| Lineup | Anna Maria | PG - Oscar Dubin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carroll Vreeland (fresh) SF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Dietrick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Fralick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Anna Maria | John Bennett inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Anna Maria | Anna Maria is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Anna Maria | Joe Fralick comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on John Schneider - foul #1 on John Schneider, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:35 | Anna Maria | Joe Fralick makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:35 | Anna Maria | Joe Fralick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | John Schneider misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:19 | Anna Maria | The rebound goes to Joe Fralick | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Anna Maria | Joe Fralick tips it home | 33-30 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | John Schneider misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:43 | Anna Maria | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 33-30 |
| 18:28 | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | James Stanley grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | John Schneider hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 17:59 | Anna Maria | Louis Dietrick's pass is intercepted by Bryan Jeter | 33-33 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 17:36 | Anna Maria | Joe Fralick snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | Anna Maria | John Schneider takes the ball from Joe Fralick | 33-33 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | John Schneider hits the finger roll | 33-35 |
| 16:51 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin is hacked by Jeffrey Champagne - foul #1 on Jeffrey Champagne, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Irvin Bowers (PG), Gary Norris (SG), Joseph Reith (SF), Richard Asencio (PF), Eddie Herr (C) Oscar Dubin, Carroll Vreeland, John Bennett, Louis Dietrick, Joe Fralick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Karl Breen (PF), Carl Grisham (C) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet, James Stanley | |
| 16:38 | Anna Maria | Eddie Herr hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Irvin Bowers | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Michael Malone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Reith - foul #3 on Joseph Reith, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Kevin Mann (SF) Joseph Reith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG) Jeffrey Champagne | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Michael Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:55 | Anna Maria | Gary Norris misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 15:53 | Anna Maria | Kevin Mann grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Anna Maria | PG - Irvin Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Mann (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Asencio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Herr (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Karl Breen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Anna Maria | Irvin Bowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:44 | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Karl Breen snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Gary Norris takes the ball from Jonathan Pearson | 35-36 |
| 15:30 | Anna Maria | Eddie Herr can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-36 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Michael Malone snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Carl Grisham's pass is intercepted by Irvin Bowers | 35-36 |
| 15:08 | Anna Maria | Karl Breen swats the short shot by Richard Asencio | 35-36 |
| 15:06 | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Michael Malone hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Ulrich | 35-39 |
| 14:40 | Anna Maria | Gary Norris clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Malone | 35-39 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Michael Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin (PG), Carroll Vreeland (SG), John Bennett (SF), Louis Dietrick (PF), Joe Fralick (C) Irvin Bowers, Gary Norris, Kevin Mann, Richard Asencio, Eddie Herr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), James Stanley (C) Terry Ulrich, Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone, Carl Grisham | |
| 14:13 | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:12 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:03 | Anna Maria | John Bennett's pass is intercepted by Karl Breen | 35-39 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | John Schneider hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Stanley | 35-41 |
| 13:38 | Anna Maria | Louis Dietrick lays it in set up by Carroll Vreeland and he's fouled by Bryan Jeter - foul #2 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Reulet (PF) Karl Breen | |
| 13:38 | Anna Maria | Louis Dietrick misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:38 | Anna Maria | John Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:17 | Anna Maria | Louis Dietrick knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 39-41 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | John Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Oscar Dubin takes the ball from Michael Reulet | 39-41 |
| 12:44 | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | James Stanley can't throw it down but the foul's on Joe Fralick - foul #1 on Joe Fralick, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio (PF), Eddie Herr (C) Louis Dietrick, Joe Fralick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | James Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | James Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:16 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin lays it up and in set up by Carroll Vreeland | 41-42 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | James Stanley misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 41-42 |
| 12:02 | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:34 | Anna Maria | John Bennett makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Oscar Dubin | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Anna Maria | PG - Oscar Dubin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carroll Vreeland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Asencio (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Herr (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Reulet (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 11:29 | Anna Maria | Eddie Herr pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:04 | Anna Maria | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 10:56 | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:39 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Champagne - foul #2 on Jeffrey Champagne, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Gary Norris (SG), Joseph Reith (SF), Louis Dietrick (PF), Joe Fralick (C) Carroll Vreeland, John Bennett, Richard Asencio, Eddie Herr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Karl Breen (PF), Carl Grisham (C) Jeffrey Champagne, Michael Malone, Michael Reulet, James Stanley | |
| 10:39 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:39 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Gary Norris steps in front of the Bryan Jeter pass | 46-42 |
