| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - George Goodspeed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brett Jones (fresh) PF - David Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Daschofsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Patterson inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Richard Becnel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Goodspeed - foul #3 on George Goodspeed, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Glover (PG) George Goodspeed | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:19 | Chattanooga | Scott Daschofsky is denied on a layup by Kevin Richardson | 32-23 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson misses the lay-in | 32-23 |
| 18:51 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Brett Jones | 32-23 |
| 18:46 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Griffin | 32-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses short on a jumper near the basket | 32-23 |
| 18:22 | Chattanooga | Brett Jones grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 18:07 | Chattanooga | Brett Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Larry Griffin pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Larry Griffin scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Becnel | 34-23 |
| 17:17 | Chattanooga | James Hogan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Robert Patterson snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Larry Griffin hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Becnel | 36-23 |
| 16:26 | Chattanooga | David Collins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Robert Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), Robert Lamphere (SG), George Britt (SF), Newton Ingram (PF), James Chrzanowski (C) Richard Becnel, Larry Griffin, Robert Patterson, Kevin Richardson, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jeremy Nix (PG), Peter Nagle (SG), David Smith (SF), Jessie Doss (PF), Ryan White (C) Robert Glover, James Hogan, Brett Jones, David Collins, Scott Daschofsky | |
| 15:59 | Chattanooga | Jessie Doss clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 36-26 |
| 15:57 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Nagle | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lamphere (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Britt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Newton Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chrzanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Jeremy Nix (fresh) SG - Peter Nagle (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Chattanooga | Jessie Doss misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Lamphere | 36-26 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Newton Ingram clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jessie Doss - foul #1 on Jessie Doss, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed (PG) Jeremy Nix | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Newton Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Newton Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 15:09 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by George Goodspeed | 38-28 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Ryan White swats the short shot by Newton Ingram | 38-28 |
| 14:55 | Chattanooga | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:51 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Lamphere - foul #1 on Robert Lamphere, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Collins (PF) Ryan White | |
| 14:51 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:51 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Newton Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Robert Patterson (SF) James Brown, George Britt | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Glover (SG), Brett Jones (SF) Peter Nagle, David Smith | |
| 14:15 | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 14:13 | Chattanooga | David Collins snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 14:05 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Newton Ingram - foul #2 on Newton Ingram, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Griffin (SG), Edward Johnson (C) Robert Lamphere, James Chrzanowski | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Hogan (SG) George Goodspeed | |
| 14:05 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:05 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Larry Griffin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Griffin, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Richardson (PF) Newton Ingram | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed (PG), Scott Daschofsky (C) Robert Glover, Jessie Doss | |
| 13:14 | Chattanooga | James Hogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Richard Becnel gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Richard Becnel scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 40-32 |
| 12:51 | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Larry Griffin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Daschofsky - foul #1 on Scott Daschofsky, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), George Britt (SF), Newton Ingram (PF), James Chrzanowski (C) Richard Becnel, Robert Patterson, Kevin Richardson, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Glover (SG), David Smith (SF), Jessie Doss (PF), Ryan White (C) James Hogan, Brett Jones, David Collins, Scott Daschofsky | |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:20 | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed travels in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Larry Griffin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Britt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Newton Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chrzanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - George Goodspeed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Chattanooga | Jessie Doss is whistled for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lamphere (SG) Larry Griffin | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | George Britt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jessie Doss - foul #2 on Jessie Doss, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Hogan (SG), Brett Jones (SF), David Collins (PF) Robert Glover, David Smith, Ryan White | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | George Britt misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | George Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:09 | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 11:08 | Chattanooga | James Hogan can't tip it in | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Newton Ingram pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Robert Lamphere is fouled on the floor by Jessie Doss - foul #3 on Jessie Doss, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Robert Patterson (SF), Kevin Richardson (PF), Edward Johnson (C) James Brown, George Britt, Newton Ingram, James Chrzanowski | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Glover (PG), Scott Daschofsky (C) George Goodspeed, Jessie Doss | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Richard Becnel scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lamphere | 48-35 |
