| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - David Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Holland inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | August Machesky scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Patrick Stahlman | 42-43 |
| 19:28 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 19:27 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson misses the tip | 42-43 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Oscar Womack pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | David Morgan is called for the reach on Patrick Stahlman - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Ernest Baker is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #3 on Ernest Baker, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin (SG) Ernest Baker | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Kevin Holland gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Morgan - foul #2 on David Morgan, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:02 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 18:01 | Fontbonne | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Jackson | 43-43 |
| 17:45 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Holland - foul #3 on Kevin Holland, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roland Vincent (SF), Chris Nelson (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Kevin Holland, August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Gary Carr (SG) David Morgan | |
| 17:45 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:45 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 17:28 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:06 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Meredith | 43-48 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Stahlman is blocked by Andrew Jackson | 43-48 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stahlman | 43-48 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Robert Brunson (SF) Patrick Stahlman, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | David Morgan (PG), Lloyd Brody (SF), Fred Lee (C) Graham Dunkin, Michael Meredith, Andrew Jackson | |
| 16:10 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 16:09 | Fontbonne | Lloyd Brody gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:55 | Fontbonne | Fred Lee can't throw it down | 43-48 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Robert Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Caudle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roland Vincent (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - David Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lloyd Brody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Roland Vincent | 45-48 |
| 15:41 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward loses the dribble to Ben Boyd | 45-48 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | David Morgan is called for the reach on Anthony Caudle in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Morgan, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Robert Brunson, Chris Nelson, Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker (SG) Phillip Ward | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Kevin Holland is fouled on the floor by Fred Lee - foul #2 on Fred Lee, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG) Roland Vincent | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Michael Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Mitchell (SG) Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Christopher Robertson (PG), Andrew Jackson (C) David Morgan, Gary Carr | |
| 14:40 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 14:38 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:22 | Fontbonne | Christopher Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), Chris Nelson (C) Anthony Caudle, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin (PG), Michael Meredith (SF) Christopher Robertson, Lloyd Brody | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Graham Dunkin - foul #3 on Graham Dunkin, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ben Boyd (C) August Machesky | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | David Morgan (PG), Gary Carr (PF) Graham Dunkin, Fred Lee | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:42 | Fontbonne | William Mitchell steals the ball from David Morgan | 47-48 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Holland | 50-48 |
| 12:56 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson's layup is rejected by Chris Nelson | 50-48 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Chris Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:47 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Andrew Jackson | 50-48 |
| 12:31 | Fontbonne | Kevin Holland steps in front of the Ernest Baker pass | 50-48 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Chris Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 50-48 |
| 12:15 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:57 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Chris Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - David Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Meredith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Morgan - foul #4 on David Morgan, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (PG), Roland Vincent (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Patrick Stahlman, William Mitchell, Kevin Holland, Chris Nelson | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Christopher Robertson (PG), Graham Dunkin (SG), Lloyd Brody (SF), Phillip Ward (PF), Fred Lee (C) David Morgan, Ernest Baker, Michael Meredith, Gary Carr, Andrew Jackson | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Ben Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:40 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:22 | Fontbonne | Christopher Robertson is whistled for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | August Machesky (PF) Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | August Machesky loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 10:37 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin is hacked by Roland Vincent - foul #3 on Roland Vincent, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker (SG) Christopher Robertson | |
| 10:28 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Roland Vincent - foul #4 on Roland Vincent, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG) Roland Vincent | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 10:28 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Graham Dunkin takes the ball from Robert Brunson | 51-51 |
| 10:02 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward lays it up and in set up by Graham Dunkin | 51-53 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Caudle | 54-53 |
| 09:34 | Fontbonne | Lloyd Brody hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 54-53 |
| 09:32 | Fontbonne | Fred Lee gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:19 | Fontbonne | Michael Butler picks off the pass by Lloyd Brody | 54-53 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Robert Brunson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 09:12 | Fontbonne | Fred Lee gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:04 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | August Machesky pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Butler | 56-53 |
| 08:52 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:50 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:36 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Robert Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle clanks a turnaround in the lane | 56-53 |
| 08:30 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:23 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Baker | 56-56 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Michael Butler drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Caudle | 59-56 |
| 07:52 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 07:51 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Caudle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Brunson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - August Machesky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Graham Dunkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Brody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Ward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Chris Nelson (PF), Ben Boyd (C) Anthony Caudle, Michael Butler, Robert Brunson, August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | David Morgan (PG), Gary Carr (SG), Michael Meredith (SF), Andrew Jackson (C) Graham Dunkin, Ernest Baker, Lloyd Brody, Fred Lee | |
| 07:19 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Chris Nelson grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Andrew Jackson swats the layup by Ben Boyd | 59-58 |
| 07:09 | Fontbonne | David Morgan gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:05 | Fontbonne | Ben Boyd is called for the reach on David Morgan - foul #3 on Ben Boyd, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 06:49 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Carr | 59-60 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | David Morgan steals it from William Mitchell | 59-60 |
| 06:41 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith throws it down on a nice dish by David Morgan | 59-62 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Michael Meredith picks off the pass by Kevin Holland | 59-62 |
