| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Donald Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Blackwood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob McQuown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joe Hanger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Jablonsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass, Boston | UMass, Boston is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:44 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:28 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:11 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:52 | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Eugene Jablonsky takes the ball from Oscar Hancock | 34-32 |
| 18:07 | UMass, Boston | Oscar Hancock denies the turnaround by Donald Hall | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | UMass, Boston | Joe Hanger grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:50 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John King | 34-32 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | John King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:19 | UMass, Boston | John Alvares steals the ball from Donald Hall | 34-32 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:54 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:36 | UMass, Boston | Robert Pelfrey steals it from Joe Hanger | 34-32 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Charles Blackwood steals the ball from Robert Pelfrey | 34-32 |
| 15:58 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Jeffery Graves (PG), John Nowinski (SG), Emanuel Dudley (SF), Steven Sayers (PF) Donald Hall, Charles Blackwood, Jacob McQuown, Joe Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) John King, Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| 15:58 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:58 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Jeffery Graves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Nowinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Emanuel Dudley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Sayers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugene Jablonsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Michael Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Hughes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 15:42 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:30 | UMass, Boston | John Nowinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Hughes | 38-32 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jason Hughes loses the dribble to Emanuel Dudley | 38-32 |
| 14:59 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Hughes - foul #2 on Jason Hughes, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 14:59 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:59 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Michael Stover connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dexter Broadwell | 39-35 |
| 14:29 | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the shot from the right block | 39-37 |
| 13:55 | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley banks in the layup set up by Steven Sayers and he's hacked by Alex Brady - foul #2 on Alex Brady, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood (SG), Jacob McQuown (SF), Larry Talbot (C) Jeffery Graves, John Nowinski, Eugene Jablonsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), John Alvares (SF) Joshua Faulkner, Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 13:55 | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jason Hughes makes the jumper from the left wing set up by John King | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stover | 42-39 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | John King scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Alvares | 42-42 |
| 13:03 | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob McQuown | 45-42 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jason Hughes comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:34 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood connects on the 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Michael Stover comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-42 |
| 12:10 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 11:51 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Talbot | 50-42 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Emanuel Dudley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Blackwood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob McQuown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Sayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Emanuel Dudley is called for the reach on John King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emanuel Dudley, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall (PG), Joe Hanger (PF) Emanuel Dudley, Steven Sayers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John Alvares, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alex Brady | 50-45 |
| 11:27 | UMass, Boston | Larry Talbot misses the floater from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | John King grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John King | 50-47 |
| 10:47 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Alex Brady is hacked by Charles Blackwood - foul #2 on Charles Blackwood, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | John Nowinski (SG), Eugene Jablonsky (C) Charles Blackwood, Larry Talbot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) John King, Robert Pelfrey | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Alex Brady knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell | 50-50 |
| 10:07 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown is fouled on the floor by Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley (SF) Jacob McQuown | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Kerry Shannon | |
| 09:59 | UMass, Boston | John Alvares takes the ball from Emanuel Dudley | 50-50 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Alex Brady is fouled on the floor by Joe Hanger - foul #1 on Joe Hanger, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers (C) Eugene Jablonsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Alvares | 50-52 |
| 09:18 | UMass, Boston | John Nowinski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Emanuel Dudley | 53-52 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Steven Sayers | 53-52 |
| 08:49 | UMass, Boston | John Alvares steals it from Donald Hall | 53-52 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | John Alvares drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Faulkner | 53-55 |
| 08:13 | UMass, Boston | Alex Brady steals the ball from Steven Sayers | 53-55 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Alvares clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Nowinski - foul #1 on John Nowinski, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Jeffery Graves (PG), Charles Blackwood (SG), Jacob McQuown (SF), Larry Talbot (PF), Eugene Jablonsky (C) Donald Hall, John Nowinski, Emanuel Dudley, Joe Hanger, Steven Sayers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Kerry Shannon (PF), Michael Stover (C) Joshua Faulkner, Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Alvares misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Alvares makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:37 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky blows the layup | 53-56 |
| 07:35 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Jeffery Graves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Blackwood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob McQuown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Jablonsky (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 07:15 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:15 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Michael Stover can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Jablonsky - foul #2 on Eugene Jablonsky, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley (PG) Jeffery Graves | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-58 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey's pass is intercepted by Charles Blackwood | 58-58 |
| 06:21 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood misses the lay-in | 58-58 |
| 06:19 | UMass, Boston | Emanuel Dudley tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Eugene Jablonsky takes the ball from Kerry Shannon | 60-58 |
| 05:50 | UMass, Boston | Robert Pelfrey steps in front of the Charles Blackwood pass | 60-58 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | John King misses the dunk attempt | 60-58 |
| 05:44 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:24 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | John King gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | John Alvares clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 05:17 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:08 | UMass, Boston | Larry Talbot knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Blackwood | 62-58 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Charles Blackwood - foul #3 on Charles Blackwood, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall (PG), John Nowinski (SG), Joe Hanger (PF), Steven Sayers (C) Emanuel Dudley, Charles Blackwood, Larry Talbot, Eugene Jablonsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SF), Dexter Broadwell (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John Alvares, Kerry Shannon, Michael Stover | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:45 | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF) Robert Pelfrey | |
| 04:45 | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:45 | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Jacob McQuown steps in front of the Alex Brady pass | 63-60 |
| 04:16 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown loses the dribble to Jason Hughes | 63-60 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 03:59 | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 03:35 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dexter Broadwell - foul #2 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood (SG), Emanuel Dudley (C) John Nowinski, Joe Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG) John King, Jason Hughes | |
| 03:35 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:35 | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | UMass, Boston | PG - Donald Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Blackwood (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jacob McQuown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Sayers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emanuel Dudley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Brady (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Alex Brady drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Pelfrey and the foul's on Jacob McQuown - foul #2 on Jacob McQuown, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Jeffery Graves (PG), John Nowinski (PF) Donald Hall, Jacob McQuown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:01 | UMass, Boston | John Nowinski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffery Graves | 66-63 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall (PG), Joe Hanger (PF), Eugene Jablonsky (C) Jeffery Graves, John Nowinski, Steven Sayers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Michael Stover (PF) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John King and he's hacked by Charles Blackwood - foul #4 on Charles Blackwood, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (PF) Michael Stover | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:13 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Emanuel Dudley | 69-66 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John King | 69-69 |
| 01:36 | UMass, Boston | Joe Hanger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 01:35 | UMass, Boston | Eugene Jablonsky snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 01:22 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Alex Brady snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Hall - foul #2 on Donald Hall, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Jacob McQuown (SF) Emanuel Dudley | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Alex Brady | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:14 | UMass, Boston | Joe Hanger grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:57 | UMass, Boston | Joe Hanger knocks in the floater from the left block | 71-70 |
| 00:39 | UMass, Boston | The refs have stopped play. Joe Hanger is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 71-70 |
| Subs | UMass, Boston | Steven Sayers (PF) Joe Hanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | John Alvares connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Pelfrey | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on John King - foul #3 on John King, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:16 | UMass, Boston | Donald Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Steven Sayers is called for the reach on Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Steven Sayers, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:09 | UMass, Boston | UMass, Boston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 00:02 | UMass, Boston | Charles Blackwood misses the easy layup | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | UMass, Boston | UMass, Boston is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon runs out the clock | 73-74 |