| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Jordan (fresh) SF - Samuel Uhl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Leinberger (fresh) C - Melvin Babcock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl inbounds the ball | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Steve Collado is hacked by Samuel Uhl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Uhl, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 49-28 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 19:30 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Dennis Cochran and the foul's on Steve Collado - foul #3 on Steve Collado, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| 19:30 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:09 | Murray State | Keith Jordan's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-31 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 51-31 |
| 18:27 | Murray State | Eric Leinberger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Roberts | 51-31 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Jordan - foul #1 on Keith Jordan, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (PG), Alex Hansen (SG), Kyle Holt (SF), Frank Newton (PF), Paul Reeves (C) Dennis Cochran, Keith Jordan, Samuel Uhl, Eric Leinberger, Melvin Babcock | |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:45 | Murray State | Alex Hansen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 53-31 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Columbus Miraglia - foul #3 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #3 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Durham (SF) Columbus Miraglia | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is fouled on the floor by Alex Hansen - foul #3 on Alex Hansen, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Murray State | Keith Jordan (SG) Alex Hansen | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the jumper in the paint set up by Frederick Turner | 55-31 |
| 17:08 | Murray State | Gerald Durham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-31 |
| 17:06 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Newton | 55-31 |
| 16:56 | Murray State | Keith Jordan's pass is intercepted by Frederick Turner | 55-31 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jordan - foul #2 on Keith Jordan, team foul #5 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Murray State | Samuel Uhl (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF) Kyle Holt, Frank Newton | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-31 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Frederick Turner gets the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-31 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Paul Reeves grabs the board | 55-31 |
| 16:09 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl is denied on a dunk by Terrance Roberts | 55-31 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 15:55 | Murray State | Keith Jordan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Gerald Durham (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Uhl (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Reeves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 57-34 |
| 15:30 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Scheiber | 57-34 |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson grabs the offensive board | 57-34 |
| 15:12 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-34 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Steve Collado is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 60-34 |
| 14:52 | Murray State | Keith Jordan misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #2 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Kyle Holt (SF), Eric Leinberger (PF), Melvin Babcock (C) Gerald Durham, Samuel Uhl, Stephen Nelson, Paul Reeves | |
| 14:52 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 14:52 | Murray State | Keith Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jordan - foul #3 on Keith Jordan, team foul #6 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (SG) Keith Jordan | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Sheffer (SF) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:10 | Murray State | Eric Leinberger clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-36 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Kyle Holt gets the offensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Glen Fox - foul #1 on Glen Fox, team foul #3 | 60-36 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 14:03 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock misses the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | John Boyd can't throw it down | 60-36 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Glen Fox can't tip it in | 60-36 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Melvin Babcock | 60-36 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-36 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Glen Fox gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | David Williams misses the floater from the right side | 60-36 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the tip | 60-36 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the offensive board | 60-36 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | David Williams buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Boyd | 62-36 |
| 12:35 | Murray State | Eric Leinberger drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-38 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | David Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-38 |
| 12:13 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock grabs the defensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Melvin Babcock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-38 |
| 11:57 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Leinberger | 62-38 |
| 11:50 | Murray State | Jon Sheffer is called for the reach on Kyle Holt - foul #1 on Jon Sheffer, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Jon Sheffer, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Hansen (SG), Samuel Uhl (SF), Frank Newton (PF), Paul Reeves (C) Columbus Miraglia, Kyle Holt, Eric Leinberger, Melvin Babcock | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Uhl (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Murray State | Paul Reeves can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-38 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terrance Roberts | 65-38 |
| 11:24 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Frederick Turner | 65-38 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Cochran - foul #1 on Dennis Cochran, team foul #7 | 65-38 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 67-38 |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-38 |
| 10:50 | Murray State | Paul Reeves snags the offensive board | 67-38 |
| 10:32 | Murray State | Alex Hansen loses the ball out of bounds | 67-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Durham (PG), Keith Jordan (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF) Dennis Cochran, Alex Hansen, Paul Reeves | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Boyd | 69-38 |
| 09:58 | Murray State | Keith Jordan clanks a jumper in the lane | 69-38 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 69-38 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Scheiber and he's fouled by Frank Newton - foul #2 on Frank Newton, team foul #8 | 71-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), David Williams (C) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (PG), Melvin Babcock (C) Gerald Durham, Frank Newton | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts makes the free throw | 72-38 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | Samuel Uhl misses the layup against the doubleteam | 72-38 |
| 09:17 | Murray State | Keith Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 72-38 |
| 08:58 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #5 | 72-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Jon Sheffer (SF) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Hansen (SG), Paul Reeves (C) Keith Jordan, Melvin Babcock | |
| 08:58 | Murray State | Stephen Nelson makes the free throw | 72-41 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Stephen Nelson is called for the reach on Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Stephen Nelson, team foul #9 | 72-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Dennis Cochran (PG), Eric Leinberger (PF) Columbus Miraglia, Stephen Nelson | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 73-41 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-41 |
