| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Knight (fresh) SG - Fred Adames (fresh) SF - Michael Simpson (fresh) PF - Kevin Oh (fresh) C - Dale Barrientos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) SF - Jeremy Trammel (fresh) PF - Kurt Goldman (fresh) C - Timothy Brittain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Timothy Brittain | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Fulcher | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Adames | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain is hacked by John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Duane Fulcher | 3-6 |
| 18:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeremy Trammel steals it from Fred Adames | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Adames - foul #1 on Fred Adames, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:56 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-7 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski tips it in | 3-9 |
| 17:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames is hacked by Duane Fulcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Thomas Vaught (SG), James Scott (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Thomas Slocum (C) John Knight, Fred Adames, Michael Simpson, Kevin Oh, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Emery Perron (SG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Howard Morris (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Duane Fulcher, Shayne Nagorski, Jeremy Trammel, Kurt Goldman, Timothy Brittain | |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-9 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| 16:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught's floater is tipped away by Daniel Dufresne | 3-9 |
| 16:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 3-9 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | James Scott picks off the pass by Tommy Patterson in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas Slocum | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Vaught (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Williamson (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Slocum (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fairly fresh) SG - Emery Perron (fairly fresh) SF - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Morris (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Northwestern State | Thomas Vaught takes the ball from Tommy Patterson | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught misses the easy layup | 7-9 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is called for 10 seconds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Ian Murphy (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), Kevin Oh (PF), Dale Barrientos (C) Jesse Taylor, Thomas Vaught, James Scott, Anthony Williamson, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron, Tommy Patterson, Howard Morris, Daniel Dufresne | |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Shayne Nagorski - foul #1 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson (SF) Joseph O'Hanley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson is hacked by Jeremy Trammel - foul #1 on Jeremy Trammel, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames (SG) John Knight | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SF) Jeremy Trammel | |
| 14:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy makes the 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Fulcher | 12-11 |
| 13:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames is called for 10 seconds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), Anthony Williamson (C) Ian Murphy, Michael Simpson, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Howard Morris (C) Duane Fulcher, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph O'Hanley - foul #1 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (PF) Kurt Goldman | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 13:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern State | David Resendez comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:46 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fred Adames | 14-11 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski's floater is knocked away by Joseph O'Hanley | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Knight | 14-11 |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight is hacked by David Resendez in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Resendez, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Thomas Vaught (SG), Michael Simpson (SF), Thomas Slocum (PF), Dale Barrientos (C) John Knight, Fred Adames, Joseph O'Hanley, Kevin Oh, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Kurt Goldman (PF) David Resendez, Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron | |
| 12:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum misses the open dunk | 14-11 |
| 12:14 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Simpson | 14-11 |
| 12:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kurt Goldman - foul #1 on Kurt Goldman, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Timothy Brittain (C) Tommy Patterson, Howard Morris | |
| 12:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Vaught (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Simpson (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Slocum (fairly fresh) C - Dale Barrientos (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) SF - Jeremy Trammel (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (tiring) C - Timothy Brittain (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Taylor - foul #1 on Jesse Taylor, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Daniel Dufresne (C) Duane Fulcher, Timothy Brittain | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 11:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jesse Taylor | 18-11 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), James Scott (PF), Anthony Williamson (C) Jesse Taylor, Thomas Slocum, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Emery Perron (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Kurt Goldman, Daniel Dufresne | |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 10:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson hits the follow up shot | 20-11 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Michael Simpson - foul #1 on Michael Simpson, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), Kevin Oh (PF) Thomas Vaught, Michael Simpson, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Jeremy Trammel, Timothy Brittain | |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Knight | 22-13 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Oh - foul #1 on Kevin Oh, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames (SG), Dale Barrientos (C) John Knight, James Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| 09:44 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher misses the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Michael Simpson (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF) Ian Murphy, Joseph O'Hanley, Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:27 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski loses the dribble to Michael Simpson | 22-14 |
