| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Victor Bell (fresh) SG - James Altamirano (fresh) SF - Isaac Wyble (fresh) PF - Nick Tant (fresh) C - Ralph Hulett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Samuel Ivery (fresh) SG - Brendan Gallagher (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pagel (fresh) PF - William Linzy (fresh) C - Gregory Horner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Nick Tant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | James Altamirano is hacked by Samuel Ivery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Ivery, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by James Altamirano is blocked by William Linzy | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Gregory Horner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Isaac Wyble - foul #1 on Isaac Wyble, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Victor Bell is fouled in the backcourt by William Linzy - foul #1 on William Linzy, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | William Linzy is called for the reach on James Altamirano - foul #2 on William Linzy, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tomas King (C) William Linzy | |
| 18:54 | Illinois | James Altamirano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nick Tant | 3-1 |
| 18:32 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher is hacked by James Altamirano - foul #1 on James Altamirano, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:13 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery loses the dribble to James Altamirano | 3-1 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Victor Bell double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| 17:42 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 17:40 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery tips it but misses | 3-1 |
| 17:38 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:22 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Ivery | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:43 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher clanks a 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marvin Roberts (PG), George King (SF), Daniel Dimmick (PF) Victor Bell, Isaac Wyble, Nick Tant | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Lawrence (PG), Rodney Collins (SG), Gregory Hall (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Samuel Ivery, Brendan Gallagher, Kenneth Pagel, Tomas King | |
| 16:07 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner misses the lay-in | 3-3 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marvin Roberts | 3-3 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Rodney Collins - foul #1 on Rodney Collins, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marvin Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Altamirano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George King (fresh) PF - Daniel Dimmick (fresh) C - Ralph Hulett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Ernest Lawrence (fresh) SG - Rodney Collins (fresh) SF - Gregory Hall (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Gregory Horner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wartburg | Rodney Collins blows the layup | 5-3 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George King | 5-3 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | George King drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Altamirano | 8-3 |
| 15:01 | Wartburg | Robert Jones comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George King | 8-3 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 14:42 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:37 | Wartburg | Daniel Dimmick blocks the short jumper by Rodney Collins | 8-3 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | George King can't connect on a runner in the lane | 8-3 |
| 14:14 | Wartburg | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:45 | Wartburg | Rodney Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Bell (PG), Isaac Wyble (SF), Nick Tant (PF) James Altamirano, George King, Ralph Hulett | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery (PG), Brendan Gallagher (SG), Kenneth Pagel (SF), Tomas King (C) Ernest Lawrence, Rodney Collins, Gregory Hall, Robert Jones | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Victor Bell hits the follow up shot | 10-3 |
| 13:26 | Wartburg | Marvin Roberts steals it from Tomas King | 10-3 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-3 |
| 13:06 | Wartburg | Kenneth Pagel snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 12:47 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Ivery | 10-6 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble is called for 10 seconds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Altamirano (SG) Marvin Roberts | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Young (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Kenneth Pagel, Gregory Horner | |
| 12:16 | Wartburg | Tomas King blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 12:15 | Wartburg | Tomas King grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:00 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Ivery | 10-9 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | George King (C) Daniel Dimmick | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Rodney Collins (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Victor Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Altamirano (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Wyble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nick Tant (tiring) C - George King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Samuel Ivery (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brendan Gallagher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Rodney Collins (fresh) C - Tomas King (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Wartburg | James Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tomas King | 13-11 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Samuel Ivery picks off the pass by James Altamirano in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 11:34 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery banks in the layup | 13-13 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | James Altamirano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble tips it but misses | 13-13 |
| 11:24 | Wartburg | Rodney Collins snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:09 | Wartburg | Isaac Wyble picks off the pass by Brendan Gallagher | 13-13 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | James Altamirano scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nick Tant and the foul's on Tomas King - foul #1 on Tomas King, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hulett (C) Isaac Wyble | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Lawrence (PG), Gregory Hall (SG), Kenneth Pagel (SF), Gregory Horner (C) Samuel Ivery, Brendan Gallagher, James Young, Tomas King | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | James Altamirano makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:49 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Horner, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marvin Roberts (SG) James Altamirano | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Rodney Collins steals the ball from Marvin Roberts | 16-13 |
| 10:20 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 16-13 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | George King grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Victor Bell lays it up and in and the foul's on Ernest Lawrence - foul #1 on Ernest Lawrence, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Isaac Wyble (SF), Daniel Dimmick (PF) George King, Nick Tant | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Jones (PF) Rodney Collins | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Victor Bell makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:59 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 09:58 | Wartburg | Kenneth Pagel gets the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:40 | Wartburg | Robert Jones drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 19-15 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble throws it down | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner banks in the layup set up by Ernest Lawrence and the foul's on Ralph Hulett - foul #1 on Ralph Hulett, team foul #3 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Altamirano (SG), George King (SF) Marvin Roberts, Isaac Wyble | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery (PG), Brendan Gallagher (SG), James Young (SF), Tomas King (C) Ernest Lawrence, Gregory Hall, Kenneth Pagel, Robert Jones | |
| 09:09 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick misses the lay-in | 21-18 |
| 08:55 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:50 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Ivery | 21-21 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Altamirano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Victor Bell | 23-21 |
