| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Leith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Coddington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilkerson (fresh) C - Ira Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Army | Robert Coddington inbounds the ball | 47-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Army | Kenneth Ray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-25 |
| 19:45 | Army | Kenneth Ray gets the offensive rebound | 47-25 |
| 19:39 | Army | Robert Wilkerson can't finish the layup | 47-25 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett pulls down the rebound | 47-25 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Joseph Foster connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eddy Lovett and the foul's on Ira Wakeland - foul #2 on Ira Wakeland, team foul #1 | 49-25 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 50-25 |
| 19:15 | Army | Michael Leith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-25 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the board | 50-25 |
| 18:56 | Army | The refs have stopped play. Robert Wilkerson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Army | Anthony Simmons (PF) Robert Wilkerson | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Joseph Foster connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Coddington - foul #3 on Robert Coddington, team foul #2 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Army | Troy Stanley (PF) Robert Coddington | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 53-25 |
| 18:30 | Army | Kenneth Ray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-25 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Ginther | 53-25 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bradly Carrion, team foul #1 | 53-25 |
| 18:16 | Army | Ira Wakeland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-25 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-25 |
| 18:06 | Army | The rebound goes to Anthony Simmons | 53-25 |
| 17:46 | Army | Troy Stanley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-25 |
| 17:44 | Army | Kenneth Ray tips it home | 53-27 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Joseph Foster can't connect on a shot from close range | 53-27 |
| 17:36 | Army | Troy Stanley grabs the board | 53-27 |
| 17:19 | Army | Kenneth Ray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-27 |
| 17:18 | Army | Ira Wakeland misses the tip | 53-27 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-27 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Anthony Simmons steals the ball from Joseph Foster | 53-27 |
| 16:49 | Army | Michael Leith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Narvaez - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #2 | 53-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Army | Clint Rhodes (SF), Frank Nelson (C) Kenneth Ray, Ira Wakeland | |
| 16:49 | Army | Michael Leith makes the 1st free throw | 53-28 |
| 16:49 | Army | Michael Leith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 16:49 | Army | Michael Leith makes the 3rd free throw | 53-29 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-29 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Joseph Foster hits the follow up shot | 55-29 |
| 16:18 | Army | The jump hook by Anthony Simmons is blocked by Vernon Williams | 55-29 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller pulls down the rebound | 55-29 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the runner from the right block set up by Arnold Mueller | 57-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Michael Leith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clint Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Army | Vernon Williams blocks the short jumper by Troy Stanley | 57-29 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Joseph Foster gets the rebound | 57-29 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Joseph Foster comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-29 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Vernon Williams tips it in | 59-29 |
| 15:17 | Army | Frank Nelson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #3 | 59-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Joseph Foster, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Army | Kenneth Ray (SG), Robert Coddington (SF), Ira Wakeland (C) Michael Leith, Anthony Simmons, Troy Stanley | |
| 15:17 | Army | Frank Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 59-30 |
| 15:17 | Army | Frank Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-30 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the board | 59-30 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Williams | 62-30 |
| 14:36 | Army | Ira Wakeland can't throw it down but the foul's on Johnny Ginther - foul #3 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #4 | 62-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SF) Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 14:36 | Army | Ira Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 62-31 |
| 14:36 | Army | Ira Wakeland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-32 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Ray is called for the reach on Bradly Carrion - foul #2 on Kenneth Ray, team foul #3 | 62-32 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 62-32 |
| 14:06 | Army | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ray | 62-32 |
| 14:02 | Army | Clint Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (SG) Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | Army | Anthony Simmons (PF) Frank Nelson | |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Ginther | 65-32 |
| 13:44 | Army | Ira Wakeland misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 65-32 |
| 13:43 | Army | Kenneth Ray tips it but misses | 65-32 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 65-32 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-32 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez tips it in | 67-32 |
| 13:13 | Army | Thomas Jackson steps in front of the Ira Wakeland pass | 67-32 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-32 |
| 12:59 | Army | Robert Coddington pulls down the rebound | 67-32 |
| 12:51 | Army | Ira Wakeland clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 67-32 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arnold Mueller | 67-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-32 |
| 12:35 | Army | Robert Coddington gets the rebound | 67-32 |
| 12:17 | Army | Kenneth Ray comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-32 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 67-32 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 67-32 |
| 11:52 | Army | The rebound goes to Ira Wakeland | 67-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Ginther (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Clint Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Coddington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Wakeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Army | Ira Wakeland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clint Rhodes | 67-34 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez is hacked by Clint Rhodes - foul #2 on Clint Rhodes, team foul #4 | 67-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Thomas Jackson, Arnold Mueller, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Army | Michael Leith (PG), Albert Gibbs (SG), Frank Nelson (SF), Robert Wilkerson (PF), Troy Stanley (C) Clint Rhodes, Kenneth Ray, Robert Coddington, Anthony Simmons, Ira Wakeland | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Joseph Foster can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Frank Nelson - foul #2 on Frank Nelson, team foul #5 | 67-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 68-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 68-34 |
