| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Charlie Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Russell (fresh) SF - Daniel Moses (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Steve Collado is fouled on the floor by Steven Gray - foul #2 on Steven Gray, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 27-47 |
| 19:07 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray banks in the wide open layup set up by Charlie Arrington | 29-47 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Scheiber and the foul's on Steven Gray - foul #3 on Steven Gray, team foul #2 | 29-49 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol (PF) Steven Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts makes the free throw | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:34 | C. Connecticut State | Edward Scheiber steps in front of the Robert McNicol pass | 29-50 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts is fouled on the floor by Robert McNicol - foul #1 on Robert McNicol, team foul #3 | 29-50 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 29-52 |
| 17:49 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol is hacked by Terrance Roberts - foul #1 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #1 | 29-52 |
| 17:36 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-52 |
| 17:35 | C. Connecticut State | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Arrington | 29-52 |
| 17:21 | C. Connecticut State | Edward Scheiber is called for the reach on Charlie Arrington - foul #1 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 29-52 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson (C) John Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Terrance Roberts | |
| 17:08 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the defensive rebound | 29-52 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 29-55 |
| 16:33 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol is whistled for a carry | 29-55 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Josh White (PG), Brandon Flakes (SG) Charlie Arrington, John Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on a floater in the lane | 29-55 |
| 16:15 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 15:54 | C. Connecticut State | John Boyd steals the ball from Josh White | 29-55 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar banks in the layup on a great pass from John Boyd | 29-57 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Josh White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Flakes (fresh) SF - Daniel Moses (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McNicol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Lamar | 32-59 |
| 15:09 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-59 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | David Williams makes the jump hook from close range set up by Lawrence Lamar | 35-61 |
| 14:32 | C. Connecticut State | Frederick Turner steals it from Bruce Johnson | 35-61 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is called for traveling | 35-61 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington (PG), John Russell (SG), Steven Gray (PF), John Hart (C) Brandon Flakes, Daniel Moses, Robert McNicol, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| 13:53 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #3 | 37-61 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG) Frederick Turner | |
| 13:53 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White makes the free throw | 38-61 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Roberts | 38-64 |
| 13:21 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 38-64 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | John Russell is called for the reach on Terrance Roberts - foul #3 on John Russell, team foul #4 | 38-64 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes (SF) Josh White | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Weber | 38-66 |
| 12:35 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-66 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the defensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Steve Collado | 38-68 |
| 11:57 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #4 | 38-68 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses (SF), Robert McNicol (PF) Brandon Flakes, Steven Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| 11:57 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 11:57 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Charlie Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Russell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Daniel Moses (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McNicol (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 29 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is called for traveling | 40-68 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Josh White (SG), Bruce Johnson (C) John Russell, John Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Jon Sheffer (SF), David Williams (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| 11:12 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Arrington | 43-68 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-68 |
| 10:48 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson gets the rebound | 43-68 |
| 10:28 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 10:26 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 10:05 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-68 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Frederick Turner pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Johnson - foul #2 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-68 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | John Russell (SG), Brandon Flakes (SF), Steven Gray (PF), John Hart (C) Charlie Arrington, Daniel Moses, Robert McNicol, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Frederick Turner, Jon Sheffer, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 09:48 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart pulls down the rebound | 43-69 |
| 09:40 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 43-69 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-69 |
| 09:09 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White grabs the board | 43-69 |
| 09:02 | C. Connecticut State | John Russell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a shot in the paint | 46-69 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Steve Collado snags the offensive board | 46-69 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by John Russell - foul #4 on John Russell, team foul #6 | 46-69 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin (PG), Daniel Moses (SF) Josh White, John Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | A charge is called on Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #5 | 46-69 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington (PG) Daniel Irvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) David Williams | |
| 07:57 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-69 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Glen Fox knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Collado | 46-71 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Charlie Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Flakes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Moses (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 29 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses loses the dribble to Paul Weber | 46-71 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the easy layup | 46-71 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the tip | 46-71 |
| 07:05 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to John Hart | 46-71 |
| 06:59 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled on the floor by Brandon Flakes - foul #3 on Brandon Flakes, team foul #7 | 46-71 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | John Russell (SG), Josh White (SF), Robert McNicol (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Brandon Flakes, Daniel Moses, Steven Gray, John Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Glen Fox | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 06:19 | C. Connecticut State | Paul Weber steps in front of the Charlie Arrington pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 46-73 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | David Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 46-73 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin (PG), John Voss (C) Charlie Arrington, John Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| 05:47 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| 05:47 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol makes the free throw | 49-73 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Josh White - foul #2 on Josh White, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF) John Boyd | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 05:21 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-75 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 49-75 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Josh White - foul #3 on Josh White, team foul #9 | 49-75 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 05:09 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to John Voss | 49-75 |
| 04:53 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-75 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 49-75 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Bruce Johnson steals the ball from Edward Scheiber | 49-75 |
| 04:26 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-75 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 49-75 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | David Williams makes the shot from just outside the lane | 49-77 |
| 04:10 | C. Connecticut State | Lawrence Lamar takes the ball from Daniel Irvin in the backcourt | 49-77 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Williams | 49-79 |
| 03:37 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White is hacked by Steve Collado - foul #1 on Steve Collado, team foul #8 | 49-79 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Tucker (PG), Brandon Flakes (SF) Daniel Irvin, John Voss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Boyd (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 03:37 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White misses the 1st free throw | 49-79 |
| 03:37 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol grabs the offensive board | 49-79 |
| 03:22 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-79 |
| 03:21 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-79 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Robert Tucker (fresh) SG - Josh White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Flakes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert McNicol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 31 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-79 |
| 03:11 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 02:59 | C. Connecticut State | David Williams steals it from Robert McNicol | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-79 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts tips it home | 49-81 |
| 02:21 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-81 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 49-81 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Brandon Flakes - foul #4 on Brandon Flakes, team foul #10 | 49-81 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin (PG), John Voss (C) Robert Tucker, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, David Williams | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 49-82 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-83 |
| 01:51 | C. Connecticut State | John Voss misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-83 |
| 01:50 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White tips it but misses | 49-83 |
| 01:48 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol tips it back up and in | 51-83 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Roberts | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:11 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-85 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert McNicol - foul #2 on Robert McNicol, team foul #11 | 53-85 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson (PF) Daniel Irvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 53-86 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 53-87 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State 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) | |
| 00:45 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Flakes | 56-87 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State 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) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Edward Scheiber | 56-89 |
| 00:14 | C. Connecticut State | John Voss misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Steve Collado - foul #2 on Steve Collado, team foul #9 | 56-89 |
| 00:14 | C. Connecticut State | John Voss misses the 1st free throw | 56-89 |
| 00:14 | C. Connecticut State | John Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 57-89 |