| 08:21 | Murray State | Alex Hansen's pass is intercepted by Terrance Roberts | 74-41 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jon Sheffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-41 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Eric Leinberger snags the defensive board | 74-41 |
| 07:58 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jon Sheffer - foul #2 on Jon Sheffer, team foul #6 | 74-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Jon Sheffer, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia (SG), Gerald Durham (SF), Frank Newton (PF), Kyle Holt (C) Alex Hansen, Samuel Uhl, Eric Leinberger, Paul Reeves | |
| 07:58 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 07:58 | Murray State | Dennis Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Kyle Holt blocks the short jumper by John Boyd | 74-43 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 74-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Dennis Cochran (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Columbus Miraglia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Durham (fresh) PF - Frank Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Holt (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 76-43 |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Frank Newton can't connect on a runner from the left block | 76-43 |
| 07:02 | Murray State | Gerald Durham snags the offensive board | 76-43 |
| 06:47 | Murray State | David Williams denies the turnaround by Frank Newton | 76-43 |
| 06:46 | Murray State | Frank Newton gets the offensive rebound | 76-43 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Steve Collado is called for the reach on Gerald Durham - foul #4 on Steve Collado, team foul #7 | 76-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Glen Fox (C) Lawrence Lamar, David Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | Alex Hansen (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF), Paul Reeves (C) Dennis Cochran, Frank Newton, Kyle Holt | |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Gerald Durham makes the 1st free throw | 76-44 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Gerald Durham misses the 2nd free throw | 76-44 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 76-44 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber is hacked by Alex Hansen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alex Hansen, team foul #10 | 76-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Kyle Holt (SF) Gerald Durham | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 77-44 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 77-44 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the offensive rebound | 77-44 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the runner from close range | 79-44 |
| 06:01 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-44 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the board | 79-44 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Columbus Miraglia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #11 | 79-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:58 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 80-44 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 81-44 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Columbus Miraglia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-44 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the board | 81-44 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Glen Fox can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alex Hansen - foul #5 on Alex Hansen, team foul #12 | 81-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jon Sheffer (SF) Paul Weber, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerald Durham (SF), Frank Newton (PF) Alex Hansen, Stephen Nelson | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the 1st free throw | 81-44 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Glen Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 82-44 |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Kyle Holt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-44 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts gets the rebound | 82-44 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 82-44 |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Gerald Durham snags the defensive board | 82-44 |
| 04:52 | Murray State | Kyle Holt is fouled on the floor by Jon Sheffer - foul #3 on Jon Sheffer, team foul #8 | 82-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Murray State | Stephen Nelson (PF) Paul Reeves | |
| 04:52 | Murray State | Kyle Holt makes the 1st free throw | 82-45 |
| 04:52 | Murray State | Kyle Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 82-46 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 82-46 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Frederick Turner tips it home | 84-46 |
| 04:17 | Murray State | Frank Newton can't finish the layup | 84-46 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 84-46 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 84-46 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 84-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 84-46 |
| 03:33 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Frank Newton | 84-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Sheffer (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Roberts (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kyle Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. SG - Columbus Miraglia (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Durham (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Murray State | Gerald Durham misses the easy layup | 84-46 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 84-46 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 84-46 |
| 02:58 | Murray State | Frank Newton snags the defensive board | 84-46 |
| 02:52 | Murray State | Kyle Holt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-46 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 84-46 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-46 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 84-46 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | David Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kyle Holt - foul #1 on Kyle Holt, team foul #13 | 84-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF) Frederick Turner, Jon Sheffer | |
| Subs | Murray State | Paul Reeves (C) Stephen Nelson | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 84-46 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 84-46 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 84-46 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | David Williams is alone and drills a floater from close range set up by Paul Weber | 86-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Murray State | Frank Newton loses the dribble to Steve Collado | 86-46 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | David Williams drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Lawrence Lamar | 88-46 |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Terrance Roberts picks off the pass by Kyle Holt | 88-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steve Collado is hacked by Gerald Durham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Durham, team foul #14 | 88-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 1st free throw | 88-46 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 88-46 |
| 00:55 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Paul Reeves | 88-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Murray State | Paul Weber picks off the pass by Frank Newton | 88-46 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Columbus Miraglia is called for the reach on Paul Weber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Columbus Miraglia, team foul #15 | 88-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Keith Jordan (SG) Columbus Miraglia | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 1st free throw | 88-46 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 89-46 |
| 00:41 | Murray State | Paul Reeves comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 89-46 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 89-46 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Steve Collado is fouled on the floor by Frank Newton - foul #3 on Frank Newton, team foul #16 | 89-46 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the 1st free throw | 90-46 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 90-46 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Frank Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 90-46 |
| 00:06 | Murray State | Keith Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 90-46 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 90-46 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 90-46 |