| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Michael Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Erbstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Key (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 19:41 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jan Kirk gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:25 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jack Erbstein misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 19:23 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 19:02 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Harper | 42-32 |
| 18:27 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jan Kirk drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Micheal Duncan | 44-32 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Byrne - foul #2 on Michael Byrne, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey John scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey John - foul #2 on Jeffrey John, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Cotta (C) Thomas Harper | |
| 17:59 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 17:44 | Alabama, Huntsville | The rebound goes to Casey Key | 45-35 |
| 17:37 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan is hacked by Dustin Fraga - foul #2 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin (SG), John Safford (SF), Malcolm Wessel (PF), William Preston (C) Jan Kirk, Micheal Duncan, Jack Erbstein, Casey Key | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF) Melvin Hickmon | |
| 17:15 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #3 on Jeffrey John, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SG), Tracy Morris (C) Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| 17:15 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:15 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Tracy Morris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-35 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Mario Cotta tips it home | 47-37 |
| 16:40 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford double dribbles | 47-37 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes (PG), Jan Kirk (SG) Michael Byrne, Kevin Chaplin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) Tracy Morris | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Thomas Harper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Mario Cotta knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Wilson and he's fouled by Malcolm Wessel - foul #1 on Malcolm Wessel, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan (SF), Jack Erbstein (PF), Casey Key (C) John Safford, Malcolm Wessel, William Preston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Mario Cotta makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:45 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jan Kirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Thomas Harper snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Kenneth Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Micheal Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Erbstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Key (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Cotta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 15:38 | Alabama, Huntsville | Casey Key gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:17 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jack Erbstein misses the lay-in | 47-40 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Thomas Harper pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Barnes - foul #1 on Kenneth Barnes, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne (PG), Kevin Chaplin (SG), Mark Nelson (PF) Kenneth Barnes, Jan Kirk, Jack Erbstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Tracy Morris (C) Dustin Fraga, Mario Cotta, Thomas Harper | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:50 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses the easy layup | 47-41 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon tips it home | 47-43 |
| 14:37 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 14:36 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:11 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Byrne and the foul's on Brandon Dejesus - foul #2 on Brandon Dejesus, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford (SF), Jack Erbstein (C) Micheal Duncan, Casey Key | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Michael Wilson (SF) Brandon Dejesus, Melvin Hickmon | |
| 14:11 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Tracy Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Jan Kirk (SG) Kevin Chaplin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:41 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Byrne | 52-43 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey John buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald McVaigh | 52-45 |
| 13:14 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) Tracy Morris | |
| 13:14 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:14 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 12:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 12:44 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Byrne and he's hacked by Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #1 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin (SG), Casey Key (C) Jan Kirk, Jack Erbstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Mario Cotta (PF) Gerald McVaigh, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| 12:44 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Mario Cotta is called for traveling | 57-45 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan (SF), William Preston (PF) John Safford, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 12:01 | Alabama, Huntsville | Melvin Hickmon steals it from Michael Byrne | 57-45 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Mario Cotta drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Fraga | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Michael Byrne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Chaplin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Preston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casey Key (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Cotta (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 11:21 | Alabama, Huntsville | Casey Key snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 11:13 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 57-47 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Mario Cotta comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 57-47 |
| 11:04 | Alabama, Huntsville | William Preston grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 10:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | Casey Key drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Harper - foul #2 on Thomas Harper, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes (PG), Jan Kirk (SG), John Safford (SF), Mark Nelson (PF) Michael Byrne, Kevin Chaplin, Micheal Duncan, William Preston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| 10:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | Casey Key makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh double dribbles | 60-47 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Jack Erbstein (C) Casey Key | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:11 | Alabama, Huntsville | Vincent Rykaczewski denies the turnaround by Jack Erbstein | 60-47 |
| 10:09 | Alabama, Huntsville | The offensive rebound goes to John Safford | 60-47 |
| 09:46 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mario Cotta picks off the pass by Jan Kirk | 60-47 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Mario Cotta hits the finger roll set up by Brandon Dejesus and the foul's on Jan Kirk - foul #2 on Jan Kirk, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne (PG), Micheal Duncan (SF) Kenneth Barnes, John Safford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses the free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:24 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jan Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:16 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hickmon - foul #3 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Mario Cotta | |
