| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) SF - Todd Varner (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) C - David Nickle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fresh) SG - Roland Vincent (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Reulet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Roland Vincent is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Roland Vincent buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Etzel | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Dubuque | Howard Easley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Michael Reulet snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Dubuque | David Nickle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by David Nickle - foul #1 on David Nickle, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Dubuque | Howard Easley makes the shot near the basket set up by Harold Knudsen and the foul's on Bryan Malveaux - foul #1 on Bryan Malveaux, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Dubuque | Howard Easley misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Roland Vincent pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter drills a floater from the right side | 2-7 |
| 17:28 | Dubuque | David Nickle misses short on a shot from the left block | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Dubuque | David Nickle tips it home | 4-7 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Michael Reulet is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), John Ojeda (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Harold Knudsen, Todd Varner, Michael Smith, David Nickle | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (PG), Michael Malone (SG), Chris Nelson (SF), David Lehn (PF), Clyde Mehl (C) Bryan Malveaux, Roland Vincent, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet, Ryan Etzel | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Malone and he's fouled by Kevin Bradley - foul #1 on Kevin Bradley, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (SG) Howard Easley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:55 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-10 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | David Lehn misses the lay-in | 4-10 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | William Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG) Lee Mitchell, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:07 | Dubuque | Howard Easley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl's pass is intercepted by Harold Knudsen in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 15:55 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson misses the 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 15:53 | Dubuque | John Ojeda can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) PF - John Ojeda (fresh) C - Kevin Bradley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Malone (fresh) SF - Chris Nelson (fairly fresh) PF - David Lehn (fresh) C - Clyde Mehl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Michael Malone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Todd Varner (SF) Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) William Mitchell, Chris Nelson, David Lehn, Clyde Mehl | |
| 15:24 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Michael Reulet pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter loses the dribble to John Ojeda | 7-10 |
| 15:02 | Dubuque | Bryan Jeter is called for the reach on Brian Wilson - foul #1 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), Kevin Williams (SG), Michael Baird (PF), David Nickle (C) Howard Easley, Harold Knudsen, John Ojeda, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Roland Vincent (SG) Patrick Stahlman, Michael Malone | |
| 14:51 | Dubuque | Bryan Jeter is called for the reach on Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) Bryan Jeter | |
| 14:45 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel misses the turnaround from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 14:36 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Lee Mitchell | 7-10 |
| 14:16 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Michael Reulet gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Dubuque | David Nickle snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:01 | Dubuque | Bryan Malveaux takes the ball from Michael Baird | 7-10 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Reulet banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Malveaux | 7-12 |
| 13:33 | Dubuque | Todd Varner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Roland Vincent is open but misses the lay-in | 7-12 |
| 13:23 | Dubuque | David Nickle gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:56 | Dubuque | Todd Varner's floater is knocked away by Michael Reulet | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Etzel | 7-12 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Kevin Williams steals the ball from Roland Vincent in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 12:50 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Williams | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Michael Reulet hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Baird - foul #1 on Michael Baird, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), John Ojeda (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Lee Mitchell, Kevin Williams, Todd Varner, Michael Baird, David Nickle | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (PG), Patrick Stahlman (SG), Chris Nelson (SF), David Lehn (C) Bryan Malveaux, Roland Vincent, Michael Malone, Ryan Etzel | |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Michael Reulet misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Michael Reulet misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Dubuque | John Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:27 | Dubuque | William Mitchell steals it from Harold Knudsen | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Harold Knudsen steals the ball from Patrick Stahlman in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 12:10 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Chris Nelson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) PF - John Ojeda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) SG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) SF - Chris Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Reulet (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Lehn (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Dubuque | Howard Easley is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stahlman - foul #1 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roland Vincent (SG), Clyde Mehl (C) William Mitchell, Michael Reulet | |
| 11:20 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Howard Easley | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 10:51 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Wilson | 17-16 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman is hacked by Brian Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Wilson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Todd Varner (SF), David Nickle (C) Howard Easley, Brian Wilson, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Michael Malone (SF) Patrick Stahlman, Chris Nelson | |
| 10:36 | Illinois | David Nickle swats the short shot by Clyde Mehl | 17-16 |
| 10:34 | Dubuque | David Nickle gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:30 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-16 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Michael Malone gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Michael Malone is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Malone, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (SG) Harold Knudsen | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (SF), Ryan Etzel (C) Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl | |
