gotcher (C) Johnathan Seymour, Michael Martino, John Johnson, Terry Molinski | |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Robert Beerman misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:54 | Carroll | Willard Gotcher snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:38 | Carroll | Peter Zart is hacked by Lanny Montano - foul #2 on Lanny Montano, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG) Michael Black | |
| Subs | Carroll | Preston Winston (PG) George Lindsey | |
| 17:22 | Carroll | Preston Winston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Robert Beerman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | John Senger is hacked by Preston Winston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Preston Winston, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour (SG) Peter Zart | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | John Senger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Raymond Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | John Senger hits a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 16:37 | Carroll | Fred Smith scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnathan Seymour | 38-44 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Lanny Montano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 16:28 | Carroll | Willard Gotcher grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 16:15 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Preston Winston | 38-46 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Robert Beerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Charles Hess (SG), James Blake (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Raymond Myers, John Senger, Robert Beerman, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| Subs | Carroll | George Lindsey (PG), Michael Martino (SF), John Johnson (PF), Terry Molinski (C) Preston Winston, Fred Smith, Andy Whitlow, Willard Gotcher | |
| 15:53 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blake (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mikey Innis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - George Lindsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Seymour (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Martino (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Molinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Terry Molinski swats the short shot by James Blake | 38-46 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Charles Hess can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 15:41 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Michael Martino | 38-46 |
| 15:34 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Michael Black misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:05 | Carroll | John Johnson grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:54 | Carroll | John Johnson buries a shot from the free throw line set up by George Lindsey | 38-48 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Charles Hess can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 14:45 | Carroll | George Lindsey gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:24 | Carroll | Terry Molinski is called for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), Shelby Taylor (SF), Derek Bullock (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Charles Hess, James Blake, Mikey Innis, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Carroll | Preston Winston (PG), Peter Zart (SG), Fred Smith (SF), James Brown (PF), Andy Whitlow (C) George Lindsey, Johnathan Seymour, Michael Martino, John Johnson, Terry Molinski | |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Fred Smith takes the ball from John Senger in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | Carroll | Derek Bullock is called for the reach on Peter Zart - foul #1 on Derek Bullock, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Willard Gotcher (C) James Brown | |
| 13:49 | Carroll | Peter Zart scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Lanny Montano misses the jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 13:27 | Carroll | Willard Gotcher pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:23 | Carroll | Shelby Taylor picks off the pass by Willard Gotcher | 38-51 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Michael Black makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Senger | 41-51 |
| 12:57 | Carroll | Peter Zart clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lanny Montano | 41-51 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Andy Whitlow steps in front of the Shelby Taylor pass | 41-51 |
| 12:23 | Carroll | Willard Gotcher connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andy Whitlow | 41-54 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | John Senger misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Lanny Montano pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | John Senger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Zart - foul #1 on Peter Zart, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Hess (SG), James Blake (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Michael Black, Shelby Taylor, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| Subs | Carroll | George Lindsey (PG), Johnathan Seymour (SG), Michael Martino (SF), John Johnson (PF), James Brown (C) Preston Winston, Peter Zart, Fred Smith, Andy Whitlow, Willard Gotcher | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | John Senger makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | John Senger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Senger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blake (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mikey Innis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - George Lindsey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Seymour (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Martino (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Hess - foul #3 on Charles Hess, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG) John Senger | |
| Subs | Carroll | Terry Molinski (C) James Brown | |
| 11:25 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:25 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Charles Hess scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 10:44 | Carroll | George Lindsey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnathan Seymour | 46-57 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Charles Hess hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 48-57 |
| 10:07 | Carroll | Michael Martino scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Terry Molinski | 48-59 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Mikey Innis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Martino - foul #3 on Michael Martino, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Beerman (SF) James Blake | |
| Subs | Carroll | Preston Winston (PG), James Brown (PF), Andy Whitlow (C) George Lindsey, John Johnson, Terry Molinski | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Mikey Innis misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Mikey Innis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:01 | Carroll | The rebound goes to James Brown | 48-59 |
| 09:48 | Carroll | Preston Winston misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-59 |
| 09:46 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour tips it back up and in | 48-61 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Raymond Myers connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Hess | 50-61 |
