| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Markowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Michael Wilcox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Lehman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Charles Joiner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chris Horvath (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Wheatley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 19:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Adrian Wheatley | 34-40 |
| 19:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath lays it up and in set up by Michael Wilcox and he's fouled by Joseph Stubblefield - foul #2 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Michael Wilcox picks off the pass by James Markowski | 34-42 |
| 18:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The short jumper by Adrian Wheatley is denied by Joseph Stubblefield | 34-42 |
| 18:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath tips it in | 34-44 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | David Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (C) James Markowski | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy (PG), Paul Wason (SF), Jeffrey Hickson (PF), Garrett Fellman (C) Michael Wilcox, Charles Joiner, Chris Horvath, Adrian Wheatley | |
| 18:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Wason is hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 18:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy scores on a 3 from straight away set up by George Lehman | 34-47 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang misses the dunk attempt | 34-47 |
| 17:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Garrett Fellman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 17:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy's floater is knocked away by Arthur Zhang | 34-47 |
| 17:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson tips it in | 34-49 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Wason - foul #1 on Paul Wason, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), James Markowski (C) Stephen Mattes, Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox (PG), Charles Joiner (SF), Chris Horvath (PF), Adrian Wheatley (C) Thomas Murphy, Paul Wason, Jeffrey Hickson, Garrett Fellman | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George Lehman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 16:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | David Allen misses the jumper from the left side | 35-51 |
| 16:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 16:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by George Lehman | 35-53 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Michael Wilcox takes the ball from Douglas Fisher | 35-53 |
| 15:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox lays it up and in | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Markowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Michael Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Lehman (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Joiner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chris Horvath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Adrian Wheatley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Michael Wilcox steals it from Bruce Cook | 35-55 |
| 15:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox lays it in | 35-57 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | David Allen's layup is rejected by Adrian Wheatley | 35-57 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Bruce Cook tips it but misses | 35-57 |
| 15:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 14:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Joiner knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Lehman | 35-60 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | David Allen buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Douglas Fisher | 37-60 |
| 14:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Markowski takes the ball from Chris Horvath | 37-60 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | George Lehman is called for the reach on Douglas Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Lehman, team foul #2 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), James Young (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Bruce Cook, Joseph Stubblefield, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy (PG), Larry Cecil (SG), Paul Wason (SF), Jeffrey Hickson (PF), Garrett Fellman (C) Michael Wilcox, George Lehman, Charles Joiner, Chris Horvath, Adrian Wheatley | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 37-60 |
| 14:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Garrett Fellman snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 14:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Mattes - foul #3 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| 14:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 14:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-60 |
| 13:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox (PG), Carl Shea (SF), Adrian Wheatley (C) Thomas Murphy, Paul Wason, Garrett Fellman | |
| 13:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 13:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | James Woody can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-61 |
| 13:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hickson | 37-61 |
| 12:59 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-63 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Woody comes up short on the shot in the lane | 37-63 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen tips it home | 39-63 |
| 12:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Shea scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-66 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-66 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins gets the offensive rebound | 39-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Earl Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lowell Cohen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Michael Wilcox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Larry Cecil (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Shea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Wheatley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-66 |
| 11:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson pulls down the rebound | 39-66 |
| 11:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox misses long on a jumper from the left side | 39-66 |
| 11:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Shea can't tip it in | 39-66 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-66 |
| 11:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Carl Shea snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| 11:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Adrian Wheatley and the foul's on Stephen Mattes - foul #4 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #6 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF) Stephen Mattes, Earl Hutchins, James Young, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Wason (SG), Charles Joiner (SF), Henry Curtsinger (PF), Garrett Fellman (C) Larry Cecil, Carl Shea, Jeffrey Hickson, Adrian Wheatley | |
| 11:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox makes the free throw | 39-69 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Paul Wason steps in front of the Douglas Fisher pass in the backcourt | 39-69 |
| 10:40 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Wason hits the finger roll | 39-71 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Charles Joiner picks off the pass by Douglas Fisher in the backcourt | 39-71 |
| 10:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fisher - foul #1 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #7 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) James Woody | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath (PF) Henry Curtsinger | |
| 10:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | James Markowski snags the defensive board | 39-71 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | James Markowski is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 39-71 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-71 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | James Markowski drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 41-71 |
| 09:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox travels with the ball | 41-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (SF), James Woody (C) Arthur Zhang, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy (PG), George Lehman (SG), Henry Curtsinger (SF) Michael Wilcox, Paul Wason, Charles Joiner | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | David Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley (C) Garrett Fellman | |
| 09:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath's layup is rejected by James Woody | 41-71 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield gets the rebound | 41-71 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Bruce Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Joiner (SF) Chris Horvath | |
| 08:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Joiner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-71 |
| 08:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley tips it home | 41-73 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by Douglas Fisher | 43-73 |
