| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Selvage (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Yale | Nicholas Woll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Harlan Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Reed Phillips | 45-32 |
| 19:22 | Yale | Sean Jones is hacked by Harlan Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harlan Williams, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 19:11 | Yale | Charles Selvage can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is whistled for traveling | 45-32 |
| 18:53 | Yale | Sean Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the lay-in | 45-32 |
| 18:27 | Yale | Charles Selvage gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 18:25 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen's pass is intercepted by Harlan Williams in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Harlan Williams lays it in | 47-32 |
| 18:12 | Yale | Johnny Cooper is hacked by Nicholas Bachman - foul #2 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Yale | David Stewart (PF), John Messersmith (C) Nicholas Woll, Charles Selvage | |
| 18:02 | Yale | David Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 18:00 | Yale | John Messersmith snags the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 17:37 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Cooper | 47-34 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Sean Jones steals it from Stanley Huff | 47-34 |
| 16:52 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Nicholas Woll (PF), Charles Selvage (C) Johnny Cooper, Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, John Messersmith | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Harlan Williams double dribbles | 47-34 |
| 16:14 | Yale | Richard Chiaramonte blocks the short jumper by David Stewart | 47-34 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 47-34 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Eric Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Jay Pernell (SF) David Stewart | |
| 15:54 | Yale | Charles Selvage's pass is intercepted by Harlan Williams | 47-34 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Harlan Williams misses the easy layup | 47-34 |
| 15:48 | Yale | Brent Rameriz gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jay Pernell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Selvage (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), John Messersmith (C) Brent Rameriz, Charles Selvage | |
| 15:26 | Yale | Nicholas Woll makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:26 | Yale | Nicholas Woll makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Stanley Huff drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Thomas | 49-36 |
| 14:52 | Yale | Jeremy Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-36 |
| 14:50 | Yale | Jay Pernell gets the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Jay Pernell knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr can't tip it in | 49-38 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roy Pfarr | 52-38 |
| 13:39 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Yale | Sean Jones (SG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), David Stewart (PF) Jeremy Moore, Jay Pernell, Nicholas Woll | |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-38 |
| 13:21 | Yale | David Stewart snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 13:17 | Yale | Richard Chiaramonte steals it from Jeremy Mullen | 52-38 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Harlan Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-38 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman tips it in | 54-38 |
| 12:33 | Yale | Richard Chiaramonte is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #3 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), Charles Selvage (C) Johnny Cooper, John Messersmith | |
| 12:18 | Yale | Charles Selvage comes up short on the runner in the paint | 54-38 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Bachman | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Selvage (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Yale | David Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the turnaround in the lane | 56-41 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Bachman | 56-41 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 11:05 | Yale | The rebound goes to David Stewart | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:42 | Yale | David Stewart is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harlan Williams | 59-43 |
| 10:14 | Yale | Brent Rameriz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #4 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Nicholas Bachman, Harlan Williams, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (SG), Jay Pernell (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF), John Messersmith (C) Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, David Stewart, Charles Selvage | |
| 10:14 | Yale | Brent Rameriz makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 10:14 | Yale | Brent Rameriz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-45 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Moore - foul #2 on Jeremy Moore, team foul #1 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG) Brent Rameriz | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:32 | Yale | John Messersmith snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 09:29 | Yale | Jay Pernell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | William Roberts is hacked by John Messersmith - foul #2 on John Messersmith, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Reed Phillips lays it up and in set up by Eric Thomas | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a floater from the left wing set up by Roy Pfarr and the foul's on Nicholas Woll - foul #2 on Nicholas Woll, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Mullen (SF), Charles Selvage (C) Jay Pernell, Nicholas Woll | |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:00 | Yale | Charles Selvage pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:58 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman's pass is intercepted by Charles Selvage | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Messersmith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Selvage (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Yale | Stanley Huff is called for the reach on Jeremy Mullen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Sean Jones (SG), David Stewart (PF) Jeremy Moore, John Messersmith | |
| 07:26 | Yale | Johnny Cooper can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #5 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:26 | Yale | Johnny Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:26 | Yale | Johnny Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Stack | 66-47 |
| 06:48 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Harlan Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 06:24 | Yale | David Stewart gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 06:12 | Yale | Johnny Cooper is hacked by Nicholas Bachman - foul #3 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Nicholas Bachman, Harlan Williams, Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (SG), Jay Pernell (PF), John Messersmith (C) Sean Jones, David Stewart, Charles Selvage | |
| 06:12 | Yale | Johnny Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:12 | Yale | John Messersmith grabs the offensive board | 66-47 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Johnny Cooper makes the jumper from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Eric Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 69-49 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Reed Phillips takes the ball from Jeremy Moore | 69-49 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-49 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Stack | 72-49 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Roy Pfarr steps in front of the Jeremy Mullen pass in the backcourt | 72-49 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips blows the dunk | 72-49 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 72-49 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), William Roberts (PF) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), John Carr (SG), David Stewart (SF) Johnny Cooper, Jeremy Moore, Jeremy Mullen | |
| 03:49 | Yale | John Messersmith's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt | 72-49 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the finger roll | 74-49 |
| 03:44 | Yale | Nicholas Bachman takes the ball from Brent Rameriz | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Harlan Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Carr (fresh) SF - David Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Pernell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Messersmith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Brent Rameriz steals it from Harlan Williams | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Yale | Brent Rameriz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 02:45 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to David Stewart | 74-49 |
| 02:30 | Yale | David Stewart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Huff - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #9 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (SG) John Carr | |
| 02:30 | Yale | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 02:30 | Yale | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-51 |
| 02:00 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Messersmith | 74-51 |
| 01:55 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is fouled on the floor by Stanley Huff - foul #4 on Stanley Huff, team foul #10 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:55 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 01:55 | Yale | Jeremy Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman clanks a 3 from straight away | 74-52 |
| 01:40 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Messersmith | 74-52 |
| 01:35 | Yale | Brent Rameriz knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jay Pernell | 74-55 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nicholas Bachman | 76-55 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Jay Pernell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Antonio Stack - foul #4 on Antonio Stack, team foul #11 | 76-55 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Jay Pernell makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Jay Pernell misses the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 00:54 | Yale | David Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Yale | Jay Pernell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 76-56 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Coleman | 78-56 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Jay Pernell travels with the ball | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman runs out the clock | 78-56 |