| 09:17 | Carroll | Preston Winston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 09:15 | Carroll | Michael Martino grabs the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 09:09 | Carroll | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG), Shelby Taylor (SF) Raymond Myers, Charles Hess | |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Zart (PG), John Johnson (PF) Preston Winston, Michael Martino | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Beerman | 52-61 |
| 08:44 | Carroll | Peter Zart misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Shelby Taylor - foul #4 on Shelby Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Hess (SG), James Blake (PF) Shelby Taylor, Mikey Innis | |
| Subs | Carroll | George Lindsey (SG), Fred Smith (SF) Johnathan Seymour, James Brown | |
| 08:44 | Carroll | Peter Zart makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:44 | Carroll | Peter Zart misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:44 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Whitlow | 52-62 |
| 08:28 | Carroll | Peter Zart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Robert Beerman misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Zart - foul #2 on Peter Zart, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Senger (SG), Lanny Montano (C) Charles Hess, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour (SG), Terry Molinski (C) Peter Zart, Andy Whitlow | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Robert Beerman makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Robert Beerman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:01 | Carroll | George Lindsey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnathan Seymour | 54-64 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | James Blake knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Black | 56-64 |
| 07:26 | Carroll | Fred Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 07:25 | Carroll | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Senger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Beerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - George Lindsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Seymour (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Molinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Robert Beerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelby Taylor (SF), Mikey Innis (PF), Derek Bullock (C) Robert Beerman, James Blake, Lanny Montano | |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Zart (PG), James Brown (SF), Andy Whitlow (PF), Willard Gotcher (C) George Lindsey, Fred Smith, John Johnson, Terry Molinski | |
| 07:03 | Carroll | Peter Zart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willard Gotcher | 56-69 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Michael Black buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Senger | 59-69 |
| 06:30 | Carroll | Johnathan Seymour is called for traveling | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Charles Hess (SG), Ruben Curnutt (C) Michael Black, John Senger, Mikey Innis | |
| Subs | Carroll | Preston Winston (PG), Michael Martino (SF) Johnathan Seymour, James Brown | |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Charles Hess misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 59-69 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Shelby Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Raymond Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Hess | 62-69 |
| 05:46 | Carroll | Michael Martino comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Murphree (SF), James Blake (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Shelby Taylor, Derek Bullock, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Carroll | George Lindsey (PG), Johnathan Seymour (SG), John Johnson (PF), James Brown (C) Preston Winston, Peter Zart, Andy Whitlow, Willard Gotcher | |
| 05:46 | Carroll | Michael Martino makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 05:46 | Carroll | Michael Martino makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Allan Murphree's pass is intercepted by Johnathan Seymour in the backcourt | 62-71 |
| 05:26 | Carroll | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 62-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Black (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Carroll | Fred Smith (SF), Terry Molinski (C) Michael Martino, James Brown | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | James Blake hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Black | 64-71 |
| 04:46 | Carroll | George Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Lanny Montano - foul #3 on Lanny Montano, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Beerman (SG), Shelby Taylor (SF) Charles Hess, Allan Murphree | |
| Subs | Carroll | Preston Winston (PG) Johnathan Seymour | |
| 04:46 | Carroll | George Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:46 | Carroll | George Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Preston Winston steps in front of the Michael Black pass | 64-73 |
| 04:11 | Carroll | Terry Molinski connects on the floater from the left block | 64-75 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | George Lindsey steals it from Shelby Taylor in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| 03:47 | Carroll | Terry Molinski drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Preston Winston steals the ball from Robert Beerman | 64-77 |
| 03:32 | Carroll | Preston Winston lays it in | 64-79 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | John Johnson steals the ball from Shelby Taylor in the backcourt | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Carroll | Terry Molinski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 64-79 |
| 03:07 | Carroll | Preston Winston tips it back up and in | 64-81 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Beerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shelby Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Preston Winston (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Molinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Michael Black comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 64-81 |
| 02:50 | Carroll | Preston Winston snags the defensive board | 64-81 |
| 02:22 | Carroll | Terry Molinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-81 |
| 02:21 | Carroll | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 64-83 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Michael Black is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 64-83 |
| 02:02 | Carroll | Fred Smith gets the rebound | 64-83 |
| 01:40 | Carroll | Terry Molinski misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Shelby Taylor - foul #5 on Shelby Taylor, team foul #8 | 64-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), John Senger (SG), Derek Bullock (PF) Michael Black, Robert Beerman, Shelby Taylor | |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Zart (PG), Andy Whitlow (PF) Preston Winston, John Johnson | |
| 01:40 | Carroll | Terry Molinski misses the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 01:40 | Carroll | Terry Molinski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-83 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Derek Bullock | 64-83 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Willard Gotcher (C) Terry Molinski | |
| 01:05 | Carroll | A charge is called on George Lindsey - foul #1 on George Lindsey, team foul #8 | 64-83 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Derek Bullock is called for traveling | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Carroll | Fred Smith misses badly on a runner from the left block | 64-83 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Derek Bullock gets the rebound | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Peter Zart picks off the pass by Raymond Myers in the backcourt | 64-83 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Peter Zart runs out the clock | 64-83 |