| 10:08 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ojeda | 19-16 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 19-16 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | David Nickle knocks away the 3 by Anthony Caudle | 19-16 |
| 09:40 | Dubuque | John Ojeda gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:33 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Todd Varner | 21-16 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel makes the floater near the basket | 21-18 |
| 08:52 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Stinchcomb | 24-18 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Lehn pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel jams it on a nice dish by Roland Vincent and he's fouled by David Nickle - foul #2 on David Nickle, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Michael Baird (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Larry Stinchcomb, Lee Mitchell, Todd Varner, John Ojeda, David Nickle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Patrick Stahlman (SG), Chris Nelson (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF) Anthony Caudle, Roland Vincent, William Mitchell, David Lehn | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel misses the free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:19 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Kevin Bradley | 24-20 |
| 08:12 | Dubuque | Howard Easley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 08:11 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 07:46 | Dubuque | Howard Easley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-20 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Mehl | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Baird (fresh) C - Kevin Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Mehl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Etzel (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Knudsen - foul #1 on Harold Knudsen, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) Ryan Etzel | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:41 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:28 | Dubuque | Michael Baird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Mehl - foul #1 on Clyde Mehl, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (SG) Harold Knudsen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Reulet (PF) Chris Nelson | |
| 07:28 | Dubuque | Michael Baird makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:28 | Dubuque | Michael Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Malone and the foul's on Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Ojeda (C) Michael Baird | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:56 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley's floater is tipped away by Michael Reulet | 26-23 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Michael Reulet snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Michael Malone buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Reulet | 26-25 |
| 06:33 | Dubuque | Michael Malone takes the ball from Brian Wilson | 26-25 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Malone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Wilson - foul #2 on Brian Wilson, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen (SG), Todd Varner (SF) Howard Easley, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roland Vincent (SG) Patrick Stahlman | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Malone makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:04 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Nelson (SF), David Lehn (C) Roland Vincent, Clyde Mehl | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Chris Nelson grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Michael Reulet clanks a runner in the paint | 26-27 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | David Lehn gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | David Lehn grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Lehn | 26-29 |
| 04:30 | Dubuque | Michael Malone picks off the pass by Todd Varner | 26-29 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Varner - foul #1 on Todd Varner, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Lee Mitchell (SG), Michael Baird (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, Harold Knudsen, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), William Mitchell (SF), Clyde Mehl (C) Bryan Malveaux, Chris Nelson, David Lehn | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Michael Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:10 | Dubuque | Howard Easley scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lee Mitchell | 28-30 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Reulet misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Baird - foul #2 on Michael Baird, team foul #12 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley (C) Michael Baird | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (SG) Michael Malone | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Reulet misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:49 | Dubuque | Michael Reulet blocks the short jumper by John Ojeda | 28-31 |
| 03:47 | Dubuque | Howard Easley tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 30-31 |
| 03:41 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Varner (tired) PF - John Ojeda (tired) 3 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Caudle (fresh) SG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Reulet (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Clyde Mehl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Dubuque | John Ojeda clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Reulet - foul #1 on Michael Reulet, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Wilson (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Todd Varner, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jeter (SF), Ryan Etzel (C) William Mitchell, Michael Reulet | |
| 03:30 | Dubuque | John Ojeda makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:30 | Dubuque | John Ojeda makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (SG), David Nickle (C) Lee Mitchell, John Ojeda | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roland Vincent (SG), David Lehn (PF) Patrick Stahlman, Clyde Mehl | |
| 02:47 | Dubuque | Michael Smith's floater is tipped away by David Lehn | 32-31 |
| 02:45 | Dubuque | David Nickle tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG) Howard Easley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG) Anthony Caudle | |
| 02:27 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 01:42 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 01:40 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb tips it home | 36-34 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), Michael Baird (SF) Larry Stinchcomb, Kevin Williams, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Michael Malone (SG), Michael Reulet (PF), Chris Nelson (C) Bryan Malveaux, Roland Vincent, David Lehn, Ryan Etzel | |
| 01:03 | Dubuque | Michael Smith drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Howard Easley | 38-34 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | David Nickle steals it from Michael Malone | 38-34 |
| 00:50 | Dubuque | Michael Baird is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Baird, team foul #13 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Dubuque | Todd Varner (SF) Michael Baird | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (PG), Clyde Mehl (C) Michael Malone, Michael Reulet | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter banks in the layup set up by William Mitchell and he's fouled by Todd Varner - foul #2 on Todd Varner, team foul #14 | 38-36 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:19 | Dubuque | Michael Smith connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Harold Knudsen | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl banks in the layup | 41-39 |