| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Timothy Giusti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fulgham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) C - Eric Serrato (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Aker inbounds the ball | 27-14 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus can't finish the layup | 27-14 |
| 19:48 | Maine | Robert Fulgham snags the defensive board | 27-14 |
| 19:43 | Maine | Robert Fulgham misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-14 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Frank Aker pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Nathan Stringer | 30-14 |
| 18:57 | Maine | Gordon Sanders misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathan Stringer - foul #1 on Nathan Stringer, team foul #1 | 30-14 |
| 18:57 | Maine | Gordon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 18:57 | Maine | Gordon Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | David Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Aker and he's hacked by Joseph Fletcher - foul #2 on Joseph Fletcher, team foul #1 | 32-16 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | David Williams misses the free throw | 32-16 |
| 18:32 | Maine | Eric Serrato gets the rebound | 32-16 |
| 18:10 | Maine | Eric Serrato misses the easy layup | 32-16 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus pulls down the rebound | 32-16 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | David Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Stringer | 34-16 |
| 17:25 | Maine | Gordon Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-16 |
| 17:23 | Maine | Joseph Fletcher tips it home | 34-18 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | David Williams connects on the floater near the basket set up by Gary Allshouse | 36-18 |
| 16:56 | Maine | Timothy Giusti clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Stoltzfus - foul #2 on David Stoltzfus, team foul #2 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Allan Varley (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker, David Williams | |
| Subs | Maine | Morris Hagaman (PF), Louis Barela (C) Joseph Fletcher, Eric Serrato | |
| 16:56 | Maine | Timothy Giusti misses the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 16:56 | Maine | Timothy Giusti makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Timothy Giusti is called for the reach on Gary Allshouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Giusti, team foul #2 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maine | Paul Gobin (PG), Garry Drolet (SG) Timothy Giusti, Gordon Sanders | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Gobin - foul #2 on Paul Gobin, team foul #3 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maine | Steve Kaplan (SF) Robert Fulgham | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 16:07 | Maine | Paul Gobin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-19 |
| 16:05 | Maine | Garry Drolet snags the offensive board | 38-19 |
| 15:48 | Maine | Louis Barela misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-19 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus grabs the board | 38-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Paul Gobin (fresh) SG - Garry Drolet (fresh) SF - Steve Kaplan (fresh) PF - Morris Hagaman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Barela (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Louis Barela - foul #1 on Louis Barela, team foul #4 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), David Williams (C) Gary Allshouse, David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | Maine | Timothy Giusti (PG), Gordon Sanders (SG), Joseph Fletcher (PF), Eric Serrato (C) Paul Gobin, Steve Kaplan, Morris Hagaman, Louis Barela | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Edward Hohl makes the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses the 3rd free throw | 39-19 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the offensive board | 39-19 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Serrato - foul #1 on Eric Serrato, team foul #5 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (SF) Allan Varley | |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Fulgham (SF) Garry Drolet | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 15:22 | Maine | Gordon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:06 | Maine | Gordon Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-19 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 39-19 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kelly Nichols | 42-19 |
| 14:27 | Maine | Timothy Giusti misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-19 |
| 14:25 | Maine | Eric Serrato tips it but misses | 42-19 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the defensive board | 42-19 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer is whistled for a carry | 42-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Allan Varley (SF), David Stoltzfus (PF) Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker, David Williams | |
| Subs | Maine | Morris Hagaman (PF) Joseph Fletcher | |
| 13:43 | Maine | Morris Hagaman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-19 |
| 13:42 | Maine | Eric Serrato tips it in | 42-21 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | The short jumper by Kelly Nichols is denied by Robert Fulgham | 42-21 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus tips it but misses | 42-21 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus gets the offensive rebound | 42-21 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-21 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus tips it back up and in | 44-21 |
| 12:34 | Maine | Gordon Sanders connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-24 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Allan Varley is whistled for a carry | 44-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Frank Aker (PF), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, David Stoltzfus, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Maine | Paul Gobin (PG), Garry Drolet (SG), Steve Kaplan (SF), Joseph Fletcher (PF) Timothy Giusti, Gordon Sanders, Robert Fulgham, Eric Serrato | |
| 12:08 | Maine | Garry Drolet is called for traveling | 44-24 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse lays it up and in on a great pass from David Williams and he's hacked by Paul Gobin - foul #3 on Paul Gobin, team foul #6 | 46-24 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the free throw | 47-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Paul Gobin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Garry Drolet (fresh) SF - Steve Kaplan (fresh) PF - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Morris Hagaman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Maine | Morris Hagaman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-24 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Allan Varley | 47-24 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer is whistled for a carry | 47-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maine | Louis Barela (C) Morris Hagaman | |
| 11:08 | Maine | Joseph Fletcher hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Allan Varley - foul #2 on Allan Varley, team foul #3 | 47-26 |
| 11:08 | Maine | Joseph Fletcher misses the free throw | 47-26 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-26 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 47-26 |
