| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Emery Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Schworm (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Strang (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Hummer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Evans (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Golden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Tommy Hummer inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Albert Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Brian Obregon is hacked by David Strang in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Strang, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 19:12 | Morehead State | Stephen Golden snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:51 | Morehead State | David Strang misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-27 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Albert Castle snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 18:32 | Morehead State | Stephen Golden grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 18:11 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Albert Castle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Francis Saylor tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 17:29 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Teddy Legrand | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Albert Castle knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Obregon | 41-30 |
| 16:48 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm is hacked by Brian Obregon - foul #1 on Brian Obregon, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SG), Joel Walsh (SF), Christopher Dowden (PF), Barry Redman (C) Albert Castle, Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro (PG), Kenneth Kettner (SG), Hilton Simon (SF), Justin Funderburk (C) Thomas Schworm, David Strang, Tommy Hummer, Stephen Golden | |
| 16:34 | Morehead State | Barry Redman denies the turnaround by Ralph Tatro | 41-30 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Joel Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 16:10 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Stephen Golden (C) Jason Evans | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side but the foul's on Ralph Tatro - foul #1 on Ralph Tatro, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:00 | Morehead State | Stephen Golden gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Walsh (fresh) PF - Christopher Dowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ralph Tatro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Kettner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hilton Simon (fresh) PF - Justin Funderburk (fresh) C - Stephen Golden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 15:54 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Justin Funderburk grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 15:08 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Golden and the foul's on Brian Obregon - foul #2 on Brian Obregon, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SG), Emery Thompson (C) Brian Obregon, Christopher Dowden | |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Strang (SG), Jason Evans (PF) Kenneth Kettner, Justin Funderburk | |
| 15:08 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Redman | 44-35 |
| 14:14 | Morehead State | David Strang knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Tatro | 44-37 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Barry Redman can't connect on a runner from close range | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | Morehead State | Stephen Golden gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | David Strang is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Strang, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Christopher Dowden (C) Douglas Vroman, Norman Simpson, Joel Walsh, Barry Redman, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm (PG), Kenneth Kettner (SG), Tommy Hummer (SF), Justin Funderburk (C) Ralph Tatro, David Strang, Hilton Simon, Stephen Golden | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Albert Castle buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Justin Funderburk - foul #3 on Justin Funderburk, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:38 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Christopher Dowden is hacked by Justin Funderburk - foul #4 on Justin Funderburk, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emery Thompson (C) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Stephen Golden (C) Justin Funderburk | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Obregon | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dowden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emery Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Schworm (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kettner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hummer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Evans (tiring) 3 reb. C - Stephen Golden (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 11:48 | Morehead State | Jason Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:30 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Golden | 50-40 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Christopher Dowden is called for 10 seconds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (PG), Norman Simpson (SG), Francis Saylor (PF) Brian Obregon, Albert Castle, Christopher Dowden | |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Strang (SG) Kenneth Kettner | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:04 | Morehead State | David Strang comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Emery Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Simpson | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:35 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | David Strang snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:21 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm makes the shot from the left side | 53-42 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 10:04 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm grabs the board | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:38 | Morehead State | Jason Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Joel Walsh (SF), Barry Redman (C) Douglas Vroman, Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro (PG), Kenneth Kettner (SG), Hilton Simon (SF) Thomas Schworm, David Strang, Tommy Hummer | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Kettner - foul #3 on Kenneth Kettner, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Dowden (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:54 | Morehead State | Barry Redman takes the ball from Ralph Tatro | 55-42 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Albert Castle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Redman | 55-42 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Barry Redman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Castle | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:11 | Morehead State | Kenneth Kettner drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Joel Walsh loses the dribble to Hilton Simon | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Walsh (fresh) PF - Christopher Dowden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Redman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ralph Tatro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kettner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hilton Simon (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jason Evans (tired) 4 reb. C - Stephen Golden (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:26 | Morehead State | Kenneth Kettner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (PG), Norman Simpson (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF) Brian Obregon, Albert Castle, Joel Walsh, Christopher Dowden | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm (PG), David Strang (SG), Tommy Hummer (SF), Justin Funderburk (PF) Ralph Tatro, Kenneth Kettner, Hilton Simon, Jason Evans | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-44 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the tip | 57-44 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Barry Redman snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Barry Redman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Douglas Vroman | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Thomas Schworm scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Hummer | 59-46 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Tommy Hummer steps in front of the Teddy Legrand pass in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | David Strang is hacked by Norman Simpson - foul #2 on Norman Simpson, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (PG), Joel Walsh (SF), Emery Thompson (C) Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Hilton Simon (SF), Jason Evans (PF) Tommy Hummer, Stephen Golden | |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Hilton Simon is hacked by Joel Walsh - foul #2 on Joel Walsh, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro (PG) Thomas Schworm | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Saylor - foul #1 on Francis Saylor, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG) Joel Walsh | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Albert Castle scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Obregon | 62-48 |
| 04:53 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro travels with the ball | 62-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF), Christopher Dowden (PF) Douglas Vroman, Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Kettner (SG), Tommy Hummer (SF) David Strang, Hilton Simon | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 62-48 |
| 04:27 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Tommy Hummer | 62-48 |
| 04:09 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Dowden | 62-48 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Albert Castle is alone and drills a shot from the right side set up by Brian Obregon | 64-48 |
| 03:46 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Christopher Dowden pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (tiring) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dowden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Emery Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ralph Tatro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kettner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Hummer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Evans (very tired) 4 reb. C - Justin Funderburk (tiring) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Emery Thompson | 67-48 |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 67-48 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emery Thompson | 67-48 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Tommy Hummer is called for the reach on Teddy Legrand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Hummer, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (PG), Norman Simpson (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Barry Redman (C) Brian Obregon, Albert Castle, Christopher Dowden, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Hilton Simon (SF), Stephen Golden (C) Tommy Hummer, Jason Evans | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Stephen Golden snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| 02:59 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-48 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro grabs the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Morehead State | Norman Simpson steals the ball from Ralph Tatro | 67-48 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Norman Simpson lays it in | 69-48 |
| 02:30 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-48 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Barry Redman pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Barry Redman is whistled for a carry | 69-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Emery Thompson (C) Douglas Vroman, Norman Simpson, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:52 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Kettner | 69-50 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Francis Saylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Justin Funderburk - foul #5 on Justin Funderburk, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Evans (PF) Justin Funderburk | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Francis Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Francis Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 01:27 | Morehead State | Kenneth Kettner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-50 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-50 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand snags the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-50 |
| 00:58 | Morehead State | Hilton Simon grabs the board | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Emery Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Emery Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-50 |
| 00:21 | Morehead State | Ralph Tatro is whistled for a carry | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Obregon runs out the clock | 71-50 |