| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Calvin Sutherland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Hoag (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Jenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Flood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Andrews inbounds the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes hits a floater in the paint set up by David Thomsen | 48-33 |
| 19:38 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 19:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Jenson snags the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 19:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock's floater is knocked away by John Jenson | 51-33 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Gail Honea grabs the offensive board | 51-33 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-33 |
| 19:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| 18:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Hancock - foul #1 on Bruce Hancock, team foul #1 | 51-33 |
| 18:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 18:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 18:13 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 18:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland is hacked by Jordan Lopes - foul #2 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| 17:43 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 17:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland gets the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 17:25 | Mt. St. Joseph | Nicholas Flood loses the ball out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn (PG), Jason Dimattia (SF), Reginald Potter (PF), Maurice Henderson (C) Calvin Sutherland, John Jenson, Nicholas Flood, Jeff Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | John Folsom loses the dribble to Jason Dimattia | 52-33 |
| 16:56 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-36 |
| 16:33 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jason Dimattia knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Melvin Hoag | 55-36 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | John Folsom is hacked by Jason Dimattia - foul #2 on Jason Dimattia, team foul #1 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland (PG), John Jenson (SF), Nicholas Flood (PF), Jeff Stewart (C) Melvin Hoag, Jason Dimattia, Reginald Potter, Maurice Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ringer (SG), Joshua West (C) Bruce Hancock, Jordan Lopes | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jeff Stewart is called for the reach on Joshua West - foul #1 on Jeff Stewart, team foul #2 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Gail Honea (PF) Richard Ringer, Joshua West | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Calvin Sutherland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jenson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Flood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Folsom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Flood picks off the pass by Gail Honea | 55-36 |
| 15:21 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-36 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Gail Honea grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | John Folsom misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-36 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Gail Honea pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Folsom | 55-39 |
| 14:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Flood blocks the short jumper by Willard O'Neal | 57-39 |
| 14:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Jeff Stewart | 57-39 |
| 14:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Nicholas Flood is hacked by Michael Timothy - foul #2 on Michael Timothy, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jason Dimattia (PG), Melvin Hoag (SG), Clarence Robertson (SF), Reginald Potter (PF), Maurice Henderson (C) Calvin Sutherland, Bruce Hahn, John Jenson, Nicholas Flood, Jeff Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Richard Ringer (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Folsom, David Thomsen, Michael Timothy, Gail Honea, Willard O'Neal | |
| 13:53 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 57-39 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Joshua West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| 13:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Reginald Potter misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| 13:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Reginald Potter makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 13:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Reginald Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 13:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Clarence Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Maurice Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jordan Lopes - foul #3 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart (C) Reginald Potter | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG) Richard Ringer | |
| 13:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Maurice Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 13:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Maurice Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Folsom | 60-41 |
| 12:32 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Folsom is called for the reach on Jason Dimattia - foul #2 on John Folsom, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn (PG), John Jenson (SF), Nicholas Flood (PF) Jason Dimattia, Clarence Robertson, Maurice Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Willard O'Neal (PF) John Folsom, Joshua West | |
| 12:14 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart misses badly on a runner from the right block | 60-41 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Bruce Hahn steals it from Michael Andrews | 60-41 |
| 11:37 | Mt. St. Joseph | Nicholas Flood lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Stewart and he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #7 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland (PG) Bruce Hahn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF), Gail Honea (PF) Michael Andrews, Willard O'Neal | |
| 11:37 | Mt. St. Joseph | Nicholas Flood makes the free throw | 63-41 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Calvin Sutherland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Hoag (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Jenson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Flood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 11:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 11:03 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn (SG), Clarence Robertson (SF), Maurice Henderson (C) Melvin Hoag, John Jenson, Jeff Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Willard O'Neal (C) David Thomsen, Jordan Lopes | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 10:53 | Mt. St. Joseph | Maurice Henderson gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 10:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Clarence Robertson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Sutherland | 66-41 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | John Folsom misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-41 |
| 10:29 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Maurice Henderson | 66-41 |
| 10:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Robertson | 69-41 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-41 |