| 10:43 | Maine | Joseph Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 47-26 |
| 10:33 | Maine | Paul Gobin misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-26 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Frank Aker grabs the board | 47-26 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Frank Aker clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-26 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse gets the offensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | David Williams dunks the ball set up by Nathan Stringer and he's hacked by Louis Barela - foul #2 on Louis Barela, team foul #7 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), Domingo Trujillo (SF), David Stoltzfus (PF) Nathan Stringer, Allan Varley, Frank Aker | |
| Subs | Maine | Timothy Giusti (PG), Gordon Sanders (SG), Robert Fulgham (SF), Morris Hagaman (PF), Eric Serrato (C) Paul Gobin, Garry Drolet, Steve Kaplan, Joseph Fletcher, Louis Barela | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 50-26 |
| 09:48 | Maine | Morris Hagaman hits a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by David Stoltzfus - foul #3 on David Stoltzfus, team foul #4 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 09:48 | Maine | Morris Hagaman makes the free throw | 50-29 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Stoltzfus | 53-29 |
| 09:14 | Maine | Robert Fulgham comes up short on the shot in the paint | 53-29 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the rebound | 53-29 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Edward Hohl and he's hacked by Eric Serrato - foul #2 on Eric Serrato, team foul #8 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maine | Paul Gobin (PG), Garry Drolet (SG), Steve Kaplan (SF), Louis Barela (C) Timothy Giusti, Gordon Sanders, Robert Fulgham, Eric Serrato | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the free throw | 56-29 |
| 08:42 | Maine | Garry Drolet misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-29 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Edward Hohl pulls down the rebound | 56-29 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Allan Varley (SF) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 08:25 | Maine | Steve Kaplan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-29 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus snags the defensive board | 56-29 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Edward Hohl is whistled for a carry | 56-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (SF) Allan Varley | |
| Subs | Maine | Stephen Dominski (SG) Morris Hagaman | |
| 07:47 | Maine | Stephen Dominski makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Gobin | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Paul Gobin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dominski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Drolet (fresh) PF - Louis Barela (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Kaplan (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-31 |
| 07:27 | Maine | The rebound goes to Garry Drolet | 56-31 |
| 07:04 | Maine | Garry Drolet misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-31 |
| 07:03 | Maine | Garry Drolet tips it but misses | 56-31 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the board | 56-31 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Garry Drolet swats the layup by Kelly Nichols | 56-31 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the offensive board | 56-31 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus slams it home | 58-31 |
| 06:03 | Maine | David Stoltzfus takes the ball from Steve Kaplan | 58-31 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-31 |
| 05:32 | Maine | Stephen Dominski gets the rebound | 58-31 |
| 05:23 | Maine | Edward Hohl steals it from Louis Barela | 58-31 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Louis Barela is called for the reach on Edward Hohl - foul #3 on Louis Barela, team foul #9 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Allan Varley (SF), David Williams (C) Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Maine | Morris Hagaman (PF) Steve Kaplan | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses the 1st free throw | 58-31 |
| 05:07 | Maine | Morris Hagaman pulls down the rebound | 58-31 |
| 04:44 | Maine | Stephen Dominski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-31 |
| 04:42 | Maine | Stephen Dominski tips it back up and in | 58-33 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | David Williams misses the lay-in | 58-33 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Stoltzfus | 58-33 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | David Williams buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Hohl | 60-33 |
| 03:40 | Maine | Morris Hagaman buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Paul Gobin | 60-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Paul Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dominski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Garry Drolet (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Morris Hagaman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Barela (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Edward Hohl hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Allan Varley | 63-35 |
| 03:15 | Maine | Paul Gobin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Edward Hohl | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Williams and the foul's on Stephen Dominski - foul #1 on Stephen Dominski, team foul #10 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (PF) David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | Maine | Steve Kaplan (SF) Stephen Dominski | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the free throw | 66-35 |
| 02:25 | Maine | Steve Kaplan drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Gobin | 66-37 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | David Williams clanks a floater from the left side | 66-37 |
| 01:59 | Maine | Morris Hagaman snags the defensive board | 66-37 |
| 01:52 | Maine | Morris Hagaman scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Allan Varley - foul #3 on Allan Varley, team foul #5 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), David Stoltzfus (PF) Domingo Trujillo, Allan Varley | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 01:52 | Maine | Morris Hagaman makes the free throw | 66-40 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Garry Drolet - foul #2 on Garry Drolet, team foul #11 | 66-40 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 01:27 | Maine | Louis Barela snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| 01:18 | Maine | Morris Hagaman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-40 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Williams | 70-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Maine | Steve Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-40 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 70-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Nathan Stringer's floater is knocked away by Morris Hagaman | 70-40 |
| 00:21 | Maine | Morris Hagaman snags the defensive board | 70-40 |
| 00:15 | Maine | David Williams takes the ball from Steve Kaplan | 70-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse runs out the clock | 70-40 |