| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Dustin Barber (fresh) SG - Thomas Yarbrough (fresh) SF - Luis Bell (fresh) PF - Andrew Tracy (fresh) C - Walter Divine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Jason Kissinger (fresh) SF - Dong Hong (fresh) PF - William Durr (fresh) C - Ken Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Sacred Heart | Thomas Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | William Durr grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Dong Hong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Thomas Yarbrough | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Yarbrough and he's fouled by Ken Smith - foul #1 on Ken Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to William Durr | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | William Durr buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dong Hong | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber's floater is knocked away by Dong Hong | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | William Durr misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Sacred Heart | Thomas Yarbrough comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Dong Hong snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Ken Smith drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dong Hong | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Ken Smith - foul #2 on Ken Smith, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jonah Barrett (PG), Jeff Dearmond (SG), Terrell Deyoung (SF), Richard Dingus (PF) Dustin Barber, Thomas Yarbrough, Luis Bell, Andrew Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), John Leis (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF), Zachary Teitenberg (PF), Robert Hulbert (C) Richard Johnson, Jason Kissinger, Dong Hong, William Durr, Ken Smith | |
| 17:52 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | John Leis makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Zachary Teitenberg | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Sacred Heart | Zachary Teitenberg is called for the reach on Richard Dingus - foul #1 on Zachary Teitenberg, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler (PG) Walter Divine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:41 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrell Deyoung | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs's pass is intercepted by Richard Dingus | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Sacred Heart | John Leis is called for the reach on Albert Marthaler in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Leis, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber (PG), Ervin Piper (SG), Luis Bell (SF), Andrew Tracy (PF) Albert Marthaler, Jonah Barrett, Terrell Deyoung, Jeff Dearmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Johnson (PG), Jason Kissinger (SG), Marlin Ransome (SF), William Durr (PF) Ruben Combs, John Leis, Jonathan Garnett, Zachary Teitenberg | |
| 16:05 | Sacred Heart | Jason Kissinger steals it from Ervin Piper | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 16:00 | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Dustin Barber (fresh) SG - Ervin Piper (fresh) SF - Luis Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Tracy (fairly fresh) C - Richard Dingus (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Jason Kissinger (fresh) SF - Marlin Ransome (fresh) PF - William Durr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hulbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Sacred Heart | Ervin Piper knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger is fouled on the floor by Ervin Piper - foul #1 on Ervin Piper, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine (C) Richard Dingus | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dong Hong (SF), Scott Stone (PF) Marlin Ransome, William Durr | |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Sacred Heart | Jason Kissinger takes the ball from Ervin Piper in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Richard Johnson hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Stone | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Bell | 10-8 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Dustin Barber takes the ball from Robert Hulbert | 10-8 |
| 14:01 | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Barber | 12-8 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Dong Hong drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hulbert | 12-11 |
| 13:47 | Sacred Heart | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Dustin Barber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jonah Barrett (PG), Thomas Yarbrough (SG), Terrell Deyoung (SF), Jeff Dearmond (C) Dustin Barber, Ervin Piper, Luis Bell, Walter Divine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), John Leis (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF), William Durr (PF), Zachary Teitenberg (C) Richard Johnson, Jason Kissinger, Dong Hong, Scott Stone, Robert Hulbert | |
| 13:32 | Sacred Heart | Jonah Barrett knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Terrell Deyoung | 14-11 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Leis | 14-13 |
| 12:59 | Sacred Heart | Terrell Deyoung is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Richard Dingus (PF) Andrew Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Garnett and the foul's on Jeff Dearmond - foul #1 on Jeff Dearmond, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:40 | Sacred Heart | Richard Dingus snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:38 | Sacred Heart | Ruben Combs steals it from Richard Dingus in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 14-15 |
| 12:24 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:21 | Sacred Heart | Jonah Barrett is hacked by Ruben Combs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Combs, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber (PG), Luis Bell (SF) Jonah Barrett, Jeff Dearmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Johnson (PG), Marlin Ransome (SG), Dong Hong (SF) Ruben Combs, John Leis, Jonathan Garnett | |
| 12:09 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber makes the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine (C) Terrell Deyoung | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (SG), Scott Stone (PF), Robert Hulbert (C) Richard Johnson, William Durr, Zachary Teitenberg | |
| 12:09 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Dong Hong pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Dustin Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dingus (fairly fresh) C - Walter Divine (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Marlin Ransome (fresh) SG - Jason Kissinger (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Dong Hong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Stone (fresh) C - Robert Hulbert (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert is fouled on the floor by Dustin Barber - foul #1 on Dustin Barber, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ervin Piper (SG), Andrew Tracy (PF) Thomas Yarbrough, Walter Divine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), William Durr (PF) Dong Hong, Scott Stone | |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Dustin Barber is called for the reach on Ruben Combs - foul #2 on Dustin Barber, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler (PG), Jonah Barrett (SG), Jeff Dearmond (C) Dustin Barber, Luis Bell, Richard Dingus | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett (SF), Zachary Teitenberg (C) Jason Kissinger, Robert Hulbert | |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Terrell Deyoung (PF) Andrew Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (SG) Marlin Ransome | |