| 09:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Clarence Robertson pulls down the rebound | 69-41 |
| 09:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Nicholas Flood misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 69-41 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Gail Honea pulls down the rebound | 69-41 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Folsom drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Timothy | 69-44 |
| 09:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Calvin Sutherland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Gail Honea gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-44 |
| 08:53 | Mt. St. Joseph | Nicholas Flood gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 08:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hancock steals it from Calvin Sutherland in the backcourt | 69-44 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Calvin Sutherland - foul #3 on Calvin Sutherland, team foul #3 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jason Dimattia (PG), Melvin Hoag (SG), John Jenson (SF), Reginald Potter (PF), Jeff Stewart (C) Calvin Sutherland, Bruce Hahn, Clarence Robertson, Nicholas Flood, Maurice Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Joshua West (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) Bruce Hancock, Gail Honea, Willard O'Neal | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 08:01 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart is whistled for traveling | 69-46 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Michael Timothy | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses short on a floater from the left side | 69-46 |
| 07:51 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart snags the defensive board | 69-46 |
| 07:34 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 07:32 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Jenson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Jason Dimattia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Hoag (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Jenson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Potter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeff Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Folsom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Dimattia | 71-46 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | John Folsom is whistled for traveling | 71-46 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ringer (PG) John Folsom | |
| 06:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Jenson lays it in set up by Reginald Potter | 73-46 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Ringer | 73-49 |
| 05:53 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-49 |
| 05:51 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeff Stewart snags the offensive board | 73-49 |
| 05:31 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag is fouled on the floor by David Thomsen - foul #3 on David Thomsen, team foul #8 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn (PG), Clarence Robertson (SF), Maurice Henderson (C) Jason Dimattia, John Jenson, Jeff Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (PG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Joshua West, Jordan Lopes | |
| 05:31 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 05:31 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Richard Ringer clanks a floater from the right wing | 75-49 |
| 05:14 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag grabs the defensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 05:09 | Mt. St. Joseph | Maurice Henderson loses the dribble to John Folsom | 75-49 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | John Folsom hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-51 |
| 04:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Melvin Hoag drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-51 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Richard Ringer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Ringer, team foul #9 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Vaughn Carlson (SG) Melvin Hoag | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (SF) Richard Ringer | |
| 04:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Clarence Robertson is fouled on the floor by John Folsom - foul #3 on John Folsom, team foul #10 | 78-51 |
| 04:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Clarence Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 04:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Clarence Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal jams it set up by Michael Timothy and he's fouled by Reginald Potter - foul #2 on Reginald Potter, team foul #4 | 79-53 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the free throw | 79-54 |
| 03:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Vaughn Carlson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 79-54 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the defensive rebound | 79-54 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Bruce Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vaughn Carlson (fresh) SF - Clarence Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Potter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Maurice Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Folsom (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | John Folsom's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hahn in the backcourt | 79-54 |
| 02:55 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Folsom steals it from Vaughn Carlson | 79-54 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hahn - foul #1 on Bruce Hahn, team foul #5 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jason Dimattia (PG) Bruce Hahn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ringer (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) Michael Timothy, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Joshua West jams it on a great pass from John Folsom and the foul's on Maurice Henderson - foul #3 on Maurice Henderson, team foul #6 | 79-56 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 79-57 |
| 02:10 | Mt. St. Joseph | Reginald Potter misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #11 | 79-57 |
| 02:10 | Mt. St. Joseph | Reginald Potter makes the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 02:10 | Mt. St. Joseph | Reginald Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal lays it in on a great pass from John Folsom | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Vaughn Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-59 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann grabs the defensive rebound | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | John Folsom clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Vaughn Carlson - foul #2 on Vaughn Carlson, team foul #7 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn (PG) Jason Dimattia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Jeffrey McCann | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | John Folsom misses the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | John Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn's pass is intercepted by John Folsom | 81-60 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joshua West is denied by Clarence Robertson | 81-60 |
| 00:49 | Mt. St. Joseph | Maurice Henderson pulls down the rebound | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Richard Ringer steals the ball from Vaughn Carlson | 81-60 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Ringer | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Bruce Hahn runs out the clock | 81-62 |