| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Cyrus Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Covey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Mulloy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Daniel Covey inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Portland | Joshua Sanders misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Luis Massey - foul #1 on Luis Massey, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 19:47 | Portland | Joshua Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 19:47 | Portland | Joshua Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 19:21 | Portland | Joshua Sanders snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 19:01 | Portland | Cyrus Horton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 18:35 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 18:34 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:19 | Portland | Joshua Sanders buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Cyrus Horton | 33-23 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 18:00 | Portland | John Gray snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 17:56 | Portland | Douglas Vroman is called for the reach on Eddie Mulloy - foul #3 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Douglas Vroman, Teddy Legrand, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (PG), Christopher Moore (SG), Nathan Cooke (SF), Trevor Tobin (PF), Jeff Hornberg (C) Cyrus Horton, John Gray, Daniel Covey, Joshua Sanders, Eddie Mulloy | |
| 17:39 | Portland | Trevor Tobin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 17:37 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Mark Weaver blows the dunk | 33-25 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Albert Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Albert Castle is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Obregon | 35-25 |
| 16:33 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg blows the layup | 35-25 |
| 16:32 | Portland | Trevor Tobin tips it in | 35-27 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Albert Castle is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Mire - foul #2 on Danny Mire, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG), John Gray (SG), Daniel Covey (SF) Danny Mire, Christopher Moore, Nathan Cooke | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Luis Massey clanks a shot from close range | 35-27 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Luis Massey tips it in | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Cyrus Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Covey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Trevor Tobin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Hornberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Portland | Daniel Covey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-27 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Albert Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Luis Massey gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Albert Castle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Albert Castle, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Moore (SG), Nathan Cooke (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Eddie Mulloy (C) John Gray, Daniel Covey, Trevor Tobin, Jeff Hornberg | |
| 14:41 | Portland | Nathan Cooke misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-27 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Francis Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Mark Weaver clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Brian Obregon snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand hits the finger roll set up by Mark Weaver and he's hacked by Nathan Cooke - foul #1 on Nathan Cooke, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (PG), John Gray (SG), Brian Clemons (SF) Cyrus Horton, Christopher Moore, Nathan Cooke | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the free throw | 39-27 |
| 13:48 | Portland | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:31 | Portland | Brian Clemons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-27 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Luis Massey pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Brian Clemons picks off the pass by Douglas Vroman in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 13:13 | Portland | Mark Weaver takes the ball from Brian Clemons | 39-27 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-27 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Teddy Legrand and he's fouled by Joshua Sanders - foul #1 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SF), Barry Redman (C) Teddy Legrand, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG), Christopher Moore (SG), Daniel Covey (SF), Nathan Cooke (PF), Trevor Tobin (C) Danny Mire, John Gray, Brian Clemons, Joshua Sanders, Eddie Mulloy | |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the free throw | 42-27 |
| 12:06 | Portland | Daniel Covey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Luis Massey | 42-27 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Luis Massey banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Obregon | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Castle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Cyrus Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) SF - Daniel Covey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Trevor Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:25 | Portland | Cyrus Horton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Obregon - foul #1 on Brian Obregon, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF) Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Portland | Jeff Hornberg (C) Nathan Cooke | |
| 11:25 | Portland | Cyrus Horton misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 11:25 | Portland | Cyrus Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Barry Redman grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 10:54 | Portland | Christopher Moore grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 10:48 | Portland | Cyrus Horton knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Moore | 44-29 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Trevor Tobin is called for the reach on Francis Saylor - foul #1 on Trevor Tobin, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (PG), John Gray (SG), Brian Clemons (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF) Cyrus Horton, Christopher Moore, Daniel Covey, Trevor Tobin | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Albert Castle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-29 |
| 10:06 | Portland | Danny Mire is fouled on the floor by Brian Obregon - foul #2 on Brian Obregon, team foul #4 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (SF) Albert Castle | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Cooke (SF), Eddie Mulloy (C) Brian Clemons, Jeff Hornberg | |
| 09:48 | Portland | Nathan Cooke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Portland | Brian Clemons (SF) Joshua Sanders | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Brian Obregon's pass is intercepted by Eddie Mulloy | 47-29 |
| 09:00 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Obregon - foul #3 on Brian Obregon, team foul #5 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Portland | Cyrus Horton (PG), Daniel Covey (SF), Trevor Tobin (PF) Danny Mire, Brian Clemons, Nathan Cooke | |
