| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) SG - John Schneider (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) C - James Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Jesse Rooker (fresh) SG - Kevin Tyler (fresh) SF - Adam Leary (fresh) PF - Wayne Petrusky (fresh) C - Steven Recasner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY IT | SUNY IT is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Reulet | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Stanley | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | SUNY IT | Adam Leary is fouled on the floor by Bryan Jeter - foul #1 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | SUNY IT | Adam Leary knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Recasner | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | John Schneider is fouled on the floor by Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | James Stanley hits a floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | SUNY IT | James Stanley swats the layup by Wayne Petrusky | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | SUNY IT | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Leary | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler makes the jump hook from close range | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Kevin Tyler is called for the reach on Jeffrey Champagne - foul #2 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried (PG), Michael Tadlock (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Chadwick Arden (C) Jesse Rooker, Kevin Tyler, Adam Leary, Steven Recasner | |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Petrusky - foul #1 on Wayne Petrusky, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Karl Breen (PF) Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky lays it in | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | James Stanley misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Harold Durham (C) Wayne Petrusky | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | James Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | James Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | SUNY IT | Terry Ulrich steals it from Michael Tadlock | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Karl Breen's pass is intercepted by Harold Durham | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | SUNY IT | Harold Durham misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden misses the tip | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Michael Malone snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) SF - Michael Malone (fresh) PF - Karl Breen (fresh) C - James Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Brandon Siegfried (fresh) SG - Michael Tadlock (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Chadwick Arden (fresh) C - Harold Durham (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to Chadwick Arden | 7-6 |
| 15:33 | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Tadlock - foul #1 on Michael Tadlock, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF) Terry Ulrich, Michael Malone, James Stanley | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker (PG), Adam Leary (SF), Wayne Petrusky (PF), Steven Recasner (C) Brandon Siegfried, Richard Jones, Chadwick Arden, Harold Durham | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 9-9 |
| 14:57 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:50 | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Jeter - foul #2 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (PG), Terry Ulrich (SF), Carl Grisham (C) Jeffrey Champagne, Bryan Jeter, Karl Breen | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 14:50 | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Carl Grisham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | John Schneider grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Carl Grisham loses the ball out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) Jonathan Pearson | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Gerald White (SG) Michael Tadlock | |
| 13:53 | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker travels with the ball | 9-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried (SG) Gerald White | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:23 | SUNY IT | Adam Leary is hacked by Carl Grisham - foul #1 on Carl Grisham, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), Karl Breen (C) John Schneider, Carl Grisham | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 13:11 | SUNY IT | Adam Leary misses the runner near the basket | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:52 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner lays it up and in and he's hacked by Karl Breen - foul #1 on Karl Breen, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), James Stanley (C) Michael Malone, Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock (SF), Chadwick Arden (PF) Adam Leary, Wayne Petrusky | |
| 12:52 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Karl Breen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | SUNY IT | The short jumper by Chadwick Arden is denied by James Stanley | 14-14 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Pearson (fresh) SF - Terry Ulrich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Karl Breen (fresh) C - James Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Jesse Rooker (fairly fresh) SG - Brandon Siegfried (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Tadlock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chadwick Arden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Recasner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 14-14 |
| 11:56 | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:36 | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chadwick Arden | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Champagne | 16-16 |
| 11:12 | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Karl Breen pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne is hacked by Michael Tadlock - foul #2 on Michael Tadlock, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Michael Reulet (PF) Jeffrey Champagne, Terry Ulrich, Karl Breen | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Keith Wahlberg (PG), Gerald White (SG), Adam Leary (SF), Wayne Petrusky (PF), Harold Durham (C) Jesse Rooker, Brandon Siegfried, Michael Tadlock, Chadwick Arden, Steven Recasner | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-16 |
| 10:43 | SUNY IT | Harold Durham pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:15 | SUNY IT | Gerald White makes the jump hook from the right block | 16-18 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | John Schneider scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-18 |
| 09:34 | SUNY IT | Keith Wahlberg scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Adam Leary | 18-21 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson's 3 pointer is rejected by Wayne Petrusky | 18-21 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | James Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Keith Wahlberg - foul #1 on Keith Wahlberg, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), Terry Ulrich (SF), Karl Breen (C) Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone, James Stanley | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Richard Jones (SF) Adam Leary | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:42 | SUNY IT | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Grisham (C) Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden (C) Harold Durham | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | John Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Petrusky - foul #2 on Wayne Petrusky, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker (PG), Brandon Siegfried (SG), Steven Recasner (C) Keith Wahlberg, Gerald White, Wayne Petrusky | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the 3rd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:29 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:15 | SUNY IT | Carl Grisham swats the layup by Chadwick Arden | 23-21 |
