| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Berry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hayes (fresh) PF - William Aldrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Travis Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Olmos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Collinsworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steven Hayes inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Derek Parker lays it in | 39-26 |
| 19:27 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Olmos | 39-28 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 19:01 | Rowan | Travis Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:59 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:46 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Derek Parker snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Derek Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Tallent - foul #3 on Stephen Tallent, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | John Caesar (C) Stephen Tallent | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Derek Parker misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Derek Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Gerald Collinsworth | 39-28 |
| 18:25 | Rowan | Henry Olmos can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 18:23 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Collinsworth | 39-28 |
| 18:18 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Berry - foul #1 on John Berry, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:18 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:18 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Steven Hayes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Hayes, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 17:46 | Rowan | Travis Walton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Craig | 39-33 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Derek Parker misses the dunk attempt | 39-33 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | John Berry tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Gerald Collinsworth | 39-33 |
| 17:04 | Rowan | Henry Olmos clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Derek Parker gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Henry Olmos blocks the jumper by Jerome Scoggins | 39-33 |
| 16:57 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:33 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig misses the fadeaway from close range | 39-33 |
| 16:32 | Rowan | Henry Olmos gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:17 | Rowan | Henry Olmos drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Walton | 39-36 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | John Berry is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Berry, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Knapp (PG), Manuel Drake (SG), James Castle (SF), Kenneth Beck (PF), David Parrott (C) John Berry, Jerome Scoggins, Steven Hayes, William Aldrich, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | Rowan | Peter Foy (PG), Michael Hermanson (SG), John Flowers (SF), Shannon Marvin (PF), Stephen Tallent (C) Travis Walton, Henry Olmos, Gerald Collinsworth, Jeremy Craig, John Caesar | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kelly Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Drake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Castle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Parrott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Peter Foy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hermanson (fresh) SF - John Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Marvin (fresh) C - Stephen Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Rowan | Michael Hermanson is hacked by David Parrott - foul #3 on David Parrott, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| 15:16 | Rowan | John Flowers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Kelly Knapp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Foy - foul #3 on Peter Foy, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Kelly Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Kelly Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Rowan | Michael Hermanson is hacked by Manuel Drake - foul #1 on Manuel Drake, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| 14:52 | Rowan | Shannon Marvin loses the dribble to Kenneth Beck | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Manuel Drake misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 14:46 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:23 | Rowan | Peter Foy buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Flowers | 41-42 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | David Parrott comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 14:16 | Rowan | Shannon Marvin grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:53 | Rowan | Peter Foy makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hermanson | 41-44 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Manuel Drake comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:47 | Rowan | Peter Foy pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:29 | Rowan | Peter Foy double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), John Berry (SF), William Aldrich (PF), Derek Parker (C) Manuel Drake, James Castle, Kenneth Beck, David Parrott | |
| Subs | Rowan | Travis Walton (PG), Henry Olmos (SG), Gerald Collinsworth (SF), John Caesar (PF) Peter Foy, Michael Hermanson, John Flowers, Stephen Tallent | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | William Aldrich loses the dribble to Travis Walton | 41-44 |
| 12:57 | Rowan | Travis Walton lays it up and in | 41-46 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 12:38 | Rowan | Travis Walton snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:09 | Rowan | Travis Walton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 12:07 | Rowan | John Caesar grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:48 | Rowan | Travis Walton hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Henry Olmos | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kelly Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Berry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Aldrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Travis Walton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Olmos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Collinsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Caesar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Marvin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 11:30 | Rowan | Shannon Marvin grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 11:24 | Rowan | Henry Olmos comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Kelly Knapp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-49 |
| 11:18 | Rowan | Henry Olmos grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 11:16 | Rowan | Kelly Knapp steals the ball from Travis Walton in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Berry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 11:04 | Rowan | Travis Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:58 | Rowan | Shannon Marvin is called for traveling | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Hayes (SF), Kenneth Beck (PF), David Parrott (C) Kelly Knapp, William Aldrich, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | Rowan | Peter Foy (PG), Jeremy Craig (PF), Stephen Tallent (C) Travis Walton, John Caesar, Shannon Marvin | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Steven Hayes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 10:33 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:21 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | David Parrott clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | John Berry drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Hayes | 44-49 |
| 09:39 | Rowan | Peter Foy is hacked by David Parrott - foul #4 on David Parrott, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Manuel Drake (PG), Randy Taylor (SG), Derek Parker (C) John Berry, Jerome Scoggins, David Parrott | |
