| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carl Domenech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Snyder (fresh) SF - William Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Foy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson inbounds the ball | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Birdsell | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:30 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Carl Domenech takes the ball from Eddie Gerhard | 53-31 |
| 18:58 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech dunks the ball | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard's pass is intercepted by William Taylor in the backcourt | 53-33 |
| 18:51 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech lays it up and in set up by William Taylor | 53-35 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rickey Anderson | 56-35 |
| 18:17 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Taylor | 56-38 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Brian Shea is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Clark - foul #1 on Richard Clark, team foul #1 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Brian Shea, Shane Ferguson, Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), William Albert (SG), Tim Flynn (SF), James Cole (PF), Radhi Dare (C) Carl Domenech, Mark Snyder, William Taylor, Richard Clark, Aaron Foy | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Scott Staton is fouled on the floor by Patrick Ochs - foul #2 on Patrick Ochs, team foul #2 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 17:29 | Illinois | William Albert takes the ball from Ryan Linkous | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:23 | East Tennessee State | James Cole drills a jumper from the right block | 56-40 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Scott Staton loses the dribble to Tim Flynn in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| 16:59 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Kruse - foul #1 on Richard Kruse, team foul #1 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), William Taylor (SF), Richard Clark (PF) William Albert, Tim Flynn, James Cole | |
| 16:59 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Clark - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Ryan Linkous, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder (SG), Aaron Foy (C) Patrick Ochs, Radhi Dare | |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 16:38 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 16:32 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor is fouled on the floor by Shane Ferguson - foul #2 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| 16:10 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG), Rickey Anderson (C) Richard Kruse, Scott Staton, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carl Domenech (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Foy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Lambright (PF) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), William Albert (SG), Tim Flynn (PF), James Cole (C) Carl Domenech, Mark Snyder, Richard Clark, Aaron Foy | |
| 15:35 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 15:35 | East Tennessee State | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Brian Shea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by William Taylor - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Brian Shea, Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare (C) William Taylor | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Henry Lambright scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 60-45 |
| 14:46 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs is fouled on the floor by Scott Staton - foul #1 on Scott Staton, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), Mark Snyder (SG), Robert York (SF) Patrick Ochs, William Albert, James Cole | |
| 14:35 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous throws it down on a great pass from Eddie Gerhard and the foul's on Mark Snyder - foul #3 on Mark Snyder, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark (PF) Tim Flynn | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 13:52 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert York | 63-47 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 13:31 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 13:10 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Arthur Drown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 12:52 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 12:48 | East Tennessee State | Arthur Drown takes the ball from Robert York | 63-47 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Arthur Drown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Henry Lambright (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Richard Kruse, Samuel Birdsell, Scott Staton, Ryan Linkous, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), William Albert (SG), William Taylor (SF), James Cole (PF), Aaron Foy (C) Carl Domenech, Mark Snyder, Robert York, Richard Clark, Radhi Dare | |
| 12:26 | East Tennessee State | James Cole knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Patrick Ochs | 63-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Foy - foul #1 on Aaron Foy, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 11:48 | East Tennessee State | William Albert clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Lambright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Patrick Ochs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Cole (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Foy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | William Taylor steals it from Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| 11:31 | East Tennessee State | William Albert drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Taylor | 64-51 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | William Taylor is called for the reach on Shane Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PF) Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), Tim Flynn (SF), Richard Clark (PF) William Albert, William Taylor, James Cole | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 11:17 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Brian Shea is fouled on the floor by Aaron Foy - foul #2 on Aaron Foy, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), Arthur Drown (C) Eddie Gerhard, Shane Ferguson, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (SF) Richard Clark | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 10:41 | East Tennessee State | Robert York connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Ochs | 68-56 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Robert York is called for the reach on Richard Kruse in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert York, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark (PF) Robert York | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:39 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 10:21 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy travels with the ball | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder (SG) Patrick Ochs | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Arthur Drown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare (C) Aaron Foy | |
| 09:49 | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 09:48 | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare snags the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 09:35 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark's floater is tipped away by Arthur Drown | 68-56 |
| 09:33 | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 09:19 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 09:18 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Flynn | 68-56 |
| 09:09 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Snyder | 68-59 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Richard Kruse can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-59 |
