| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Ronald Limon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Mackie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Warren (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 32-29 |
| 19:32 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:07 | Saint Francis (PA) | Dikembe Abdullai pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:57 | Saint Francis (PA) | Eric Mackie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | David Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Banks | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Sean Tobar - foul #1 on Sean Tobar, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Charles Banks comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-31 |
| 17:56 | Saint Francis (PA) | Dikembe Abdullai snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:48 | Saint Francis (PA) | Eric Mackie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Charles Banks snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | David Smith banks in the layup set up by Frank Steiner | 37-31 |
| 17:04 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-31 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Charles Banks is fouled on the floor by Gregory Wallace - foul #3 on Gregory Wallace, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), James Barnett (SF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Frank Steiner, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn (PG), Michael Pierre (SG), Ronald Corlett (SF), Paul Lamm (PF), Peter Parks (C) Ronald Limon, Eric Mackie, Max Warren, Dikembe Abdullai, Gregory Wallace | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Barnett | 39-31 |
| 15:57 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn misses short on a shot in the lane | 39-31 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the board | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - David Lynn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Corlett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Lamm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Parks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy McDeavitt and he's fouled by Michael Pierre - foul #1 on Michael Pierre, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG) Sean Tobar | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:23 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Peter Parks swats the layup by Leon Eldredge | 42-31 |
| 14:59 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 14:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | Peter Parks's pass is intercepted by Charles Pierce | 42-31 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Parks - foul #1 on Peter Parks, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Timothy McDeavitt, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon (PG), Eric Mackie (SG), Max Warren (SF), Dikembe Abdullai (PF), Gregory Wallace (C) David Lynn, Michael Pierre, Ronald Corlett, Paul Lamm, Peter Parks | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:08 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace misses the lay-in | 44-31 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Sean Tobar grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | David Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leon Eldredge | 47-31 |
| 13:23 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-31 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:07 | Saint Francis (PA) | Dikembe Abdullai misses the jump hook from close range | 49-31 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the floater from the baseline set up by David Smith | 51-31 |
| 12:36 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon blows the layup | 51-31 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Charles Banks buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Max Warren - foul #1 on Max Warren, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett (SF), Paul Lamm (PF) Max Warren, Dikembe Abdullai | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the free throw | 54-31 |
| 12:01 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Mackie | 54-33 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by Paul Lamm - foul #1 on Paul Lamm, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (PG), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre (SG), Peter Parks (C) Eric Mackie, Gregory Wallace | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Ronald Limon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Corlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lamm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Parks (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Stanford Fay is hacked by Ronald Corlett - foul #2 on Ronald Corlett, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn (PG) Ronald Limon | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Barnett | 56-33 |
| 10:53 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-35 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 56-35 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Stanford Fay grabs the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt can't finish the layup | 56-35 |
| 10:09 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Peter Parks | 56-35 |
| 09:56 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Sean Tobar - foul #2 on Sean Tobar, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Leon Eldredge (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, Sean Tobar, James Barnett, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon (PG), Eric Mackie (SG), Dikembe Abdullai (PF), Gregory Wallace (C) David Lynn, Michael Pierre, Paul Lamm, Peter Parks | |
| 09:56 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett misses the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 09:56 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Ronald Corlett swats the layup by Frank Steiner | 56-36 |
| 09:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullai | 56-36 |
| 09:24 | Saint Francis (PA) | Gregory Wallace is whistled for traveling | 56-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Max Warren (SF) Ronald Corlett | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdullai - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullai, team foul #7 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SG) Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 09:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon is fouled on the floor by Frank Steiner - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| 08:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | Dikembe Abdullai is called for traveling | 58-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | David Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-36 |
| 08:06 | Saint Francis (PA) | Dikembe Abdullai's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Banks | 60-36 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Sean Tobar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (PF), Stanford Fay (C) Frank Steiner, Leon Eldredge, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre (SG) Eric Mackie | |
| 07:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | Dikembe Abdullai lays it up and in on a great pass from Max Warren | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - Ronald Limon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Max Warren (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullai (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Ronald Limon steals it from Timothy McDeavitt | 60-38 |
| 07:08 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon lays it up and in | 60-40 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Michael Pierre steals it from Sean Tobar | 60-40 |
| 06:48 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon banks in the layup set up by Michael Pierre | 60-42 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | David Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | David Smith tips it in | 62-42 |
| 06:18 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Limon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ronald Limon, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Leon Eldredge (PF), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Sean Tobar, Timothy McDeavitt, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn (PG), Eric Mackie (SG), Ronald Corlett (SF), Paul Lamm (PF), Peter Parks (C) Ronald Limon, Michael Pierre, Max Warren, Dikembe Abdullai, Gregory Wallace | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's layup is rejected by Peter Parks | 62-42 |
| 05:56 | Saint Francis (PA) | Peter Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 05:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Barnett - foul #3 on James Barnett, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| 05:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:46 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Corlett - foul #3 on Ronald Corlett, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:22 | Saint Francis (PA) | Paul Lamm snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 05:07 | Saint Francis (PA) | Peter Parks buries a fadeaway in the lane | 63-46 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner throws it down | 65-46 |
| 04:30 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn is called for traveling | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Charles Pierce, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre (SG) Eric Mackie | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Peter Parks - foul #2 on Peter Parks, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanford Fay (C) Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 03:53 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Lynn | 67-49 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the shot from the right side set up by David Smith | 69-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Francis (PA) | PG - David Lynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Corlett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Lamm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett travels with the ball | 69-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SG), Charles Banks (C) Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | Edwin Allen (PG) David Lynn | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-49 |
| 02:52 | Saint Francis (PA) | Peter Parks grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 02:32 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre is hacked by James Barnett - foul #4 on James Barnett, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Sean Tobar (SG) David Smith, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | | |
| 02:27 | Saint Francis (PA) | Peter Parks misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-49 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses short on a floater in the lane | 69-49 |
| 02:10 | Saint Francis (PA) | The rebound goes to Ronald Corlett | 69-49 |
| 02:03 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett loses the dribble to James Barnett | 69-49 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge jams it set up by James Barnett | 71-49 |
| 01:37 | Saint Francis (PA) | Peter Parks makes the floater from the left side | 71-51 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Sean Tobar can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Pierre - foul #2 on Michael Pierre, team foul #11 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Frank Steiner (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Leon Eldredge, James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn (PG) Edwin Allen | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 01:01 | Saint Francis (PA) | Ronald Corlett misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 73-51 |
| 00:59 | Saint Francis (PA) | Paul Lamm tips it back up and in | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses short on a floater in the lane | 73-53 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the follow up shot | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Francis (PA) | Saint Francis (PA) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Tobar - foul #3 on Sean Tobar, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| 00:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre misses the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:31 | Saint Francis (PA) | Michael Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by Michael Pierre - foul #3 on Michael Pierre, team foul #12 | 75-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:00 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Lynn hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 77-54 |