| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Beverly (fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Randolph-Macon | PG - Jesse Heitz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Karr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Foley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Hendrickson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Heitz and the foul's on Walter Kivi - foul #3 on Walter Kivi, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (SF) Walter Kivi | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | | |
| 19:40 | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson misses the free throw | 40-41 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Danny Hendrickson - foul #3 on Danny Hendrickson, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Ben Creagh (C) Danny Hendrickson | |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 19:26 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 19:01 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Johnson | 40-44 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Luther Beverly hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 18:16 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | David Foley is called for the reach on Luther Beverly - foul #2 on David Foley, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Luther Beverly hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Foley - foul #3 on David Foley, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe (C) David Foley | |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:03 | Randolph-Macon | The rebound goes to Scott Lapointe | 43-46 |
| 17:49 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Luther Beverly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Stines (C) Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart (PF) Gary Karr | |
| 17:24 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Robert Collins grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Michael Pinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jared Corlett | 45-46 |
| 16:58 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 16:57 | Randolph-Macon | Ben Creagh tips it in | 45-48 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Michael Pinson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Bryan Gerhart - foul #2 on Bryan Gerhart, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (SG), Kirk Mack (SF), Daron Kleiner (PF) Jared Corlett, Robert Collins, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan (PG), Edwin Lemond (SG), Jeremy Gerner (SF) Jesse Heitz, Scott Johnson, Ben Creagh | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Michael Pinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Michael Pinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:24 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Daron Kleiner - foul #3 on Daron Kleiner, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG), Charles Knowlton (C) Michael Pinson, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr (SF) Jeremy Gerner | |
| 16:24 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:24 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kirk Mack | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Campion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Mack (fresh) PF - Edgar Stines (fresh) C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Randolph-Macon | PG - Rudy Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edwin Lemond (fresh) SF - Gary Karr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bryan Gerhart (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Lapointe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Edgar Stines - foul #2 on Edgar Stines, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Kivi (SF), Daron Kleiner (PF) Kirk Mack, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz (PG), David Foley (PF), Danny Hendrickson (C) Edwin Lemond, Bryan Gerhart, Scott Lapointe | |
| 15:28 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 49-52 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Eugene Campion is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Eugene Campion, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Corlett (SG), Luther Beverly (PF) Eugene Campion, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson (SG) Rudy Sullivan | |
| 14:45 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 14:43 | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:26 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Walter Kivi makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Knowlton | 51-52 |
| 14:14 | Randolph-Macon | Charles Knowlton is called for the reach on Danny Hendrickson - foul #2 on Charles Knowlton, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Robert Collins (C) Marion Fitzgerald, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Ben Creagh (SF) Gary Karr | |
| 14:06 | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Luther Beverly snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Walter Kivi connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Collins | 54-52 |
| 13:25 | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson is hacked by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan (PG), Scott Lapointe (C) Jesse Heitz, Danny Hendrickson | |
| 13:13 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley drills a 3 from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Michael Pinson misses the shot from close range | 54-55 |
| 13:05 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 12:49 | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Luther Beverly - foul #1 on Luther Beverly, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG), Daron Kleiner (PF), Edgar Stines (C) Jared Corlett, Walter Kivi, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Edwin Lemond (SG) Scott Johnson | |
| 12:49 | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:49 | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Daron Kleiner gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Robert Collins double dribbles | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (SG), Charles Knowlton (C) Eugene Campion, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz (PG), Gary Karr (SF) Edwin Lemond, David Foley | |
| 12:06 | Randolph-Macon | Marion Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Rudy Sullivan - foul #2 on Marion Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG) Michael Pinson | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson (C) Scott Lapointe | |
| 12:06 | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:06 | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Knowlton | 54-57 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Robert Collins tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Campion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daron Kleiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Randolph-Macon | PG - Jesse Heitz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rudy Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Karr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ben Creagh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Knowlton | 56-57 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Robert Collins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eugene Campion | 59-57 |
| 10:48 | Randolph-Macon | Ben Creagh is hacked by Daron Kleiner - foul #4 on Daron Kleiner, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Walter Kivi (SF), Luther Beverly (PF) Marion Fitzgerald, Eugene Campion, Robert Collins, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson (SG), David Foley (PF) Rudy Sullivan, Gary Karr | |
| 10:48 | Randolph-Macon | Ben Creagh misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Michael Pinson is whistled for a carry | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Stines (C) Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe (SF), Bryan Gerhart (C) Ben Creagh, Danny Hendrickson | |