| 10:06 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin lays it up and in | 48-42 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:29 | Anna Maria | Bryan Jeter picks off the pass by Joseph Reith | 48-45 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | John Schneider clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:23 | Anna Maria | The rebound goes to Joe Fralick | 48-45 |
| 09:05 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Norris | 51-45 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich is hacked by Oscar Dubin - foul #1 on Oscar Dubin, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Irvin Bowers (PG), Richard Asencio (PF) Oscar Dubin, Louis Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), James Stanley (C) Terry Ulrich, Carl Grisham | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Stanley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Norris - foul #1 on Gary Norris, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland (SG), John Bennett (SF), Eddie Herr (C) Irvin Bowers, Joseph Reith, Joe Fralick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), Michael Malone (SF) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:04 | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Karl Breen grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Norris - foul #2 on Gary Norris, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Irvin Bowers (PG) Gary Norris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Grisham (PF) Karl Breen | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | Anna Maria | Irvin Bowers buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | James Stanley drills a shot in the paint set up by Jonathan Pearson | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Anna Maria | PG - Irvin Bowers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carroll Vreeland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Asencio (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Herr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Anna Maria | James Stanley picks off the pass by Irvin Bowers | 53-50 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Michael Malone hits a jumper from the left side set up by Jonathan Pearson | 53-52 |
| 07:02 | Anna Maria | Carl Grisham blocks the short jumper by Richard Asencio | 53-52 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | James Stanley snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | James Stanley misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 06:39 | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:15 | Anna Maria | John Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Gary Norris (SG), Joseph Reith (SF), Louis Dietrick (PF), Joe Fralick (C) Carroll Vreeland, John Bennett, Richard Asencio, Eddie Herr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Karl Breen (C) Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone, Carl Grisham, James Stanley | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Karl Breen is fouled on the floor by Joe Fralick - foul #2 on Joe Fralick, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Gary Norris is called for the reach on John Schneider - foul #3 on Gary Norris, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (PG) Jeffrey Champagne | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:24 | Anna Maria | Joseph Reith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 05:22 | Anna Maria | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Fralick | 53-54 |
| 05:07 | Anna Maria | Gary Norris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Karl Breen hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Joseph Reith - foul #4 on Joseph Reith, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Kevin Mann (SF) Irvin Bowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Karl Breen makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:44 | Anna Maria | Bryan Jeter swats the short shot by Louis Dietrick | 53-57 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Karl Breen gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | John Schneider comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Louis Dietrick - foul #2 on Louis Dietrick, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin (PG), Carroll Vreeland (SG) Joseph Reith, Kevin Mann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG) Terry Ulrich | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:20 | Anna Maria | Louis Dietrick double dribbles | 53-58 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | John Bennett (SF) Gary Norris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Grisham (PF), James Stanley (C) Michael Reulet, Karl Breen | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | John Schneider is called for traveling | 53-58 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Richard Asencio (PF), Eddie Herr (C) Louis Dietrick, Joe Fralick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SF) Bryan Jeter | |
| 03:50 | Anna Maria | John Bennett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oscar Dubin | 55-58 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | A charge is called on James Stanley - foul #3 on James Stanley, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) John Schneider | |
| 03:25 | Anna Maria | Eddie Herr is fouled on the floor by Michael Malone - foul #1 on Michael Malone, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Gary Norris (SG) Carroll Vreeland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Anna Maria | PG - Oscar Dubin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Asencio (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Eddie Herr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Anna Maria | Gary Norris scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Dubin | 57-58 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 57-58 |
| 02:46 | Anna Maria | Gary Norris snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:46 | Anna Maria | Anna Maria calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland (SG), Louis Dietrick (PF), Joe Fralick (C) Gary Norris, Richard Asencio, Eddie Herr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF) Terry Ulrich, Michael Malone, Carl Grisham | |
| 02:26 | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Fralick | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Reulet is hacked by Carroll Vreeland - foul #3 on Carroll Vreeland, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:51 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Fralick | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Joe Fralick - foul #3 on Joe Fralick, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:21 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Michael Reulet gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John Schneider misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 01:13 | Anna Maria | Louis Dietrick grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 00:45 | Anna Maria | Oscar Dubin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:44 | Anna Maria | John Bennett can't tip it in | 62-63 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | James Stanley snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Anna Maria | Anna Maria is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Michael Reulet banks in the layup set up by James Stanley | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Anna Maria | Carroll Vreeland hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Oscar Dubin | 65-65 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | John Schneider misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Michael Reulet tips it home | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | Anna Maria | Anna Maria calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Anna Maria | Anna Maria is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Anna Maria | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-67 |