| 08:07 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 08:05 | Wartburg | Tomas King gets the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:53 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett grabs the board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Victor Bell (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Altamirano (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Dimmick (tiring) C - Ralph Hulett (tired) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Samuel Ivery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brendan Gallagher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Horner (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Tomas King steals it from Victor Bell | 23-21 |
| 07:16 | Wartburg | Victor Bell is called for the reach on Samuel Ivery - foul #1 on Victor Bell, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marvin Roberts (PG), Isaac Wyble (SF), Nick Tant (PF) Victor Bell, George King, Ralph Hulett | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Rodney Collins (SG), Gregory Hall (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Brendan Gallagher, James Young, Gregory Horner | |
| 07:06 | Wartburg | Isaac Wyble blocks the jumper by Samuel Ivery | 23-21 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Nick Tant grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | James Altamirano comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 06:58 | Wartburg | Tomas King pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | Tomas King clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Nick Tant grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | James Altamirano hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Marvin Roberts | 25-21 |
| 06:14 | Wartburg | Tomas King misses the turnaround in the lane | 25-21 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Nick Tant gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Hall - foul #1 on Gregory Hall, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hulett (C) Daniel Dimmick | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Lawrence (PG), Brendan Gallagher (SG), Kenneth Pagel (SF) Samuel Ivery, Gregory Hall, Robert Jones | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Isaac Wyble misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:10 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Tomas King | 25-21 |
| 05:55 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Altamirano - foul #2 on James Altamirano, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Bell (PG) James Altamirano | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Jones (PF) Rodney Collins | |
| 05:55 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:55 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Ernest Lawrence picks off the pass by Victor Bell in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 05:35 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ralph Hulett | 28-22 |
| 05:04 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 05:02 | Wartburg | Tomas King snags the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 04:49 | Wartburg | Ernest Lawrence is hacked by Marvin Roberts - foul #1 on Marvin Roberts, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | George King (SF), Daniel Dimmick (C) Isaac Wyble, Ralph Hulett | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Gregory Hall (SG), James Young (SF), Rodney Collins (PF), Gregory Horner (C) Brendan Gallagher, Kenneth Pagel, Robert Jones, Tomas King | |
| 04:27 | Wartburg | Marvin Roberts takes the ball from Gregory Hall | 28-22 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Hall - foul #2 on Gregory Hall, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery (PG), Brendan Gallagher (SG) Ernest Lawrence, Gregory Hall | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:00 | Wartburg | Gregory Horner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-22 |
| 03:59 | Wartburg | Rodney Collins grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 03:39 | Wartburg | Rodney Collins scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Young and the foul's on Nick Tant - foul #1 on Nick Tant, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Altamirano (SG), Ralph Hulett (C) Victor Bell, Nick Tant | |
| Subs | Wartburg | William Linzy (PF), Tomas King (C) James Young, Gregory Horner | |
| 03:39 | Wartburg | Rodney Collins misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Marvin Roberts (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Altamirano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Dimmick (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ralph Hulett (tired) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Samuel Ivery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brendan Gallagher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Rodney Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Linzy (fresh) C - Tomas King (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | George King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 03:33 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery is hacked by Marvin Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Roberts, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| 03:33 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:33 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | James Altamirano hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ralph Hulett | 32-26 |
| 02:54 | Wartburg | William Linzy misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by George King - foul #1 on George King, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Isaac Wyble (SF), Nick Tant (PF) George King, Daniel Dimmick | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Lawrence (PG), Kenneth Pagel (SF) Samuel Ivery, Rodney Collins | |
| 02:54 | Wartburg | William Linzy makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:54 | Wartburg | William Linzy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Nick Tant grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts is called for 10 seconds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Gregory Horner (C) Tomas King | |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | Nick Tant is called for the reach on William Linzy - foul #2 on Nick Tant, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Bell (PG) Marvin Roberts | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | William Linzy misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | William Linzy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Altamirano comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 02:16 | Wartburg | William Linzy gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:11 | Wartburg | Kenneth Pagel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 02:10 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to William Linzy | 32-28 |
| 01:50 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Lawrence | 32-30 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Victor Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | George King (PF), Daniel Dimmick (C) Nick Tant, Ralph Hulett | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery (PG), Rodney Collins (SG), Tomas King (C) Ernest Lawrence, Brendan Gallagher, Gregory Horner | |
| 01:36 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery is hacked by George King - foul #2 on George King, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marvin Roberts (PG) Victor Bell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Young (SF) Kenneth Pagel | |
| 01:36 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:36 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:36 | Wartburg | Tomas King grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 01:23 | Wartburg | William Linzy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 01:21 | Wartburg | Tomas King tips it home | 32-32 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | James Altamirano tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 00:58 | Wartburg | Samuel Ivery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 00:56 | Wartburg | William Linzy tips it in | 34-34 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts is hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #11 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hulett (C) Isaac Wyble | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Lawrence (PG), Brendan Gallagher (SG), Kenneth Pagel (SF), Robert Jones (C) Samuel Ivery, Rodney Collins, James Young, Tomas King | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Marvin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:29 | Wartburg | Brendan Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-34 |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | William Linzy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | William Linzy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-34 |