| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Paul Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Anders (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Baumgartner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Matthew Anders inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Canisius | John Brown makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gary Powers | 28-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | William Frye knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Porter | 28-41 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner loses the ball out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | William Frye drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Scott Weber and he's fouled by Glenn Baumgartner - foul #2 on Glenn Baumgartner, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | William Frye misses the free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:32 | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 18:17 | Canisius | Gary Powers connects on the 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | David Porter hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Jeon | 31-46 |
| 17:26 | Canisius | Clayton Jeon swats the layup by Glenn Baumgartner | 31-46 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Scott Weber gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | David Porter misses long on a floater in the paint | 31-46 |
| 17:19 | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | Matthew Anders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 16:59 | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the easy layup | 31-46 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon snags the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | David Porter lays it up and in set up by Trevor Davis and he's hacked by Glenn Baumgartner - foul #3 on Glenn Baumgartner, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonel Henry (PG), Michael Pinkham (SG), Dennis Wilmoth (SF), Tomas Cottone (C) Paul Baker, John Brown, Matthew Anders, Glenn Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Jeremy Clark (PF) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | David Porter makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:02 | Canisius | Gary Powers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-49 |
| 16:00 | Canisius | Leonel Henry gets the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Leonel Henry (fresh) SG - Michael Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Wilmoth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Cottone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Canisius | Jeremy Clark denies the turnaround by Dennis Wilmoth | 31-49 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | William Frye snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Dennis Wilmoth steals it from David Porter | 31-49 |
| 15:06 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone can't finish the layup | 31-49 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:53 | Canisius | Scott Weber takes the ball from Leonel Henry | 31-49 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark throws it down on a nice dish by Scott Weber | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tomas Cottone | 33-51 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-51 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Gary Powers grabs the board | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:08 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth misses the easy layup | 33-51 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Keith Bell travels with the ball | 33-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Lynn Herrington (SG), Matthew Anders (SF), Richard Markham (C) Leonel Henry, Michael Pinkham, Dennis Wilmoth, Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark, William Frye | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:29 | Canisius | Richard Markham is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner (C) Richard Markham | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Matthew Anders's floater is knocked away by David Porter | 33-51 |
| 13:13 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington snags the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 12:59 | Canisius | Matthew Anders misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-51 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 12:36 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 12:32 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Keith Bell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Trevor Davis | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Paul Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Anders (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tomas Cottone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Powers (PF), Dennis Wilmoth (C) Tomas Cottone, Glenn Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (SF) David Porter | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 11:09 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilmoth | 33-53 |
| 11:02 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington is whistled for traveling | 33-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (SF) Clayton Jeon | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Arboleda | 33-55 |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Matthew Anders makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the dunk but he's hacked by Paul Baker - foul #2 on Paul Baker, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), Michael Pinkham (SG), Richard Markham (C) Paul Baker, Lynn Herrington, Matthew Anders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) Trevor Davis | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 09:52 | Canisius | John Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 09:50 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham tips it in | 38-56 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | William Frye is hacked by Gary Powers - foul #1 on Gary Powers, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner (C) Richard Markham | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Clayton Jeon (PF) William Frye, Jeremy Clark | |
| 09:16 | Illinois | David Porter is fouled on the floor by Glenn Baumgartner - foul #4 on Glenn Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tomas Cottone (C) Glenn Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the jumper from close range set up by Scott Weber | 38-58 |
| 08:50 | Canisius | John Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Clayton Jeon | 38-60 |
| 08:10 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham is called for traveling | 38-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Lynn Herrington (SG), Matthew Anders (SF) John Brown, Michael Pinkham, Dennis Wilmoth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), William Frye (C) Keith Bell, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is hacked by Gary Powers - foul #2 on Gary Powers, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Glenn Baumgartner (C) Tomas Cottone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (C) David Porter | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Paul Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Anders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Baumgartner (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | William Frye buries a jumper from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 07:27 | Canisius | Paul Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Scott Weber grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Scott Weber is hacked by Glenn Baumgartner - foul #5 on Glenn Baumgartner, team foul #7 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonel Henry (PG), John Brown (SG), Michael Pinkham (SF), Tomas Cottone (PF), Richard Markham (C) Paul Baker, Lynn Herrington, Matthew Anders, Gary Powers, Glenn Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SF), Jeremy Clark (PF) William Frye, Clayton Jeon | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Scott Weber makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Scott Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 06:37 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Scott Weber pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda travels with the ball | 38-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Scott Weber | |
| 05:53 | Canisius | John Brown makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Leonel Henry | 41-64 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Keith Bell | 41-66 |
| 05:16 | Canisius | Jeremy Clark is called for the reach on Michael Pinkham - foul #1 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #2 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth (SF) Leonel Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF), William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 05:05 | Canisius | John Brown snags the offensive board | 41-66 |
| 04:56 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 41-66 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | David Porter clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Tomas Cottone - foul #2 on Tomas Cottone, team foul #8 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonel Henry (PG) Michael Pinkham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) Trevor Davis | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 04:38 | Canisius | William Frye swats the shot by Tomas Cottone | 41-68 |
| 04:37 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone tips it back up and in | 43-68 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Leonel Henry is called for the reach on Keith Bell - foul #1 on Leonel Henry, team foul #9 | 43-68 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 04:12 | Canisius | Richard Markham pulls down the rebound | 43-69 |
| 04:08 | Canisius | John Brown's floater is tipped away by William Frye | 43-69 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Scott Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Scott Weber is hacked by Leonel Henry - foul #2 on Leonel Henry, team foul #10 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Pinkham (SF) Richard Markham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG) Keith Bell | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Scott Weber makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 03:49 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilmoth | 43-70 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Leonel Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pinkham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Wilmoth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Cottone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Canisius | John Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-70 |
| 03:18 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone snags the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 03:01 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth connects on the shot near the basket | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Trevor Davis lays it in on a great pass from David Porter and the foul's on Michael Pinkham - foul #1 on Michael Pinkham, team foul #11 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Markham (C) Leonel Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jeremy Clark (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the free throw | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:20 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-73 |
| 02:19 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone grabs the offensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:00 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Arboleda | 45-73 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda snags the defensive board | 45-73 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-73 |
| 01:30 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth pulls down the rebound | 45-73 |
| 01:25 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth loses the dribble to Jeremy Clark | 45-73 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | David Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-73 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't tip it in | 45-73 |
| 01:03 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham snags the defensive board | 45-73 |
| 00:57 | Canisius | John Brown's pass is intercepted by David Porter | 45-73 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Keith Bell slams it home on a nice dish by David Porter | 45-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Dikembe Arboleda steps in front of the John Brown pass | 45-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | David Porter is hacked by Tomas Cottone - foul #3 on Tomas Cottone, team foul #12 | 45-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Clayton Jeon (PF), William Frye (C) Keith Bell, Jeremy Clark, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | David Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 00:28 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Richard Markham | 45-76 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-76 |
| 00:22 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone grabs the offensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Richard Markham is hacked by William Frye - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #3 | 45-76 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Weber - foul #2 on Scott Weber, team foul #4 | 45-76 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham makes the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Michael Pinkham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Trevor Davis runs out the clock | 47-76 |