| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Eric Keen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Strong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Guillory (fresh) 11 pts. C - Jerald Clouser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Joseph Strong inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Eric Keen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chester Guillory | 41-23 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chester Guillory - foul #1 on Chester Guillory, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:20 | Cornell | Chester Guillory grabs the board | 41-24 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Eric Keen loses the dribble to Kelly Gil | 41-24 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon buries a floater from the left side | 41-26 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Thomas Horne clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Gilliard - foul #1 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Thomas Horne makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Thomas Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon lays it in | 43-28 |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Thomas Horne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon scores on a turnaround in the lane | 43-30 |
| 17:06 | Cornell | Eric Keen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Chester Guillory hits the follow up shot | 45-30 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard is whistled for a carry | 45-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Blaha (SG), Stephen Headley (SF), Frank Galeano (PF), Neil Quick (C) Thomas Horne, Joseph Strong, Chester Guillory, Jerald Clouser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Christopher Gilliard, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| 16:43 | Cornell | Neil Quick is fouled on the floor by Cody Hood - foul #2 on Cody Hood, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca (PG) Eric Keen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca blows the layup but the foul's on Cody Hood - foul #3 on Cody Hood, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Patterson (SF) Cody Hood | |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-32 |
| 15:55 | Cornell | Stephen Headley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Blaha | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kirk Salamanca (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Blaha (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Headley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Quick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Finn (fresh) SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Patterson (fresh) PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Keen (PG) Kirk Salamanca | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Gary Finn, Daniel Patterson, Michael Stone, Steven Merchant | |
| 15:17 | Cornell | Stephen Headley misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Bookman - foul #1 on Jeff Bookman, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chester Guillory (PF), Jerald Clouser (C) Frank Galeano, Neil Quick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG) Jeff Bookman | |
| 15:17 | Cornell | Stephen Headley makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 15:17 | Cornell | Stephen Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Richard Klemm knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Flowers | 52-34 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Richard Blaha misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Strong (SF) Stephen Headley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Richard Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Richard Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses long on a runner from the left block | 54-34 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Michael Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #6 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Horne (SG) Richard Blaha | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG) Jeremy Flowers | |
| 14:03 | Cornell | Thomas Horne connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Keen | 57-34 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-34 |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Jerald Clouser gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Eric Keen misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #7 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Stephen Headley (SF), Frank Galeano (PF), Neil Quick (C) Joseph Strong, Chester Guillory, Jerald Clouser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Eric Keen makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Eric Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-34 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Frank Galeano is called for the reach on Michael Stone - foul #1 on Frank Galeano, team foul #2 | 59-34 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-34 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Michael Stone hits the follow up shot | 59-36 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Eric Keen buries a jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Horne | 61-36 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 12:29 | Cornell | Michael Stone denies the turnaround by Eric Keen | 61-39 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Steven Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Michael Stone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Gilliard | 61-41 |
| 11:59 | Cornell | Eric Keen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Steven Merchant gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Eric Keen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Headley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Quick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Hood (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant drills a shot from just outside the lane | 61-43 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Eric Keen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Gilliard - foul #2 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Blaha (SG), Joseph Strong (SF), Chester Guillory (PF), Jerald Clouser (C) Thomas Horne, Stephen Headley, Frank Galeano, Neil Quick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bookman, Steven Merchant, Michael Stone, Cody Hood | |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Eric Keen makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Eric Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Chester Guillory - foul #2 on Chester Guillory, team foul #3 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca (PG) Eric Keen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 11:13 | Cornell | Delmer Hammon takes the ball from Kirk Salamanca | 63-45 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Michael Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Delmer Hammon | 63-47 |
| 10:49 | Cornell | Richard Blaha double dribbles | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chester Guillory - foul #3 on Chester Guillory, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG) Gary Finn | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Joseph Strong is hacked by Kelly Gil - foul #2 on Kelly Gil, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Keen (PG) Kirk Salamanca | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Joseph Strong makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Joseph Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Davis | 65-49 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-49 |
