| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Marshall Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Granville Chenoweth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Toombs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erik Gilkey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rutledge (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Roesler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Anderson | David Walton inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Anderson | Edward Rutledge steps in front of the Marshall Franklin pass | 38-32 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Davis | 38-34 |
| 19:23 | Anderson | Jared Mason is open but misses the lay-in | 38-34 |
| 19:22 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | Anderson | David Walton misses the lay-in | 38-34 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Thad Roesler snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Jared Mason steps in front of the Edward Rutledge pass | 38-34 |
| 18:32 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin is fouled on the floor by Jason Toombs - foul #3 on Jason Toombs, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Dupuis (SG) Jason Toombs | |
| 18:22 | Anderson | Thad Roesler denies the turnaround by David Walton | 38-34 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Thad Roesler pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey is hacked by Marshall Franklin - foul #2 on Marshall Franklin, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:41 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Jared Mason | 38-34 |
| 17:28 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin is hacked by Howard Dupuis - foul #3 on Howard Dupuis, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Anderson | Avery Lezama (C) Thomas Merrill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Delbert Guan (PG) Howard Dupuis | |
| 17:08 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Granville Chenoweth | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Avery Lezama steps in front of the Edward Rutledge pass | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Anderson | David Walton knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Marshall Franklin | 42-34 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Erik Gilkey, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Anderson | Milton Washington (PG), Roy Allen (SG), Carl Reed (PF), Thomas Merrill (C) Marshall Franklin, Granville Chenoweth, David Walton, Jared Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:54 | Anderson | Thad Roesler swats the short shot by Avery Lezama | 42-34 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Davis | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Milton Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Avery Lezama (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Delbert Guan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Gilkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Rutledge (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thad Roesler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Delbert Guan drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Erik Gilkey | 42-36 |
| 15:14 | Anderson | Carl Reed is called for a charge - foul #1 on Carl Reed, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Toombs (PG) Delbert Guan | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge is hacked by Avery Lezama - foul #2 on Avery Lezama, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Anderson | Marshall Franklin (PG), Jesse Austin (SF) Roy Allen, Avery Lezama | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Kevin Davis buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jason Toombs and he's hacked by Carl Reed - foul #2 on Carl Reed, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Anderson | Jared Mason (PF) Carl Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Kevin Davis misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Kevin Davis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-38 |
| Subs | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth (SG), David Walton (SF), Carl Reed (C) Milton Washington, Jesse Austin, Thomas Merrill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:54 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Marshall Franklin and the foul's on Erik Gilkey - foul #2 on Erik Gilkey, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Anderson | Avery Lezama (C) Carl Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:54 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Thad Roesler's pass is intercepted by David Walton | 45-38 |
| 13:22 | Anderson | Jared Mason misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Davis - foul #2 on Kevin Davis, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Anderson | Milton Washington (PG) Marshall Franklin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:22 | Anderson | Jared Mason makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:22 | Anderson | Jared Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Kevin Davis gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Kevin Davis misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-38 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Kevin Davis grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Thad Roesler blows the layup but he's hacked by Avery Lezama - foul #3 on Avery Lezama, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Anderson | Thomas Merrill (C) Jared Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Dupuis (SG) Erik Gilkey | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Thad Roesler misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Thad Roesler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:28 | Anderson | Avery Lezama can't finish the layup | 46-39 |
| 12:27 | Anderson | Milton Washington gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:15 | Anderson | Milton Washington makes the runner from the left block set up by Granville Chenoweth | 48-39 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Dupuis | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Milton Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Granville Chenoweth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Walton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Avery Lezama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Toombs (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Dupuis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rutledge (tiring) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thad Roesler (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Anderson | Milton Washington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Howard Dupuis gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Thad Roesler misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 11:27 | Anderson | Avery Lezama snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 11:06 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth is fouled on the floor by Edward Rutledge - foul #3 on Edward Rutledge, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Anderson | Marshall Franklin (PG), Jesse Austin (SF), Jared Mason (PF) Granville Chenoweth, David Walton, Avery Lezama | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gilkey (SG), Nicholas Smith (SF), James Hodge (PF), Aaron Eaves (C) Howard Dupuis, Edward Rutledge, Kevin Davis, Thad Roesler | |
| 10:51 | Anderson | Milton Washington misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erik Gilkey - foul #3 on Erik Gilkey, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| 10:51 | Anderson | Milton Washington makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:51 | Anderson | Milton Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Aaron Eaves gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:29 | Anderson | Jared Mason grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 10:24 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin hits the finger roll set up by Milton Washington | 51-41 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Smith can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Milton Washington - foul #1 on Milton Washington, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Anderson | Roy Allen (SG), Carl Reed (C) Milton Washington, Thomas Merrill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (PF) James Hodge | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:45 | Anderson | Carl Reed buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jared Mason | 53-43 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Marshall Franklin picks off the pass by Jason Toombs | 53-43 |
