| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) PF - Jarrod Hill (fresh) C - David Primmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) SG - Mitchell Clements (fresh) SF - John Sayles (fresh) PF - Israel Luft (fresh) C - Ron Cohrs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Ron Cohrs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Apel is called for the reach on Richard Peters - foul #1 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northeastern | Richard Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | David Primmer blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ron Cohrs - foul #1 on Ron Cohrs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Northeastern | John Sayles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | David Primmer snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Primmer misses the turnaround from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Northeastern | John Sayles snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Israel Luft is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jarrod Hill - foul #1 on Jarrod Hill, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Israel Luft makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Israel Luft makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | David Primmer loses the dribble to Richard Peters | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Vule Zimmerman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 2-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SF) Vule Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 17:19 | Northeastern | Mitchell Clements hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Gosser | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Northeastern | Matthew Bashir takes the ball from Mitchell Clements | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Israel Luft is called for the reach on Jarrod Hill - foul #1 on Israel Luft, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Sayles - foul #1 on John Sayles, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Hairston (SG), Benjamin Ryan (PF), Dennis Yonakor (C) Mitchell Clements, Israel Luft, Ron Cohrs | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jarrod Hill (fresh) C - David Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) SG - Louis Hairston (fresh) SF - John Sayles (fresh) PF - Benjamin Ryan (fresh) C - Dennis Yonakor (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser is fouled on the floor by Dennis Yonakor - foul #1 on Dennis Yonakor, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Grube (SG) Richard Peters | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | David Primmer connects on the shot from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Louis Hairston | 8-7 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir scores on a runner from the right block | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston's pass is intercepted by Ernest Gosser in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | David Primmer lays it up and in set up by Ernest Gosser | 12-7 |
| 13:59 | Northeastern | Matthew Bashir steals it from Benjamin Ryan | 12-7 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir lays it in | 14-7 |
| 13:49 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir can't finish the layup | 14-7 |
| 13:42 | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 13:17 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube is called for traveling | 14-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), Ernie Carey (PF), Greg Bittle (C) Jeffrey Apel, Jarrod Hill, David Primmer | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG), Mitchell Clements (SG), Israel Luft (PF), Ron Cohrs (C) Louis Hairston, Daniel Grube, John Sayles, Dennis Yonakor | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir knocks in the floater from close range set up by James Joseph | 16-7 |
| 12:44 | Northeastern | Mitchell Clements misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-7 |
| 12:43 | Northeastern | Ron Cohrs gets the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:28 | Northeastern | Israel Luft can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 16-7 |
| 12:27 | Northeastern | Israel Luft snags the offensive board | 16-7 |
| 12:09 | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Ernie Carey pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Mitchell Clements is called for the reach on James Joseph - foul #1 on Mitchell Clements, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Matthew Bashir | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Sayles (SF) Benjamin Ryan | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernie Carey (fresh) C - Greg Bittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) SG - Mitchell Clements (fresh) SF - John Sayles (fresh) PF - Israel Luft (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Cohrs (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (PF) Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 11:13 | Northeastern | Richard Peters misses long on a floater from the left side | 16-7 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | David Primmer grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | David Primmer knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jeffrey Apel and he's fouled by John Sayles - foul #2 on John Sayles, team foul #6 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jarrod Hill (SF) Ernest Gosser | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Hairston (SG), Dennis Yonakor (SF) Mitchell Clements, John Sayles | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the free throw | 19-7 |
| 10:34 | Northeastern | James Joseph is called for the reach on Richard Peters - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #3 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SG) Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 10:20 | Northeastern | Israel Luft's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by David Primmer | 19-7 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Louis Hairston takes the ball from James Joseph | 19-7 |
| 09:48 | Northeastern | Dennis Yonakor is hacked by Jarrod Hill - foul #2 on Jarrod Hill, team foul #4 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), Greg Bittle (C) James Joseph, Jarrod Hill, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Grube (SG), Benjamin Ryan (SF) Richard Peters, Israel Luft | |
| 09:32 | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-7 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Bashir | 19-7 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Bashir | 22-7 |
| 09:08 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube's dunk attempt is rejected by Greg Bittle | 22-7 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel pulls down the rebound | 22-7 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir comes up short on the runner in the paint | 22-7 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | David Primmer tips it back up and in | 24-7 |
| 08:43 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Ernie Carey (PF) Ernest Gosser, David Primmer | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG), Mitchell Clements (SG) Daniel Grube, Ron Cohrs | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-7 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir tips it back up and in | 26-7 |
