| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ronnie Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Kellam (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | William Rosas inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Portland | John Gray hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronnie Stewart | 35-32 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Ronnie Stewart - foul #2 on Ronnie Stewart, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 37-32 |
| 18:43 | Portland | Justin McQuesten swats the short shot by Ronnie Stewart | 37-32 |
| 18:41 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:19 | Portland | Raymond Haddix takes the ball from Richard Kellam | 37-32 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-32 |
| 17:58 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | Portland | Richard Kellam connects on the jumper from the right block | 37-34 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the open dunk but the foul's on Joshua Sanders - foul #2 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG), Danny Mire (SG), Nathan Cooke (SF), Curt Singley (PF), Eddie Mulloy (C) Ronnie Stewart, John Gray, William Rosas, Joshua Sanders, Richard Kellam | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:10 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 38-34 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Nathan Cooke is called for the reach on Christopher Reny in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Cooke, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Duerr (PF) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eddie Mulloy - foul #1 on Eddie Mulloy, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:41 | Portland | Danny Mire comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 16:41 | Portland | Danny Mire misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:41 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Pate | 43-35 |
| 16:05 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG), Jeff Hornberg (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF) Danny Mire, Nathan Cooke, Curt Singley | |
| 16:05 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:05 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is hacked by Jeff Hornberg - foul #1 on Jeff Hornberg, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF) Christopher Reny, Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), Trevor Tobin (C) Cyrus Horton, Eddie Mulloy | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ronnie Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Hornberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Tobin (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Stewart - foul #3 on Ronnie Stewart, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Mark Weaver (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Johnny Faulkner, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:01 | Portland | John Gray is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (PG), Curt Singley (PF) Ronnie Stewart, Joshua Sanders | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Matthew Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Rosas (SF) Jeff Hornberg | |
| 14:49 | Portland | Justin McQuesten picks off the pass by Trevor Tobin | 45-36 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Trevor Tobin is called for the reach on Justin McQuesten - foul #1 on Trevor Tobin, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG), Nathan Cooke (SF) John Gray, William Rosas | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:31 | Portland | Trevor Tobin pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:12 | Portland | Danny Mire blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Christopher Reny, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Portland | William Rosas (SF) Trevor Tobin | |
| 14:12 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:12 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Mire - foul #2 on Danny Mire, team foul #8 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG) Danny Mire | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:10 | Portland | Curt Singley snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:04 | Portland | William Rosas comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| 14:04 | Portland | William Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:04 | Portland | William Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 13:42 | Portland | Curt Singley grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 13:26 | Portland | Curt Singley is fouled on the floor by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Johnny Faulkner (SF) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Portland | Jeff Hornberg (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Richard Kellam (C) William Rosas, Curt Singley, Nathan Cooke | |
| 13:12 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 45-38 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Cyrus Horton - foul #2 on Cyrus Horton, team foul #9 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), Danny Mire (SG), Eddie Mulloy (C) Cyrus Horton, John Gray, Richard Kellam | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:54 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 12:53 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Hornberg | 45-38 |
| 12:30 | Portland | Danny Mire misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin McQuesten - foul #2 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Thomas Duerr (PF) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Portland | William Rosas (SF), Trevor Tobin (C) Jeff Hornberg, Joshua Sanders | |
| 12:30 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:30 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Eddie Mulloy steals it from Thomas Duerr | 45-40 |
| 11:53 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart is fouled on the floor by Justin McQuesten - foul #3 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Raymond Haddix, Justin McQuesten, Thomas Duerr, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF) Danny Mire, Eddie Mulloy | |
| 11:53 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:53 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ronnie Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cyrus Horton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Rosas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Tobin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Christopher Reny buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 47-42 |
| 11:11 | Portland | Matthew Lane steals the ball from Trevor Tobin | 47-42 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 49-42 |
| 10:45 | Portland | Cyrus Horton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joshua Sanders | 49-45 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Gregory Roberts, Adam Vanslyke, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG), Jeff Hornberg (SF), Nathan Cooke (PF), Richard Kellam (C) Cyrus Horton, William Rosas, Joshua Sanders, Trevor Tobin | |
| 10:19 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart is hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #4 on Christopher Reny, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Portland | Curt Singley (PF) Jeff Hornberg | |