| 08:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Woody - foul #4 on James Woody, team foul #8 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Markowski (C) Herman Drozd, Bruce Cook, James Woody | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil (PG), Carl Shea (SG), Paul Wason (SF), Chris Horvath (PF) Thomas Murphy, George Lehman, Charles Joiner, Henry Curtsinger | |
| 08:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 08:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Larry Cecil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Cecil, team foul #3 | 43-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Garrett Fellman (C) Adrian Wheatley | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | James Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-75 |
| 07:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Garrett Fellman gets the rebound | 43-75 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Markowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Larry Cecil (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chris Horvath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Garrett Fellman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Cecil and the foul's on Joseph Stubblefield - foul #3 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #9 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| 07:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath makes the free throw | 43-78 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-78 |
| 07:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-78 |
| 07:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath misses the tip | 43-78 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen gets the rebound | 43-78 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Carl Shea is called for the reach on Earl Hutchins - foul #1 on Carl Shea, team foul #4 | 43-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George Lehman (SG), Charles Joiner (SF), Jeffrey Hickson (PF) Carl Shea, Paul Wason, Chris Horvath | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley (C) Garrett Fellman | |
| 06:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Lehman | 43-80 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | James Markowski is called for 10 seconds | 43-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy (PG) George Lehman | |
| 06:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-80 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang snags the defensive board | 43-80 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Joiner - foul #3 on Charles Joiner, team foul #5 | 43-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (SF) Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath (PF) Adrian Wheatley | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 44-80 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 06:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Joiner | 45-83 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Larry Cecil steals it from Earl Hutchins in the backcourt | 45-83 |
| 05:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hickson, team foul #6 | 45-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Earl Hutchins | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox (PG), Carl Shea (SF), Henry Curtsinger (PF), Garrett Fellman (C) Thomas Murphy, Charles Joiner, Chris Horvath, Jeffrey Hickson | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Larry Cecil steps in front of the Lowell Cohen pass in the backcourt | 45-83 |
| 05:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Shea | 45-86 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 45-86 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Bruce Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 45-86 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #10 | 45-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Arthur Zhang (SF) Stephen Mattes, Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George Lehman (SG), Paul Wason (SF), Chris Horvath (PF), Adrian Wheatley (C) Larry Cecil, Carl Shea, Henry Curtsinger, Garrett Fellman | |
| 04:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Chris Horvath hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 45-86 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | James Markowski snags the defensive board | 45-86 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Adrian Wheatley swats the shot by Earl Hutchins | 45-86 |
| 04:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley grabs the board | 45-86 |
| 04:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Wason | 45-88 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane | 47-88 |
| 04:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Markowski - foul #1 on James Markowski, team foul #11 | 47-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy (PG), Jeffrey Hickson (PF) Michael Wilcox, Chris Horvath | |
| 04:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley misses the 1st free throw | 47-88 |
| 04:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-88 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-88 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-88 |
| 03:50 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley misses the dunk | 47-88 |
| 03:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy tips it but misses | 47-88 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 47-88 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Earl Hutchins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Drozd (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Zhang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Markowski (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lowell Cohen (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lehman (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Hickson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Wheatley (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Herman Drozd can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-88 |
| 03:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 47-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy is hacked by Lowell Cohen - foul #4 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #12 | 47-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Joiner (SF), Henry Curtsinger (PF) Paul Wason, Adrian Wheatley | |
| 03:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 47-88 |
| 03:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-89 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 47-89 |
| 03:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson grabs the board | 47-89 |
| 03:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-89 |
| 03:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson tips it back up and in | 47-91 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Herman Drozd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-91 |
| 03:03 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George Lehman gets the rebound | 47-91 |
| 02:47 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffrey Hickson misses short on a runner from close range | 47-91 |
| 02:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Henry Curtsinger grabs the offensive board | 47-91 |
| 02:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Thomas Murphy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Joiner | 47-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Herman Drozd is called for traveling | 47-94 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (PF) Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil (PG), Carl Shea (SG), Paul Wason (SF), Chris Horvath (PF), Garrett Fellman (C) Thomas Murphy, George Lehman, Charles Joiner, Henry Curtsinger, Jeffrey Hickson | |
| 01:48 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Paul Wason misses short on a floater near the basket | 47-94 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Markowski gets the rebound | 47-94 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Bruce Cook loses the dribble to Carl Shea | 47-94 |
| 01:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Larry Cecil blows the layup | 47-94 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | James Markowski snags the defensive board | 47-94 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Herman Drozd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-94 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox (PG), George Lehman (SG), Charles Joiner (SF), Adrian Wheatley (C) Larry Cecil, Carl Shea, Paul Wason, Garrett Fellman | |
| 01:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Earl Hutchins steals the ball from George Lehman | 47-94 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | James Markowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-94 |
| 01:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox is hacked by Earl Hutchins - foul #2 on Earl Hutchins, team foul #13 | 47-94 |
| 01:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 47-95 |
| 01:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 47-96 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-96 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Herman Drozd snags the offensive board | 47-96 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Herman Drozd scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Hutchins | 49-96 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Adrian Wheatley comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 49-96 |
| 00:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox grabs the offensive rebound | 49-96 |
| 00:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Wilcox runs out the clock | 49-96 |