| 08:14 | Northeastern | Mitchell Clements is called for traveling | 26-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG) Matthew Bashir | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Israel Luft (PF) Dennis Yonakor | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Ernie Carey can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Israel Luft - foul #2 on Israel Luft, team foul #7 | 26-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ron Cohrs (C) Israel Luft | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 1st free throw | 27-7 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Ernie Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-7 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Greg Bittle grabs the offensive rebound | 27-7 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-7 |
| 07:44 | Northeastern | Benjamin Ryan gets the rebound | 27-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernie Carey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Greg Bittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) SG - Mitchell Clements (fresh) SF - Benjamin Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Ron Cohrs (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Clements | 27-9 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-9 |
| 07:04 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ryan | 27-9 |
| 06:47 | Northeastern | Richard Peters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-9 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel gets the rebound | 27-9 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Gosser | 30-9 |
| 05:52 | Northeastern | Richard Peters is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Peters, team foul #8 | 30-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SF), Jarrod Hill (PF), David Primmer (C) James Joseph, Ernie Carey, Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Grube (PG), Earl Curry (SG), Dennis Yonakor (SF) Richard Peters, Mitchell Clements, Louis Hairston | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 32-9 |
| 05:13 | Northeastern | Dennis Yonakor misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-9 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | David Primmer grabs the board | 32-9 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | David Primmer knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jarrod Hill | 34-9 |
| 04:50 | Northeastern | Dennis Yonakor connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel Grube | 34-12 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is hacked by Earl Curry - foul #1 on Earl Curry, team foul #9 | 34-12 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 35-12 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 36-12 |
| 04:16 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Gosser - foul #1 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #5 | 36-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Ernie Carey (C) Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG) Earl Curry | |
| 04:16 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube makes the 1st free throw | 36-13 |
| 04:16 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube makes the 2nd free throw | 36-14 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | David Primmer blows the layup | 36-14 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | David Primmer tips it back up and in | 38-14 |
| 03:44 | Northeastern | Richard Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Joseph - foul #2 on James Joseph, team foul #6 | 38-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mitchell Clements (SG), John Sayles (SF), Israel Luft (PF) Daniel Grube, Benjamin Ryan, Ron Cohrs | |
| 03:44 | Northeastern | Richard Peters misses the 1st free throw | 38-14 |
| 03:44 | Northeastern | Richard Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 38-14 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernie Carey | 38-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jarrod Hill (fresh) PF - David Primmer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) SG - Mitchell Clements (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sayles (fresh) PF - Israel Luft (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Yonakor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 38-14 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ernie Carey tips it but misses | 38-14 |
| 03:28 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Sayles | 38-14 |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Mitchell Clements hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Peters | 38-17 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by David Primmer and he's fouled by Mitchell Clements - foul #2 on Mitchell Clements, team foul #10 | 40-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) David Primmer | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Hairston (C) Dennis Yonakor | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the free throw | 41-17 |
| 02:33 | Northeastern | Israel Luft splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint | 41-19 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Ernie Carey is fouled on the floor by Louis Hairston - foul #1 on Louis Hairston, team foul #11 | 41-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Greg Bittle (C) James Joseph, Matthew Bashir | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Grube (SG), Ron Cohrs (C) Richard Peters, Mitchell Clements | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 1st free throw | 42-19 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Ernie Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-19 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-19 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel double dribbles | 42-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (PF) Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube is hacked by Greg Bittle - foul #1 on Greg Bittle, team foul #7 | 42-19 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube makes the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Daniel Grube makes the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | David Primmer connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Ernest Gosser and the foul's on Ron Cohrs - foul #2 on Ron Cohrs, team foul #12 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SF) Jarrod Hill | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the free throw | 45-21 |
| 01:36 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-21 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by David Primmer | 48-21 |
| 01:17 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston is hacked by Ernest Gosser - foul #2 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #8 | 48-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Peters (PG) Ron Cohrs | |
| 01:17 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 48-22 |
| 01:17 | Northeastern | Louis Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-23 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Daniel Grube picks off the pass by Matthew Bashir | 48-23 |
| 00:48 | Northeastern | Israel Luft works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-23 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir snags the defensive board | 48-23 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | David Primmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jarrod Hill (PF), Ernie Carey (C) David Primmer, Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mitchell Clements (SG), Dennis Yonakor (PF) Daniel Grube, Israel Luft | |
| 00:01 | Northeastern | Dennis Yonakor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-23 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | The clock runs out | 48-23 |