| 09:14 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin jams it | 55-43 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-43 |
| 08:45 | Anderson | Carl Reed grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 08:32 | Anderson | Carl Reed misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 55-43 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Kevin Davis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jason Toombs | 55-45 |
| 07:47 | Anderson | Jared Mason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Aaron Eaves snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Marshall Franklin (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Austin (fairly fresh) PF - Jared Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Toombs (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Gilkey (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Eaves (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey misses badly on a shot in the paint | 55-45 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Kevin Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Anderson | Milton Washington (PG), Granville Chenoweth (SG), David Walton (SF), Avery Lezama (PF), Thomas Merrill (C) Marshall Franklin, Roy Allen, Jesse Austin, Jared Mason, Carl Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Delbert Guan (PG), Howard Dupuis (SG), Edward Rutledge (SF), James Hodge (PF), Thad Roesler (C) Jason Toombs, Erik Gilkey, Nicholas Smith, Kevin Davis, Aaron Eaves | |
| 07:07 | Anderson | David Walton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 07:05 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Milton Washington steals the ball from Edward Rutledge | 57-45 |
| 06:40 | Anderson | David Walton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 06:38 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | James Hodge grabs the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge can't finish the layup but the foul's on Avery Lezama - foul #4 on Avery Lezama, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Anderson | Marshall Franklin (PG), Jared Mason (PF) Milton Washington, Avery Lezama | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (PF) James Hodge | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:32 | Anderson | Jared Mason knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marshall Franklin | 61-47 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Delbert Guan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marshall Franklin - foul #3 on Marshall Franklin, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Toombs (PG), Erik Gilkey (SG) Howard Dupuis, Edward Rutledge | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Delbert Guan makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Delbert Guan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:11 | Anderson | Thomas Merrill pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:58 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jared Mason | 63-48 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey buries a floater from the baseline set up by Kevin Davis and he's fouled by Jared Mason - foul #1 on Jared Mason, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Anderson | Avery Lezama (C) Thomas Merrill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Rutledge (SF) Delbert Guan | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:45 | Anderson | David Walton pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:29 | Anderson | David Walton's pass is intercepted by Edward Rutledge | 63-50 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | David Walton is called for the reach on Edward Rutledge - foul #3 on David Walton, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Anderson | Milton Washington (SG), Carl Reed (C) Granville Chenoweth, David Walton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:17 | Anderson | Jared Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:55 | Anderson | Avery Lezama lays it up and in set up by Milton Washington | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Erik Gilkey makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Toombs | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Marshall Franklin (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Milton Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Avery Lezama (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jared Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Toombs (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Gilkey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rutledge (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thad Roesler (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | Anderson | Carl Reed can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Davis - foul #3 on Kevin Davis, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth (SG), David Walton (SF), Thomas Merrill (C) Milton Washington, Avery Lezama, Jared Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Eaves (C) Thad Roesler | |
| 03:11 | Anderson | Carl Reed misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:11 | Anderson | Carl Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jason Toombs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 02:51 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-53 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Aaron Eaves snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge misses the lay-in | 66-53 |
| 02:39 | Anderson | Marshall Franklin grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 02:21 | Anderson | Granville Chenoweth is denied on a layup by Kevin Davis | 66-53 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Aaron Eaves grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge blows the layup | 66-53 |
| 02:04 | Anderson | The rebound goes to Carl Reed | 66-53 |
| 01:48 | Anderson | David Walton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 01:46 | Anderson | Thomas Merrill tips it in | 68-53 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Edward Rutledge knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Eaves | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:31 | Anderson | Thomas Merrill is hacked by Erik Gilkey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Erik Gilkey, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Anderson | Milton Washington (PG), Roy Allen (SG), Jesse Austin (SF), Avery Lezama (PF) Marshall Franklin, Granville Chenoweth, David Walton, Carl Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Delbert Guan (PG), Howard Dupuis (SG), Nicholas Smith (SF), James Hodge (PF) Jason Toombs, Erik Gilkey, Edward Rutledge, Kevin Davis | |
| 01:31 | Anderson | Thomas Merrill misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | James Hodge pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Delbert Guan | 68-57 |
| 01:11 | Anderson | Jesse Austin is hacked by Delbert Guan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Guan, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Anderson | Carl Reed (C) Thomas Merrill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:11 | Anderson | Jesse Austin makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:11 | Anderson | Jesse Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Delbert Guan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Milton Washington - foul #2 on Milton Washington, team foul #11 | 70-57 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Delbert Guan makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Delbert Guan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Anderson | Jesse Austin drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Washington | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Delbert Guan drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Eaves | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Anderson | Milton Washington runs out the clock | 72-61 |