| Subs | Rowan | Michael Hermanson (SG), John Flowers (SF) Henry Olmos, Gerald Collinsworth | |
| 09:18 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hermanson | 44-51 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Randy Taylor travels with the ball | 44-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Aldrich (PF) Kenneth Beck | |
| Subs | Rowan | Travis Walton (PG) Michael Hermanson | |
| 08:49 | Rowan | Peter Foy makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Flowers | 44-54 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Randy Taylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 08:43 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:36 | Rowan | John Flowers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 08:35 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:28 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Steven Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Derek Parker drills a shot in the paint set up by Steven Hayes | 46-54 |
| 08:03 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Travis Walton | 46-56 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Stephen Tallent takes the ball from William Aldrich | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Manuel Drake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Taylor (fresh) SF - Steven Hayes (fairly fresh) PF - William Aldrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Parker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Travis Walton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Foy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Craig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Tallent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Rowan | Randy Taylor is called for the reach on Peter Foy - foul #1 on Randy Taylor, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Knapp (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), John Berry (SF), Kenneth Beck (C) Manuel Drake, Randy Taylor, Steven Hayes, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | Rowan | Henry Olmos (SG), Gerald Collinsworth (SF), John Caesar (PF) Travis Walton, Jeremy Craig, Stephen Tallent | |
| 07:32 | Rowan | Peter Foy makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:32 | Rowan | Peter Foy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | William Aldrich grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 07:08 | Rowan | John Flowers hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Henry Olmos | 48-59 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | John Berry double dribbles | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | Travis Walton (PG), Shannon Marvin (C) Peter Foy, John Flowers | |
| 06:52 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Parrott (C) William Aldrich | |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | David Parrott hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kelly Knapp | 50-59 |
| 06:13 | Rowan | David Parrott takes the ball from Travis Walton | 50-59 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Kelly Knapp misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:57 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Gerald Collinsworth | 50-59 |
| 05:30 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth is hacked by John Berry - foul #3 on John Berry, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Castle (SF), William Aldrich (PF), Derek Parker (C) Kelly Knapp, Kenneth Beck, David Parrott | |
| Subs | Rowan | Michael Hermanson (PG), John Flowers (PF) Travis Walton, John Caesar | |
| 05:30 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | William Aldrich snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 50-59 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | John Berry snags the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | John Berry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | William Aldrich tips it but misses | 50-59 |
| 04:47 | Rowan | The rebound goes to John Flowers | 50-59 |
| 04:26 | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 50-59 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | James Castle pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | William Aldrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Manuel Drake (PG), Randy Taylor (SG), Steven Hayes (SF) John Berry, Jerome Scoggins, James Castle | |
| Subs | Rowan | Travis Walton (PG), Peter Foy (SG), Jeremy Craig (PF), Stephen Tallent (C) Michael Hermanson, Henry Olmos, Gerald Collinsworth, Shannon Marvin | |
| 04:02 | Rowan | Travis Walton scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Randy Taylor is hacked by Peter Foy - foul #4 on Peter Foy, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Knapp (PG) Randy Taylor | |
| Subs | Rowan | Michael Hermanson (SG) John Flowers | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Derek Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Tallent - foul #4 on Stephen Tallent, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Beck (PF) William Aldrich | |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Derek Parker misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Derek Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Rowan | Peter Foy misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Drake - foul #2 on Manuel Drake, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (SG) Manuel Drake | |
| Subs | Rowan | Henry Olmos (SG) Michael Hermanson | |
| 03:22 | Rowan | Peter Foy misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:22 | Rowan | Peter Foy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:22 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kelly Knapp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Berry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hayes (fresh) PF - Kenneth Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Travis Walton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Olmos (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Peter Foy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Craig (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Rowan | Kenneth Beck denies the turnaround by Jeremy Craig | 51-61 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Derek Parker gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), William Aldrich (PF) John Berry, Kenneth Beck | |
| Subs | Rowan | Gerald Collinsworth (SF) Peter Foy | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Kelly Knapp makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerome Scoggins | 53-61 |
| 02:16 | Rowan | William Aldrich is called for the reach on Jeremy Craig - foul #2 on William Aldrich, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| 02:16 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:16 | Rowan | Jeremy Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Derek Parker drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Scoggins | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Rowan | Henry Olmos clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derek Parker - foul #1 on Derek Parker, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| 01:46 | Rowan | Henry Olmos makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:46 | Rowan | Henry Olmos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Steven Hayes misses the easy layup | 55-64 |
| 01:24 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Gerald Collinsworth | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Rowan | Travis Walton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerome Scoggins - foul #2 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| 00:59 | Rowan | Travis Walton makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:59 | Rowan | Travis Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | William Aldrich misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-66 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses the tip | 55-66 |
| 00:49 | Rowan | Stephen Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rowan | Henry Olmos connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Walton | 55-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kelly Knapp | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Rowan | Travis Walton runs out the clock | 58-68 |