| 09:28 | Cornell | Jerald Clouser snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Joseph Strong is hacked by Richard Klemm - foul #1 on Richard Klemm, team foul #10 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Horne (SG), Frank Galeano (PF), Neil Quick (C) Richard Blaha, Chester Guillory, Jerald Clouser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (C) Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Delmer Hammon | |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Joseph Strong misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Joseph Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Steven Merchant snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-49 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Eric Keen pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Eric Keen is hacked by Christopher Gilliard - foul #3 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #11 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Stephen Headley (SF) Joseph Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Eric Keen makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Eric Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Michael Davis buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Gilliard | 67-51 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Stephen Headley's floater is tipped away by Michael Davis | 67-51 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Frank Galeano grabs the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Thomas Horne comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Steven Merchant snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Horne - foul #2 on Thomas Horne, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca (PG) Eric Keen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (PG), Richard Klemm (SF) Christopher Gilliard, Michael Davis | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 08:14 | Cornell | Neil Quick snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Horne | 70-51 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Steven Merchant scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Kirk Salamanca - foul #2 on Kirk Salamanca, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Blaha (SG), Chester Guillory (PF), Jerald Clouser (C) Thomas Horne, Frank Galeano, Neil Quick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Gary Finn, Jeff Bookman, Richard Klemm | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Steven Merchant makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kirk Salamanca (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Headley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Guillory (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerald Clouser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Merchant (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cornell | Jerald Clouser lays it in set up by Kirk Salamanca | 72-54 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon grabs the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Steven Merchant makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Flowers | 72-57 |
| 06:37 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 06:35 | Cornell | Stephen Headley grabs the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Chester Guillory can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 72-57 |
| 06:19 | Cornell | Jerald Clouser gets the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Chester Guillory misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-57 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Delmer Hammon | 72-57 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon dunks the ball | 72-59 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Keen (PG), Thomas Horne (SG), Joseph Strong (SF) Kirk Salamanca, Richard Blaha, Stephen Headley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Steven Merchant, Michael Stone | |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Eric Keen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Horne | 74-59 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers loses the ball out of bounds | 74-59 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Chester Guillory misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Delmer Hammon | 74-59 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Michael Davis is fouled on the floor by Chester Guillory - foul #4 on Chester Guillory, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Galeano (PF) Chester Guillory | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG) Kelly Gil | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | Frank Galeano snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Joseph Strong makes the driving attempt from the right block | 76-59 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Jerald Clouser swats the layup by Delmer Hammon | 76-59 |
| 03:59 | Cornell | Thomas Horne pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| 03:43 | Cornell | Jerald Clouser loses the dribble to Delmer Hammon | 76-59 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Eric Keen (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Strong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerald Clouser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Delmer Hammon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Joseph Strong - foul #1 on Joseph Strong, team foul #8 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca (PG), Richard Blaha (SG), Stephen Headley (SF), Neil Quick (C) Eric Keen, Thomas Horne, Joseph Strong, Jerald Clouser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF) Jeremy Flowers, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses the 3rd free throw | 76-59 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Stephen Headley | 76-59 |
| 03:07 | Cornell | Stephen Headley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Blaha | 78-59 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Gilliard | 78-62 |
| 02:37 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-62 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon pulls down the rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-62 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Bookman | 78-62 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Michael Stone knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Frank Galeano - foul #2 on Frank Galeano, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Berrios (PF) Frank Galeano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (SG), Cody Hood (C) Jeff Bookman, Delmer Hammon | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Michael Stone makes the free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Christopher Gilliard takes the ball from Stephen Headley | 78-65 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard hits the finger roll | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Anthony Berrios loses the dribble to Christopher Gilliard | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-67 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Anthony Berrios snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gilliard - foul #4 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #12 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Galeano (PF) Anthony Berrios | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG) Gary Finn | |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Neil Quick - foul #1 on Neil Quick, team foul #10 | 80-67 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Steven Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Blaha | 82-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 82-68 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Michael Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-68 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Michael Stone drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Merchant | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Kirk Salamanca runs out the clock | 82-70 |