| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Charles Amos (fresh) SG - Jeremy Hart (fresh) SF - Peter Parks (fresh) PF - Tony Dunaway (fresh) C - Thomas Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Charles Amos picks off the pass by Jeremiah Meyers in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Amos | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Christian Graddy connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Willy Pickerel | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Ted Neill loses the dribble to Peter Parks | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Raymond Garey (SG), John Arteaga (SF), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Charles Amos, Jeremy Hart, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 17:34 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Howard | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the turnaround from the right block | 7-2 |
| 16:49 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:30 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jared Kindberg | 9-2 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Michael Long is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Kindberg - foul #1 on Jared Kindberg, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Edward Clark (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) John Arteaga, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Michael Osteen is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:12 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:57 | St. Norbert | Ralph Koch is called for the reach on Jared Kindberg - foul #1 on Ralph Koch, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart (SG), Peter Parks (SF) Jared Kindberg, Raymond Garey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Edward Clark (fresh) SG - Jeremy Hart (fresh) SF - Peter Parks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Dunaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - Michael Osteen (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. Norbert | Ted Neill steals the ball from Jeremy Hart | 9-2 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers lays it up and in on a great pass from Ted Neill | 9-4 |
| 15:17 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), John Arteaga (SF), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Jeremy Hart, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Michael Osteen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christian Graddy | 9-7 |
| 14:37 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy misses the jumpshot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | St. Norbert | Edward Clark drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Michael Osteen is hacked by John Arteaga in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Arteaga, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Raymond Garey (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Charles Amos, Edward Clark, John Arteaga, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Michael Osteen, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 13:36 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Garey | 14-7 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the lay-in | 14-7 |
| 13:18 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Tony Dunaway | 14-7 |
| 12:52 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Peter Parks | 16-7 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Michael Long is blocked by Thomas Williams | 16-7 |
| 12:33 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:20 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 16-7 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Raymond Garey is called for the reach on Ralph Koch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Garey, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG), John Arteaga (SF), Dave Numbers (PF), Timothy Murphy (C) Jared Kindberg, Raymond Garey, Peter Parks, Tony Dunaway, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Christian Graddy buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Osteen | 16-9 |
| 11:56 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy is whistled for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Charles Amos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Hart (fresh) SF - John Arteaga (fresh) PF - Dave Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Neill | 16-12 |
| 11:24 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga's floater is tipped away by Christian Graddy | 16-12 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Lipovsky | 16-12 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 16-14 |
| 10:40 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Ted Neill clanks a shot from close range | 18-14 |
| 10:20 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Dave Numbers | 18-14 |
| 10:00 | St. Norbert | Timothy Murphy hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Amos | 20-14 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is hacked by Timothy Murphy - foul #1 on Timothy Murphy, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg (PG), Raymond Garey (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Charles Amos, Jeremy Hart, John Arteaga, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Robert Lipovsky, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:04 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jared Kindberg | 23-14 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 08:39 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Tony Dunaway | 23-14 |
| 08:25 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 23-14 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Peter Parks steps in front of the Jonathan Howard pass in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 08:17 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jared Kindberg | 25-14 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard's layup is rejected by Thomas Williams | 25-14 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya and the foul's on Peter Parks - foul #1 on Peter Parks, team foul #5 | 25-16 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Edward Clark (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG) Jared Kindberg, Raymond Garey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Edward Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Hart (fresh) SF - Peter Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Dunaway (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Willy Pickerel - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #3 | 25-17 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers (PF) Tony Dunaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard | |
| 07:35 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:35 | St. Norbert | Jeremy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 07:14 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 07:01 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:00 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers hits the follow up shot | 28-17 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is hacked by Jeremy Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Hart, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey (SF), John Arteaga (PF) Peter Parks, Dave Numbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Ted Neill | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-19 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Ted Neill grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Raymond Garey is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Garey, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Jared Kindberg (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Timothy Murphy (C) Edward Clark, Jeremy Hart, Raymond Garey, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:13 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 05:54 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #4 | 28-19 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway (PF) John Arteaga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 05:54 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:54 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Michael Long is denied on a layup by Tony Dunaway | 29-19 |
| 05:36 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:18 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Amos | 32-19 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Carl Luce is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-19 |
| 05:09 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 04:42 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #5 | 34-19 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Jeremy Hart (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Dave Numbers (C) Charles Amos, Jared Kindberg, Peter Parks, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce, Ralph Koch | |
| 04:42 | St. Norbert | Tony Dunaway makes the free throw | 35-19 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 35-21 |
| 04:16 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #6 | 35-21 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | John Arteaga (PF) Tony Dunaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:16 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:16 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is hacked by Dave Numbers - foul #1 on Dave Numbers, team foul #8 | 37-21 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams (C) James Lansing | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 04:01 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 03:48 | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-22 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Edward Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Arteaga (fresh) PF - Dave Numbers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Thomas Williams is called for the reach on Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #9 | 37-22 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Raymond Garey (SF) Edward Clark, Dave Numbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:26 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 03:08 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-23 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 37-23 |
| 02:59 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 02:48 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga hits a runner near the basket set up by Raymond Garey and he's hacked by Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #7 | 39-23 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Charles Amos (PG), Jared Kindberg (SG), Timothy Murphy (C) James Lansing, Jeremy Hart, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Osteen (SF), Ralph Koch (C) Ted Neill, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 02:48 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga makes the free throw | 40-23 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya's pass is intercepted by Charles Amos in the backcourt | 40-23 |
| 02:45 | St. Norbert | Raymond Garey throws it down set up by Charles Amos | 42-23 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce loses the dribble to Jared Kindberg in the backcourt | 42-23 |
| 02:30 | St. Norbert | John Arteaga comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-23 |
| 02:28 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Murphy | 42-23 |
| 02:07 | St. Norbert | Charles Amos travels with the ball | 42-23 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Dave Numbers (PF) John Arteaga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Carl Luce | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Michael Osteen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Ralph Koch can't tip it in | 42-23 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Osteen | 42-23 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Charles Amos takes the ball from Michael Osteen | 42-23 |
| 01:39 | St. Norbert | Jared Kindberg misses the easy layup | 42-23 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the board | 42-23 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Michael Osteen is whistled for traveling | 42-23 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | James Lansing (PG), Edward Clark (SG), Peter Parks (SF), Tony Dunaway (PF), Thomas Williams (C) Charles Amos, Jared Kindberg, Raymond Garey, Dave Numbers, Timothy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, Michael Osteen, Christian Graddy, Ralph Koch | |
| 00:50 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Peter Parks | 44-23 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ted Neill is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-23 |
| 00:37 | St. Norbert | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| 00:08 | St. Norbert | James Lansing makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Parks | 47-23 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs clanks a shot from the right block | 47-23 |
| 00:01 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks grabs the board | 47-23 |
| 00:00 | St. Norbert | Peter Parks misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-23 |