| Lineup | Carroll | PG - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Conn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Hope (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Alvares inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | James Patton is called for the reach on John King in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | Elliott Gehl (PG) James Patton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Elliott Gehl is called for the reach on John King - foul #2 on Elliott Gehl, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock drills a shot from the left block | 46-34 |
| 19:13 | Carroll | Michael Conn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Alvares gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Conn - foul #1 on Michael Conn, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | John Alvares hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Shannon | 46-37 |
| 18:31 | Carroll | Michael Conn is hacked by Robert Pelfrey - foul #1 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Zoebisch (PG), Mario Woods (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Reginald Hammond (PF), James Reed (C) Elliott Gehl, Michael Conn, Ernest Benton, Brian Hope, James Basham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) John Alvares, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| 18:16 | Carroll | Ronald Zoebisch is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG) John King | |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Faulkner | 46-40 |
| 17:28 | Carroll | Mario Woods makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Zoebisch | 49-40 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Reginald Hammond - foul #1 on Reginald Hammond, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Conn (SG), Ernest Benton (SF) Mario Woods, Reginald Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Robert Pelfrey | |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:22 | Carroll | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 17:04 | Carroll | James Reed misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-41 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | John King loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Elliott Gehl (PG), Reginald Hammond (PF), James Basham (C) Ronald Zoebisch, Charles Jones, James Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| 16:43 | Carroll | Elliott Gehl makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Conn and he's hacked by John Alvares - foul #2 on John Alvares, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Brian Hope (PF) Reginald Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG) Joshua Faulkner | |
| 16:43 | Carroll | Elliott Gehl misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Ernest Benton takes the ball from John King in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 16:25 | Carroll | Kerry Shannon steals it from Michael Conn | 51-41 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Michael Conn steals it from John King in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 16:09 | Carroll | James Basham misses short on a runner from the right block | 51-41 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Basham - foul #3 on James Basham, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | James Patton (PG), Ronald Zoebisch (SG), Reginald Hammond (SF) Elliott Gehl, Michael Conn, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Alex Brady (SG) John King, Robert Pelfrey | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Zoebisch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Hope (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Carroll | Brian Hope knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Hammond | 53-43 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is hacked by James Patton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Patton, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Carroll | Mario Woods (SG), Charles Jones (SF), James Reed (C) James Patton, Brian Hope, James Basham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | John Alvares is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alex Brady | 53-45 |
| 14:47 | Carroll | Charles Jones connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Hammond | 55-45 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Alex Brady is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alex Brady, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ernest Benton (SF) Reginald Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Michael Stover (PF) Michael Grubb, Alex Brady, John Alvares | |
| 14:23 | Carroll | James Reed blows the dunk | 55-45 |
| 14:21 | Carroll | Charles Jones hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Ernest Benton picks off the pass by Robert Pelfrey | 57-45 |
| 13:55 | Carroll | Mario Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Benton | 59-45 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Michael Stover tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 13:17 | Carroll | Mario Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Carroll | Elliott Gehl (PG), Michael Conn (SG), Reginald Hammond (SF), Brian Hope (PF), James Basham (C) Ronald Zoebisch, Mario Woods, Ernest Benton, Charles Jones, James Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), John Alvares (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | John King hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 59-47 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | John Alvares tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 12:42 | Carroll | Michael Conn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John King is hacked by Michael Conn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Conn, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:38 | Carroll | James Basham gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:16 | Carroll | Elliott Gehl's pass is intercepted by John King | 59-49 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | John King hits the finger roll | 59-51 |
| 12:00 | Carroll | Michael Conn knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Hammond | 61-51 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Elliott Gehl steals it from John King in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 11:44 | Carroll | Elliott Gehl misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 11:42 | Carroll | Reginald Hammond can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Elliott Gehl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Conn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Hope (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - James Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alvares (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Shannon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | John King scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Pelfrey | 61-53 |
| 11:13 | Carroll | Reginald Hammond is hacked by John Alvares - foul #3 on John Alvares, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Carroll | Samuel Haubrich (PG), Ronald Zoebisch (SG), Ernest Benton (SF) Elliott Gehl, Michael Conn, Reginald Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Joshua Faulkner (SG), Michael Stover (PF) John King, Robert Pelfrey, Kerry Shannon | |
