| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Stoltzfus (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Burke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Lavalley (fresh) PF - Robert Sumler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Bailes (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Russell Lavalley inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus grabs the defensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Frank Aker is whistled for a carry | 36-21 |
| 19:08 | Vermont | Russell Lavalley travels with the ball | 36-21 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Frank Aker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 36-21 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | David Williams misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Matthew Bailes - foul #2 on Matthew Bailes, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:35 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 18:21 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-21 |
| 18:20 | Vermont | Robert Sumler tips it but misses | 37-21 |
| 18:18 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes tips it in | 37-23 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Frank Aker is hacked by Russell Lavalley - foul #1 on Russell Lavalley, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Frank Aker, David Williams | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Lavalley - foul #2 on Russell Lavalley, team foul #3 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG) Nathan Stringer | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Boelter (PF) Robert Sumler | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 17:09 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-23 |
| 17:08 | Vermont | John Burke misses the tip | 39-23 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse is hacked by John Burke - foul #1 on John Burke, team foul #4 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Moss (SF), Luke Wheeler (C) Russell Lavalley, Matthew Bailes | |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Joseph Moss takes the ball from Edward Hohl | 39-23 |
| 16:27 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Moss | 39-25 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols is fouled on the floor by John Boelter - foul #3 on John Boelter, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Frank Aker (SF) Gary Allshouse, Allan Varley | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Patterson (PG), Raymond Morrow (SF), Robert Sumler (PF) Benjamin Bowman, John Burke, John Boelter | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kelly Nichols | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Aker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Kevin Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Sumler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luke Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Vermont | Luke Wheeler is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Varley (SF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Vermont | Russell Lavalley (SF), Edward Fox (C) Raymond Morrow, Luke Wheeler | |
| 15:22 | Vermont | Edward Fox is whistled for a carry | 41-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Burke (SG), Matthew Bailes (C) Joseph Moss, Edward Fox | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Frank Aker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Sumler - foul #3 on Robert Sumler, team foul #6 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), David Stoltzfus (C) Edward Hohl, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman (PG) Kevin Patterson | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Frank Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 14:44 | Vermont | Robert Sumler misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-25 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Aker | 43-25 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Allan Varley is called for traveling | 43-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG), David Williams (C) Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker | |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Fox (PF) Robert Sumler | |
| 14:02 | Vermont | Russell Lavalley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Fox - foul #4 on Edward Fox, team foul #7 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Allan Varley, David Stoltzfus | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Moss (SF), John Boelter (PF), Luke Wheeler (C) Russell Lavalley, Edward Fox, Matthew Bailes | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 13:34 | Vermont | John Boelter snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Vermont | John Burke misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-25 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 43-25 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 12:53 | Vermont | Luke Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 12:48 | Vermont | Joseph Moss is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Moss, team foul #8 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Frank Aker (PF) Edward Hohl, David Williams | |
| Subs | Vermont | Raymond Morrow (SF), Robert Sumler (PF) John Burke, Luke Wheeler | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Benjamin Bowman picks off the pass by Kelly Nichols | 43-25 |
| 12:10 | Vermont | Frank Aker denies the turnaround by Benjamin Bowman | 43-25 |
| 12:09 | Vermont | Robert Sumler hits the follow up shot | 43-27 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses the easy layup | 43-27 |
| 11:51 | Vermont | Raymond Morrow snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Aker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Morrow (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Sumler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Boelter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Vermont | John Boelter misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kelly Nichols - foul #1 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Allan Varley (SF), David Stoltzfus (C) Gary Allshouse, Domingo Trujillo, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Patterson (PG), John Burke (SG), Russell Lavalley (SF), Matthew Bailes (C) Benjamin Bowman, Joseph Moss, Raymond Morrow, Robert Sumler | |
| 11:45 | Vermont | John Boelter makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 11:45 | Vermont | John Boelter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Allan Varley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-28 |
| 11:19 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 11:07 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Russell Lavalley | 43-30 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus hits the follow up shot | 45-30 |
| 10:36 | Vermont | John Boelter loses the dribble to David Stoltzfus | 45-30 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Edward Hohl and he's hacked by Matthew Bailes - foul #3 on Matthew Bailes, team foul #9 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), David Williams (C) Nathan Stringer, Frank Aker | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman (PG), Robert Sumler (PF) Kevin Patterson, John Boelter | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus misses the free throw | 47-30 |
| 10:19 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Russell Lavalley | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:08 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 10:08 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 10:08 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 47-31 |
| 09:41 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 09:34 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman is hacked by Kelly Nichols - foul #2 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Edward Hohl | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 09:17 | Vermont | Matthew Bailes loses the ball out of bounds | 47-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Luke Wheeler (C) Matthew Bailes | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols blows the layup | 47-31 |
| 08:50 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Luke Wheeler | 47-31 |
| 08:44 | Vermont | Robert Sumler misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Stoltzfus - foul #1 on David Stoltzfus, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (SG) Allan Varley | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Moss (SF), John Boelter (C) Russell Lavalley, Luke Wheeler | |
| 08:44 | Vermont | Robert Sumler makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 08:44 | Vermont | Robert Sumler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Edward Hohl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse comes up short on the runner from the left block | 47-33 |
| 08:04 | Vermont | Robert Sumler snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:00 | Vermont | Joseph Moss clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kelly Nichols | 47-33 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 07:30 | Vermont | John Burke grabs the board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Burke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Sumler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Boelter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Burke | 47-35 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols is whistled for a carry | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Stringer (SG), Allan Varley (SF), Frank Aker (PF), David Williams (C) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, David Stoltzfus, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Vermont | Russell Lavalley (SF), Edward Fox (PF), Matthew Bailes (C) John Burke, Robert Sumler, John Boelter | |
| 06:39 | Vermont | Russell Lavalley misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-35 |
| 06:38 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse tips it in | 49-37 |
| 05:45 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Williams - foul #5 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), David Stoltzfus (C) Gary Allshouse, David Williams | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Burke (SG) Joseph Moss | |
| 05:45 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 05:45 | Vermont | Benjamin Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Edward Hohl makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Vermont | Edward Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-39 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Frank Aker grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Matthew Bailes steals the ball from David Stoltzfus | 52-39 |
| 03:52 | Vermont | Russell Lavalley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Stoltzfus | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Matthew Bailes denies the turnaround by Allan Varley | 52-39 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Stringer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Allan Varley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Aker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Stoltzfus (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Bowman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - John Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Lavalley (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Matthew Bailes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Vermont | Edward Fox hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Bowman | 54-41 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus's dunk attempt is rejected by Matthew Bailes | 54-41 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Edward Hohl gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Frank Aker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 02:14 | Vermont | Edward Fox hits a floater from close range set up by Benjamin Bowman and he's hacked by Frank Aker - foul #2 on Frank Aker, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SF), Kelly Nichols (C) Edward Hohl, Allan Varley, Frank Aker | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Patterson (PG), Joseph Moss (SG), Raymond Morrow (SF), John Boelter (C) Benjamin Bowman, John Burke, Russell Lavalley, Matthew Bailes | |
| 02:14 | Vermont | Edward Fox misses the free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | David Stoltzfus grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols is fouled on the floor by John Boelter - foul #4 on John Boelter, team foul #10 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Aker (SF) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 01:32 | Vermont | John Boelter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Frank Aker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 01:09 | Vermont | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 01:04 | Vermont | Joseph Moss misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Nathan Stringer - foul #1 on Nathan Stringer, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| 01:04 | Vermont | Joseph Moss makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:04 | Vermont | Joseph Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Kevin Patterson steals it from Nathan Stringer | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Vermont | Edward Fox misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-45 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Frank Aker grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse runs out the clock | 57-45 |