| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Lance Schlemmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Owens (fresh) SF - Chester Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Lockwood (fresh) C - Arden Fenner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Lance Schlemmer takes the ball from Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 19:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer slams it home | 37-36 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-36 |
| 19:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer tips it in | 37-38 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Arden Fenner steals it from Samuel Birdsell | 37-38 |
| 18:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shane Ferguson - foul #1 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Christopher Strong (PF) Wesley Owens, Chester Ward, Mark Lockwood | |
| 18:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Henry Lambright picks off the pass by Christopher Strong | 37-39 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Richard Kruse's floater is tipped away by Arden Fenner | 37-39 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:59 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Robert Zalusky is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Zalusky, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Brian Shea, Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Mark Lockwood (PF) Lance Schlemmer, Arden Fenner | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Henry Lambright buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kruse and he's hacked by Curtis Owens - foul #2 on Curtis Owens, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (C) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward (SF) Mark Lockwood | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Zalusky | 40-42 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Henry Lambright buries a jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 16:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 16:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Lambright | 42-42 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Scott Staton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 42-42 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Scott Staton tips it home | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Curtis Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zalusky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chester Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Henry Lambright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Kruse and he's hacked by Robert Zalusky - foul #2 on Robert Zalusky, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer (PG), Wesley Owens (SG), Dwayne Embree (SF), Mark Lockwood (PF), Arden Fenner (C) Curtis Owens, Robert Zalusky, Chester Ward, Eric Smith, Christopher Strong | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Eddie Gerhard takes the ball from Mark Lockwood | 47-42 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard lays it in | 49-42 |
| 14:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Henry Lambright blows the layup | 49-42 |
| 13:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska (SG) Wesley Owens | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Arthur Drown is hacked by Arden Fenner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arden Fenner, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Brian Shea connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ryan Linkous | 52-42 |
| 12:44 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska scores on a shot from the right side | 52-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 12:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 11:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Lance Schlemmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Prochaska (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Embree (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Lockwood (tiring) 3 reb. C - Arden Fenner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Embree - foul #4 on Dwayne Embree, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Brian Shea, Ryan Linkous, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Wesley Owens (SG), Chester Ward (SF) Lance Schlemmer, Edward Prochaska, Dwayne Embree | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward knocks in the jumper from the right block | 54-46 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Scott Staton is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Ward - foul #2 on Chester Ward, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SF) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Curtis Owens is called for the reach on Scott Staton - foul #3 on Curtis Owens, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong (SF) Mark Lockwood | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Scott Staton misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Rickey Anderson | 54-46 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Christopher Strong takes the ball from Shane Ferguson | 54-46 |
| 10:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward is hacked by Samuel Birdsell - foul #3 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith (SF) Chester Ward | |
| 10:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer (PG), Mark Lockwood (PF) Curtis Owens, Christopher Strong | |
| 10:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Lance Schlemmer - foul #3 on Lance Schlemmer, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Richard Kruse, Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska (SG), Chester Ward (C) Wesley Owens, Arden Fenner | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 3rd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Brian Shea can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 09:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 08:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Brian Shea, Scott Staton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Robert Zalusky (SG), Christopher Strong (SF), Arden Fenner (C) Lance Schlemmer, Edward Prochaska, Eric Smith, Mark Lockwood | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 60-48 |
| 08:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-48 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson's dunk attempt is rejected by Chester Ward | 60-48 |
| 08:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens makes the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 60-51 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Shane Ferguson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Linkous (tiring) 3 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Curtis Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zalusky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Strong (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chester Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Arden Fenner (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Gerhard | 63-51 |
| 07:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens misses long on a shot from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Richard Kruse gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 63-51 |
| 07:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 07:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Rickey Anderson | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Robert Zalusky is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Zalusky, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Henry Lambright (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Richard Kruse, Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer (PG), Edward Prochaska (SG), Dwayne Embree (SF), Mark Lockwood (PF), Eric Smith (C) Curtis Owens, Robert Zalusky, Christopher Strong, Chester Ward, Arden Fenner | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 06:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer is hacked by Arthur Drown - foul #2 on Arthur Drown, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 05:58 | St. Francis (NY) | Henry Lambright is called for the reach on Edward Prochaska - foul #1 on Henry Lambright, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| 05:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Birdsell - foul #4 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| 05:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Brian Shea connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Staton | 68-53 |
| 05:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith is denied on a layup by Arthur Drown | 68-53 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Scott Staton gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Lance Schlemmer is called for the reach on Brian Shea - foul #4 on Lance Schlemmer, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SF) Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens (SG) Edward Prochaska | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree loses the dribble to Brian Shea | 70-53 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Brian Shea loses the ball out of bounds | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Scott Staton | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Arden Fenner (C) Lance Schlemmer, Mark Lockwood | |
| 04:03 | St. Francis (NY) | 3 seconds is called on Dwayne Embree | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong (PF) Eric Smith | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson lays it up and in | 72-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rickey Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Curtis Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dwayne Embree (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Strong (fresh) 8 pts. C - Arden Fenner (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Owens | 72-56 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Wesley Owens steals the ball from Eddie Gerhard | 72-56 |
| 02:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 72-56 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Owens - foul #2 on Wesley Owens, team foul #11 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (PG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Brian Shea, Richard Kruse, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky (PG), Edward Prochaska (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Chester Ward (PF) Curtis Owens, Wesley Owens, Dwayne Embree, Arden Fenner | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Scott Staton misses the floater from the left side | 73-56 |
| 02:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong grabs the board | 73-56 |
| 02:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Strong | 73-59 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Richard Kruse scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Zalusky - foul #4 on Robert Zalusky, team foul #12 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Scott Staton, Ryan Linkous, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG) Edward Prochaska | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 01:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong's pass is intercepted by Eddie Gerhard | 75-59 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Birdsell - foul #5 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #8 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Richard Kruse, Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 00:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-60 |
| 00:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky is whistled for a carry | 77-60 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Brian Shea blows the layup | 77-60 |
| 00:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| 00:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard runs out the clock | 77-60 |