| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Hollier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim McKoon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pero (fresh) C - Jared Boyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Darren Neveu inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Howard Hollier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Hollier, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG) Howard Hollier | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Nettles - foul #2 on Jonathan Nettles, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Nichols | 48-37 |
| 18:30 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Steven Abbott pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Jim McKoon is called for the reach on Bruce Devaughn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim McKoon, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar (PG), Norman Willis (SG), William Davis (SF), Jeffrey Pike (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Jonathan Nettles, Jim McKoon, Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero, Jared Boyle | |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Jerry Young misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Jerry Young gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-37 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Norman Willis | 48-37 |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Davis | 48-39 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Jerry Young misses long on an open shot near the basket | 48-39 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | William Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 50-39 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Darren Neveu (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Jerry Young, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Jim McKoon (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Larry Burgess (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Clarence Winegar, Norman Willis, William Davis, Jeffrey Pike, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 16:28 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-39 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Darren Neveu pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Jim McKoon is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera - foul #3 on Jim McKoon, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Kevin Pero (PF) Jim McKoon, Joe Bennett | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Burgess (fresh) PF - Kevin Pero (fresh) C - Jared Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Fairfield | Dennis Hazelwood steals it from Jared Boyle | 50-39 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on an open floater in the lane | 50-39 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Darren Neveu tips it in | 52-39 |
| 15:14 | Fairfield | Norman Willis double dribbles | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Jim McKoon (SG), William Davis (SF), Jeffrey Pike (C) Jonathan Nettles, Norman Willis, Larry Burgess, Jared Boyle | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Paul Mena hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera and the foul's on Jim McKoon - foul #4 on Jim McKoon, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG) Jim McKoon | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the free throw | 54-39 |
| 14:59 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 14:35 | Fairfield | Norman Willis is hacked by Paul Mena - foul #3 on Paul Mena, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF) Kevin Pero | |
| 14:21 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike is denied on a layup by Jerry Young | 54-39 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Paul Mena connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-39 |
| 13:56 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier is fouled on the floor by Paul Mena - foul #4 on Paul Mena, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), Darren Neveu (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Richard Guerrera, Jerry Young, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar (SG), Kevin Pero (PF) Norman Willis, William Davis | |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero drills a shot from the left block | 56-41 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Howard Hollier - foul #4 on Howard Hollier, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Larry Burgess (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Howard Hollier, Kevin Pero, Jeffrey Pike | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Darren Neveu connects on the open jumper in the lane and the foul's on Joe Bennett - foul #2 on Joe Bennett, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG) Clarence Winegar | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the free throw | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:53 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Willis - foul #1 on Norman Willis, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Jerry Young (C) Steven Abbott, Darren Neveu, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jared Boyle (C) Richard Boudreaux | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles loses the ball out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Bruce Devaughn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kevin Pero (PF) Larry Burgess | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | James Nichols drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 63-41 |
| 12:04 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle's floater is tipped away by James Nichols | 63-41 |
| 12:02 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles grabs the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 11:46 | Fairfield | Norman Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Darren Neveu (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar (SG), William Davis (SF), Jeffrey Pike (PF) Norman Willis, Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Winegar (fresh) SF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Pike (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Devaughn | 65-41 |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Winegar | 65-44 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Burgess (PF) Jared Boyle | |
| 11:04 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess travels with the ball | 65-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG) Clarence Winegar | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pike is called for the reach on Anthony McMaken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pike, team foul #9 | 65-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 11:01 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 10:44 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles's floater is tipped away by James Nichols | 66-44 |
| 10:43 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike snags the offensive board | 66-44 |
| 10:31 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 10:30 | Fairfield | William Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 10:22 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Nettles | 66-46 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | James Nichols double dribbles | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) William Davis, Larry Burgess, Jeffrey Pike | |
| 09:55 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Jerry Young - foul #2 on Jerry Young, team foul #3 | 66-48 |
| 09:55 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Norman Willis picks off the pass by Paul Mena | 66-49 |
| 09:37 | Fairfield | Norman Willis lays it in | 66-51 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Nettles - foul #3 on Jonathan Nettles, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar (PG), Jared Boyle (C) Jonathan Nettles, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 09:07 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero clanks a turnaround from the right block | 68-51 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Mena | 70-51 |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Paul Mena hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Guerrera | 72-53 |
| 07:55 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar's pass is intercepted by Melvin Cobb | 72-53 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Paul Mena lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Cobb | 74-53 |
| 07:34 | Fairfield | Norman Willis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Clarence Winegar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Willis (tired) 11 pts. SF - Joe Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Pero (tiring) 7 pts. C - Jared Boyle (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by Joe Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Bennett, team foul #11 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Darren Neveu (SF), James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Jerry Young, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Jim McKoon (SG), William Davis (SF), Jeffrey Pike (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Clarence Winegar, Norman Willis, Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero, Jared Boyle | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 07:17 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 75-56 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by Anthony McMaken | 77-56 |
| 06:43 | Fairfield | William Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 79-58 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier loses the ball out of bounds | 79-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Burgess (PF) Richard Boudreaux | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Howard Hollier takes the ball from Darren Neveu | 79-58 |
| 05:50 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-58 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Howard Hollier - foul #5 on Howard Hollier, team foul #12 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG) Howard Hollier | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-58 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood gets the rebound | 81-58 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-58 |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 81-58 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | James Nichols is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pike - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #4 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (PF), Jared Boyle (C) William Davis, Larry Burgess, Jeffrey Pike | |
| 04:44 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Jerry Young (PF) Steven Abbott, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Jerry Young is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bruce Devaughn | 83-58 |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Darren Neveu - foul #1 on Darren Neveu, team foul #5 | 83-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG) Bruce Devaughn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Jeffrey Pike (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Jim McKoon, Kevin Pero, Jared Boyle | |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 83-59 |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 83-60 |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett misses the 3rd free throw | 83-60 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Jerry Young grabs the board | 83-60 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Paul Mena is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 86-60 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Young - foul #3 on Jerry Young, team foul #6 | 86-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (PF) Melvin Cobb, Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Davis (C) Richard Boudreaux | |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 86-60 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Paul Mena lays it in uncontested set up by Steven Abbott | 88-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Darren Neveu (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Nichols (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Hazelwood (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Willis (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Joe Bennett (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Pike (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | William Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-61 |
| 03:08 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-61 |
| 02:52 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 88-61 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 88-61 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Paul Mena drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 91-61 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #7 | 91-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Paul Mena, Darren Neveu, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar (SG), Larry Burgess (PF) Norman Willis, William Davis | |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett misses the free throw | 91-63 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-63 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 91-63 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Jerry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 91-63 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Young | 93-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Nettles is blocked by Jerry Young | 93-63 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 93-63 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 95-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 95-63 |
| 00:55 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess grabs the offensive board | 95-63 |
| 00:52 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Darren Neveu (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Melvin Cobb, Richard Guerrera, Jerry Young, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), William Davis (SF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Clarence Winegar, Joe Bennett, Larry Burgess | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 97-63 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike is hacked by James Nichols - foul #3 on James Nichols, team foul #8 | 97-63 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike makes the 1st free throw | 97-64 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 97-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 97-65 |