| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David McGahan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Giancola inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Charles Howland tips it home | 36-40 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Daniel Garces scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 36-42 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-42 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Daniel Garces buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Paul Wason and the foul's on Terry Sauve - foul #1 on Terry Sauve, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), David Robison (C) William Jackson, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Harry Hopkins (PF) Bruce Hicks, Charles Howland | |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Luke | 38-45 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Daniel Garces is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), David Jacoby (SF), Earl Cooper (PF) Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Brian Richard (PF) Daniel Garces, John Giancola | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Hopkins is called for the reach on Earl Cooper - foul #1 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Hopkins is called for the reach on David Jacoby - foul #2 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, David Robison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), John Hinton (PF) John Morlan, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Charles Howland (PF) Harry Hopkins, Brian Richard | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks's pass is intercepted by David McGahan | 38-45 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on David Jacoby - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, David Jacoby, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Brian Richard (C) Eddie May, Joshua Smith, Paul Wason | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Brian Richard gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Robison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Brian Richard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF) John Hinton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (PF) Charles Howland | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | John Giancola loses the dribble to Terry Sauve in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve banks in the layup | 42-45 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Brian Richard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), John Morlan (SG) Nathan Luke, Terry Sauve | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, Brian Richard | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry Hopkins - foul #3 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Charles Howland (PF) Daniel Garces, Harry Hopkins | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Eddie May snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Jacoby - foul #2 on David Jacoby, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG) William Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Brian Richard (C) John Giancola, Louis Zelek | |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David McGahan | 43-46 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Jacoby | 45-46 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Eddie May knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Brian Richard | 45-48 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan hits a jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Philip Custer hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David McGahan | 47-50 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joshua Smith can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, David Jacoby, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Harry Hopkins (PF), Paul Wason (C) Eddie May, Philip Custer, Charles Howland, Brian Richard | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Robison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-52 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Terry Sauve steps in front of the Joshua Smith pass in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin slams it home on a nice dish by Terry Sauve | 52-52 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins loses the dribble to Terry Sauve | 52-52 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Jackson | 55-52 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Terry Sauve is called for the reach on Daniel Garces in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Sauve, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Joshua Smith | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Daniel Garces's pass is intercepted by Terry Sauve | 55-52 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Jackson | 58-52 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Giancola | 58-52 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Robison - foul #3 on David Robison, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), John Hinton (PF), Daniel Flood (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Charles Howland (PF), Louis Zelek (C) Daniel Garces, Harry Hopkins, Paul Wason | |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hicks - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF) Terry Sauve | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG) Bruce Hicks | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Louis Zelek pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Eddie May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Luke | 61-54 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Eddie May scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-56 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Eddie May gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Philip Custer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers, David Jacoby, John Hinton, Daniel Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), Harry Hopkins (SF), Brian Richard (PF), Paul Wason (C) Eddie May, Philip Custer, John Giancola, Charles Howland, Louis Zelek | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Jackson | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - David McGahan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Garces | 64-59 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Wason | 64-59 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Garces | 64-62 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Garces takes the ball from David McGahan | 64-62 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Daniel Garces lays it up and in | 64-64 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Bruce Hicks - foul #2 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (PG), Philip Custer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, Harry Hopkins, Brian Richard, Paul Wason | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke loses the ball out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison (C) David McGahan | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Philip Custer | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | David Robison blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Eddie May | 67-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David Jacoby | 67-64 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke lays it in set up by John Morlan and he's hacked by John Giancola - foul #3 on John Giancola, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Luke - foul #1 on Nathan Luke, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF) John Morlan, David Jacoby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 70-66 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Louis Zelek grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Eddie May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG) John Giancola | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Eddie May grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Charles Howland is fouled on the floor by Terry Sauve - foul #3 on Terry Sauve, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Earl Cooper (PF), Daniel Flood (C) Nathan Luke, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (C) Eddie May, Philip Custer, Joshua Smith, Louis Zelek | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Charles Howland misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Flood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Howland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Daniel Garces grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Terry Sauve steps in front of the Daniel Garces pass in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Sauve | 72-66 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-66 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Daniel Garces tips it in | 72-68 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Earl Cooper, Daniel Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (PF) Charles Howland | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin hits a 3 from straight away | 75-68 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) Harry Hopkins | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Daniel Garces's pass is intercepted by Terry Sauve | 75-68 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve lays it in | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Manuel Erwin takes the ball from John Giancola | 77-68 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Terry Sauve | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Charles Howland misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to John Hinton | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Garces takes the ball from John Hinton | 79-68 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Daniel Garces banks in the layup | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Hicks - foul #3 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #9 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG) William Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Paul Wason gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Daniel Garces hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | John Giancola snags the offensive board | 79-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | John Giancola scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Garces - foul #1 on Daniel Garces, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Nathan Luke | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Howland | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Giancola can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-73 |