| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Porter (fresh) PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Danladi Sato (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Seth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) C - Dwight Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | David Porter drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Dwight Walker - foul #3 on Dwight Walker, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Louis Lipscomb (C) Dwight Walker | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | David Porter makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:27 | St. Bonaventure | Danladi Sato misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | William Frye grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Clayton Jeon | 33-26 |
| 18:42 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Gregory Hill is denied by David Porter | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Gregory Hill can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 18:39 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson snags the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:23 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | David Porter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | William Frye pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Gregory Hill steals the ball from Trevor Davis | 33-26 |
| 17:33 | St. Bonaventure | David Porter picks off the pass by Danladi Sato | 33-26 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Scott Weber hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Porter | 35-26 |
| 17:05 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Lipscomb misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 17:04 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-29 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Louis Lipscomb is called for the reach on William Frye - foul #3 on Louis Lipscomb, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Jeremy Clark (PF) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Wells (PG), Nicky Tate (SG), Rolando Santo (PF), James Taylor (C) Danladi Sato, Kevin Jackson, Gregory Hill, Louis Lipscomb | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Vernon Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicky Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Seth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rolando Santo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Wells is called for 10 seconds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Himes (SF), Dwight Walker (C) Raymond Seth, James Taylor | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Scott Weber is fouled on the floor by Rolando Santo - foul #1 on Rolando Santo, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicky Tate - foul #2 on Nicky Tate, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG) Scott Weber | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Danladi Sato (PG), Kevin Jackson (SG) Vernon Wells, Ronald Himes | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:55 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | David Porter snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Nicky Tate, Rolando Santo | |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Keith Bell buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Davis and he's fouled by Raymond Seth - foul #1 on Raymond Seth, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (C) William Frye | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:50 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:36 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth is hacked by Keith Bell - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 13:18 | St. Bonaventure | Dwight Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Keith Bell connects on the jumper from close range | 43-34 |
| 12:51 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda slams it home and he's hacked by Dwight Walker - foul #4 on Dwight Walker, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (SF) Trevor Davis, David Porter | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Nicky Tate (PG), Rolando Santo (SG), Louis Lipscomb (C) Danladi Sato, Kevin Jackson, Dwight Walker | |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:12 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Lipscomb buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Rolando Santo | 46-36 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses long on a runner in the lane | 46-36 |
| 11:55 | St. Bonaventure | Gregory Hill grabs the board | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Nicky Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Santo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Seth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Lipscomb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | St. Bonaventure | Nicky Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Scott Weber snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Keith Bell | 48-36 |
| 11:02 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-36 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Nicky Tate - foul #3 on Nicky Tate, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), William Frye (C) Clayton Jeon, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Danladi Sato (PG), Kevin Jackson (SG) Nicky Tate, Gregory Hill | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:44 | St. Bonaventure | Danladi Sato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Nicky Tate (SF) Raymond Seth | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Trevor Davis connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Clark and he's hacked by Danladi Sato - foul #3 on Danladi Sato, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 10:31 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo hits a runner near the basket set up by Danladi Sato | 52-38 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the floater from the right side | 52-38 |
| 09:51 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Lipscomb grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | Nicky Tate misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Trevor Davis | 52-38 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is called for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth (SF), James Taylor (C) Nicky Tate, Louis Lipscomb | |
| 09:15 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gregory Hill (PF) Rolando Santo | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon's pass is intercepted by Raymond Seth | 52-38 |
| 08:30 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth connects on the runner from close range | 52-40 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | William Frye misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-40 |
| 08:03 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:58 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Keith Bell, David Porter, William Frye | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dwight Walker (C) James Taylor | |
| 07:58 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:58 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Danladi Sato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Seth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Trevor Davis | 54-41 |
| 06:50 | St. Bonaventure | Danladi Sato clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is denied on a layup by Gregory Hill | 54-41 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Scott Weber snags the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark banks in the layup on a great pass from Trevor Davis and he's fouled by Gregory Hill - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #9 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), David Porter (SF), William Frye (C) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Wells (PG), Nicky Tate (SG), Rolando Santo (PF) Danladi Sato, Kevin Jackson, Gregory Hill | |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the free throw | 56-41 |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:54 | St. Bonaventure | William Frye steps in front of the Nicky Tate pass | 56-41 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | David Porter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 05:20 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth hits the finger roll | 59-43 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | William Frye buries a runner in the lane set up by Jeremy Clark | 61-43 |
| 04:41 | St. Bonaventure | Dwight Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 04:39 | St. Bonaventure | Nicky Tate tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Keith Bell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 04:12 | St. Bonaventure | Dwight Walker gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:05 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-45 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | David Porter hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Clark | 64-45 |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 64-45 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Keith Bell snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Porter (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Frye (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Vernon Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicky Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Seth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rolando Santo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwight Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Keith Bell comes up short on the shot from close range | 64-45 |
| 02:52 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth is called for 5 seconds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark, William Frye | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Himes (PG), Louis Lipscomb (PF), James Taylor (C) Vernon Wells, Raymond Seth, Dwight Walker | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon tips it in | 66-45 |
| 02:06 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Lipscomb misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Keith Bell clanks a jump hook in the paint | 66-45 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | David Porter gets the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | David Porter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Keith Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | James Taylor is called for the reach on Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Wells (PG) James Taylor | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Trevor Davis and he's hacked by Louis Lipscomb - foul #4 on Louis Lipscomb, team foul #11 | 68-45 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the free throw | 68-45 |
| 01:01 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Louis Lipscomb | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Wells | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Rolando Santo - foul #2 on Rolando Santo, team foul #12 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Lipscomb snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 00:29 | St. Bonaventure | Rolando Santo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-47 |
| 00:28 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Vernon Wells drills a floater from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Trevor Davis runs out the clock | 68-49 |