| 08:13 | SUNY IT | Richard Jones snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:07 | SUNY IT | Richard Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Siegfried | 23-23 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jesse Rooker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Champagne - foul #1 on Jesse Rooker, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Minjares (SG) John Schneider | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Carl Grisham snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | The short jumper by Christopher Minjares is denied by Chadwick Arden | 24-23 |
| 07:46 | SUNY IT | The rebound goes to Steven Recasner | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Minjares (fresh) SF - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Karl Breen (fresh) C - Carl Grisham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Jesse Rooker (fresh) SG - Brandon Siegfried (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chadwick Arden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Recasner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner's fadeaway is rejected by Karl Breen | 24-23 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Karl Breen pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne double dribbles | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Adam Leary (SF), Harold Durham (C) Chadwick Arden, Steven Recasner | |
| 07:08 | SUNY IT | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Karl Breen - foul #2 on Karl Breen, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), Michael Malone (PF) Christopher Minjares, Karl Breen | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Gerald White (SG) Brandon Siegfried | |
| 06:55 | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Carl Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jonathan Pearson | 26-23 |
| 06:28 | SUNY IT | Adam Leary's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Champagne | 26-23 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Champagne | 28-23 |
| 05:49 | SUNY IT | Adam Leary connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Rooker | 28-26 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich travels with the ball | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Minjares (PG), John Schneider (SG), Michael Reulet (PF), James Stanley (C) Jeffrey Champagne, Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone, Carl Grisham | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Keith Wahlberg (PG), Brandon Siegfried (SG), Chadwick Arden (PF), Steven Recasner (C) Jesse Rooker, Gerald White, Richard Jones, Harold Durham | |
| 05:12 | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Chadwick Arden, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Christopher Minjares drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Terry Ulrich | 30-26 |
| 04:41 | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried knocks in the floater from close range | 30-28 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | John Schneider drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Minjares | 33-28 |
| 03:57 | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brandon Siegfried, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), Bryan Jeter (SF) Christopher Minjares, Terry Ulrich | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler (SG), Michael Tadlock (SF), Wayne Petrusky (PF), Harold Durham (C) Keith Wahlberg, Adam Leary, Chadwick Arden, Steven Recasner | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | John Schneider scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schneider (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | SUNY IT | PG - Brandon Siegfried (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Tadlock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Petrusky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Durham (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Jeter - foul #3 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #6 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF), Karl Breen (PF) Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Richard Jones (SF) Brandon Siegfried | |
| 03:21 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:21 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | John Schneider comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Harold Durham - foul #1 on Harold Durham, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker (PG) Richard Jones | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:03 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 02:41 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Karl Breen - foul #3 on Karl Breen, team foul #7 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), Carl Grisham (PF) John Schneider, Karl Breen | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner (C) Harold Durham | |
| 02:41 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:41 | SUNY IT | Wayne Petrusky makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne is hacked by Wayne Petrusky - foul #3 on Wayne Petrusky, team foul #13 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Harold Durham (PF) Wayne Petrusky | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:06 | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | James Stanley gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Recasner denies the turnaround by Carl Grisham | 38-31 |
| 01:46 | SUNY IT | Steven Recasner snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:37 | SUNY IT | Michael Malone swats the short shot by Harold Durham | 38-31 |
| 01:35 | SUNY IT | Kevin Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:22 | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Stanley - foul #1 on James Stanley, team foul #8 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SF), Michael Reulet (PF) Michael Malone, James Stanley | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried (SG), Chadwick Arden (PF) Kevin Tyler, Steven Recasner | |
| 01:22 | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:22 | SUNY IT | Jesse Rooker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Carl Grisham pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Michael Reulet's floater is tipped away by Harold Durham | 38-31 |
| 01:07 | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:00 | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden makes the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Terry Ulrich - foul #1 on Terry Ulrich, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG) Jonathan Pearson | |
| Subs | SUNY IT | Richard Jones (SF) Jesse Rooker | |
| 01:00 | SUNY IT | Chadwick Arden makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Brandon Siegfried is called for the reach on Jeffrey Champagne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Siegfried, team foul #14 | 38-34 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:39 | SUNY IT | Richard Jones makes the shot in the paint set up by Brandon Siegfried | 40-36 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Michael Tadlock steals it from Michael Reulet | 40-36 |
| 00:30 | SUNY IT | Michael Tadlock misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Grisham | 40-36 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Schneider clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Carl Grisham grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich's dunk attempt is rejected by Chadwick Arden | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | SUNY IT | Brandon Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |