| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Blauser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Manfredi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hermann (fresh) PF - Barton Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Giancola inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Charles Howland misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Blauser - foul #3 on Raymond Blauser, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | James Madison | Howard Reilly (PG) Raymond Blauser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Charles Howland makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Charles Howland misses the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 19:31 | James Madison | Thomas Collier grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 19:24 | James Madison | Howard Reilly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | John Giancola gets the rebound | 22-39 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 19:01 | James Madison | Thomas Collier grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 18:53 | James Madison | Howard Reilly buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks blows the layup but the foul's on Shawn Hermann - foul #2 on Shawn Hermann, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:16 | James Madison | Shawn Hermann buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Reilly | 28-41 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | John Giancola scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bruce Hicks | 28-44 |
| 17:39 | James Madison | Barton Spencer misses the jump hook near the basket | 28-44 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Daniel Garces knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-47 |
| 16:55 | James Madison | Bruce Hicks steals the ball from Howard Reilly | 28-47 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Charles Howland lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:48 | James Madison | Shawn Hermann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 16:46 | James Madison | Howard Reilly tips it home | 30-49 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | John Giancola can't throw it down but he's fouled by Thomas Collier - foul #2 on Thomas Collier, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Gordon (PG), David Rogers (PF), Norman Berry (C) Howard Reilly, Barton Spencer, Thomas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Eddie May (SG), Harry Hopkins (PF), Brian Richard (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | John Giancola misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 16:17 | James Madison | Shawn Hermann grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 15:56 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Giancola - foul #1 on John Giancola, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Blauser (PG) David Gordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG) John Giancola | |
| 15:56 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 15:56 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Blauser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Manfredi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hermann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Norman Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Brian Richard hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 32-50 |
| 15:37 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Raymond Blauser | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:16 | James Madison | Shawn Hermann connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Blauser | 34-50 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Shawn Hermann | 34-50 |
| 14:42 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 14:41 | James Madison | David Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 14:36 | James Madison | Harry Hopkins denies the turnaround by Shawn Hermann | 34-50 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Eddie May misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Brian Richard tips it home | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:43 | James Madison | The short jumper by David Rogers is denied by Brian Richard | 34-52 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Brian Richard hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Smith and he's hacked by Raymond Blauser - foul #4 on Raymond Blauser, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | Howard Reilly (PG), David Gordon (SG), Anthony Chase (SF), Barton Spencer (PF), Thomas Collier (C) Raymond Blauser, Kyle Manfredi, Shawn Hermann, David Rogers, Norman Berry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (C) Eddie May, Philip Custer, Joshua Smith, Harry Hopkins | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:12 | James Madison | Thomas Collier gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:52 | James Madison | Daniel Garces is called for the reach on David Gordon - foul #2 on Daniel Garces, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) Brian Richard | |
| 12:35 | James Madison | David Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-54 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Daniel Garces is fouled on the floor by David Gordon - foul #2 on David Gordon, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-54 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | John Giancola hits the follow up shot | 34-56 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Howard Reilly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Chase (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barton Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | James Madison | Barton Spencer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Paul Wason snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-56 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Paul Wason gets the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Garces | 34-58 |
| 10:29 | James Madison | Howard Reilly misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Howland | 34-58 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-60 |
| 09:48 | James Madison | Daniel Garces picks off the pass by Thomas Collier | 34-60 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Gordon - foul #3 on David Gordon, team foul #6 | 34-60 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi (SG), Shawn Hermann (SF), David Rogers (PF), Norman Berry (C) David Gordon, Anthony Chase, Barton Spencer, Thomas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Harry Hopkins (PF), Brian Richard (C) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 09:25 | James Madison | Harry Hopkins picks off the pass by David Rogers | 34-61 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-61 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins can't tip it in | 34-61 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Joshua Smith tips it in | 34-63 |
| 08:46 | James Madison | David Rogers is hacked by Eddie May - foul #1 on Eddie May, team foul #3 | 34-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Gordon (SG), Christopher Espinosa (PF) Kyle Manfredi, Shawn Hermann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG) Daniel Garces | |