| 08:49 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Richard Clark | 68-59 |
| 08:43 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Scott Staton gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 08:33 | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 08:28 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Tim Flynn is called for the reach on Richard Kruse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Flynn, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Scott Staton, Arthur Drown, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG), William Albert (SG), James Cole (SF), Aaron Foy (C) Carl Domenech, Mark Snyder, Richard Clark, Radhi Dare | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 08:24 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 08:05 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Shane Ferguson - foul #3 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 08:05 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 08:05 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Ochs - foul #3 on Patrick Ochs, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:43 | East Tennessee State | James Cole misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Shane Ferguson - foul #4 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert York (SF) Tim Flynn | |
| 07:43 | East Tennessee State | James Cole misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:43 | East Tennessee State | James Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Patrick Ochs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Albert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert York (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Cole (fresh) 5 pts. C - Aaron Foy (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Linkous | 70-62 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Brian Shea hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 06:57 | East Tennessee State | James Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Taylor (SF) William Albert | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Brian Shea is hacked by Robert York - foul #5 on Robert York, team foul #12 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Rickey Anderson (C) Eddie Gerhard, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech (PG), Tim Flynn (PF) Robert York, Aaron Foy | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 06:23 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Ochs | 75-64 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson snags the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson is fouled on the floor by Tim Flynn - foul #3 on Tim Flynn, team foul #13 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG) Brian Shea, Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Clark (PF), Radhi Dare (C) Tim Flynn, James Cole | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 05:38 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-64 |
| 05:36 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs grabs the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 05:20 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Birdsell - foul #3 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG) Patrick Ochs | |
| 05:20 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 05:20 | East Tennessee State | Carl Domenech misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Scott Staton hits the finger roll set up by Eddie Gerhard | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:33 | East Tennessee State | Ryan Linkous blocks the jumper by William Taylor | 78-64 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Richard Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | William Taylor is called for the reach on Henry Lambright in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Taylor, team foul #14 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Scott Staton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder (SG), Tim Flynn (SF), James Cole (PF), Aaron Foy (C) Carl Domenech, William Taylor, Richard Clark, Radhi Dare | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:29 | East Tennessee State | Aaron Foy gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 04:15 | East Tennessee State | Eddie Gerhard steps in front of the Tim Flynn pass | 78-64 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Richard Kruse blows the wide open layup | 78-64 |
| 03:50 | East Tennessee State | James Cole snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 03:46 | East Tennessee State | William Albert misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-64 |
| 03:45 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 03:31 | East Tennessee State | William Albert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-64 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Gerhard (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - William Albert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Snyder (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Flynn (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Foy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Mark Snyder is called for the reach on Richard Kruse in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Snyder, team foul #15 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Arthur Drown (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Brian Shea, Eddie Gerhard, Ryan Linkous, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs (PG) William Albert | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 03:10 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Mark Snyder | 80-66 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-66 |
| 02:50 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Ochs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 82-66 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell gets the rebound | 82-66 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Arthur Drown hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 84-66 |
| 02:26 | East Tennessee State | Arthur Drown steps in front of the Patrick Ochs pass | 84-66 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson blows the wide open layup | 84-66 |
| 01:55 | East Tennessee State | James Cole pulls down the rebound | 84-66 |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder loses the dribble to Samuel Birdsell | 84-66 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Richard Kruse lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Birdsell | 86-66 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder is fouled on the floor by Samuel Birdsell - foul #4 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #8 | 86-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG) Richard Kruse, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare (C) Aaron Foy | |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Mark Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Patrick Ochs is called for the reach on Shane Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Ochs, team foul #16 | 86-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Albert (SG) Mark Snyder | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 87-68 |
| 01:39 | East Tennessee State | James Cole pulls down the rebound | 87-68 |
| 01:25 | East Tennessee State | Rickey Anderson swats the layup by Tim Flynn | 87-68 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the defensive board | 87-68 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Brian Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | East Tennessee State | Tim Flynn connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Patrick Ochs | 87-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Brian Shea can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 87-70 |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare snags the defensive board | 87-70 |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | Radhi Dare is called for a charge - foul #3 on Radhi Dare, team foul #17 | 87-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Shea runs out the clock | 87-70 |