| 10:19 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:19 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 10:07 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall drills a runner from close range | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | Portland | John Gray misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-47 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Clyde Pate is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 53-47 |
| 08:37 | Portland | Curt Singley hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Kellam | 53-49 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Clyde Pate is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kellam - foul #1 on Richard Kellam, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG), Danny Mire (SG), Jeff Hornberg (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Eddie Mulloy (C) Ronnie Stewart, John Gray, Nathan Cooke, Curt Singley, Richard Kellam | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:13 | Portland | Adam Vanslyke takes the ball from Joshua Sanders | 54-49 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Johnny Faulkner and he's hacked by Jeff Hornberg - foul #2 on Jeff Hornberg, team foul #11 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Mark Weaver (C) Raymond Haddix, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Portland | Trevor Tobin (C) Joshua Sanders | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:46 | Portland | Danny Mire misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 07:44 | Portland | Trevor Tobin grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:32 | Portland | Cyrus Horton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:31 | Portland | Danny Mire tips it home | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Cyrus Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Mire (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Hornberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Mulloy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Trevor Tobin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Jeff Hornberg is called for the reach on Johnny Faulkner - foul #3 on Jeff Hornberg, team foul #12 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG), William Rosas (SF), Curt Singley (PF) Danny Mire, Jeff Hornberg, Eddie Mulloy | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:05 | Portland | Cyrus Horton's pass is intercepted by Christopher Reny | 58-51 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny lays it up and in | 60-51 |
| 06:53 | Portland | The short jumper by Trevor Tobin is denied by Mark Weaver | 60-51 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Faulkner | 60-51 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Cyrus Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cyrus Horton, team foul #13 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Portland | Richard Kellam (C) Trevor Tobin | |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:21 | Portland | Cyrus Horton double dribbles | 62-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Christopher Reny, Thomas Duerr, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Portland | Joshua Sanders (PF) Curt Singley | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-51 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it home | 64-51 |
| 06:00 | Portland | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Cyrus Horton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (SG) John Gray | |
| 06:00 | Portland | Cyrus Horton makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:00 | Portland | Cyrus Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG) Cyrus Horton | |
| 05:51 | Portland | Danny Mire misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-53 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-53 |
| 05:28 | Portland | The rebound goes to Richard Kellam | 64-53 |
| 05:05 | Portland | William Rosas loses the ball out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Justin McQuesten, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), Curt Singley (SG), Nathan Cooke (SF), Eddie Mulloy (PF), Trevor Tobin (C) Danny Mire, John Gray, William Rosas, Joshua Sanders, Richard Kellam | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Clyde Pate connects on the floater from the left block set up by Christopher Reny and the foul's on Trevor Tobin - foul #2 on Trevor Tobin, team foul #14 | 66-53 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Portland | Curt Singley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 04:28 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Tobin | 67-53 |
| 04:11 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Curt Singley and he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG), Jeff Hornberg (SF) Nathan Cooke, Trevor Tobin | |
| 04:11 | Portland | Ronnie Stewart makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Stewart - foul #4 on Ronnie Stewart, team foul #15 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG) Ronnie Stewart | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:54 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg is called for traveling | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF), Richard Kellam (C) John Gray, Curt Singley, Eddie Mulloy | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Hornberg - foul #4 on Jeff Hornberg, team foul #16 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (SF) Justin McQuesten | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:16 | Portland | Danny Mire misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-56 |
| 03:15 | Portland | Joshua Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Cyrus Horton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Danny Mire (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Hornberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Kellam (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Portland | Richard Kellam makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Danny Mire | 71-58 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Cyrus Horton picks off the pass by Johnny Faulkner in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 02:43 | Portland | Danny Mire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Johnny Faulkner, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Portland | Curt Singley (SG), Nathan Cooke (SF), Eddie Mulloy (PF), Trevor Tobin (C) Danny Mire, Jeff Hornberg, Joshua Sanders, Richard Kellam | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:07 | Portland | Curt Singley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Christopher Reny gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Cyrus Horton is called for the reach on Christopher Reny in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cyrus Horton, team foul #17 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (SG) Trevor Tobin | |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:41 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Cyrus Horton is called for the reach on Matthew Lane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cyrus Horton, team foul #18 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Christopher Reny, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Portland | Trevor Tobin (C) Cyrus Horton | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:18 | Portland | Curt Singley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the offensive board | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Matthew Lane | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Portland | Danny Mire knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 79-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane runs out the clock | 79-60 |