| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Justin Ward (fresh) SG - Roy Zumbrennen (fresh) SF - William Higgins (fresh) PF - Juan Colon (fresh) C - Erik Burr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Lipscomb | William Higgins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Zumbrennen | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin McQuesten | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward is hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Lipscomb | William Higgins is fouled on the floor by Justin McQuesten - foul #1 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it in | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Adam Vanslyke | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Higgins | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by William Higgins - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:30 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Juan Colon | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr blows the layup | 6-5 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Roberts | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Zumbrennen - foul #1 on Roy Zumbrennen, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Matthew Lane, Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Trevor White (SF) William Higgins | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Justin Ward (fresh) SG - Roy Zumbrennen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor White (fresh) PF - Juan Colon (fresh) C - Erik Burr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Trevor White - foul #1 on Trevor White, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Raymond Haddix, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Clifford Leggett (SF), James Duby (PF), Joshua Hayton (C) Justin Ward, Juan Colon, Erik Burr | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:02 | Lipscomb | James Duby misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:00 | Lipscomb | Clifford Leggett grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:38 | Lipscomb | Trevor White misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the fadeaway from the left block | 8-5 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Christopher Reny drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 13:38 | Lipscomb | James Duby hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 11-7 |
| 13:18 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to James Duby | 11-7 |
| 13:04 | Lipscomb | Clifford Leggett misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | Lipscomb | Joshua Hayton can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 13:00 | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 12:58 | Lipscomb | Trevor White hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | Lipscomb | James Duby gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:13 | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen misses the runner from the right block | 11-9 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 11-9 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is hacked by Clifford Leggett - foul #1 on Clifford Leggett, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Raymond Haddix (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Justin Ward (PG), Richard Hairston (SG), William Higgins (SF), Juan Colon (PF), Erik Burr (C) Trevor White, Roy Zumbrennen, Clifford Leggett, James Duby, Joshua Hayton | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Clyde Pate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Justin Ward (fresh) SG - Richard Hairston (fresh) SF - William Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Juan Colon (fresh) C - Erik Burr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Erik Burr steals it from Thomas Duerr | 11-9 |
| 11:02 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Matthew Lane knocks in the 3 from straight away | 14-11 |
| 10:22 | Lipscomb | Johnny Faulkner is called for the reach on William Higgins - foul #1 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 10:08 | Lipscomb | William Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Justin Ward steals it from Raymond Haddix | 14-11 |
| 09:43 | Lipscomb | William Higgins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Ward | 14-13 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the shot from the right block | 14-13 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 09:13 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr travels with the ball | 16-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen (SG) Richard Hairston | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 08:58 | Lipscomb | Juan Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:40 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Higgins | 16-16 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 08:14 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:10 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Trevor White (PG), Clifford Leggett (SF), James Duby (PF), Joshua Hayton (C) Justin Ward, William Higgins, Juan Colon, Erik Burr | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Christopher Reny pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 07:41 | Lipscomb | Joshua Hayton snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Trevor White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Zumbrennen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Leggett (fresh) PF - James Duby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Hayton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Lipscomb | Clifford Leggett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Clifford Leggett is called for the reach on Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Clifford Leggett, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Richard Hairston (PG) Clifford Leggett | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Christopher Reny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 16-16 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Pate | 16-16 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Matthew Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Christopher Reny, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Justin Ward (PG), William Higgins (SF), Juan Colon (PF), Erik Burr (C) Richard Hairston, Trevor White, James Duby, Joshua Hayton | |
| 06:26 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward is hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| 06:14 | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen is hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 05:58 | Lipscomb | William Higgins drills a jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Vanslyke | 19-18 |
| 05:30 | Lipscomb | Matthew Lane takes the ball from Justin Ward in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Justin McQuesten | 22-18 |
| 04:58 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr misses the turnaround from the left block | 22-18 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 22-18 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Zumbrennen - foul #2 on Roy Zumbrennen, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Richard Hairston (SG), Trevor White (SF), James Duby (PF), Joshua Hayton (C) Roy Zumbrennen, William Higgins, Juan Colon, Erik Burr | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:29 | Lipscomb | Justin Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 04:04 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to James Duby | 24-18 |
| 03:59 | Lipscomb | Trevor White misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Justin McQuesten - foul #2 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Clifford Leggett (SF) Justin Ward | |
| 03:59 | Lipscomb | Trevor White makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 03:59 | Lipscomb | Trevor White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Christopher Reny can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 03:33 | Lipscomb | James Duby snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Trevor White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Hairston (fresh) SF - Clifford Leggett (fresh) PF - James Duby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hayton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Lipscomb | James Duby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Duerr - foul #1 on Thomas Duerr, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Clyde Pate (C) Raymond Haddix, Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Roy Zumbrennen (SG), William Higgins (SF), Erik Burr (C) Richard Hairston, Clifford Leggett, Joshua Hayton | |
| 03:05 | Lipscomb | James Duby misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:05 | Lipscomb | James Duby misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Roy Zumbrennen is called for the reach on Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Roy Zumbrennen, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Gregory Roberts, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Justin Ward (PG), Juan Colon (PF) Roy Zumbrennen, James Duby | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:37 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr loses the ball out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 02:18 | Lipscomb | Juan Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:05 | Lipscomb | Trevor White comes up short on the runner near the basket | 26-20 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Roberts | 26-20 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts double dribbles | 26-20 |
| 01:40 | Lipscomb | William Higgins drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Richard Hairston (SG) Trevor White | |
| 01:40 | Lipscomb | William Higgins makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lane scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-23 |
| 01:04 | Lipscomb | William Higgins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 01:02 | Lipscomb | Erik Burr hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Richard Hairston - foul #1 on Richard Hairston, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Alvin Wood (PG), Clifford Leggett (SF), James Duby (PF), Joshua Hayton (C) Justin Ward, William Higgins, Juan Colon, Erik Burr | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:24 | Lipscomb | Richard Hairston buries a floater from the left wing set up by Alvin Wood | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 00:03 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to James Duby | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Lipscomb | James Duby misses the halfcourt shot | 30-27 |