| 06:10 | Fontbonne | David Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Ben Boyd grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chris Nelson | 62-62 |
| 05:53 | Fontbonne | David Morgan buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Carr | 62-64 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Stahlman | 65-64 |
| 05:27 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Caudle (C) Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker (SG) Gary Carr | |
| 05:27 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:27 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | William Mitchell connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Stahlman | 67-66 |
| 04:52 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | David Morgan steals it from Anthony Caudle | 67-69 |
| 04:32 | Fontbonne | David Morgan hits the finger roll | 67-71 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Phillip Ward - foul #2 on Phillip Ward, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roland Vincent (SF), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Patrick Stahlman, Kevin Holland, Chris Nelson | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Christopher Robertson (PG), Graham Dunkin (SF), Fred Lee (PF), Lloyd Brody (C) David Morgan, Michael Meredith, Phillip Ward, Andrew Jackson | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:03 | Fontbonne | Christopher Robertson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Roland Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Anthony Caudle is whistled for traveling | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Malveaux (PG), Robert Brunson (SF), Ben Boyd (C) Anthony Caudle, William Mitchell, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Malveaux (fresh) SG - Roland Vincent (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Graham Dunkin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Brody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Robertson | 69-74 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Roland Vincent knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-74 |
| 02:58 | Fontbonne | Fontbonne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Bryan Malveaux, Roland Vincent, Robert Brunson, Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | David Morgan (PG), Michael Meredith (SF), Andrew Jackson (C) Christopher Robertson, Graham Dunkin, Lloyd Brody | |
| 02:50 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith can't finish the layup | 72-74 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to August Machesky | 72-74 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | August Machesky is fouled on the floor by Andrew Jackson - foul #3 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | August Machesky misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:43 | Fontbonne | Fred Lee gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:26 | Fontbonne | Fred Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Patrick Stahlman | 73-74 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | William Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | August Machesky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward (PF) Fred Lee | |
| 01:25 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith loses the dribble to Patrick Stahlman | 73-74 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 01:13 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 01:06 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | August Machesky pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Oscar Womack snags the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | August Machesky misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 00:46 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Ernest Baker | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Fontbonne | David Morgan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-76 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | August Machesky misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:15 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Andrew Jackson | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Fontbonne | Patrick Stahlman is called for the reach on Andrew Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Stahlman, team foul #6 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin (PG) David Morgan | |
| 00:11 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker is hacked by August Machesky - foul #2 on August Machesky, team foul #7 | 73-76 |
| 00:11 | Fontbonne | Ernest Baker misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | William Mitchell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Stahlman | 76-76 |
| 00:04 | Fontbonne | Fontbonne calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | David Morgan (PG) Graham Dunkin | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fontbonne | David Morgan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - August Machesky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - David Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Meredith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Ward (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Oscar Womack wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Holland | 78-76 |
| 04:29 | Fontbonne | William Mitchell steps in front of the Andrew Jackson pass | 78-76 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Morgan - foul #5 on David Morgan, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Nelson (PF), Ben Boyd (C) August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin (PG) David Morgan | |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:54 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson jams it | 79-78 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Kevin Holland is hacked by Phillip Ward - foul #3 on Phillip Ward, team foul #11 | 79-78 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Kevin Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 03:23 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin's pass is intercepted by Kevin Holland | 80-78 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Patrick Stahlman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Holland | 82-78 |
| 03:01 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-78 |
| 03:00 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson snags the offensive board | 82-78 |
| 02:46 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-78 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Ben Boyd pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Chris Nelson, Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Phillip Ward - foul #4 on Phillip Ward, team foul #12 | 82-78 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:05 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Oscar Womack - foul #2 on Oscar Womack, team foul #8 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roland Vincent (SF) Kevin Holland | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Lloyd Brody (SF) Michael Meredith | |
| 02:05 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:05 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Andrew Jackson swats the short shot by August Machesky | 83-80 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | August Machesky pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-80 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-80 |
| 01:21 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-80 |
| 01:21 | Fontbonne | Fontbonne calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Holland (SF) Roland Vincent | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith (SF) Lloyd Brody | |
| 01:09 | Fontbonne | The short jumper by Michael Meredith is denied by August Machesky | 83-80 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Kevin Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 83-80 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Kevin Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-80 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Oscar Womack grabs the offensive board | 83-80 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Stahlman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Graham Dunkin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Meredith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Ward (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | August Machesky is fouled on the floor by Andrew Jackson - foul #4 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #13 | 83-80 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | August Machesky misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | August Machesky makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Fontbonne | Phillip Ward makes the fadeaway from the right block | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Oscar Womack is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Dunkin - foul #4 on Graham Dunkin, team foul #14 | 84-82 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:25 | Fontbonne | Andrew Jackson snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Fontbonne | Graham Dunkin buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Baker | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | August Machesky scores on a runner near the basket | 86-84 |
| 00:03 | Fontbonne | Fontbonne calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fontbonne | Michael Meredith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 86-84 |