| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Teddy Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Baeza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Christopher John drills a fadeaway from the left side | 34-23 |
| 19:36 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson misses the dunk | 34-23 |
| 19:35 | Drexel | Howard Morgan tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Brian Shea is fouled on the floor by Nathan Baeza - foul #2 on Nathan Baeza, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 36-25 |
| 18:45 | Drexel | Howard Morgan drills a shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Christopher John gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Howard Morgan - foul #1 on Howard Morgan, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:39 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamie Johnson | 38-30 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan Barrett - foul #3 on Ryan Barrett, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Drexel | Douglas Hamblen (C) Ryan Barrett | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | Drexel | Howard Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:05 | Drexel | Teddy Villarreal loses the dribble to Arthur Drown | 39-30 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is called for 5 seconds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Drexel | Milton Solano (SF), William Freeman (C) Jamie Johnson, Howard Morgan | |
| 16:26 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #3 on Richard Kruse, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 16:26 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:26 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Scott Staton knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Christopher John and he's hacked by Nathan Baeza - foul #3 on Nathan Baeza, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lance Sanders (PF) Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drexel | Kurt Jones (SF) Nathan Baeza | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Scott Staton makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:37 | Drexel | Douglas Hamblen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Richard Kruse (SG), Ryan Linkous (C) Christopher John, Scott Staton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Drexel | Homer Maxwell (PG), Jamie Johnson (SF), Howard Morgan (PF), Ryan Barrett (C) Teddy Villarreal, Kurt Jones, Douglas Hamblen, William Freeman | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Homer Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Solano (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Richard Kruse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 15:15 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 15:09 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 15:09 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:09 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-34 |
| 14:48 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:40 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Birdsell - foul #3 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Teddy Villarreal (PG), Nathan Baeza (SG) Homer Maxwell, Milton Solano | |
| 14:40 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:40 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Brian Shea is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 14:26 | Drexel | Teddy Villarreal comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 14:24 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:11 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 42-36 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:54 | Drexel | Howard Morgan pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:35 | Drexel | Samuel Birdsell is called for the reach on Teddy Villarreal - foul #4 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Shelton Davis (SF), Timothy Hamilton (PF) Brian Shea, Samuel Birdsell, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Drexel | Milton Solano (SF), Douglas Hamblen (PF) Jamie Johnson, Howard Morgan | |
| 13:20 | Drexel | Milton Solano knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Teddy Villarreal | 42-38 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Kruse | 45-38 |
| 12:33 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hamilton | 45-38 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Shelton Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 12:10 | Drexel | Teddy Villarreal gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:58 | Drexel | Teddy Villarreal is hacked by Ryan Linkous - foul #4 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG), Lance Sanders (C) Richard Kruse, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jamie Johnson (SF), Howard Morgan (PF) Nathan Baeza, Ryan Barrett | |
| 11:44 | Drexel | Milton Solano drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Teddy Villarreal | 45-41 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Teddy Villarreal is called for the reach on Christopher John - foul #2 on Teddy Villarreal, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) PF - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Teddy Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Solano (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Hamblen (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:12 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Jamie Johnson | 45-41 |
| 11:06 | Drexel | Howard Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Shelton Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Shelton Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Shea | 48-41 |
| 10:19 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Teddy Villarreal | 48-43 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 09:48 | Drexel | Douglas Hamblen pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:26 | Drexel | Milton Solano misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher John - foul #1 on Christopher John, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SG), Lawrence Mason (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Christopher John, Brian Shea, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Drexel | Homer Maxwell (PG), Nathan Baeza (SG), Ryan Barrett (C) Teddy Villarreal, Howard Morgan, Douglas Hamblen | |
| 09:26 | Drexel | Milton Solano makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:26 | Drexel | Milton Solano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Richard Kruse can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-45 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Mason tips it in | 50-45 |
| 08:59 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Arthur Drown gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Lawrence Mason is fouled on the floor by Ryan Barrett - foul #4 on Ryan Barrett, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Kurt Jones (SF), Howard Morgan (PF), William Freeman (C) Jamie Johnson, Milton Solano, Ryan Barrett | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Scott Staton grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Scott Staton drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Kruse | 52-45 |
| 07:28 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:27 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Morgan | 52-45 |
| 07:13 | Drexel | Kurt Jones double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Ryan Linkous (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Lawrence Mason, Timothy Hamilton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Drexel | Teddy Villarreal (PG), Jamie Johnson (SF), Douglas Hamblen (PF), Ryan Barrett (C) Homer Maxwell, Kurt Jones, Howard Morgan, William Freeman | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Teddy Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Baeza (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Hamblen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Christopher John misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-45 |
| 07:03 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Ryan Barrett | 52-45 |
| 06:45 | Drexel | Douglas Hamblen misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 06:43 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:21 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza is fouled on the floor by Lance Sanders - foul #1 on Lance Sanders, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| 06:21 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Brian Shea is called for traveling | 52-45 |
| 06:03 | Drexel | Douglas Hamblen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Lance Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Brian Shea scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher John | 55-45 |
| 05:09 | Drexel | Nathan Baeza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (PF) Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Drexel | Milton Solano (SG), Kurt Jones (SF), Howard Morgan (PF) Nathan Baeza, Jamie Johnson, Douglas Hamblen | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The short jumper by Christopher John is denied by Ryan Barrett | 55-45 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Howard Morgan is called for the reach on Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Howard Morgan, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:29 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:03 | Drexel | Samuel Birdsell steps in front of the Ryan Barrett pass | 56-45 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 03:39 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Drexel | Howard Morgan scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Teddy Villarreal and the foul's on Arthur Drown - foul #2 on Arthur Drown, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SG), Lance Sanders (PF) Christopher John, Brian Shea, Timothy Hamilton | |
| Subs | Drexel | Nathan Baeza (SG), Jamie Johnson (SF), Douglas Hamblen (C) Milton Solano, Kurt Jones, Ryan Barrett | |
| 03:27 | Drexel | Howard Morgan makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Lance Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Lance Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Teddy Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Baeza (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Hamblen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Scott Staton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 02:49 | Drexel | Howard Morgan grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 02:36 | Drexel | Arthur Drown steals the ball from Douglas Hamblen | 56-48 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Ryan Linkous (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Drexel | Ryan Barrett (C) Douglas Hamblen | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Christopher John is fouled in the backcourt by Teddy Villarreal - foul #3 on Teddy Villarreal, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Christopher John makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Christopher John makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:19 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher John | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Christopher John hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 01:53 | Drexel | Jamie Johnson gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 01:44 | Drexel | Howard Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-48 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Christopher John misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 01:14 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 00:47 | Drexel | Ryan Barrett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Teddy Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Teddy Villarreal, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (PF) Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Drexel | Homer Maxwell (PG), Milton Solano (SG), Kurt Jones (SF), Douglas Hamblen (PF), William Freeman (C) Teddy Villarreal, Nathan Baeza, Jamie Johnson, Howard Morgan, Ryan Barrett | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Drexel | Samuel Birdsell is called for the reach on Milton Solano - foul #5 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lance Sanders (PF) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:40 | Drexel | Milton Solano makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:40 | Drexel | Milton Solano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Christopher John can't finish the layup | 60-50 |
| 00:13 | Drexel | Kurt Jones grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 00:06 | Drexel | Ryan Linkous steps in front of the Kurt Jones pass | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Christopher John runs out the clock | 60-50 |