| 10:36 | Sacred Heart | Terrell Deyoung misses the easy open layup | 17-15 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ruben Combs | 17-17 |
| 09:52 | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 09:50 | Sacred Heart | Ervin Piper grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:40 | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Dearmond and he's hacked by William Durr - foul #1 on William Durr, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Thomas Yarbrough (SG), Luis Bell (SF), Andrew Tracy (PF), Walter Divine (C) Jonah Barrett, Ervin Piper, Terrell Deyoung, Jeff Dearmond | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome (PG), John Leis (SG), Dong Hong (SF), Scott Stone (PF), Robert Hulbert (C) Ruben Combs, Jason Kissinger, Jonathan Garnett, William Durr, Zachary Teitenberg | |
| 09:40 | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler misses the free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-17 |
| 09:10 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:08 | Sacred Heart | Thomas Yarbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jonah Barrett (PG), Richard Dingus (C) Albert Marthaler, Walter Divine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Luis Bell - foul #1 on Luis Bell, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Robert Hulbert misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:49 | Sacred Heart | Richard Dingus snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:23 | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jonah Barrett | 22-19 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Dong Hong loses the dribble to Jonah Barrett | 22-19 |
| 07:39 | Sacred Heart | Scott Stone is called for the reach on Andrew Tracy - foul #1 on Scott Stone, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler (PG), Ervin Piper (SG), Terrell Deyoung (SF), Walter Divine (C) Jonah Barrett, Thomas Yarbrough, Luis Bell, Richard Dingus | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), Jason Kissinger (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF), William Durr (PF), Zachary Teitenberg (C) Marlin Ransome, John Leis, Dong Hong, Scott Stone, Robert Hulbert | |
| 07:39 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:39 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Albert Marthaler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ervin Piper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrell Deyoung (fresh) PF - Andrew Tracy (tiring) 2 pts. C - Walter Divine (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Kissinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Garnett (fresh) PF - William Durr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Teitenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond (SG) Andrew Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:23 | Sacred Heart | Terrell Deyoung is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ervin Piper - foul #2 on Ervin Piper, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell (SF) Ervin Piper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:44 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | William Durr gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 24-22 |
| 06:08 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 06:06 | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:50 | Sacred Heart | Terrell Deyoung drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Marthaler and he's hacked by Ruben Combs - foul #2 on Ruben Combs, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jonah Barrett (PG), Thomas Yarbrough (SG), Richard Dingus (C) Albert Marthaler, Jeff Dearmond, Walter Divine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome (PG), Dong Hong (SF), Robert Hulbert (C) Ruben Combs, Jonathan Garnett, Zachary Teitenberg | |
| 05:50 | Sacred Heart | Terrell Deyoung makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Andrew Tracy (PF) Terrell Deyoung | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG) Jason Kissinger | |
| 05:18 | Sacred Heart | Thomas Yarbrough misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-22 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 04:31 | Sacred Heart | Andrew Tracy's pass is intercepted by Marlin Ransome | 27-25 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | John Leis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marlin Ransome | 27-28 |
| 03:50 | Sacred Heart | Thomas Yarbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber (PG), Ervin Piper (SF), Walter Divine (C) Jonah Barrett, Luis Bell, Richard Dingus | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Johnson (PG), Jason Kissinger (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF), Scott Stone (PF), Ken Smith (C) Marlin Ransome, John Leis, Dong Hong, William Durr, Robert Hulbert | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Ken Smith grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Dustin Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Yarbrough (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Piper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Tracy (tired) 2 pts. C - Walter Divine (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Kissinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Garnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Stone (fresh) C - Ken Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Scott Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 03:18 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:58 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ervin Piper | 29-28 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Richard Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 29-28 |
| 02:42 | Sacred Heart | Dustin Barber grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:17 | Sacred Heart | Walter Divine is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Luis Bell (SF), Terrell Deyoung (PF), Jeff Dearmond (C) Thomas Yarbrough, Andrew Tracy, Walter Divine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), Dong Hong (SF), Zachary Teitenberg (PF) Richard Johnson, Jonathan Garnett, Scott Stone | |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg loses the dribble to Luis Bell | 29-28 |
| 01:44 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ken Smith - foul #3 on Ken Smith, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Richard Dingus (C) Ervin Piper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG), William Durr (PF) Jason Kissinger, Ken Smith | |
| 01:44 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:44 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Dearmond misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Dong Hong pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Dong Hong gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Dong Hong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | William Durr grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | William Durr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Barber - foul #3 on Dustin Barber, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler (PG), Jonah Barrett (SG) Dustin Barber, Richard Dingus | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Johnson (PG), Jonathan Garnett (SF) Ruben Combs, Dong Hong | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | William Durr misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | William Durr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:43 | Sacred Heart | John Leis steals the ball from Jeff Dearmond | 30-29 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg drills a floater from close range | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | Albert Marthaler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-31 |