| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Smith | 40-24 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy McDeavitt - foul #2 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Mohan - foul #3 on Steven Mohan, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert French (PF) Steven Mohan | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-26 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina State | Robert French pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-28 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Charles Banks is denied on a layup by Robert French | 42-28 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina State | James Green hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt scores on a shot in the lane | 46-31 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth loses the dribble to Sean Tobar | 46-31 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Robert French swats the layup by Sean Tobar | 46-31 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina State | James Green snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-31 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina State | Robert French tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamie Landreth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jamie Landreth | 46-35 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled on the floor by Jamie Landreth - foul #3 on Jamie Landreth, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Charles Pierce (SG), James Barnett (SF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (PG), David Hunter (SG), Mark Emmert (SF), Steven Mohan (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Dale Heil, Jared Balling, James Green, Robert French, Jamie Landreth | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt clanks a runner in the paint | 46-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 46-35 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hunter | 46-37 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Pierce | 48-37 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina State | David Amaral misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-37 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | James Barnett misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina State | Mark Emmert snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer jams it set up by David Amaral | 48-39 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-39 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Mark Emmert grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 48-39 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina State | David Hunter makes the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Charles Pierce - foul #2 on Charles Pierce, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Leon Eldredge, Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), James Green (SF), Robert French (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) David Amaral, Mark Emmert, Steven Mohan, Kenneth Netzer | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina State | David Hunter misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Charles Banks pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | David Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina State | James Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | David Smith gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it in on a great pass from David Smith and he's fouled by Dale Heil - foul #1 on Dale Heil, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PF) Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Balling (SG) David Hunter | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Charles Banks pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Jamie Landreth is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #4 on Jamie Landreth, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan (PF) Jamie Landreth | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the turnaround near the basket | 53-41 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Charles Banks tips it but misses | 53-41 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dale Heil, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanford Fay (PF), James Barnett (C) Leon Eldredge, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanford Fay and the foul's on Dale Heil - foul #3 on Dale Heil, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mark Emmert (SF) James Green | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | David Smith misses the free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a floater from the right block | 55-43 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Stanford Fay tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina State | Sean Tobar is called for the reach on Steven Mohan - foul #1 on Sean Tobar, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Charles Pierce (SG), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Hunter (SF), Kenneth Netzer (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) Mark Emmert, Steven Mohan, Robert French | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer is called for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (PG), James Green (SF) Dale Heil, Jared Balling | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David Amaral (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Netzer - foul #1 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:08 | South Carolina State | David Hunter connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Amaral | 57-45 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | The jump hook by Charles Banks is blocked by Jamie Landreth | 57-45 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer blows the layup but he's hacked by Stanford Fay - foul #2 on Stanford Fay, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF) Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), Jared Balling (SG) David Amaral, David Hunter | |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan (PF) Kenneth Netzer | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Heil | 57-49 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Hunter (SF) James Green | |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Charles Banks swats the layup by Jamie Landreth | 57-49 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 57-49 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Banks | 59-49 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | Timothy McDeavitt swats the dunk try by Jared Balling | 59-49 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan tips it home | 59-51 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Frank Steiner scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Tobar and he's fouled by Steven Mohan - foul #4 on Steven Mohan, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (PG), Leon Eldredge (PF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Timothy McDeavitt, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Green (SF), Robert French (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Jared Balling, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina State | Robert French pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert French | 61-53 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's floater is tipped away by Robert French | 61-53 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Sean Tobar grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Stanford Fay lays it in and he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (SG) David Hunter | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Stanford Fay misses the free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Barnett (fresh) PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Amaral (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert French (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert French | 63-56 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Frank Steiner (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (PF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Stanford Fay, Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Balling (SG), Steven Mohan (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) David Amaral, Robert French, Kenneth Netzer | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Smith | 65-56 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina State | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Jared Balling - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth loses the dribble to Timothy McDeavitt | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-56 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-56 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | David Smith travels in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-56 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 65-56 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James Green | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt is hacked by Dale Heil in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Heil, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina State | Timothy McDeavitt is called for the reach on Jamie Landreth - foul #3 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG) Charles Pierce | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (PG), David Hunter (SG), Mark Emmert (SF), Robert French (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Dale Heil, Jared Balling, James Green, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina State | Robert French's pass is intercepted by Frank Steiner | 66-56 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Frank Steiner banks in the layup | 68-56 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Charles Banks is called for the reach on Robert French - foul #2 on Charles Banks, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Robert French makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Robert French makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Smith runs out the clock | 68-58 |