| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Demoss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) PF - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 12-25 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is hacked by Micheal Fortier - foul #1 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #1 | 12-25 |
| 19:21 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-25 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | William Houston is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| 18:49 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | William Houston splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from close range set up by Zachery Baker and he's fouled by Raymond Vester - foul #2 on Raymond Vester, team foul #1 | 15-27 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | William Houston makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 17:50 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss tips it home | 17-28 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-28 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Reid gets the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 17-30 |
| 16:51 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Vester | 20-30 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | William Houston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 20-30 |
| 16:35 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | William Houston works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-32 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Vandyke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Demoss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) PF - William Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Micheal Fortier is called for the reach on Charles Stewart - foul #2 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Frank Bassett (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Raymond Vandyke, John Demoss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Robert Hale (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Zachery Baker, Micheal Fortier, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harvey James | 25-32 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Harvey James takes the ball from Keith Zhanel | 25-32 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 14:26 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 14:02 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang loses the dribble to Christopher Rossetti | 25-32 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | William Houston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dwight Chang - foul #2 on Dwight Chang, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Harvey James, Dwight Chang, Frank Bassett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Micheal Fortier (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, Robert Hale, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | William Houston misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Leonardo - foul #1 on Kevin Leonardo, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) William Houston | |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 27-35 |
| 11:57 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Stewart, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Zachery Baker | 27-38 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Demoss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Vester, team foul #4 | 27-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG) Micheal Fortier | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | William Reid hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 10:44 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 10:27 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Stewart | 27-38 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | Zachery Baker takes the ball from Raymond Vandyke | 27-38 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the easy layup | 27-38 |
| 09:55 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Frank Bassett (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Raymond Vandyke, John Demoss | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF), Robert Hale (PF) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, William Reid | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Harvey James | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:53 | St. Joseph's | Robert Hale steps in front of the Dwight Chang pass | 27-38 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | William Houston's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Frank Bassett | 27-38 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel is hacked by Harvey James - foul #1 on Harvey James, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Charles Stewart (SG), Raymond Vandyke (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Harvey James, John Smith, Frank Bassett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), William Reid (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti lays it in on a great pass from William Houston | 27-40 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Demoss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang tips it home | 29-40 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | The short jumper by William Houston is denied by John Demoss | 29-40 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Reid | 29-40 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Houston and he's hacked by Dwight Chang - foul #3 on Dwight Chang, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG) Dwight Chang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo (C) Christopher Rossetti | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 06:12 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss's floater is tipped away by Kevin Leonardo | 29-42 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Zachery Baker snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Houston and he's fouled by John Demoss - foul #2 on John Demoss, team foul #7 | 29-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Frank Bassett (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Raymond Vandyke, John Demoss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF) William Houston, Micheal Fortier | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | William Reid buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 32-47 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 04:30 | St. Joseph's | John Smith gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 04:24 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Smith | 34-47 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | William Reid is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 34-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Dwight Chang | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF), Robert Hale (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Zachery Baker, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | John Smith clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Marlon Everhart - foul #3 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 35-47 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Bassett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Robert Hale is whistled for a carry | 35-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang (SF), William Winebrenner (PF) Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Kevin Leonardo (C) Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Hale - foul #1 on Robert Hale, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (PF) Micheal Fortier | |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | William Houston works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hale | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by Hugh Clark - foul #2 on Hugh Clark, team foul #9 | 39-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Smith (PF) William Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (SF) Robert Hale | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-52 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Zachery Baker gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Houston | 39-54 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Houston runs out the clock | 39-54 |