| 11:06 | Army | Troy Stanley grabs the board | 68-34 |
| 10:51 | Army | Troy Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-34 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Williams | 71-34 |
| 10:20 | Army | Michael Clark is called for the reach on Robert Wilkerson - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #5 | 71-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG) Eddy Lovett | |
| Subs | Army | Anthony Simmons (SG), Bernard Barlow (C) Michael Leith, Robert Wilkerson | |
| 10:11 | Army | Frank Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-34 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 71-34 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 74-34 |
| 09:29 | Army | Joseph Foster is called for the reach on Frank Nelson - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #6 | 74-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 09:23 | Army | Troy Stanley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-34 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez gets the rebound | 74-34 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Vernon Williams scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bradly Carrion | 76-34 |
| 08:43 | Army | Troy Stanley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 76-34 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller grabs the board | 76-34 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by Albert Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Gibbs, team foul #6 | 76-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (SG), Michael Clark (C) Bradly Carrion, Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | Army | Clint Rhodes (PG) Albert Gibbs | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Troy Stanley swats the short shot by Joseph Foster | 76-34 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 76-34 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Joseph Foster scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Narvaez | 78-34 |
| 07:42 | Army | Frank Narvaez is called for the reach on Clint Rhodes - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #7 | 78-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Arnold Mueller, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Army | Albert Gibbs (SG) Bernard Barlow | |
| 07:42 | Army | Clint Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 78-35 |
| 07:42 | Army | Clint Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Clint Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Troy Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 78-36 |
| 07:19 | Army | Troy Stanley pulls down the rebound | 78-36 |
| 07:05 | Army | Frank Nelson travels with the ball | 78-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF) Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Vernon Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Nelson - foul #3 on Frank Nelson, team foul #7 | 78-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 79-36 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-36 |
| 06:37 | Army | Clint Rhodes hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Johnny Ginther - foul #4 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #8 | 80-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Arnold Mueller (SG) Thomas Jackson, Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 06:37 | Army | Clint Rhodes misses the free throw | 80-38 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller pulls down the rebound | 80-38 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-38 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther grabs the offensive rebound | 80-38 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 80-38 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther gets the offensive rebound | 80-38 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-38 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller tips it home | 82-38 |
| 05:42 | Army | Frank Nelson drills a jumpshot from the right side | 82-40 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 82-40 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez tips it in | 84-40 |
| 05:00 | Army | Frank Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-40 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther gets the rebound | 84-40 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Williams | 87-40 |
| 04:23 | Army | Clint Rhodes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 87-40 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 87-40 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 3 from the left corner | 87-40 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez tips it but misses | 87-40 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther tips it in | 89-40 |
| 04:05 | Army | Frank Nelson makes the runner near the basket | 89-42 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 89-42 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the offensive board | 89-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Ginther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. PF - Vernon Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Narvaez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Clint Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Gibbs (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Stanley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez is whistled for a carry | 89-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Arnold Mueller, Vernon Williams, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Army | Bernard Barlow (C) Albert Gibbs | |
| 03:13 | Army | Troy Stanley misses the dunk | 89-42 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 89-42 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the lay-in | 89-42 |
| 03:07 | Army | Troy Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 89-42 |
| 02:54 | Army | The refs have stopped play. Frank Nelson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 89-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Army | Albert Gibbs (SG) Frank Nelson | |
| 02:38 | Army | Anthony Simmons hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 89-44 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Michael Clark buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Jackson | 91-44 |
| 02:06 | Army | Bradly Carrion steals it from Clint Rhodes | 91-44 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradly Carrion | 93-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Army | Anthony Simmons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #9 | 93-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Frank Narvaez (C) Thomas Jackson, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 01:36 | Army | Anthony Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 93-45 |
| 01:36 | Army | Anthony Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 93-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eddy Lovett and the foul's on Clint Rhodes - foul #3 on Clint Rhodes, team foul #8 | 95-46 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the free throw | 96-46 |
| 00:55 | Army | Anthony Simmons is whistled for traveling | 96-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett misses short on a shot from the right wing | 96-46 |
| 00:31 | Army | Anthony Simmons grabs the board | 96-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Army | Clint Rhodes makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 96-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett runs out the clock | 96-49 |