| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fresh) SG - Roland Vincent (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Philip May (fresh) SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - Kyle Graver (fresh) PF - Michael Wait (fresh) C - Jerry Butts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Reulet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Roland Vincent travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Carroll | Michael Wait drills a jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Bryan Malveaux | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Carroll | Michael Reulet is called for the reach on Michael Wait - foul #1 on Michael Reulet, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Carroll | Raymond Davis is fouled on the floor by Roland Vincent - foul #1 on Roland Vincent, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Carroll | Michael Wait connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Davis | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jerry Butts | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Carroll | Philip May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Roland Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 17:06 | Carroll | Philip May misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Carroll | Kyle Graver grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | Carroll | Kyle Graver knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Davis | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | William Mitchell drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Malone | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Carroll | Kyle Graver drills a floater in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Michael Malone is hacked by Raymond Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Flaherty (PG), Charles Crawford (SG), Joe Brown (SF), George Dudley (PF), Jeremy Sullivan (C) Philip May, Raymond Davis, Kyle Graver, Michael Wait, Jerry Butts | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Chris Nelson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chris Nelson, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF) William Mitchell, Chris Nelson, Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 15:49 | Carroll | Charles Crawford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | David Lehn grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Malone (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) C - David Lehn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - John Flaherty (fresh) SG - Charles Crawford (fresh) SF - Joe Brown (fresh) PF - George Dudley (fresh) C - Jeremy Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Michael Malone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:42 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jeremy Sullivan | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Carroll | Joe Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Lehn - foul #1 on David Lehn, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (PG), Roland Vincent (SG), Ryan Etzel (C) Bryan Malveaux, Michael Malone, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Carroll | Philip May (PG), Raymond Davis (SG) John Flaherty, Charles Crawford | |
| 15:22 | Carroll | Joe Brown misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Carroll | Joe Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Reulet | 4-8 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Roland Vincent is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Vincent, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (SG) Roland Vincent | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kyle Graver (SF) Joe Brown | |
| 15:05 | Carroll | Kyle Graver misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Reulet - foul #2 on Michael Reulet, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Nelson (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF) Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | Carroll | Karl Callaghan (C) Jeremy Sullivan | |
| 15:05 | Carroll | Kyle Graver misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Carroll | Kyle Graver makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | William Mitchell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 14:50 | Carroll | Philip May loses the dribble to Ryan Etzel | 4-9 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 14:24 | Carroll | Kyle Graver snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:03 | Carroll | Philip May drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-12 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Chris Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 13:54 | Carroll | George Dudley pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 13:35 | Carroll | Kyle Graver misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 4-12 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Etzel | 4-12 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Chris Nelson is called for traveling | 4-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Michael Malone (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), David Lehn (PF) William Mitchell, Patrick Stahlman, Chris Nelson, Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Flaherty (PG), Charles Crawford (SG), Joe Brown (SF), Michael Wait (PF), Jerry Butts (C) Philip May, Raymond Davis, Kyle Graver, George Dudley, Karl Callaghan | |
| 13:00 | Carroll | Michael Wait's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-12 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Crawford - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:33 | Carroll | Jerry Butts comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Etzel - foul #1 on Ryan Etzel, team foul #7 | 6-12 |
| 12:33 | Carroll | Jerry Butts misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:33 | Carroll | Jerry Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | David Lehn loses the dribble to Michael Wait | 6-13 |
| 11:56 | Carroll | Michael Wait hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Lehn - foul #2 on David Lehn, team foul #8 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Mehl (PF) David Lehn | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeremy Sullivan (C) Jerry Butts | |
| 11:56 | Carroll | Michael Wait makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:56 | Carroll | Michael Wait misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Jeter | 6-14 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jeremy Sullivan is called for the reach on Clyde Mehl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Sullivan, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Bruce Orlando (PG) Joe Brown | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Michael Malone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-14 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl tips it back up and in | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Malone (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clyde Mehl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Etzel (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Bruce Orlando (fresh) SG - Charles Crawford (fairly fresh) SF - John Flaherty (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Wait (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Carroll | Michael Wait misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 11:14 | Carroll | Bruce Orlando snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:01 | Carroll | John Flaherty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 10:59 | Carroll | Michael Wait snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:41 | Carroll | John Flaherty misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 10:39 | Carroll | Jeremy Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:23 | Carroll | John Flaherty's pass is intercepted by Ryan Etzel | 8-14 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl is fouled on the floor by Michael Wait - foul #1 on Michael Wait, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Patrick Stahlman (SG), Chris Nelson (PF) Bryan Malveaux, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Carroll | Philip May (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Kyle Graver (SF), Karl Callaghan (PF), Jerry Butts (C) Bruce Orlando, Charles Crawford, John Flaherty, Michael Wait, Jeremy Sullivan | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Kyle Graver is called for the reach on Patrick Stahlman - foul #1 on Kyle Graver, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (SF) Bryan Jeter | |
