| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Cesar Greco (fresh) SG - Morris Elem (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cheesman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Stromberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Johnson (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | James Cheesman inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northeastern | Morris Elem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Cesar Greco steals it from Adam Vanslyke | 36-26 |
| 19:13 | Northeastern | James Cheesman scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Cesar Greco | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 39-28 |
| 18:40 | Northeastern | James Cheesman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to James Cheesman | 39-28 |
| 18:17 | Northeastern | Morris Elem misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:17 | Northeastern | Morris Elem misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:17 | Northeastern | Morris Elem makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | James Cheesman pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:49 | Northeastern | Henry Johnson buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Chatman (PF) Gerard Stromberg | |
| 17:49 | Northeastern | Henry Johnson misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Matthew Lane drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Hall | 42-31 |
| 17:30 | Northeastern | James Cheesman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 42-31 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Adam Vanslyke | 45-31 |
| 16:54 | Northeastern | Cesar Greco clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 16:53 | Northeastern | John Chatman tips it but misses | 45-31 |
| 16:51 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Johnson | 45-31 |
| 16:30 | Northeastern | Morris Elem can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Justin McQuesten | 48-31 |
| 15:59 | Northeastern | James Cheesman buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Cesar Greco and the foul's on Justin McQuesten - foul #2 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Christopher Brown (PG), Gerard Stromberg (PF), Robert Vance (C) Cesar Greco, Morris Elem, Henry Johnson | |
| 15:59 | Northeastern | James Cheesman misses the free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) SG - John Chatman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cheesman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Stromberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Vance (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Duerr | 50-33 |
| 15:24 | Northeastern | John Chatman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 15:04 | Northeastern | Robert Vance pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 14:57 | Northeastern | John Chatman misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Reny - foul #1 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Patterson (SG) James Cheesman | |
| 14:57 | Northeastern | John Chatman misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:57 | Northeastern | John Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Christopher Reny connects on the runner in the lane set up by Matthew Lane | 52-34 |
| 14:28 | Northeastern | Robert Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Cesar Greco (PG), Jody Conley (C) Christopher Brown, John Chatman | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:38 | Northeastern | Cesar Greco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Cesar Greco - foul #3 on Cesar Greco, team foul #2 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Christopher Reny, Gregory Roberts, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Morris Elem (SG), Henry Johnson (C) Robert Vance, Jody Conley | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 12:56 | Northeastern | Cesar Greco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-34 |
| 12:54 | Northeastern | Gerard Stromberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 12:46 | Northeastern | Gerard Stromberg is denied on a layup by Justin McQuesten | 56-34 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the board | 56-34 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Gerard Stromberg is called for the reach on Justin McQuesten - foul #3 on Gerard Stromberg, team foul #3 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Cheesman (SF) Charles Patterson | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-34 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it home | 58-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Cesar Greco (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Morris Elem (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cheesman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Stromberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Northeastern | Gerard Stromberg misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 11:44 | Northeastern | James Cheesman grabs the offensive board | 58-34 |
| 11:29 | Northeastern | Henry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SG) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Chatman (SG), Robert Vance (PF) Morris Elem, Gerard Stromberg | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall clanks a jumper near the basket | 58-34 |
| 10:58 | Northeastern | James Cheesman grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 10:43 | Northeastern | John Chatman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 58-34 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cesar Greco - foul #4 on Cesar Greco, team foul #4 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Justin McQuesten | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Christopher Brown (PG), Charles Patterson (SG), Jody Conley (C) Cesar Greco, James Cheesman, Henry Johnson | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 2nd free throw | 59-34 |
| 10:16 | Northeastern | Jody Conley misses short on a runner from the left block | 59-34 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 59-34 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Hall and the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #5 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Morris Elem (SG) Robert Vance | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses the free throw | 61-34 |
| 09:48 | Northeastern | Jody Conley gets the rebound | 61-34 |
| 09:32 | Northeastern | Charles Patterson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-36 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr is fouled on the floor by Jody Conley - foul #1 on Jody Conley, team foul #6 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Cheesman (SF), Henry Johnson (C) John Chatman, Jody Conley | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Henry Johnson swats the short shot by Clyde Pate | 61-36 |
| 08:35 | Northeastern | Charles Patterson pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| 08:23 | Northeastern | James Cheesman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bill Lowell (PG), Robert Vance (PF) Christopher Brown, Charles Patterson | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bill Lowell - foul #1 on Bill Lowell, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 62-36 |
| 08:07 | Northeastern | Robert Vance gets the rebound | 62-36 |
| 07:51 | Northeastern | Bill Lowell is whistled for traveling | 62-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Cesar Greco (PG), James Sedillo (SG) Bill Lowell, Morris Elem | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Cesar Greco (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Sedillo (fresh) SF - James Cheesman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the shot near the basket | 62-36 |
| 07:21 | Northeastern | Henry Johnson grabs the board | 62-36 |
| 07:10 | Northeastern | James Cheesman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SG) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bill Lowell (PG), John Chatman (SF), Jody Conley (C) Cesar Greco, James Cheesman, Henry Johnson | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is fouled on the floor by Bill Lowell - foul #2 on Bill Lowell, team foul #8 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Christopher Brown (PG), Charles Patterson (SG) Bill Lowell, James Sedillo | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 63-36 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 64-36 |
| 06:36 | Northeastern | Charles Patterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-36 |
| 06:35 | Northeastern | Jody Conley snags the offensive board | 64-36 |
| 06:24 | Northeastern | John Chatman misses the lay-in | 64-36 |
| 06:22 | Northeastern | John Chatman snags the offensive board | 64-36 |
| 06:11 | Northeastern | Robert Vance hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-36 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 64-36 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jody Conley - foul #2 on Jody Conley, team foul #9 | 64-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Sedillo (SG) Robert Vance | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 65-36 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 66-36 |
| 05:35 | Northeastern | Clyde Pate blocks the short jumper by John Chatman | 66-36 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 66-36 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-36 |
| 04:46 | Northeastern | Charles Patterson misses the easy layup | 69-36 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr snags the defensive board | 69-36 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is fouled on the floor by James Sedillo - foul #1 on James Sedillo, team foul #10 | 69-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bill Lowell (PG), Robert Vance (SF) Christopher Brown, Charles Patterson | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 70-36 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 71-36 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | John Chatman makes the shot from the right side set up by Jody Conley and he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #5 | 71-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | John Chatman misses the free throw | 71-38 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 71-38 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-38 |
| 03:42 | Northeastern | James Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 71-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Bill Lowell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sedillo (fairly fresh) SF - John Chatman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jody Conley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northeastern | Robert Vance connects on the floater from close range | 71-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-40 |
| 02:50 | Northeastern | John Chatman banks in the layup | 74-42 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 74-42 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke tips it home | 76-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Northeastern | John Chatman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-42 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner gets the rebound | 76-42 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 79-42 |
| 01:34 | Northeastern | Robert Vance hits a 3 from straight away | 79-45 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 79-45 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Robert Vance pulls down the rebound | 79-45 |
| 01:06 | Northeastern | James Sedillo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 79-45 |
| 01:04 | Northeastern | Robert Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-45 |
| 00:46 | Northeastern | John Chatman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-45 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 79-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 81-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Robert Vance misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #6 | 81-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Christopher Brown (PG), Charles Patterson (SG) Bill Lowell, James Sedillo | |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Robert Vance makes the 1st free throw | 81-46 |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Robert Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 81-46 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 81-46 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane runs out the clock | 81-46 |