| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) SF - Bryan Jeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Eric Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Petree (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Aleshire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Patrick Petree inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Bates | Eric Webb is hacked by Ryan Etzel - foul #2 on Ryan Etzel, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:31 | Bates | Michael Aleshire misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 19:30 | Bates | Michael Aleshire grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:22 | Bates | Patrick Petree misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich misses the turnaround in the paint | 37-38 |
| 19:15 | Bates | Eric Webb grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 18:49 | Bates | Edward Foster's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Champagne | 37-38 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 18:25 | Bates | The rebound goes to Patrick Petree | 37-38 |
| 18:21 | Bates | Edward Foster knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Petree | 37-41 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich is hacked by Edward Foster - foul #3 on Edward Foster, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Mehl (C) Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Bates | Danny Whiteley (SG) Edward Foster | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Petree - foul #1 on Patrick Petree, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lehn (C) Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:17 | Bates | Michael Aleshire connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Lehn | 39-44 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 16:57 | Bates | Patrick Petree snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:51 | Bates | Eric Webb knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Eric Carlson | 39-46 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich is called for traveling | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), Michael Malone (SF) Terry Ulrich, Bryan Jeter | |
| Subs | Bates | John Hasting (PG), Charles Rasmussen (PF), Owen Florez (C) Eric Carlson, Michael Aleshire, Eric Webb | |
| 16:20 | Bates | Jeffrey Champagne steps in front of the John Hasting pass | 39-46 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Champagne | 41-46 |
| 16:15 | Bates | Jeffrey Champagne picks off the pass by John Hasting in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson misses the lay-in | 41-46 |
| 16:12 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:51 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) Jeffrey Champagne, Clyde Mehl, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Bates | Edward Foster (SG), Chadwick Middleton (PF) John Hasting, Patrick Petree | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jonathan Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Danny Whiteley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Rasmussen (fresh) 8 reb. PF - Chadwick Middleton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Owen Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | John Schneider misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Foster - foul #4 on Edward Foster, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (PG) Jonathan Pearson | |
| Subs | Bates | Harley Olson (PG), John Hasting (SG), Eric Webb (C) Danny Whiteley, Edward Foster, Owen Florez | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:02 | Bates | John Hasting clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 15:01 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:50 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Harley Olson | 43-48 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | John Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Clyde Mehl (C) Terry Ulrich, Michael Malone, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG), Michael Aleshire (SG), Patrick Petree (SF) Harley Olson, John Hasting, Charles Rasmussen | |
| 13:55 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Aleshire | 43-51 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 13:49 | Bates | Eric Carlson pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:27 | Bates | Eric Carlson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Webb | 43-53 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter can't connect on a runner in the lane | 43-53 |
| 12:59 | Bates | The rebound goes to Patrick Petree | 43-53 |
| 12:46 | Bates | Jeffrey Champagne is called for the reach on Eric Carlson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Champagne, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Ryan Etzel (C) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet | |
| Subs | Bates | Danny Whiteley (SG), Charles Rasmussen (PF), Owen Florez (C) Patrick Petree, Chadwick Middleton, Eric Webb | |
| 12:25 | Bates | Owen Florez knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Eric Carlson | 43-55 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Malone | 45-55 |
| 11:54 | Bates | Danny Whiteley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lehn (PF) Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Bates | Patrick Petree (SF) Owen Florez | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Michael Malone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-55 |
| 11:38 | Bates | The rebound goes to Patrick Petree | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lehn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Etzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Eric Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Whiteley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Petree (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Aleshire (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Bates | Michael Aleshire can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 11:22 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen tips it in | 45-57 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne is called for traveling | 45-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF) Michael Malone, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Bates | John Hasting (PG), Owen Florez (PF), Eric Webb (C) Eric Carlson, Michael Aleshire, Charles Rasmussen | |