| 09:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Taylor | 24-14 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 08:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 24-14 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher is hacked by Michael Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Simpson, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy (PG), Thomas Vaught (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), Kevin Oh (PF), Thomas Slocum (C) Jesse Taylor, Fred Adames, Michael Simpson, Anthony Williamson, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Timothy Brittain (C) Shayne Nagorski, Tommy Patterson, Daniel Dufresne | |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy is hacked by Duane Fulcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG) Duane Fulcher | |
| 08:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 08:10 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Murphy | 24-15 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Ian Murphy | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ian Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Vaught (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph O'Hanley (fresh) PF - Kevin Oh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Slocum (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) SG - Emery Perron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Trammel (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (tired) C - Timothy Brittain (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph O'Hanley - foul #2 on Joseph O'Hanley, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), James Scott (SF) Ian Murphy, Joseph O'Hanley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Kurt Goldman, Timothy Brittain | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight is hacked by David Resendez in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Resendez, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos (C) Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG) David Resendez | |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | James Scott steals the ball from Gordon Lake in the backcourt | 28-17 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight hits the follow up shot | 30-17 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg can't connect on a floater in the paint | 30-17 |
| 06:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 06:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Knight | 32-17 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Oh - foul #2 on Kevin Oh, team foul #9 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames (SG), Jesse Taylor (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Thomas Slocum (C) Thomas Vaught, James Scott, Kevin Oh, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG) Dennis Rosenberg | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 05:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum can't finish the layup | 32-19 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is hacked by Jesse Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Taylor, team foul #10 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott (SF) Jesse Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Jeremy Trammel, Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Daniel Dufresne - foul #1 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #8 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy (PG) John Knight | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum makes the free throw | 35-21 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern State | James Scott is called for the reach on Tommy Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #11 | 35-21 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 05:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kurt Goldman | 35-25 |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Thomas Vaught (SG), Dale Barrientos (C) Ian Murphy, Fred Adames, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Kurt Goldman, Daniel Dufresne | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | James Scott takes the ball from Shayne Nagorski | 35-25 |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-25 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy (PG), Thomas Slocum (PF) John Knight, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Howard Morris (C) Shayne Nagorski, Tommy Patterson, Timothy Brittain | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg is fouled on the floor by Ian Murphy - foul #1 on Ian Murphy, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Michael Simpson (SF), Kevin Oh (PF) Thomas Vaught, James Scott, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Kurt Goldman (PF) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos misses the lay-in | 35-27 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Oh (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Barrientos (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Trammel (tired) 7 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (tired) C - Howard Morris (tiring) | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Oh - foul #3 on Kevin Oh, team foul #13 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames (SG), Thomas Slocum (PF), Anthony Williamson (C) Ian Murphy, Kevin Oh, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Timothy Brittain (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Jeremy Trammel, Howard Morris | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Anthony Williamson | 35-28 |
| 02:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF) Jesse Taylor, Michael Simpson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Emery Perron (PF) Duane Fulcher, Kurt Goldman | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | David Resendez travels in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught (SG) Fred Adames | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph O'Hanley | 37-28 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern State | John Knight takes the ball from Shayne Nagorski in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley clanks a jumper from the right block | 37-28 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Brittain - foul #1 on Timothy Brittain, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Michael Simpson (SF), Dale Barrientos (C) John Knight, Joseph O'Hanley, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) David Resendez, Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron, Timothy Brittain | |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern State | Thomas Vaught steals it from Howard Morris | 39-28 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught lays it in | 41-28 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne banks in the layup | 41-30 |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos hits a wide open jumper near the basket | 43-30 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is hacked by Michael Simpson - foul #3 on Michael Simpson, team foul #14 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Fred Adames (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF) Jesse Taylor, Thomas Vaught, Michael Simpson, Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Emery Perron (PF) Duane Fulcher, Jeremy Trammel, Howard Morris | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman (PF) Shayne Nagorski | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | David Resendez scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from John Knight | 45-33 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg clanks a halfcourt shot | 45-33 |