| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Potsdam | PG - Jayson Veltri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Tabb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Leavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Braley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Frederick inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Terry Binette comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Leavitt - foul #1 on Michael Leavitt, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:34 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley misses the turnaround from close range | 33-33 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 33-33 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jayson Veltri - foul #1 on Jayson Veltri, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:19 | SUNY Potsdam | Jayson Veltri is fouled on the floor by Terry Binette - foul #1 on Terry Binette, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:58 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jayson Veltri and he's fouled by James Lowe - foul #2 on James Lowe, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 18:58 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:37 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:19 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 18:17 | SUNY Potsdam | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Leavitt | 34-36 |
| 17:58 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #3 on James Lowe, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | | |
| 17:58 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:58 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the runner in the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:37 | SUNY Potsdam | Terry Binette steals the ball from Michael Leavitt | 36-38 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Reed Fuston snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses long on a jumper near the basket | 36-38 |
| 17:05 | SUNY Potsdam | Jayson Veltri grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:57 | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:56 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by Jayson Veltri - foul #2 on Jayson Veltri, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), David Page (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade (PG), Craig Clabaugh (SG), Kevin Whiteley (SF), Emmett Young (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Jayson Veltri, Andrew Noland, Edward Tabb, Michael Leavitt, Adam Braley | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | James Blake can't finish the layup | 36-40 |
| 16:23 | SUNY Potsdam | Kevin Whiteley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:00 | SUNY Potsdam | Emmett Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andy Close (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Page (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Blake (fresh) C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY Potsdam | PG - James Wade (fresh) SG - Craig Clabaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Whiteley (fresh) PF - Emmett Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | SUNY Potsdam | Jimmy Alexander steals the ball from Arthur Smith | 36-40 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Andy Close misses short on a floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 15:23 | SUNY Potsdam | Craig Clabaugh grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 15:00 | SUNY Potsdam | Kevin Whiteley travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, David Page, James Blake | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Jayson Veltri (PG), Edward Tabb (SF), Michael Leavitt (PF), Adam Braley (C) James Wade, Kevin Whiteley, Emmett Young, Arthur Smith | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Reed Fuston is hacked by Craig Clabaugh - foul #1 on Craig Clabaugh, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland (SG) Craig Clabaugh | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Andy Close comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:02 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley makes the floater from the right block and he's fouled by James Lowe - foul #4 on James Lowe, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), William Frederick (SF) Jimmy Alexander, James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | | |
| 14:02 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Reed Fuston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Terry Binette can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 13:35 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:13 | SUNY Potsdam | Terry Binette steals the ball from Edward Tabb | 36-43 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Reed Fuston connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Close | 39-43 |
| 12:38 | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Reed Fuston, Terry Binette, Andy Close | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Craig Clabaugh (SG), James Wade (C) Andrew Noland, Adam Braley | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | William Frederick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 12:29 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:09 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | William Frederick buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blake (fresh) C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SUNY Potsdam | PG - Jayson Veltri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Clabaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Tabb (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Leavitt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - James Wade (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | SUNY Potsdam | Craig Clabaugh connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jayson Veltri | 41-49 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | William Frederick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Tabb - foul #2 on Edward Tabb, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland (SG), Emmett Young (PF), Adam Braley (C) Jayson Veltri, Edward Tabb, Michael Leavitt | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | William Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:04 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 42-49 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), David Page (SF), Andy Close (C) Robert Bonneau, William Frederick, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | | |
| 10:30 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Braley | 42-52 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 10:20 | SUNY Potsdam | The rebound goes to Emmett Young | 42-52 |
| 10:09 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) James Blake | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb (SF) Emmett Young | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | David Page comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 09:54 | SUNY Potsdam | The rebound goes to Adam Braley | 42-52 |
| 09:29 | SUNY Potsdam | Craig Clabaugh misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-52 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 09:21 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 09:06 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Terry Binette buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Eric Shattuck | 44-52 |
| 08:28 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-52 |
| 08:27 | SUNY Potsdam | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Braley | 44-52 |
| 08:15 | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Reed Fuston comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 07:57 | SUNY Potsdam | The rebound goes to Edward Tabb | 44-55 |
| 07:42 | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland is hacked by Andy Close - foul #2 on Andy Close, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, David Page, Terry Binette, Andy Close | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Jayson Veltri (PG), Kevin Whiteley (SG), Michael Leavitt (PF), Arthur Smith (C) James Wade, Andrew Noland, Craig Clabaugh, Adam Braley | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blake (fresh) C - James Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Potsdam | PG - Jayson Veltri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Whiteley (fresh) SF - Edward Tabb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Leavitt (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb drills a fadeaway near the basket | 44-57 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by James Blake is blocked by Michael Leavitt | 44-57 |
| 07:03 | SUNY Potsdam | The rebound goes to Arthur Smith | 44-57 |
| 06:59 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 06:58 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:41 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Whiteley | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:20 | Illinois | William Frederick's floater is tipped away by Michael Leavitt | 44-59 |
| 06:19 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:13 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 06:11 | SUNY Potsdam | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Leavitt | 44-59 |
| 05:54 | SUNY Potsdam | Edward Tabb buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | William Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 05:31 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 05:25 | SUNY Potsdam | Kevin Whiteley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Terry Binette (PF) Wesley Winsor, Robert Bonneau, James Blake | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland (SG), Adam Braley (C) Kevin Whiteley, Arthur Smith | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Reed Fuston pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Terry Binette drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 04:32 | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jayson Veltri - foul #3 on Jayson Veltri, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade (SF) Edward Tabb | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Lowe | 47-62 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 04:11 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 03:59 | SUNY Potsdam | Andrew Noland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 03:51 | SUNY Potsdam | Michael Leavitt snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley lays it in | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | SUNY Potsdam | PG - Jayson Veltri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Noland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Leavitt (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Braley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-64 |
| 03:22 | SUNY Potsdam | Adam Braley snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 03:17 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Terry Binette pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Reed Fuston clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-64 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 47-64 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-64 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Andrew Noland is called for the reach on Reed Fuston - foul #2 on Andrew Noland, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), David Page (SF), James Blake (PF) Eric Shattuck, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | Craig Clabaugh (SG), Kevin Whiteley (SF), Emmett Young (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Jayson Veltri, Andrew Noland, Michael Leavitt, Adam Braley | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:38 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by David Page - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Reed Fuston | |
| Subs | SUNY Potsdam | | |
| 02:38 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:38 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:38 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade makes the 3rd free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Page | 51-67 |
| 02:02 | SUNY Potsdam | Kevin Whiteley misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-67 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | David Page's pass is intercepted by Emmett Young | 51-67 |
| 01:36 | SUNY Potsdam | Craig Clabaugh steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Smith - foul #2 on Arthur Smith, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:17 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 01:00 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Blake - foul #3 on James Blake, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| 01:00 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:00 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Andy Close scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by David Page | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SUNY Potsdam | SUNY Potsdam is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | SUNY Potsdam | Kevin Whiteley blows the layup | 55-69 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-69 |
| 00:17 | SUNY Potsdam | Arthur Smith gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | SUNY Potsdam | James Wade runs out the clock | 55-69 |