| 10:46 | Carroll | Ernest Benton misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Carroll | Mario Woods (SG), Charles Jones (C) Samuel Haubrich, James Basham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG) John Alvares | |
| 10:46 | Carroll | Ernest Benton makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:46 | Carroll | Ernest Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 10:13 | Carroll | Ernest Benton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 62-56 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Michael Grubb loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| Subs | Carroll | Reginald Hammond (PF) Brian Hope | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) Joshua Faulkner | |
| 09:45 | Carroll | Ernest Benton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is open but misses the lay-in | 62-56 |
| 09:13 | Carroll | Ernest Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:58 | Carroll | Ernest Benton makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Zoebisch | 64-56 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 08:37 | Carroll | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 08:17 | Carroll | Reginald Hammond connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Ronald Zoebisch | 66-56 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 07:41 | Carroll | Oscar Hancock steals it from Ronald Zoebisch | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Ronald Zoebisch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mario Woods (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Benton (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Stover (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Carroll | James Patton (PG), Michael Conn (SG), Brian Hope (PF), James Reed (C) Ronald Zoebisch, Mario Woods, Reginald Hammond, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Joshua Faulkner (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Jason Hughes (C) Michael Grubb, Robert Pelfrey, Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, Oscar Hancock | |
| 07:08 | Carroll | Michael Conn misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-59 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jason Hughes snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:37 | Carroll | Joshua Faulkner is called for the reach on Ernest Benton - foul #2 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 06:25 | Carroll | James Reed is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 06:25 | Carroll | James Reed misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-61 |
| 06:06 | Carroll | Brian Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:44 | Carroll | James Patton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses the jumper from the right side | 66-61 |
| 05:35 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Michael Conn | 66-61 |
| 05:16 | Carroll | James Reed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 05:14 | Carroll | Brian Hope gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:58 | Carroll | Michael Conn's pass is intercepted by Alex Brady | 66-61 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon blows the wide open layup | 66-61 |
| 04:52 | Carroll | James Patton snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:30 | Carroll | James Patton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | James Reed is called for the reach on Kerry Shannon - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Carroll | Samuel Haubrich (PG), Elliott Gehl (SG), Ronald Zoebisch (SF), Reginald Hammond (PF), James Basham (C) James Patton, Michael Conn, Ernest Benton, Brian Hope, James Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Jason Hughes | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:57 | Carroll | James Basham blows the layup but he's hacked by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG), Dexter Broadwell (PF) Alex Brady, Kerry Shannon | |
| 03:57 | Carroll | James Basham makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:57 | Carroll | James Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | John Alvares's pass is intercepted by James Basham | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Carroll | Elliott Gehl makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Haubrich | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Samuel Haubrich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elliott Gehl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Zoebisch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Reginald Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Basham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Alvares | 73-65 |
| 02:56 | Carroll | Reginald Hammond scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elliott Gehl | 75-65 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| Subs | Carroll | Michael Conn (SG), Charles Jones (PF) Samuel Haubrich, Elliott Gehl | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), Michael Stover (C) Robert Pelfrey, Oscar Hancock | |
| 02:31 | Carroll | Reginald Hammond can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-65 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Alvares pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Alex Brady is hacked by Michael Conn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Conn, team foul #10 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Carroll | James Patton (PG), Mario Woods (SG) Ronald Zoebisch, Michael Conn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG) John King | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:00 | Carroll | Mario Woods makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Hammond | 77-67 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Alex Brady hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 01:41 | Carroll | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 01:13 | Carroll | Mario Woods makes the jumper in the paint set up by Charles Jones and he's hacked by Alex Brady - foul #5 on Alex Brady, team foul #9 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Carroll | Elliott Gehl (PG), James Reed (C) James Patton, James Basham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (SF), Jason Hughes (C) Alex Brady, John Alvares | |
| 01:13 | Carroll | Mario Woods makes the free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jason Hughes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 80-67 |
| 00:55 | Carroll | James Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Carroll | Charles Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-67 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Zoebisch (SG) Mario Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Elliott Gehl swats the layup by Michael Stover | 80-67 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Jason Hughes hits the follow up shot | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Elliott Gehl runs out the clock | 80-69 |