| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Carpio (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson is called for 3 seconds | 45-41 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Guerrera | 48-41 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant is hacked by Frederick Viers - foul #3 on Frederick Viers, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Headrick misses short on a jumper from the left block | 48-41 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Frederick Viers snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Conner connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Boyd | 51-41 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 51-41 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Michael Conner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses the easy layup | 51-41 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Yuen | 51-43 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Frederick Viers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen is hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #3 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF), Paul Mena (PF), Alex Millner (C) Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert (SF), Curtis Norwood (PF) Jerry Carpio, Ruben Bryant | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Boyd is called for the reach on Lucas Johnson - foul #2 on Jeremy Boyd, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Jeremy Boyd | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen (SF) Herbert Yuen | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Michael Conner can't finish the layup | 51-43 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (SG), Walter Simpson (C) Lucas Johnson, Robert Headrick | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Alex Millner makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera and he's hacked by Antonio Queen - foul #2 on Antonio Queen, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF) Antonio Queen, Walter Simpson | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Alex Millner makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant is called for traveling | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG) Richard McCrossin | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Melvin Cobb | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Mena (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Carpio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Norwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant hits a turnaround from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses the dunk | 57-45 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Carpio and he's hacked by Melvin Cobb - foul #2 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Alex Millner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Lucas Johnson (SG), Antonio Queen (SF), Robert Headrick (C) Herbert Yuen, Vernon Tolbert, Jerry Carpio, Ruben Bryant | |
| 14:33 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Frederick Viers snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Frederick Viers can't connect on a floater from the right block | 59-47 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd hits the follow up shot | 61-47 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen misses badly on a runner from close range | 61-47 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony McMaken | 63-47 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-47 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen tips it back up and in | 63-49 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Michael Conner can't tip it in | 63-49 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Antonio Queen | 63-49 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin is fouled on the floor by Frederick Viers - foul #4 on Frederick Viers, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Jerry Carpio (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF) Richard McCrossin, Antonio Queen, Curtis Norwood | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lucas Johnson out of a doubleteam | 63-51 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Michael Conner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 66-51 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Yuen | 66-54 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Headrick | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Carpio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Herbert Yuen steps in front of the Frederick Viers pass | 66-56 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Conner picks off the pass by Robert Headrick | 66-56 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Michael Conner lays it up and in | 68-56 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant blows the layup | 68-56 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Michael Conner tips it in | 70-56 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Herbert Yuen | 70-58 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Conner picks off the pass by Robert Headrick | 70-58 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Michael Conner is fouled on the floor by Herbert Yuen - foul #3 on Herbert Yuen, team foul #2 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Alex Millner (C) Jeremy Boyd, Melvin Cobb, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert (PG), Richard McCrossin (SG), Antonio Queen (SF), Curtis Norwood (PF), Walter Simpson (C) Herbert Yuen, Lucas Johnson, Jerry Carpio, Ruben Bryant, Robert Headrick | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Mena | 72-58 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Simpson, team foul #3 | 72-58 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-58 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Jerry Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Paul Mena knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson drills a runner from close range | 74-60 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Paul Mena blows the layup | 74-60 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood grabs the board | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Queen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson is hacked by Alex Millner - foul #1 on Alex Millner, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson (SG), Robert Headrick (C) Richard McCrossin, Walter Simpson | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Mena steals it from Robert Headrick | 74-60 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Millner | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Young is called for the reach on Lucas Johnson - foul #2 on Jerry Young, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Jeremy Boyd (SG), Frederick Viers (PF) Michael Conner, Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Matthew Short (SF), Ruben Bryant (PF) Vernon Tolbert, Antonio Queen, Curtis Norwood | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is fouled on the floor by Herbert Yuen - foul #4 on Herbert Yuen, team foul #4 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Carpio (SF) Matthew Short | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the easy layup | 77-60 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Headrick | 77-60 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-60 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant hits the follow up shot | 77-62 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is fouled on the floor by Lucas Johnson - foul #3 on Lucas Johnson, team foul #5 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Frederick Viers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (SG), Curtis Norwood (C) Lucas Johnson, Robert Headrick | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 79-62 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant misses the runner near the basket | 79-62 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Alex Millner knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyd and he's fouled by Curtis Norwood - foul #2 on Curtis Norwood, team foul #6 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Paul Mena (SF) Melvin Cobb, Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert (SG), Robert Headrick (C) Richard McCrossin, Ruben Bryant | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Alex Millner makes the free throw | 82-62 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 82-64 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-64 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Vernon Tolbert | 82-64 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen loses the ball out of bounds | 82-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson (SG), Antonio Queen (SF) Herbert Yuen, Jerry Carpio | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses the shot from the right wing | 82-64 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Paul Mena pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses the fadeaway from the right side | 82-64 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Headrick gets the rebound | 82-64 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Frederick Viers is called for the reach on Robert Headrick - foul #5 on Frederick Viers, team foul #8 | 82-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF) Jeremy Boyd, Frederick Viers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ruben Bryant (PF) Curtis Norwood | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Headrick misses the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Paul Mena pulls down the rebound | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Vernon Tolbert takes the ball from Michael Conner in the backcourt | 82-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Mena (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucas Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Queen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ruben Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-64 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Headrick tips it in | 82-66 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Cobb | 84-66 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 84-66 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Headrick gets the offensive rebound | 84-66 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 84-66 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Johnson hits the follow up shot | 84-68 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Michael Conner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Conner, team foul #9 | 84-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Melvin Cobb | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (SG), Curtis Norwood (PF), Walter Simpson (C) Lucas Johnson, Ruben Bryant, Robert Headrick | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Conner - foul #2 on Michael Conner, team foul #10 | 84-68 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Michael Conner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Mena | 87-70 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee Tech | Antonio Queen hits a fadeaway from the right side | 87-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't finish the layup | 87-72 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood snags the defensive board | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Norwood double dribbles | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Conner runs out the clock | 87-72 |