| 08:36 | James Madison | David Rogers drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Harry Hopkins - foul #4 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #4 | 36-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi (SG), Shawn Hermann (SF) Howard Reilly, Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:36 | James Madison | David Rogers makes the free throw | 37-63 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Philip Custer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | Howard Reilly (PG) David Gordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Philip Custer | |
| 08:04 | James Madison | David Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-63 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins gets the rebound | 37-63 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kyle Manfredi - foul #1 on Kyle Manfredi, team foul #7 | 37-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Blauser (PG), Barton Spencer (PF), Thomas Collier (C) Howard Reilly, David Rogers, Norman Berry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) Brian Richard | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 07:37 | James Madison | Barton Spencer snags the defensive board | 37-64 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Blauser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kyle Manfredi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hermann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Barton Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Giancola - foul #2 on John Giancola, team foul #5 | 37-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Howard Reilly (PG), Anthony Chase (SF), David Rogers (PF), Christopher Espinosa (C) Raymond Blauser, Shawn Hermann, Barton Spencer, Thomas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Eddie May | |
| 07:18 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 07:18 | James Madison | Kyle Manfredi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Giancola | 39-66 |
| 06:49 | James Madison | Anthony Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-66 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Gordon (PG), Norman Berry (C) Kyle Manfredi, Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (C) Harry Hopkins | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Brian Richard can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-66 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Joshua Smith grabs the offensive board | 39-66 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Howard Reilly is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Howard Reilly, team foul #8 | 39-66 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), Paul Wason (C) John Giancola, Charles Howland | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 05:57 | James Madison | David Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-68 |
| 05:56 | James Madison | David Rogers snags the offensive board | 39-68 |
| 05:34 | James Madison | David Rogers blows the layup | 39-68 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Joshua Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-68 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | David Gordon steals it from Brian Richard | 39-68 |
| 04:52 | James Madison | Anthony Chase knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Rogers | 41-68 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Brian Richard connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Bruce Hicks | 41-70 |
| 04:18 | James Madison | Howard Reilly comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Wason - foul #1 on Paul Wason, team foul #6 | 41-70 |
| Subs | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa (PF) David Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (PG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Harry Hopkins (C) Bruce Hicks, Joshua Smith, Brian Richard, Paul Wason | |
| 04:18 | James Madison | Howard Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 04:18 | James Madison | Howard Reilly misses the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Hopkins | 42-70 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-70 |
| 04:00 | James Madison | Howard Reilly gets the rebound | 42-70 |
| 03:54 | James Madison | David Gordon hits a 3 from straight away | 45-70 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Eddie May misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 45-70 |
| 03:32 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Norman Berry | 45-70 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Howard Reilly (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Chase (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) C - Norman Berry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | James Madison | David Gordon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-70 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Anthony Chase is called for the reach on Daniel Garces - foul #1 on Anthony Chase, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Rogers (PF) Norman Berry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (C) Harry Hopkins | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 02:56 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 02:38 | James Madison | Howard Reilly is hacked by Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG) Daniel Garces | |
| 02:38 | James Madison | Howard Reilly misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Paul Wason gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | David Rogers is called for the reach on Paul Wason - foul #1 on David Rogers, team foul #10 | 45-71 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Eddie May | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Anthony Chase drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Howard Reilly | 48-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on David Gordon - foul #4 on David Gordon, team foul #11 | 48-73 |
| Subs | James Madison | Norman Berry (C) Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG) Bruce Hicks | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 48-76 |
| 01:22 | James Madison | Howard Reilly makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Rogers | 50-76 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | John Giancola jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Garces | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | James Madison | Anthony Chase misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the board | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses the jumper from the right side | 50-78 |
| 00:29 | James Madison | Norman Berry pulls down the rebound | 50-78 |
| 00:24 | James Madison | John Giancola is called for the reach on Norman Berry - foul #3 on John Giancola, team foul #8 | 50-78 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Joshua Smith | |
| 00:24 | James Madison | Norman Berry misses the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Wason | 50-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 50-78 |