| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Spencer Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randolph Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Robert Young inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Weber - foul #2 on Scott Weber, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 19:47 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:47 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | David Porter is hacked by Spencer Beck - foul #1 on Spencer Beck, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Scott Weber's pass is intercepted by Russell Johnson | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Johnson | 31-25 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Russell Johnson steps in front of the William Frye pass | 31-25 |
| 18:33 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Scott Weber snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | David Porter comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Randolph Ford - foul #3 on Randolph Ford, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Drapeau (C) Randolph Ford | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:45 | Coppin State | Robert Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Russell Johnson | 33-28 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | David Porter misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-28 |
| 17:22 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 17:05 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck is fouled on the floor by Clayton Jeon - foul #1 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jeremy Clark (PF) Scott Weber, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Paul Johnson (SF) Robert Young | |
| 16:59 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jayson Mason (SG) Russell Johnson | |
| 16:59 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | David Porter hits a jumper in the paint set up by Keith Bell | 35-31 |
| 16:20 | Coppin State | Jayson Mason clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | David Porter pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | William Frye hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Clark | 37-31 |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Trevor Davis - foul #3 on Trevor Davis, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Trevor Davis, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Russell Johnson (SG), Robert Young (SF), Richard Groh (PF), Randolph Ford (C) Jayson Mason, Paul Johnson, Spencer Beck, David Drapeau | |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer misses the 3rd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Farmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Groh (fresh) 3 pf. C - Randolph Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Keith Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:52 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Richard Groh | 37-32 |
| 15:39 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:38 | Coppin State | Randolph Ford tips it in | 37-34 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Randolph Ford - foul #4 on Randolph Ford, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marcus Burchett (PG), David Drapeau (C) Gary Farmer, Randolph Ford | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:01 | Coppin State | Robert Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 15:00 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Young | 39-37 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | David Porter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clayton Jeon | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | Coppin State | Richard Groh can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Keith Bell gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Keith Bell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 13:56 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | David Porter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 13:29 | Coppin State | Richard Groh gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:24 | Coppin State | Clayton Jeon steals it from Marcus Burchett | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:56 | Coppin State | David Drapeau blows the layup but he's fouled by William Frye - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Jeremy Clark (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Farmer (PG), Jayson Mason (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Spencer Beck (PF) Marcus Burchett, Russell Johnson, Robert Young, Richard Groh | |
| 12:56 | Coppin State | David Drapeau makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Coppin State | David Drapeau misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jayson Mason steals the ball from Jeremy Clark | 41-38 |
| 12:21 | Coppin State | Dikembe Arboleda denies the turnaround by Paul Johnson | 41-38 |
| 12:19 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:10 | Coppin State | Spencer Beck makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Drapeau | 41-40 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Porter (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jayson Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Spencer Beck (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Drapeau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Trevor Davis buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Bell and he's fouled by Jayson Mason - foul #1 on Jayson Mason, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Richard Groh (C) David Drapeau | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:06 | Coppin State | Paul Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) David Porter | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Russell Johnson (SG) Jayson Mason | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Weber | 46-40 |
| 10:03 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Trevor Davis snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is fouled on the floor by Gary Farmer - foul #1 on Gary Farmer, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (SF), Clayton Jeon (PF) Keith Bell, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marcus Burchett (PG), Robert Young (SF), David Drapeau (C) Gary Farmer, Paul Johnson, Spencer Beck | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Drapeau - foul #2 on David Drapeau, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jayson Mason (SG), Spencer Beck (PF) Russell Johnson, Richard Groh | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:53 | Coppin State | Jayson Mason scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda loses the dribble to Jayson Mason | 48-43 |
| 08:07 | Coppin State | Robert Young clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Scott Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is fouled on the floor by Marcus Burchett - foul #3 on Marcus Burchett, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), David Porter (SF) Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Farmer (PG), Russell Johnson (SG), Richard Groh (PF), Randolph Ford (C) Marcus Burchett, Jayson Mason, Spencer Beck, David Drapeau | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:52 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Randolph Ford | 49-43 |
| 07:38 | Coppin State | The jump hook by Randolph Ford is blocked by Dikembe Arboleda | 49-43 |
| 07:36 | Coppin State | Richard Groh tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Groh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randolph Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Keith Bell hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Porter | 51-45 |
| 07:12 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Porter | 51-45 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Trevor Davis | 53-45 |
| 06:43 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer is hacked by Trevor Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trevor Davis, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (PF) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Paul Johnson (SF) Robert Young | |
| 06:36 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-45 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | David Porter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Scott Weber | 56-45 |
| 05:52 | Coppin State | Randolph Ford is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Spencer Beck (PF) Richard Groh | |
| 05:52 | Coppin State | Randolph Ford makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:52 | Coppin State | Randolph Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Keith Bell is hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marcus Burchett (PG), Jayson Mason (SG), Robert Young (SF) Gary Farmer, Russell Johnson, Paul Johnson | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:10 | Coppin State | Clayton Jeon steps in front of the Randolph Ford pass | 58-47 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Keith Bell is blocked by Randolph Ford | 58-47 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Scott Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Jeremy Clark (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, David Porter, William Frye | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Farmer (PG), Russell Johnson (SG), David Drapeau (C) Marcus Burchett, Jayson Mason, Randolph Ford | |
| 04:10 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 58-50 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Keith Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-50 |
| 03:18 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Spencer Beck (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Drapeau (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-50 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Keith Bell tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Davis - foul #5 on Trevor Davis, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), David Porter (SF), William Frye (C) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jayson Mason (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Richard Groh (PF) Russell Johnson, Robert Young, Spencer Beck | |
| 02:39 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:39 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Russell Johnson (SG), Spencer Beck (PF), Randolph Ford (C) Jayson Mason, Richard Groh, David Drapeau | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | David Porter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 02:19 | Coppin State | Gary Farmer grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 02:13 | Coppin State | Russell Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | David Porter gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | David Porter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Keith Bell | 63-52 |
| 01:37 | Coppin State | Randolph Ford's layup is rejected by Jeremy Clark | 63-52 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Gary Farmer is called for the reach on Jeremy Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Farmer, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (C) William Frye | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marcus Burchett (PG), Jayson Mason (SG), Richard Groh (PF), David Drapeau (C) Gary Farmer, Russell Johnson, Spencer Beck, Randolph Ford | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:15 | Coppin State | David Drapeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Scott Weber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 00:44 | Coppin State | Paul Johnson gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Coppin State | Jayson Mason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-52 |
| 00:39 | Coppin State | Marcus Burchett tips it back up and in | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Drapeau - foul #3 on David Drapeau, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Scott Weber makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Scott Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:07 | Coppin State | David Porter blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Paul Johnson | 67-54 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Bell runs out the clock | 67-54 |