| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) SG - Brian Shea (fresh) SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) PF - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Steven Tennant (fresh) SG - Roger Keaton (fresh) SF - Tom Adkins (fresh) PF - Paul Henricks (fresh) C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher John | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Henricks | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Paul Henricks is called for the reach on Timothy Hamilton - foul #1 on Paul Henricks, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Brian Shea is hacked by Steven Tennant - foul #1 on Steven Tennant, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton's floater is tipped away by Joseph Thomas | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins misses the jump hook from the left block | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Christopher John grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Christopher John gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher John steps in front of the Joseph Thomas pass | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Tom Adkins picks off the pass by Timothy Hamilton | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Birdsell steals it from Tom Adkins | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Christopher John connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Hamilton | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Thomas | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Henricks | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Tennant | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Tom Adkins steps in front of the Samuel Birdsell pass | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph Thomas comes up short on the shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a floater from the left block set up by Christopher John and the foul's on Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (C) Christopher John, Brian Shea, Samuel Birdsell, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley (PG), Clifford Millette (SG), Christopher Young (SF), Samuel Freed (PF), David Condrey (C) Steven Tennant, Roger Keaton, Tom Adkins, Paul Henricks, Joseph Thomas | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) SG - Scott Staton (fresh) SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) PF - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lance Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Gilbert Watley (fresh) SG - Clifford Millette (fresh) SF - Christopher Young (fresh) PF - Samuel Freed (fresh) C - David Condrey (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Young | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Lance Sanders comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Condrey - foul #1 on David Condrey, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Lance Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Lance Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Richard Kruse pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Lance Sanders's floater is tipped away by David Condrey | 11-8 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gilbert Watley | 11-11 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Scott Staton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher Young travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Arthur Drown banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Staton | 13-11 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Freed knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-14 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Arthur Drown is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Drown, team foul #1 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Shelton Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant (PG), Bernard Ducan (C) Samuel Freed, David Condrey | |
| 13:47 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher Young is fouled on the floor by Brian Shea - foul #1 on Brian Shea, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (PF) Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dan Mitchell (SF), Paul Henricks (PF) Clifford Millette, Christopher Young | |
| 13:36 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks double dribbles | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton (SG) Gilbert Watley | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Brian Shea connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher John | 15-14 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Martin | Dan Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-14 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Drown | 15-14 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Christopher John knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Hamilton and the foul's on Dan Mitchell - foul #1 on Dan Mitchell, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF), Ryan Linkous (C) Samuel Birdsell, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins (SF) Dan Mitchell | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Christopher John makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Shelton Davis - foul #1 on Shelton Davis, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG), Lance Sanders (PF) Brian Shea, Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Freed (PF), David Condrey (C) Paul Henricks, Bernard Ducan | |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Christopher John misses the dunk | 18-16 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Richard Kruse tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee Martin | David Condrey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Lance Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Steven Tennant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Keaton (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Freed (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Condrey (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Richard Kruse comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Freed - foul #1 on Samuel Freed, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Timothy Hamilton (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Christopher John, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley (PG), Clifford Millette (SG), Paul Henricks (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Steven Tennant, Roger Keaton, Samuel Freed, David Condrey | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks hits the finger roll | 22-18 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Hamilton - foul #1 on Timothy Hamilton, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Scott Staton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant (PG), Christopher Young (SF) Clifford Millette, Tom Adkins | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thomas - foul #2 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Lance Sanders (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Richard Kruse, Timothy Hamilton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Freed (C) Joseph Thomas | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks is fouled on the floor by Lance Sanders - foul #1 on Lance Sanders, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton (SG), David Condrey (C) Gilbert Watley, Paul Henricks | |
| 10:01 | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher Young tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Christopher John misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-22 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher Young is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SF) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins (SF), Paul Henricks (PF) Christopher Young, Samuel Freed | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee Martin | David Condrey snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Lance Sanders, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley (PG) Steven Tennant | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Shelton Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Shea and he's fouled by David Condrey - foul #2 on David Condrey, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SG) Christopher John, Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette (SG), Bernard Ducan (C) Roger Keaton, David Condrey | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Shelton Davis makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Henricks's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hamilton | 30-22 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Arthur Drown pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Shelton Davis buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Scott Staton | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Gilbert Watley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Millette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Henricks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Ducan (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins knocks in the floater from the left side | 32-24 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Gilbert Watley steals the ball from Scott Staton | 32-24 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins misses the jump hook near the basket | 32-24 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the 3 from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Ryan Linkous (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Shelton Davis, Timothy Hamilton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant (PG), Roger Keaton (SG), Christopher Young (SF), Samuel Freed (PF) Gilbert Watley, Clifford Millette, Tom Adkins, Paul Henricks | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Christopher John misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Linkous | 38-24 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Freed misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-24 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee Martin | Samuel Freed gets the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton loses the dribble to Lance Sanders | 38-24 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell can't throw it down | 38-24 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Roger Keaton takes the ball from Lance Sanders | 38-24 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton banks in the layup | 38-26 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Christopher Young swats the short shot by Lance Sanders | 38-26 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee Martin | Bernard Ducan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant loses the ball out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette (SF) Bernard Ducan | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Lance Sanders lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher John and he's hacked by Roger Keaton - foul #1 on Roger Keaton, team foul #9 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins (SF), Paul Henricks (PF) Clifford Millette, Christopher Young | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Lance Sanders makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Martin | Roger Keaton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-26 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lance Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Steven Tennant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Keaton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Henricks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Freed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins lays it up and in | 41-28 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Lance Sanders hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brian Shea | 43-28 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Steven Tennant | 43-30 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Lance Sanders tips it home | 45-30 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Keaton | 45-33 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Lance Sanders knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Brian Shea | 47-33 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Martin | Tom Adkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-33 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hamilton | 47-33 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Brian Shea can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tom Adkins - foul #1 on Tom Adkins, team foul #10 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Ryan Linkous (C) Christopher John, Samuel Birdsell, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley (PG), Clifford Millette (SG), Christopher Young (SF), David Condrey (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Steven Tennant, Roger Keaton, Tom Adkins, Paul Henricks, Samuel Freed | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Brian Shea snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Shelton Davis misses the dunk | 49-33 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Martin | David Condrey snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Shea steals it from Gilbert Watley | 49-33 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 51-33 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee Martin | Clifford Millette clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-33 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Shelton Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-33 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Martin | David Condrey snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee Martin | Christopher Young is hacked by Shelton Davis - foul #2 on Shelton Davis, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Steven Tennant (PG), Paul Henricks (PF) Clifford Millette, David Condrey | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Martin | Gilbert Watley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Shelton Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Shelton Davis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 51-33 |