| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Richard Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilbert Fahy (fresh) SF - Vincent Trombly (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Kucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Zwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | Vincent Trombly inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy is fouled on the floor by Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| 19:22 | UNC Asheville | Vincent Trombly knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-44 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Herman Zwick is called for the reach on Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Herman Zwick, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller (PF) Herman Zwick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Paul Weber | 28-46 |
| 18:32 | UNC Asheville | Edward Scheiber is called for the reach on Gilbert Fahy - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| 18:13 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Kucharski loses the dribble to Lawrence Lamar | 28-46 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar banks in the layup | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:52 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the rebound | 28-48 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 17:32 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| 17:27 | UNC Asheville | Vincent Trombly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 17:25 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy tips it back up and in | 30-48 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is intercepted by Joseph Kucharski | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:56 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terrance Roberts - foul #3 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Ritter (PG) Richard Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| 16:56 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 16:56 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 31-50 |
| 16:20 | UNC Asheville | Vincent Trombly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Ritter - foul #1 on William Ritter, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Michael Smith (SG), Herman Zwick (SF), Victor Gassaway (PF), Richard Massey (C) Gilbert Fahy, Vincent Trombly, Howard Waller, Joseph Kucharski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - William Ritter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Herman Zwick (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Victor Gassaway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:40 | UNC Asheville | Steve Collado is called for the reach on Herman Zwick - foul #2 on Steve Collado, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Glen Fox | |
| 15:32 | UNC Asheville | Paul Weber is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Richard Tucker (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | UNC Asheville | Herman Zwick blows the layup | 31-53 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts is hacked by Herman Zwick - foul #4 on Herman Zwick, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Ted Patillo (SF) Herman Zwick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Richard Massey swats the short shot by Frederick Turner | 31-53 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the follow up shot | 31-55 |
| 14:53 | UNC Asheville | Paul Weber steals the ball from Richard Tucker | 31-55 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber banks in the layup | 31-57 |
| 14:32 | UNC Asheville | Richard Tucker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Ritter | 34-57 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Victor Gassaway swats the short shot by David Williams | 34-57 |
| 14:11 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Ted Patillo | 34-57 |
| 13:48 | UNC Asheville | Victor Gassaway blows the dunk | 34-57 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Collado | 34-57 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | David Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Collado | 34-59 |
| 13:06 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-59 |
| 13:04 | UNC Asheville | Ted Patillo tips it back up and in | 36-59 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Frederick Turner drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Weber | 36-62 |
| 12:32 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter banks in the layup and the foul's on Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy (SG), Vincent Trombly (SF), Howard Waller (PF), Joseph Kucharski (C) Richard Tucker, Ted Patillo, Victor Gassaway, Richard Massey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, David Williams | |
| 12:32 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter misses the free throw | 38-62 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by Joseph Kucharski - foul #1 on Joseph Kucharski, team foul #4 | 38-62 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Park (PG) William Ritter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar travels with the ball | 38-62 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - James Park (fresh) SG - Gilbert Fahy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Trombly (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Howard Waller (fresh) C - Joseph Kucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller can't finish the layup | 38-62 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 38-62 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Park - foul #1 on James Park, team foul #5 | 38-62 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 11:08 | UNC Asheville | James Park misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 38-64 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the runner in the lane | 38-64 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the offensive board | 38-64 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber double dribbles | 38-64 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Ritter (PG), Victor Gassaway (PF), Richard Massey (C) James Park, Howard Waller, Joseph Kucharski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Paul Weber, John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| 10:09 | UNC Asheville | Richard Massey misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-64 |
| 10:08 | UNC Asheville | Victor Gassaway grabs the offensive rebound | 38-64 |
| 09:49 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 09:48 | UNC Asheville | Vincent Trombly snags the offensive board | 38-64 |
| 09:43 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 38-67 |
| 09:13 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy is fouled on the floor by Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #7 | 38-67 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Richard Tucker (PG), Howard Waller (SF) William Ritter, Vincent Trombly | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:13 | UNC Asheville | Gilbert Fahy misses the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts snags the defensive board | 38-67 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Richard Massey - foul #4 on Richard Massey, team foul #6 | 38-67 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Ted Patillo (SF), Joseph Kucharski (C) Gilbert Fahy, Richard Massey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Terrance Roberts | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | John Boyd misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Waller - foul #1 on Howard Waller, team foul #7 | 38-67 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 38-68 |
| 08:48 | UNC Asheville | Victor Gassaway grabs the board | 38-68 |
| 08:33 | UNC Asheville | Richard Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-68 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 38-68 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | David Williams connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by John Boyd and he's hacked by Richard Tucker - foul #1 on Richard Tucker, team foul #8 | 38-70 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Ritter (PG), Michael Smith (SG) Richard Tucker, Victor Gassaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Steve Collado | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 38-71 |
| 08:09 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-71 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Boyd and he's hacked by Joseph Kucharski - foul #2 on Joseph Kucharski, team foul #9 | 41-73 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Herman Zwick (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (PF) David Williams | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the free throw | 41-74 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - William Ritter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Waller (fresh) SF - Ted Patillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Kucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Zwick (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:41 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-74 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | William Ritter steals it from Lawrence Lamar in the backcourt | 41-74 |
| 07:21 | UNC Asheville | Herman Zwick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-74 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Roberts | 41-74 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-74 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| 07:04 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-74 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 41-74 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Herman Zwick - foul #5 on Herman Zwick, team foul #10 | 41-74 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Michael Smith (SG) Herman Zwick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 06:28 | UNC Asheville | Edward Scheiber swats the shot by Howard Waller | 41-75 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 41-75 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses short on a shot from the right side | 41-75 |
| 06:04 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Kucharski grabs the board | 41-75 |
| 05:44 | UNC Asheville | Michael Smith is whistled for a carry | 41-75 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Park (PG) William Ritter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), John Boyd (SG), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 41-75 |
| 05:23 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 05:18 | UNC Asheville | Ted Patillo makes the shot from the left block | 43-75 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | David Williams makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Scheiber | 43-77 |
| 04:40 | UNC Asheville | James Park misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-77 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the board | 43-77 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Park - foul #2 on James Park, team foul #11 | 43-77 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SG) Frederick Turner, John Boyd | |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 04:14 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-78 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Ritter (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-78 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the offensive board | 43-78 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-78 |
| 03:30 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Kucharski gets the rebound | 43-78 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - James Park (fresh) SG - William Ritter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ted Patillo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Waller (tiring) 2 reb. C - Joseph Kucharski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 43-78 |
| 03:25 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 44-78 |
| 03:25 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-78 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Ritter - foul #2 on William Ritter, team foul #12 | 45-78 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Michael Smith (SG) James Park | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) David Williams | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 45-79 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 02:35 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-80 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 45-80 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-80 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 45-80 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts is hacked by Howard Waller - foul #2 on Howard Waller, team foul #13 | 45-80 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF) John Boyd | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 45-80 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 01:50 | UNC Asheville | Howard Waller grabs the board | 45-80 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:35 | UNC Asheville | William Ritter is whistled for traveling | 45-80 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-80 |
| 01:09 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Kucharski pulls down the rebound | 45-80 |
| 01:05 | UNC Asheville | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-80 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Steve Collado gets the rebound | 45-80 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 45-83 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | UNC Asheville | Terrance Roberts steals it from Michael Smith | 45-83 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 45-83 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the offensive board | 45-83 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 45-83 |