| 10:05 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Edgar Stines - foul #3 on Edgar Stines, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Edwin Lemond (PG) Jesse Heitz | |
| 10:05 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:05 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Walter Kivi misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 09:44 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 09:35 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Walter Kivi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jared Corlett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Walter Kivi tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 09:26 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:20 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Gerhart | 59-61 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Edgar Stines scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Luther Beverly | 62-61 |
| 08:47 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 08:45 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 08:36 | Randolph-Macon | Luther Beverly steals the ball from David Foley | 62-61 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | The short jumper by Luther Beverly is denied by Bryan Gerhart | 62-61 |
| 08:13 | Randolph-Macon | The rebound goes to David Foley | 62-61 |
| 07:50 | Randolph-Macon | Bryan Gerhart scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Kivi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luther Beverly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Edgar Stines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Randolph-Macon | PG - Edwin Lemond (fresh) SG - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Lapointe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Foley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Gerhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Walter Kivi misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 07:31 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 07:08 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Lapointe scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Lemond | 62-65 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jared Corlett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 06:55 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:41 | Randolph-Macon | Edwin Lemond misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Edgar Stines gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Edgar Stines misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 06:33 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:13 | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Luther Beverly gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Walter Kivi drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 05:42 | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Fitzgerald (PG), Robert Collins (SF), Daron Kleiner (PF), Charles Knowlton (C) Michael Pinson, Walter Kivi, Luther Beverly, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz (PG), Rudy Sullivan (SG), Gary Karr (SF), Danny Hendrickson (C) Edwin Lemond, Scott Johnson, Scott Lapointe, Bryan Gerhart | |
| 05:21 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz connects on the shot from the left side set up by Rudy Sullivan | 65-67 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses the shot from the right side | 65-67 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Robert Collins tips it in | 67-67 |
| 04:39 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG), Walter Kivi (SF) Jared Corlett, Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson (SG), Ben Creagh (PF) Rudy Sullivan, David Foley | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Walter Kivi blows the layup | 67-67 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton tips it back up and in | 69-67 |
| 04:00 | Randolph-Macon | Ben Creagh is called for traveling | 69-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luther Beverly (PF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Eugene Campion knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Marion Fitzgerald | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marion Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Campion (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Kivi (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luther Beverly (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Knowlton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Randolph-Macon | PG - Jesse Heitz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Karr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ben Creagh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Kivi - foul #4 on Walter Kivi, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG) Marion Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | David Foley (PF) Danny Hendrickson | |
| 03:26 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:26 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Luther Beverly | 71-68 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Walter Kivi comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-68 |
| 03:05 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:43 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Pinson - foul #1 on Michael Pinson, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Corlett (SG), Daron Kleiner (SF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Campion, Walter Kivi, Charles Knowlton | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Rudy Sullivan (SG) Scott Johnson | |
| 02:43 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:43 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Kivi (SF) Daron Kleiner | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | Scott Johnson (SG), Danny Hendrickson (C) Rudy Sullivan, Ben Creagh | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses the lay-in | 71-69 |
| 02:24 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 02:12 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luther Beverly - foul #2 on Luther Beverly, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Knowlton (C) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Randolph-Macon | | |
| 02:12 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:12 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Jesse Heitz steals it from Jared Corlett | 71-70 |
| 01:48 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jesse Heitz | 71-72 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Michael Pinson is hacked by David Foley - foul #4 on David Foley, team foul #5 | 71-72 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Luther Beverly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 71-72 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Jared Corlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Michael Pinson connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Luther Beverly | 73-72 |
| 00:50 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz is called for 10 seconds | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton clanks a runner from the baseline | 73-72 |
| 00:28 | Randolph-Macon | David Foley grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 00:23 | Randolph-Macon | Jesse Heitz banks in the layup set up by Scott Johnson | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Charles Knowlton scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:05 | Randolph-Macon | Luther Beverly denies the turnaround by Gary Karr | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Randolph-Macon | Gary Karr snags the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 00:02 | Randolph-Macon | Danny Hendrickson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Pinson | 75-74 |