| 09:00 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 09:00 | Portland | Eddie Mulloy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Cyrus Horton - foul #2 on Cyrus Horton, team foul #5 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | Anthony Marks (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF) John Gray, Eddie Mulloy | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the free throw | 50-30 |
| 08:31 | Portland | Joshua Sanders blows the layup | 50-30 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Barry Redman grabs the board | 50-30 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Mark Weaver's floater is tipped away by Trevor Tobin | 50-30 |
| 08:06 | Portland | Joshua Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 07:45 | Portland | Daniel Covey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Vroman (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Cyrus Horton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Marks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Covey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Trevor Tobin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is hacked by Trevor Tobin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Trevor Tobin, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF), Thomas Duerr (C) Mark Weaver, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Portland | John Gray (SG), Christopher Moore (SF), Jeff Hornberg (C) Anthony Marks, Daniel Covey, Trevor Tobin | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is called for traveling | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Albert Castle (SF), Luis Massey (PF) Brian Obregon, Teddy Legrand, Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Cooke (PF) Joshua Sanders | |
| 07:05 | Portland | Cyrus Horton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | Eddie Mulloy (C) Jeff Hornberg | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Cyrus Horton picks off the pass by Johnny Faulkner in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 07:02 | Portland | Nathan Cooke misses the lay-in | 50-33 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Albert Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | John Gray takes the ball from Luis Massey | 50-33 |
| 06:38 | Portland | Luis Massey swats the shot by Nathan Cooke | 50-33 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Luis Massey gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Francis Saylor is hacked by Eddie Mulloy - foul #2 on Eddie Mulloy, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Albert Castle, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Portland | Danny Mire (PG), Anthony Marks (SG), Daniel Covey (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Trevor Tobin (C) Cyrus Horton, John Gray, Christopher Moore, Nathan Cooke, Eddie Mulloy | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Francis Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 06:09 | Portland | Joshua Sanders grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 05:49 | Portland | Daniel Covey double dribbles | 51-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Portland | Brian Clemons (SF), Jeff Hornberg (C) Daniel Covey, Joshua Sanders | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses the floater from the left side | 51-33 |
| 05:20 | Portland | The rebound goes to Brian Clemons | 51-33 |
| 05:11 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-33 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Trevor Tobin is called for the reach on Teddy Legrand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Tobin, team foul #8 | 51-33 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 04:56 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Obregon - foul #4 on Brian Obregon, team foul #6 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Luis Massey (PF) Brian Obregon, Teddy Legrand | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Moore (SG), Nathan Cooke (C) Anthony Marks, Trevor Tobin | |
| 04:56 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 04:56 | Portland | Jeff Hornberg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Christopher Moore steals the ball from Barry Redman | 53-35 |
| 04:27 | Portland | Nathan Cooke buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Barry Redman - foul #1 on Barry Redman, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SF), Mark Weaver (C) Albert Castle, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 04:27 | Portland | Nathan Cooke makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Brian Clemons is called for the reach on Norman Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Clemons, team foul #9 | 53-38 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Norman Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Mark Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Luis Massey drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Faulkner | 55-38 |
| 03:46 | Portland | Brian Clemons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-38 |
| 03:44 | Portland | Christopher Moore tips it in | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) PF - Luis Massey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Danny Mire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Clemons (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Hornberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Cooke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range but the foul's on Jeff Hornberg - foul #1 on Jeff Hornberg, team foul #10 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Teddy Legrand (SF) Johnny Faulkner, Norman Simpson | |
| Subs | Portland | Anthony Marks (SG), Trevor Tobin (PF) Brian Clemons, Jeff Hornberg | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 03:16 | Portland | Trevor Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 03:13 | Portland | Danny Mire is hacked by Douglas Vroman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #8 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF) Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 03:13 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 03:13 | Portland | Danny Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Brian Obregon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Danny Mire - foul #3 on Danny Mire, team foul #11 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Redman (C) Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Brian Obregon makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Francis Saylor grabs the offensive board | 57-42 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Danny Mire takes the ball from Brian Obregon | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Portland | Nathan Cooke misses the easy layup | 57-42 |
| 02:10 | Portland | Trevor Tobin tips it home | 57-44 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses long on a jumper in the paint | 57-44 |
| 01:40 | Portland | Anthony Marks gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:33 | Portland | Barry Redman is called for the reach on Anthony Marks - foul #2 on Barry Redman, team foul #9 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 01:33 | Portland | Anthony Marks makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:33 | Portland | Anthony Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Barry Redman | 59-46 |
| 00:53 | Portland | Danny Mire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Portland | Jeff Hornberg (C) Anthony Marks | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jeff Hornberg denies the turnaround by Brian Obregon | 59-46 |
| 00:22 | Portland | Christopher Moore grabs the board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Portland | Barry Redman swats the short shot by Trevor Tobin | 59-46 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Obregon runs out the clock | 59-46 |