| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fresh) SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) SF - Richard Cantara (fresh) PF - Vincent Goss (fresh) C - Joseph Heitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Joseph Heitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Ryan | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Ronald Ryan - foul #1 on Ronald Ryan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Robertson - foul #1 on Frank Robertson, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:38 | Alcorn State | Matthew Lane steals it from Ronald Ryan | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't finish the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-1 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Vincent Goss - foul #1 on Vincent Goss, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 2-5 |
| 16:49 | Alcorn State | Gary Bradley steals it from Frank Robertson | 2-5 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Robertson - foul #2 on Frank Robertson, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner (SG), Fred Hirth (SF), Arthur McKinstry (PF), Milton Gee (C) Frank Robertson, Richard Cantara, Vincent Goss, Joseph Heitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-6 |
| 15:45 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Conner (fresh) SF - Fred Hirth (fresh) PF - Milton Gee (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur McKinstry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Fred Hirth | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the dunk | 5-6 |
| 15:12 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:06 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee misses the jump hook from the left block | 5-6 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Fred Hirth - foul #1 on Fred Hirth, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell (SG), Richard Cantara (SF), Vincent Goss (PF), Joseph Heitz (C) Ronald Ryan, Fred Hirth, Milton Gee, Arthur McKinstry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Johnny Boone tips it in | 5-8 |
| 14:06 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-8 |
| 14:05 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:49 | Alcorn State | Roger Maciel steals it from Vincent Goss | 5-8 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel lays it up and in | 5-10 |
| 13:30 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-10 |
| 13:29 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:20 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara loses the ball out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan (PG) Daniel Conner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Jerry Powell steps in front of the Kwabena Abdel pass | 5-10 |
| 12:46 | Alcorn State | Joseph Heitz misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ryan - foul #2 on Ronald Ryan, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG), Daniel Conner (SG), Fred Hirth (SF), Arthur McKinstry (PF), Milton Gee (C) Ronald Ryan, Jerry Powell, Richard Cantara, Vincent Goss, Joseph Heitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kwabena Abdel | 5-12 |
| 11:42 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Milton Gee | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Charles Harris (fresh) SG - Daniel Conner (fresh) SF - Fred Hirth (fresh) PF - Arthur McKinstry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Gee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 7-14 |
| 11:12 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell (SG) Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Johnny Boone (C) Kwabena Abdel, Raymond Haddix | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 10:51 | Alcorn State | Fred Hirth gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:35 | Alcorn State | Johnny Boone takes the ball from Milton Gee | 7-14 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Milton Gee swats the short shot by Johnny Boone | 7-14 |
| 10:08 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Fred Hirth | 7-14 |
| 09:51 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry is fouled on the floor by Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (SG), Richard Cantara (SF), Vincent Goss (PF), Joseph Heitz (C) Daniel Conner, Jerry Powell, Arthur McKinstry, Milton Gee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Matthew Lane, Johnny Boone | |
| 09:33 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 09:32 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Roger Maciel is blocked by Vincent Goss | 9-14 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 9-16 |
| 08:34 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss can't finish the layup | 9-16 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Edward Schrader pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Hirth - foul #2 on Fred Hirth, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner (PG), Jerry Powell (SG) Fred Hirth, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:06 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Heitz | 9-17 |
| 07:49 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Roger Maciel | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | The jumper by Matthew Lane is denied by Vincent Goss | 9-17 |
| 07:22 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Jerry Powell | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Daniel Conner (fresh) SG - Jerry Powell (fresh) SF - Richard Cantara (fresh) PF - Vincent Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Heitz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG), Arthur McKinstry (C) Richard Cantara, Joseph Heitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:18 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:18 | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Johnny Boone scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Matthew Lane and the foul's on Jerry Powell - foul #1 on Jerry Powell, team foul #8 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Gee (C) Vincent Goss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| 06:43 | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Boone | 10-20 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix double dribbles | 10-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara (SF) Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:01 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Conner | 13-20 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Johnny Boone is fouled on the floor by Arthur McKinstry - foul #1 on Arthur McKinstry, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Charles Harris (PG), Vincent Goss (PF), Joseph Heitz (C) Jerry Powell, Arthur McKinstry, Milton Gee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:45 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goss | 13-20 |
| 05:40 | Alcorn State | Kwabena Abdel steals the ball from Charles Harris in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Joseph Heitz - foul #1 on Joseph Heitz, team foul #10 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Johnny Boone | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:48 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by Daniel Conner - foul #1 on Daniel Conner, team foul #11 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell (SG), Daniel Kettle (SF) Daniel Conner, Richard Cantara | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:21 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goss | 13-21 |
| 04:03 | Alcorn State | Vincent Goss hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Matthew Lane and he's fouled by Joseph Heitz - foul #2 on Joseph Heitz, team foul #12 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ronald Ryan (PG), Frank Robertson (SG), Fred Hirth (SF), Arthur McKinstry (PF), Milton Gee (C) Charles Harris, Jerry Powell, Daniel Kettle, Vincent Goss, Joseph Heitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Gary Bradley | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:26 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Hall | 16-24 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Hirth - foul #3 on Fred Hirth, team foul #13 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jerry Powell (SF) Fred Hirth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:06 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ronald Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Powell (fresh) PF - Arthur McKinstry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Gee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:47 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry blows the layup but the foul's on Johnny Boone - foul #1 on Johnny Boone, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara (SF) Jerry Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| 02:47 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 02:47 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kwabena Abdel | 18-26 |
| 02:03 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Boone | 18-26 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 18-28 |
| 01:18 | Alcorn State | Richard Cantara comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-28 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Johnny Boone gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Roger Maciel's pass is intercepted by Ronald Ryan | 18-28 |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | Frank Robertson misses the easy layup | 18-28 |
| 00:44 | Alcorn State | Arthur McKinstry gets the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Johnny Boone - foul #2 on Johnny Boone, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daniel Conner (SG), Jerry Powell (SF), Joseph Heitz (C) Frank Robertson, Richard Cantara, Arthur McKinstry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Johnny Boone comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 20-28 |
| 00:06 | Alcorn State | Milton Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 00:01 | Alcorn State | Joseph Heitz connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 22-28 |