| 10:12 | Chattanooga | James Hogan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 10:11 | Chattanooga | Scott Daschofsky tips it but misses | 48-35 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Robert Patterson grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Robert Lamphere connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Becnel | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:47 | Chattanooga | James Hogan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 09:46 | Chattanooga | Scott Daschofsky snags the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 09:32 | Chattanooga | James Hogan misses the lay-in | 51-35 |
| 09:31 | Chattanooga | Scott Daschofsky tips it in | 51-37 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Robert Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Griffin (SG) Robert Lamphere | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | George Goodspeed (PG), David Smith (SF), Jessie Doss (PF) James Hogan, Brett Jones, David Collins | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | Chattanooga | Scott Daschofsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-37 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 51-37 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Larry Griffin is hacked by Jessie Doss - foul #4 on Jessie Doss, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), George Britt (SF), Newton Ingram (PF), James Chrzanowski (C) Richard Becnel, Robert Patterson, Kevin Richardson, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Collins (PF), Ryan White (C) Jessie Doss, Scott Daschofsky | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Larry Griffin can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Brett Jones (SF) David Smith | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Britt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Newton Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chrzanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - George Goodspeed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:46 | Chattanooga | David Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Larry Griffin gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | James Chrzanowski scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 55-37 |
| 07:13 | Chattanooga | David Collins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-37 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Griffin | 55-37 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Larry Griffin throws it down on a great pass from George Britt | 57-37 |
| 06:48 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Newton Ingram lays it in on a great pass from James Brown and the foul's on George Goodspeed - foul #4 on George Goodspeed, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Robert Patterson (SF), Edward Johnson (C) James Brown, George Britt, James Chrzanowski | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle (PG), James Hogan (SG), Jessie Doss (C) George Goodspeed, Robert Glover, Ryan White | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Newton Ingram makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| 06:23 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hogan | 60-42 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Larry Griffin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 63-42 |
| 05:51 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-42 |
| 05:50 | Chattanooga | Jessie Doss snags the offensive board | 63-42 |
| 05:36 | Chattanooga | Edward Johnson takes the ball from James Hogan | 63-42 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Richard Becnel comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 63-42 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Newton Ingram | 63-42 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-42 |
| 04:58 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle grabs the board | 63-42 |
| 04:42 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 04:41 | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle tips it back up and in | 63-44 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Larry Griffin drills a shot from the free throw line | 65-44 |
| 04:02 | Chattanooga | Brett Jones knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Larry Griffin - foul #3 on Larry Griffin, team foul #4 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lamphere (SG), Kevin Richardson (PF), James Chrzanowski (C) Larry Griffin, Newton Ingram, Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Glover (PG), David Smith (SG), William Perkins (PF), Ryan White (C) Peter Nagle, James Hogan, David Collins, Jessie Doss | |
| 04:02 | Chattanooga | Brett Jones makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Richard Becnel buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 68-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lamphere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chrzanowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Robert Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Perkins (fresh) C - Ryan White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Chattanooga | David Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Lamphere | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-50 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Robert Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 70-50 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson tips it in | 72-50 |
| 01:52 | Chattanooga | David Smith is hacked by Robert Lamphere - foul #2 on Robert Lamphere, team foul #5 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Griffin (SG), Edward Johnson (C) Robert Lamphere, James Chrzanowski | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Peter Nagle (SG), Jessie Doss (PF) Brett Jones, William Perkins | |
| 01:30 | Chattanooga | David Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 72-50 |
| 01:28 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Doss | 72-50 |
| 01:19 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 72-50 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Chattanooga | Robert Glover double dribbles | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ryan White - foul #3 on Ryan White, team foul #9 | 72-50 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 00:23 | Chattanooga | David Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Glover | 74-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Becnel runs out the clock | 74-52 |