| 09:16 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:16 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus loses the ball out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Jeffrey John (SG) Gerald McVaigh, Brandon Dejesus | |
| 08:32 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Michael Byrne is called for the reach on Dustin Fraga in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Byrne, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin (SG), William Preston (C) Jan Kirk, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Tracy Morris | 62-51 |
| 07:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin is hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #4 on Jeffrey John, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford (SF), Casey Key (C) Micheal Duncan, Jack Erbstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Tracy Morris | |
| 07:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:49 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | David Stokes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Thomas Harper tips it back up and in | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Michael Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Chaplin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Safford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Key (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Stokes (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Alabama, Huntsville | William Preston's fadeaway is rejected by David Stokes | 64-53 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey John pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey John is fouled on the floor by Casey Key - foul #2 on Casey Key, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes (PG), Jan Kirk (SG), Mark Nelson (PF) Michael Byrne, Kevin Chaplin, William Preston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Mario Cotta (PF) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, David Stokes | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Mark Nelson steps in front of the Gerald McVaigh pass | 64-53 |
| 06:34 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Mario Cotta grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 64-53 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 64-53 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh is fouled on the floor by John Safford - foul #1 on John Safford, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne (PG), Micheal Duncan (SF), Jack Erbstein (C) Kenneth Barnes, John Safford, Casey Key | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Michael Wilson, Thomas Harper | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:46 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Mario Cotta snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh is fouled on the floor by Michael Byrne - foul #4 on Michael Byrne, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG) Brandon Dejesus | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:22 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jack Erbstein grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:05 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jan Kirk | 66-55 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Mario Cotta scores on a jump hook near the basket | 66-57 |
| 04:25 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 04:23 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson tips it but misses | 66-57 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski tips it in | 66-59 |
| 04:01 | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Byrne | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon is hacked by Jan Kirk - foul #3 on Jan Kirk, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes (PG), Kevin Chaplin (SG), John Safford (SF), William Preston (PF), Casey Key (C) Michael Byrne, Jan Kirk, Micheal Duncan, Mark Nelson, Jack Erbstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Gerald McVaigh, Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski, Mario Cotta | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Thomas Harper snags the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus banks in the layup set up by Melvin Hickmon | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama, Huntsville | PG - Kenneth Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Chaplin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Safford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Key (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Stokes (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hickmon - foul #4 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF) Melvin Hickmon | |
| 03:17 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:17 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kevin Chaplin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on William Preston - foul #2 on William Preston, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Thomas Harper makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Thomas Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:46 | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne (PG), Jan Kirk (SG), Mark Nelson (PF) Kenneth Barnes, Kevin Chaplin, William Preston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Brandon Dejesus, David Stokes | |
| 02:27 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford can't finish the layup | 70-63 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey John snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Michael Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 02:19 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jan Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:15 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Nelson | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the shot in the paint | 72-65 |
| 01:46 | Alabama, Huntsville | Casey Key's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Micheal Duncan (SF) John Safford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-65 |
| 01:26 | Alabama, Huntsville | Casey Key grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 01:12 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Byrne hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jan Kirk | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-65 |
| 01:00 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Fraga - foul #3 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford (SF), Jack Erbstein (C) Micheal Duncan, Casey Key | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:57 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:57 | Alabama, Huntsville | Mark Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey John's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes (PG), Kevin Chaplin (SG), William Preston (C) Michael Byrne, Jan Kirk, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (PF), Tracy Morris (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| 00:48 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald McVaigh - foul #4 on Gerald McVaigh, team foul #12 | 75-65 |
| 00:48 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:48 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Michael Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 00:41 | Alabama, Huntsville | Jack Erbstein grabs the board | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama, Huntsville | Alabama, Huntsville 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Alabama, Huntsville | Michael Wilson is called for the reach on John Safford - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #13 | 77-65 |
| 00:18 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:18 | Alabama, Huntsville | John Safford makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 79-65 |
| 00:09 | Alabama, Huntsville | The rebound goes to John Safford | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | Alabama, Huntsville | Kenneth Barnes runs out the clock | 79-65 |