| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Goncalves and the foul's on Jamie Landreth - foul #2 on Jamie Landreth, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | John Leblanc takes the ball from Jamie Landreth | 29-37 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a shot from close range | 29-37 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Reuben McKenzie and he's fouled by John Leblanc - foul #3 on John Leblanc, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Leblanc | 32-39 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina State | James Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Mohan - foul #1 on Steven Mohan, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Thompson (SG) Jared Balling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina State | James Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-40 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski (SF), Kenneth Netzer (PF), Robert French (C) James Smith, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Dwain Landy is called for the reach on William Thompson - foul #2 on Dwain Landy, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| 16:29 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer banks in the layup on a great pass from Reuben McKenzie | 36-42 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by William Thompson | 38-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert French (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | William Thompson steals it from Christopher Goncalves in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina State | William Thompson misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Louis Cochran snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), Jared Balling (SG), James Smith (SF), Jamie Landreth (C) Reuben McKenzie, William Thompson, Brian Symanski, Robert French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 15:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan (PF) Kenneth Netzer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Jamie Morris blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jared Balling | 40-42 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jamie Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert French (C) Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF) Dwain Landy, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| 13:35 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer (PF) Steven Mohan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the shot near the basket | 40-42 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Robert French | 40-42 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Thompson (SG) Jared Balling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) John Leblanc | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Frank Steiner drills a runner in the lane | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Bryan Pavlosky steals the ball from Kenneth Netzer | 40-44 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | The jump hook by Louis Cochran is blocked by James Smith | 40-44 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Louis Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert French (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-44 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it home | 40-46 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | James Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert French | 43-46 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | James Smith steps in front of the Bryan Pavlosky pass | 43-46 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Robert French is hacked by Louis Cochran - foul #1 on Louis Cochran, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), Jared Balling (SG), Brian Symanski (SF), Steven Mohan (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) Dale Heil, William Thompson, James Smith, Kenneth Netzer, Robert French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Frank Steiner, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Reuben McKenzie | 46-46 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Dwain Landy is fouled on the floor by Steven Mohan - foul #2 on Steven Mohan, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Symanski - foul #1 on Brian Symanski, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG) Joshua Zeno | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Jamie Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Leblanc | 46-51 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jared Balling | 48-51 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Jamie Morris buries a floater from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dwain Landy - foul #3 on Dwain Landy, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG) Bryan Pavlosky | |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jared Balling - foul #2 on Jared Balling, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), William Thompson (SG), James Smith (SF), Kenneth Netzer (PF) Reuben McKenzie, Jared Balling, Brian Symanski, Steven Mohan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Dwain Landy, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Netzer | 50-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 50-55 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Morris and he's fouled by Kenneth Netzer - foul #3 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert French (C) Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis Cochran - foul #2 on Louis Cochran, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF) Bryan Pavlosky | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Thompson - foul #3 on William Thompson, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Thompson | 53-59 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Netzer | 53-59 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Heil | 55-59 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Thompson - foul #4 on William Thompson, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), Jared Balling (SG), Brian Symanski (SF), Steven Mohan (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) Dale Heil, William Thompson, James Smith, Kenneth Netzer, Robert French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), Louis Cochran (PF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Ricky Winter, Richard Nash | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan misses the jump hook near the basket | 55-61 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski tips it back up and in | 57-61 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | The jump hook by Frank Steiner is blocked by Jamie Landreth | 57-61 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan double dribbles | 57-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SG) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a shot from close range | 57-61 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Cochran (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Leblanc | 57-61 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), James Smith (SF) Reuben McKenzie, Brian Symanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Ricky Winter (PF) Joshua Zeno, Bryan Pavlosky, Louis Cochran | |
| 03:00 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan is whistled for traveling | 57-61 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Jamie Morris connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 57-63 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-63 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dale Heil picks off the pass by Christopher Goncalves | 57-63 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling slams it home on a great pass from Dale Heil | 59-63 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Frank Steiner knocks in the jump hook from close range | 59-65 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Ricky Winter - foul #4 on Ricky Winter, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Jamie Landreth denies the turnaround by Frank Steiner | 61-65 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is fouled on the floor by Jared Balling - foul #3 on Jared Balling, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jamie Landreth | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina State | James Smith makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dale Heil | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Balling - foul #4 on Jared Balling, team foul #13 | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamie Morris | 64-68 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Dale Heil is called for the reach on Jamie Morris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Heil, team foul #14 | 64-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina State | Dwain Landy steals the ball from James Smith | 64-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Jared Balling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jared Balling, team foul #15 | 64-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Thompson (SG) Jared Balling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (SG), Richard Nash (C) Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | William Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF), John Leblanc (C) Joshua Zeno, Jamie Morris | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves runs out the clock | 64-71 |