| 10:41 | Bates | Owen Florez is fouled on the floor by David Lehn - foul #1 on David Lehn, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bates | Chadwick Middleton (PF) Owen Florez | |
| 10:22 | Bates | Danny Whiteley hits a 3 from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | John Schneider's pass is intercepted by Patrick Petree | 45-60 |
| 09:45 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Jeter - foul #2 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Reulet (PF), Clyde Mehl (C) Jeffrey Champagne, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG), Michael Aleshire (SG), Charles Rasmussen (SF) John Hasting, Danny Whiteley, Patrick Petree | |
| 09:45 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:45 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Webb - foul #3 on Eric Webb, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (PG), Christopher Minjares (SG) Terry Ulrich, John Schneider | |
| Subs | Bates | John Hasting (SG) Chadwick Middleton | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:31 | Bates | The rebound goes to Eric Webb | 45-60 |
| 09:20 | Bates | Eric Carlson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) Bryan Jeter | |
| Subs | Bates | Owen Florez (C) Eric Webb | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Michael Malone scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Minjares and the foul's on Michael Aleshire - foul #2 on Michael Aleshire, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Michael Malone misses the free throw | 47-60 |
| 08:59 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:43 | Bates | Eric Carlson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hasting | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Charles Rasmussen steps in front of the Michael Malone pass | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:28 | Bates | Eric Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), John Schneider (SG), Terry Ulrich (SF), Ryan Etzel (C) Jonathan Pearson, Christopher Minjares, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl | |
| Subs | Bates | Patrick Petree (SF), Eric Webb (C) Charles Rasmussen, Owen Florez | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 08:21 | Bates | John Hasting gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 07:57 | Bates | Michael Aleshire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel loses the dribble to John Hasting | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Champagne (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Reulet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Etzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Eric Carlson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hasting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Petree (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Aleshire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Bates | Terry Ulrich denies the turnaround by John Hasting | 47-62 |
| 07:23 | Bates | Patrick Petree snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 07:14 | Bates | Patrick Petree knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Hasting | 47-65 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses the lay-in | 47-65 |
| 07:09 | Bates | Eric Carlson pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 07:03 | Bates | Patrick Petree misses the jumper in the paint | 47-65 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel's pass is intercepted by Patrick Petree | 47-65 |
| 06:35 | Bates | Eric Webb connects on the jumper near the basket | 47-67 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-67 |
| 06:20 | Bates | The rebound goes to Michael Aleshire | 47-67 |
| 06:06 | Bates | Michael Aleshire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF), David Lehn (C) John Schneider, Terry Ulrich, Michael Reulet, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Bates | Danny Whiteley (PG), Edward Foster (SG), Charles Rasmussen (SF), Chadwick Middleton (PF), Owen Florez (C) Eric Carlson, John Hasting, Patrick Petree, Michael Aleshire, Eric Webb | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Lehn and he's fouled by Danny Whiteley - foul #1 on Danny Whiteley, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:26 | Bates | Edward Foster can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bryan Jeter - foul #3 on Bryan Jeter, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| 05:26 | Bates | Edward Foster makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:26 | Bates | Edward Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Danny Whiteley steals it from David Lehn | 50-69 |
| 04:54 | Bates | Edward Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-69 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Clyde Mehl pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Owen Florez is called for the reach on Bryan Jeter - foul #1 on Owen Florez, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (PG) Jeffrey Champagne | |
| Subs | Bates | Patrick Petree (SF), Eric Webb (C) Charles Rasmussen, Owen Florez | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:48 | Bates | Eric Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 04:21 | Bates | Eric Webb misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by David Lehn - foul #2 on David Lehn, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Malone (SF) Bryan Jeter | |
| Subs | Bates | Harley Olson (PG), Charles Rasmussen (SF), Owen Florez (PF) Edward Foster, Patrick Petree, Chadwick Middleton | |
