| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Wilbur Dennison (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Sherman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Goods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Hector Nunez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Dennison - foul #3 on Wilbur Dennison, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley (PG) Wilbur Dennison | |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Tracy Doby scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eddie Gerhard | 43-29 |
| 18:58 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-29 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell dunks the ball set up by Eddie Gerhard | 45-29 |
| 18:18 | UL-Lafayette | Eddie Gerhard takes the ball from Jeremy Williams | 45-29 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits the finger roll | 47-29 |
| 17:53 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 17:53 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:53 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Tracy Doby is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tracy Doby, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Rickey Anderson (C) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell (C) Hector Nunez | |
| 17:16 | UL-Lafayette | James Sherman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the offensive board | 47-29 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eddie Gerhard | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:24 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams jams it on a nice dish by Jeremy Ashley and he's hacked by Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett (PG), Larry Hawke (SG), Jerry Burns (PF), Hector Nunez (C) Jeremy Ashley, James Sherman, Jonathan Goods, Scott Nell | |
| 16:24 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams misses the free throw | 49-31 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eric Cooper and the foul's on Kenneth McDermett - foul #2 on Kenneth McDermett, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell (PF) Jeremy Williams | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the free throw | 51-31 |
| 16:03 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Kenneth McDermett (fresh) SG - Larry Hawke (fresh) SF - Jerry Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Nell (fresh) C - Hector Nunez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 15:45 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez grabs the offensive board | 51-31 |
| 15:37 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 15:35 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Hector Nunez | 51-31 |
| 15:21 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth McDermett | 51-34 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Eric Cooper knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Shane Ferguson | 53-34 |
| 14:55 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-34 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Cooper | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson lays it in set up by Eric Cooper | 55-34 |
| 14:27 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett is hacked by Shane Ferguson - foul #1 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Wilbur Dennison (PG), James Sherman (SG), Jeremy Williams (SF), Jonathan Goods (PF) Kenneth McDermett, Larry Hawke, Jerry Burns, Hector Nunez | |
| 14:15 | UL-Lafayette | Wilbur Dennison loses the ball out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Paul Paquette (C) Scott Nell | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses badly on a floater from close range | 55-34 |
| 13:45 | UL-Lafayette | James Sherman grabs the board | 55-34 |
| 13:40 | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Goods comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-34 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the board | 55-34 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rickey Anderson | 58-34 |
| 13:03 | UL-Lafayette | James Sherman double dribbles | 58-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Eric Cooper, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell (C) Paul Paquette | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Lee | 60-34 |
| 12:35 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 60-34 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the board | 60-34 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Tracy Doby is hacked by Scott Nell - foul #2 on Scott Nell, team foul #3 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke (SF), Hector Nunez (C) Jeremy Williams, Scott Nell | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Wilbur Dennison - foul #4 on Wilbur Dennison, team foul #4 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley (PG) Wilbur Dennison | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jeremy Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sherman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hawke (fresh) PF - Jonathan Goods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Hector Nunez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-34 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-34 |
| 11:15 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Ashley | 64-37 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Henry Lambright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 66-37 |
| 10:50 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke is hacked by Samuel Birdsell - foul #3 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #5 | 66-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams (SF), Jerry Burns (PF) James Sherman, Jonathan Goods | |
| 10:32 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke connects on the runner in the paint | 66-39 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Andrew Lee misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Burns - foul #1 on Jerry Burns, team foul #5 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell (C) Hector Nunez | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Andrew Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the offensive board | 67-39 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is called for 5 seconds | 67-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Eric Cooper | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jonathan Goods (PF) Larry Hawke | |
| 09:38 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley double dribbles | 67-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SF) Tracy Doby | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by Jeremy Ashley - foul #1 on Jeremy Ashley, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Rickey Anderson (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Andrew Lee, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett (PG), James Sherman (SG) Jeremy Ashley, Jerry Burns | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Sherman - foul #2 on James Sherman, team foul #7 | 67-39 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-39 |
| 08:44 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell loses the dribble to Eddie Gerhard | 69-39 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Eric Cooper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Birdsell and the foul's on Kenneth McDermett - foul #3 on Kenneth McDermett, team foul #8 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley (PG), Larry Hawke (SG), Frank Robinson (SF), Jerry Burns (PF) Kenneth McDermett, James Sherman, Jeremy Williams, Jonathan Goods | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses the free throw | 71-39 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the offensive rebound | 71-39 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Andrew Lee (PF) Eric Cooper, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 08:02 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #4 on Henry Lambright, team foul #6 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 08:02 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell makes the 1st free throw | 71-40 |
| 08:02 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-40 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 71-40 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Frank Robinson steals the ball from Tracy Doby | 71-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jeremy Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Hawke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Robinson (fresh) PF - Jerry Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Nell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:23 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Robinson | 71-42 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Tracy Doby hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 73-42 |
| 06:53 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell makes the jump hook in the paint | 73-44 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a shot from the left wing | 75-44 |
| 06:19 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-44 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tracy Doby | 75-44 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Andrew Lee misses long on a floater from the right side | 75-44 |
| 05:52 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson gets the rebound | 75-44 |
| 05:48 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Ashley | 75-46 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-46 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the tip | 75-46 |
| 05:25 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke gets the rebound | 75-46 |
| 05:20 | UL-Lafayette | Ryan Linkous blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Ashley | 75-46 |
| 05:19 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson grabs the offensive board | 75-46 |
| 05:13 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 75-46 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Andrew Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 75-46 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is whistled for traveling | 75-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Eric Cooper (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Eddie Gerhard, Andrew Lee, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett (PG), Paul Paquette (C) Jeremy Ashley, Scott Nell | |
| 04:51 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-46 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eric Cooper hits a fadeaway from close range | 77-46 |
| 04:14 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett drills a 3 from the left wing | 77-49 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Henry Lambright scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Rickey Anderson | 79-49 |
| 03:36 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-49 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell pulls down the rebound | 79-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tracy Doby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Kenneth McDermett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Hawke (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Paquette (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Larry Hawke steps in front of the Henry Lambright pass | 79-49 |
| 02:58 | UL-Lafayette | Tracy Doby takes the ball from Kenneth McDermett | 79-49 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Cooper | 81-49 |
| 02:21 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by Eric Cooper - foul #1 on Eric Cooper, team foul #7 | 81-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Ashley (PG), Scott Nell (C) Kenneth McDermett, Paul Paquette | |
| 02:21 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 81-50 |
| 02:21 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-50 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 81-50 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 81-50 |
| 01:51 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke grabs the defensive rebound | 81-50 |
| 01:43 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeremy Ashley | 81-53 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Gerhard | 83-53 |
| 01:04 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke makes the jump hook from the baseline | 83-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Frank Robinson - foul #1 on Frank Robinson, team foul #9 | 83-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 1st free throw | 83-55 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the offensive rebound | 83-55 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 83-55 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the offensive board | 83-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell runs out the clock | 83-55 |