| Lineup | Wagner | PG - William Kadlec (fresh) SG - Chester Wheeler (fresh) SF - Michael Pearlman (fresh) PF - Jonathan Mueller (fresh) C - Chris Reade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) SG - William Gaunt (fresh) SF - David Elkins (fresh) PF - Michael Wynne (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | David Elkins misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Mueller - foul #1 on Jonathan Mueller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | David Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mueller | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler misses the shot from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | David Elkins pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | David Elkins blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Chris Reade | 0-1 |
| 18:43 | Wagner | David Elkins picks off the pass by Chris Reade | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | David Elkins dunks the ball | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Wagner | William Gaunt picks off the pass by Chris Reade | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | William Gaunt hits the finger roll | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Wagner | James Brown swats the short shot by Chris Reade | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | William Buntin grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | David Elkins's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) Michael Wynne, James Brown | |
| 17:41 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | David Elkins buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Gaunt | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 16:54 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller grabs the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:33 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Sam Lamantia - foul #1 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Wagner | Booker Wilcher (PG), Thomas Turney (SF), Keven Bates (C) William Kadlec, Michael Pearlman, Chris Reade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Tommy Hipple (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Michael Wynne (PF) William Buntin, William Gaunt, David Elkins, Sam Lamantia | |
| 16:33 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 16:33 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-7 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Ernest Bode tips it but misses | 2-7 |
| 16:08 | Wagner | Booker Wilcher grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 15:47 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Turney | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Booker Wilcher (fresh) SG - Chester Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Turney (fresh) PF - Jonathan Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keven Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) SG - Tommy Hipple (fresh) SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Michael Wynne (fresh) C - Edward Wydra (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tommy Hipple | 5-10 |
| 15:15 | Wagner | Thomas Turney misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 5-10 |
| 15:14 | Wagner | Keven Bates can't tip it in | 5-10 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Ernest Bode grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Mueller - foul #2 on Jonathan Mueller, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Wagner | William Kadlec (PG), Ross Chang (SG), Michael Pearlman (SF), Dennis Barrett (PF) Booker Wilcher, Chester Wheeler, Thomas Turney, Jonathan Mueller | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), David Elkins (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Ernest Bode, Michael Wynne, Edward Wydra | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:28 | Wagner | William Kadlec knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | David Elkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | William Buntin grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple is hacked by Keven Bates - foul #1 on Keven Bates, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Wagner | Chris Reade (C) Keven Bates | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG) Tommy Hipple | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | William Gaunt is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Elkins out of a doubleteam | 8-14 |
| 13:15 | Wagner | William Kadlec drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ross Chang | 10-14 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Buntin | 10-17 |
| 12:36 | Wagner | Chris Reade can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Wagner | Chester Wheeler (SG), Thomas Turney (SF) Ross Chang, Michael Pearlman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Michael Wynne (PF), Edward Wydra (C) William Buntin, Sam Lamantia, James Brown | |
| 12:36 | Wagner | Chris Reade misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:36 | Wagner | Chris Reade misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | David Elkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Gaunt | 10-19 |
| 11:48 | Wagner | Dennis Barrett scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Kadlec | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - William Kadlec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Turney (fresh) PF - Dennis Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Reade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Elkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Wynne (fresh) C - Edward Wydra (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Edward Wydra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | Booker Wilcher (PG), Keven Bates (C) William Kadlec, Chris Reade | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, David Elkins, Edward Wydra | |
| 11:07 | Wagner | Michael Wynne is called for the reach on Booker Wilcher - foul #1 on Michael Wynne, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | Ross Chang (SG), Michael Pearlman (SF) Thomas Turney, Dennis Barrett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:51 | Wagner | Booker Wilcher is fouled on the floor by William Buntin - foul #1 on William Buntin, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG) William Gaunt | |
| 10:43 | Wagner | Keven Bates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 12-19 |
| 10:41 | Wagner | Keven Bates tips it back up and in | 14-19 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | William Buntin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-19 |
| 10:11 | Wagner | Ross Chang gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:00 | Wagner | Keven Bates can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | William Kadlec (PG), Dennis Barrett (PF) Booker Wilcher, Ross Chang | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) Ernest Bode, Michael Wynne, James Brown | |
| 10:00 | Wagner | Keven Bates makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Wagner | Keven Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Wydra | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | William Buntin is hacked by William Kadlec - foul #1 on William Kadlec, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | Chris Reade (C) Keven Bates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), William Gaunt (SG) William Buntin, Tommy Hipple | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Edward Wydra is hacked by Chris Reade - foul #1 on Chris Reade, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | Ross Chang (SG), Thomas Turney (SF) Chester Wheeler, Michael Pearlman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | David Elkins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 15-19 |