| 04:21 | Bates | Eric Webb makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:21 | Bates | Eric Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Michael Malone buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Ulrich | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 03:43 | Bates | Danny Whiteley tips it but misses | 53-71 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | David Lehn gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Terry Ulrich hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Pearson | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Terry Ulrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Malone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Mehl (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lehn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Harley Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Whiteley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. PF - Owen Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Eric Webb (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Bates | Owen Florez is whistled for traveling | 56-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Minjares (SG) Jonathan Pearson | |
| Subs | Bates | John Hasting (SG), Michael Aleshire (SF) Danny Whiteley, Eric Webb | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Christopher Minjares knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Lehn and he's hacked by John Hasting - foul #1 on John Hasting, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) Terry Ulrich, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG), Edward Foster (SG), Patrick Petree (SF), Chadwick Middleton (PF) Harley Olson, John Hasting, Owen Florez, Charles Rasmussen | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Christopher Minjares makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:30 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Schneider gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | John Schneider misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-71 |
| 02:22 | Bates | Eric Carlson gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:18 | Bates | Patrick Petree makes the floater from the left side set up by Eric Carlson | 59-73 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Christopher Minjares is fouled on the floor by Eric Carlson - foul #3 on Eric Carlson, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (SG), Michael Malone (SF), Clyde Mehl (PF), David Lehn (C) John Schneider, Bryan Jeter, Michael Reulet, Ryan Etzel | |
| Subs | Bates | John Hasting (PG), Danny Whiteley (SG), Charles Rasmussen (PF), Owen Florez (C) Eric Carlson, Edward Foster, Patrick Petree, Chadwick Middleton | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Christopher Minjares makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Christopher Minjares makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:33 | Bates | Charles Rasmussen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson (SG) Christopher Minjares | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Jonathan Pearson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Ulrich | 64-73 |
| 01:20 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne (PG), John Schneider (SG), Bryan Jeter (SF), Michael Reulet (PF), Ryan Etzel (C) Terry Ulrich, Jonathan Pearson, Michael Malone, Clyde Mehl, David Lehn | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Carlson (PG), Edward Foster (SG), Patrick Petree (SF), Chadwick Middleton (PF), Eric Webb (C) John Hasting, Danny Whiteley, Michael Aleshire, Charles Rasmussen, Owen Florez | |
| 00:58 | Bates | Eric Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Michael Reulet grabs the board | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Schneider clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-73 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne gets the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Bryan Jeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | John Schneider knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Bates | Eric Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Champagne - foul #3 on Jeffrey Champagne, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bates | Danny Whiteley (SG), Michael Aleshire (PF) Edward Foster, Chadwick Middleton | |
| 00:41 | Bates | Eric Webb makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:41 | Bates | Eric Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | John Schneider buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Champagne | 70-75 |
| 00:35 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| 00:34 | Bates | Patrick Petree is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Champagne - foul #4 on Jeffrey Champagne, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| 00:34 | Bates | Patrick Petree makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:34 | Bates | Patrick Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | John Schneider misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Jeter | 70-76 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Champagne buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Jeter | 73-76 |
| 00:23 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bates | Edward Foster (SG), Chadwick Middleton (PF) Danny Whiteley, Michael Aleshire | |
| 00:22 | Bates | Eric Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Champagne - foul #5 on Jeffrey Champagne, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Ulrich (PG) Jeffrey Champagne | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 00:22 | Bates | Eric Webb misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Ryan Etzel grabs the board | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Michael Reulet is hacked by Chadwick Middleton - foul #4 on Chadwick Middleton, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Michael Reulet makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Michael Reulet misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:14 | Bates | The rebound goes to Chadwick Middleton | 74-76 |
| 00:12 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Ulrich - foul #3 on Terry Ulrich, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 00:12 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:12 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Schneider makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Terry Ulrich is called for the reach on Eric Webb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Ulrich, team foul #11 | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Eric Webb misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Eric Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Chadwick Middleton grabs the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:00 | Bates | The clock runs out | 77-78 |