| Subs | Carroll | George Dudley (PF) Karl Callaghan | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 09:23 | Carroll | Raymond Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Stahlman - foul #1 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #9 | 10-14 |
| 09:23 | Carroll | Raymond Davis makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:23 | Carroll | Raymond Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Mitchell and he's fouled by Philip May - foul #1 on Philip May, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Karl Callaghan (PF) George Dudley | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:55 | Carroll | Raymond Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-16 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Chris Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | William Mitchell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #10 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jeter (SF), Clyde Mehl (C) William Mitchell, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 08:32 | Carroll | Chris Nelson picks off the pass by Kyle Graver | 13-16 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Chris Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle is hacked by Karl Callaghan - foul #1 on Karl Callaghan, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SG) Patrick Stahlman | |
| Subs | Carroll | Bruce Orlando (PG), Joe Brown (SF), George Dudley (PF) Philip May, Kyle Graver, Jerry Butts | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:50 | Carroll | Raymond Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Ryan Etzel (C) Anthony Caudle, Chris Nelson | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter loses the dribble to George Dudley | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Malone (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Mehl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Etzel (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Bruce Orlando (fresh) SG - Raymond Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Brown (fresh) PF - George Dudley (fresh) C - Karl Callaghan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Carroll | Joe Brown scores on a floater from the left side | 15-18 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Raymond Davis steals the ball from Michael Malone in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 06:54 | Carroll | George Dudley clanks a jumper from close range | 15-18 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel's pass is intercepted by Joe Brown | 15-18 |
| 06:27 | Carroll | Joe Brown banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Patrick Stahlman (SG), William Mitchell (SF), Chris Nelson (C) Bryan Malveaux, Michael Malone, Bryan Jeter, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Carroll | Philip May (PG), John Flaherty (SG), Kyle Graver (SF), Michael Wait (PF), Jeremy Sullivan (C) Bruce Orlando, Raymond Davis, Joe Brown, George Dudley, Karl Callaghan | |
| 06:07 | Carroll | Philip May is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 05:54 | Carroll | Jeremy Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:41 | Carroll | Jeremy Sullivan buries a floater from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | William Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Philip May in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 05:20 | Carroll | John Flaherty clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Caudle | 15-22 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #11 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Ryan Etzel (C) Anthony Caudle, Patrick Stahlman, Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Crawford (SG), Joe Brown (SF), Jerry Butts (C) Philip May, Kyle Graver, Jeremy Sullivan | |
| 04:54 | Carroll | Jerry Butts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-22 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Michael Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Chris Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 04:21 | Carroll | Michael Wait snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 04:04 | Carroll | Joe Brown misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Jeter - foul #1 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #12 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Clyde Mehl (PF) William Mitchell, Chris Nelson | |
| Subs | Carroll | Philip May (PG), Kyle Graver (SF), George Dudley (PF), Karl Callaghan (C) John Flaherty, Charles Crawford, Michael Wait, Jerry Butts | |
| 04:04 | Carroll | Joe Brown misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 04:04 | Carroll | Joe Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Dudley - foul #1 on George Dudley, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Roland Vincent (SG), Michael Reulet (PF), David Lehn (C) Anthony Caudle, Bryan Jeter, Clyde Mehl, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Carroll | Raymond Davis (SG) Joe Brown | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Michael Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:31 | Carroll | Kyle Graver can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-23 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Michael Reulet gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Roland Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roland Vincent (fresh) SF - Michael Malone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lehn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Philip May (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Graver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Dudley (fresh) C - Karl Callaghan (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Carroll | George Dudley misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 16-23 |
| 03:20 | Carroll | Kyle Graver snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 03:06 | Carroll | George Dudley hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Reulet - foul #3 on Michael Reulet, team foul #13 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Clyde Mehl (C) Patrick Stahlman, Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Crawford (SF), Jerry Butts (C) Kyle Graver, Karl Callaghan | |
| 03:06 | Carroll | George Dudley misses the free throw | 16-25 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Lehn | 16-25 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Philip May takes the ball from Clyde Mehl | 16-25 |
| 02:18 | Carroll | George Dudley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 16-25 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 02:08 | Carroll | Jerry Butts grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 01:53 | Carroll | Charles Crawford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Michael Malone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 01:33 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Jerry Butts | 16-25 |
| 01:28 | Carroll | Jerry Butts comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Mehl - foul #1 on Clyde Mehl, team foul #14 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Chris Nelson (C) Bryan Malveaux, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Flaherty (PG), Joe Brown (SG), Kyle Graver (SF), Jeremy Sullivan (PF) Philip May, Raymond Davis, Charles Crawford, George Dudley | |
| 01:28 | Carroll | Jerry Butts misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 01:28 | Carroll | Jerry Butts makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | David Lehn is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Roland Vincent | 18-26 |
| 00:37 | Carroll | Jerry Butts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Butts, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), William Mitchell (SF), Ryan Etzel (C) Roland Vincent, Bryan Jeter, Chris Nelson | |
| Subs | Carroll | Karl Callaghan (C) Jerry Butts | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Graver - foul #2 on Kyle Graver, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Bruce Orlando (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Michael Wait (PF) John Flaherty, Joe Brown, Jeremy Sullivan | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:02 | Carroll | Raymond Davis clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | The clock runs out | 20-26 |