| 08:48 | Wagner | Thomas Turney snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:34 | Wagner | Chris Reade buries a jumper from the right block | 17-19 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Edward Wydra tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 08:10 | Wagner | Ross Chang grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Wagner | Dennis Barrett clanks a shot from close range | 17-19 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | David Elkins grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Edward Wydra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 17-19 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia tips it in | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - William Kadlec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Chang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Turney (fresh) PF - Dennis Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Reade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Gaunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Elkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Wagner | Dennis Barrett misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Sam Lamantia - foul #2 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Wagner | Booker Wilcher (PG), Chester Wheeler (SG), Michael Pearlman (SF), Keven Bates (C) William Kadlec, Ross Chang, Thomas Turney, Chris Reade | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Tommy Hipple (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Michael Wynne (PF) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt, David Elkins, Sam Lamantia | |
| 07:02 | Wagner | Dennis Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | Wagner | Dennis Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Wynne | 18-21 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | William Buntin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Keven Bates - foul #2 on Keven Bates, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Wagner | Ross Chang (SG), Chris Reade (C) Dennis Barrett, Keven Bates | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:15 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-23 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple can't connect on a shot in the lane | 21-23 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it in | 21-25 |
| 05:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman is hacked by Edward Wydra - foul #1 on Edward Wydra, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wagner | William Kadlec (PG), Dennis Barrett (PF) Booker Wilcher, Ross Chang | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), David Elkins (SF) Tommy Hipple, Ernest Bode | |
| 05:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | William Buntin's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by William Kadlec | 23-25 |
| 05:02 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman lays it up and in on a great pass from William Kadlec | 25-25 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | David Elkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 25-25 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | David Elkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | David Elkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:11 | Wagner | Dennis Barrett buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Pearlman | 27-25 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | David Elkins shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range set up by William Gaunt and the foul's on Michael Pearlman - foul #1 on Michael Pearlman, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Wagner | Thomas Turney (SF), Jonathan Mueller (PF), Keven Bates (C) Michael Pearlman, Dennis Barrett, Chris Reade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Lamantia (PF), James Brown (C) Michael Wynne, Edward Wydra | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:36 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Wilson and the foul's on Thomas Turney - foul #1 on Thomas Turney, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wagner | Booker Wilcher (PG), Dennis Barrett (SG) William Kadlec, Chester Wheeler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG) William Gaunt | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Booker Wilcher (fresh) SG - Dennis Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Turney (fresh) PF - Jonathan Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keven Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Wagner | Thomas Turney dunks the ball and he's hacked by David Elkins - foul #1 on David Elkins, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| 03:03 | Wagner | Thomas Turney makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | James Brown is hacked by Thomas Turney - foul #2 on Thomas Turney, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Pearlman (SF) Thomas Turney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:47 | Wagner | Keven Bates gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:33 | Wagner | Booker Wilcher double dribbles | 30-31 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ernest Bode (SF) Daniel Wilson, David Elkins | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia's pass is intercepted by Booker Wilcher | 30-31 |
| 02:11 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sam Lamantia - foul #3 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Wagner | William Kadlec (PG), Chester Wheeler (SG) Booker Wilcher, Dennis Barrett | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), Michael Wynne (PF) Tommy Hipple, Sam Lamantia | |
| 02:11 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:11 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | William Buntin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 01:53 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 01:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman is fouled on the floor by Ernest Bode - foul #1 on Ernest Bode, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| 01:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:29 | Wagner | Michael Pearlman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Brown | 33-31 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | William Buntin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 01:04 | Wagner | Chester Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | William Buntin gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | William Buntin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:35 | Wagner | Keven Bates gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:30 | Wagner | James Brown steals it from William Kadlec | 33-31 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | David Elkins evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Buntin | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Wagner | Jonathan Mueller buries a jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |