| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Willett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Nicholas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Randall Klapper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pillsbury (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Pepin (fresh) C - Kenneth Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Weber inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Martin Lewis blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 19:30 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Jason Pepin | 25-33 |
| 19:12 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bryan Dutton | 25-35 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas connects on the runner from close range set up by Roy Willett and the foul's on Jason Pepin - foul #1 on Jason Pepin, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:55 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Hendricks grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:35 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Hendricks scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Randall Klapper | 27-38 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Robert Weber misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 18:18 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Bryan Dutton | 27-38 |
| 17:53 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Klapper | 27-41 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Roy Willett | 29-41 |
| 17:17 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton hits a jump hook from close range | 29-43 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | John Turner misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Pepin - foul #2 on Jason Pepin, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Stanley (PG), Brad Rodrigez (SF), Jason Killion (PF) Roy Willett, Robert Weber, Todd Nicholas | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Lyon (SG), Nathan Sheets (SF), Kevin Tolson (PF), Randy Crittenden (C) Bryan Dutton, William Pillsbury, Jason Pepin, Kenneth Hendricks | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | John Turner misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:45 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets lays it in | 30-45 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Jason Killion misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-45 |
| 16:26 | Swarthmore | Randy Crittenden pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:14 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets is hacked by Martin Lewis - foul #2 on Martin Lewis, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Holloway (SG) John Turner | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Sean Hatfield (SG) Randall Klapper | |
| 16:07 | Swarthmore | Sean Hatfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Kevin Tolson takes the ball from Jason Killion | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Holloway (fresh) SF - Brad Rodrigez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Killion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - David Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Tolson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Crittenden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Swarthmore | Randy Crittenden is fouled on the floor by Martin Lewis - foul #3 on Martin Lewis, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Willett (PG), Eric Reinhart (PF) Michael Holloway, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton (SG), William Pillsbury (SF) Sean Hatfield, Nathan Sheets | |
| 15:38 | Swarthmore | David Lyon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 15:37 | Swarthmore | Kevin Tolson tips it back up and in | 30-47 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Roy Willett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart tips it but misses | 30-47 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Jason Killion grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Roy Willett double dribbles | 30-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper (PG), Jason Pepin (PF) David Lyon, Randy Crittenden | |
| 14:47 | Swarthmore | Jason Killion swats the layup by Bryan Dutton | 30-47 |
| 14:46 | Swarthmore | Kevin Tolson grabs the offensive board | 30-47 |
| 14:41 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper is hacked by Robert Stanley - foul #2 on Robert Stanley, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Weber (SF), Todd Nicholas (PF) Brad Rodrigez, Jason Killion | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kenneth Hendricks (C) Kevin Tolson | |
| 14:25 | Swarthmore | Roy Willett steals it from Bryan Dutton | 30-47 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart's pass is intercepted by Randall Klapper | 30-47 |
| 14:03 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton misses the lay-in | 30-47 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Weber | 30-47 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Roy Willett and he's hacked by Jason Pepin - foul #3 on Jason Pepin, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Holloway (PG), John Turner (SG) Roy Willett, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Lyon (SG) Bryan Dutton | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:35 | Swarthmore | Robert Weber steals the ball from Randall Klapper | 33-47 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Michael Holloway can't finish the layup | 33-47 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart tips it in | 35-47 |
| 13:10 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Holloway - foul #2 on Michael Holloway, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez (SF), Martin Lewis (C) Robert Weber, Eric Reinhart | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets (SF), Kevin Tolson (PF), Randy Crittenden (C) William Pillsbury, Jason Pepin, Kenneth Hendricks | |
| 13:10 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 13:10 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas clanks a jumper from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Martin Lewis hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| 12:43 | Swarthmore | David Lyon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-49 |
| 12:42 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:26 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Martin Lewis snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Rodrigez | 37-49 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 11:43 | Swarthmore | Randy Crittenden gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Holloway (fresh) SG - John Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Rodrigez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Todd Nicholas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Randall Klapper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Tolson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Crittenden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Swarthmore | David Lyon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Martin Lewis gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas can't finish the layup | 37-49 |
| 11:14 | Swarthmore | Kevin Tolson gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:01 | Swarthmore | Randy Crittenden drills a driving attempt from the left block | 37-51 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Todd Nicholas drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Martin Lewis | 39-51 |
| 10:23 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | John Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Willett (PG), Robert Stanley (SG), Robert Weber (SF), Eric Reinhart (PF), Jason Killion (C) Michael Holloway, John Turner, Brad Rodrigez, Todd Nicholas, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Sean Hatfield (PG), Bryan Dutton (SG), William Pillsbury (SF), Jason Pepin (PF), Kenneth Hendricks (C) Randall Klapper, David Lyon, Nathan Sheets, Kevin Tolson, Randy Crittenden | |
| 09:52 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton misses short on a shot from the right block | 39-53 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Robert Weber pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Robert Stanley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 09:43 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 09:32 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Pillsbury | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Robert Weber makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Willett | 41-55 |
| 09:11 | Swarthmore | William Pillsbury hits the finger roll set up by Sean Hatfield | 41-57 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jason Killion connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Roy Willett and he's fouled by Kenneth Hendricks - foul #1 on Kenneth Hendricks, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Lyon (PG) Sean Hatfield | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jason Killion makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:50 | Swarthmore | Eric Reinhart steals the ball from Kenneth Hendricks | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Jason Killion clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 44-57 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Jason Pepin is called for the reach on Jason Killion - foul #4 on Jason Pepin, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Lewis (C) Jason Killion | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Steven Karnes (PF) Jason Pepin | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Kenneth Hendricks is called for the reach on Robert Stanley - foul #2 on Kenneth Hendricks, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez (SF) Robert Weber | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper (PG), Kevin Tolson (PF), Randy Crittenden (C) David Lyon, Steven Karnes, Kenneth Hendricks | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Robert Stanley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 07:46 | Swarthmore | William Pillsbury grabs the board | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Willett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Rodrigez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Randall Klapper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Dutton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pillsbury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Tolson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Crittenden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton blows the layup | 44-57 |
| 07:27 | Swarthmore | Randy Crittenden grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 07:14 | Swarthmore | A charge is called on William Pillsbury - foul #3 on William Pillsbury, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Holloway (PG), John Turner (SG), Jason Killion (PF) Roy Willett, Robert Stanley, Eric Reinhart | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Lyon (SG), Nathan Sheets (SF), Jason Pepin (PF) Bryan Dutton, William Pillsbury, Randy Crittenden | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | John Turner makes the shot from the left side | 46-57 |
| 06:56 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Holloway - foul #3 on Michael Holloway, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| 06:38 | Swarthmore | David Lyon connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Sheets | 46-59 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Holloway makes the 3 from straight away | 49-59 |
| 05:54 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-59 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Martin Lewis grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Michael Holloway misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Pepin - foul #5 on Jason Pepin, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Willett (PG), Robert Weber (SF), Todd Nicholas (PF), Eric Reinhart (C) John Turner, Brad Rodrigez, Jason Killion, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton (SG), William Pillsbury (SF), Steven Karnes (PF), Kenneth Hendricks (C) David Lyon, Nathan Sheets, Jason Pepin, Kevin Tolson | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Michael Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Michael Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:25 | Swarthmore | Bryan Dutton banks in the layup | 50-61 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Randall Klapper steps in front of the Michael Holloway pass | 50-61 |
| 05:00 | Swarthmore | Steven Karnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Klapper | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Michael Holloway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 04:45 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hendricks | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Swarthmore | Eric Reinhart is called for the reach on Kenneth Hendricks - foul #4 on Eric Reinhart, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Turner (SG), Martin Lewis (C) Michael Holloway, Eric Reinhart | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Lyon (PG) Randall Klapper | |
| 04:01 | Swarthmore | Steven Karnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Weber - foul #2 on Robert Weber, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Stanley (PG), Brad Rodrigez (SF), Jason Killion (PF) Roy Willett, Robert Weber, Todd Nicholas | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kevin Tolson (C) Kenneth Hendricks | |
| 04:01 | Swarthmore | Steven Karnes makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:01 | Swarthmore | Steven Karnes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Killion | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Robert Stanley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Jason Killion gets the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | John Turner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-64 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Rodrigez | 50-64 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Martin Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Tolson | 50-64 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jason Killion pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Rodrigez (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Killion (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - David Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Dutton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pillsbury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Karnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Tolson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Jason Killion can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 03:24 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Kevin Tolson | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Swarthmore | Steven Karnes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Jason Killion snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | John Turner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 50-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez gets the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | John Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Stanley | 53-64 |
| 02:38 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Willett (PG), Robert Weber (SF), Todd Nicholas (PF) Robert Stanley, Brad Rodrigez, Jason Killion | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper (PG), Kenneth Hendricks (C) David Lyon, Steven Karnes | |
| 02:22 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Bryan Dutton | 53-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Bryan Dutton takes the ball from Todd Nicholas | 53-66 |
| 01:38 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper blows the layup but he's fouled by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Stanley (PG), Michael Holloway (SG), Brad Rodrigez (SF), Eric Reinhart (PF), Jason Killion (C) Roy Willett, John Turner, Robert Weber, Todd Nicholas, Martin Lewis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Lyon (SG), Nathan Sheets (SF), Randy Crittenden (C) Bryan Dutton, William Pillsbury, Kenneth Hendricks | |
| 01:38 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:38 | Swarthmore | Randall Klapper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jason Killion misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Michael Holloway tips it back up and in | 55-68 |
| 00:46 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brad Rodrigez - foul #1 on Brad Rodrigez, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Sean Hatfield (SG) Randall Klapper | |
| 00:46 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:46 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Michael Holloway misses short on a shot from the left block | 55-70 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Jason Killion grabs the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jason Killion banks in the layup set up by Michael Holloway | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Swarthmore | Nathan Sheets hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Eric Reinhart grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | David Lyon is called for the reach on Brad Rodrigez - foul #3 on David Lyon, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Brad Rodrigez misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:02 | Swarthmore | Kevin Tolson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Swarthmore | Kevin Tolson runs out the clock | 58-70 |