| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Timothy Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ray Shumaker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Keyes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Schaeffer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harrel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Harrel inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Michael Temple buries a runner from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 19:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris is fouled on the floor by Joshua Schaeffer - foul #2 on Joshua Schaeffer, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Norris | 40-38 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 18:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Michael Williams grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Michael Williams's pass is intercepted by Joseph Keyes | 40-38 |
| 18:12 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould (PF) Joseph Keyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (PF) Charles Owens | |
| 17:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Timothy Norris | 43-38 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Gregory Gould steps in front of the David Harrel pass | 43-38 |
| 17:30 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Sanders | 45-38 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | David Sanders steals it from Joshua Schaeffer in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders lays it up and in | 47-38 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Michael Williams buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Harrel | 47-40 |
| 16:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | David Harrel snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Shawn Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander (PG), Warren Westbrook (SG), Joseph Keyes (PF), Ken Gilbert (C) Timothy Norris, David Sanders, Ray Shumaker, Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Micheal Ferdinand (SG), Shawn Randell (PF), James Knippenberg (C) Joshua Schaeffer, Michael Williams, David Harrel, Michael Temple | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Micheal Ferdinand loses the dribble to Ken Gilbert | 47-40 |
| 16:03 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Gould (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Keyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Ken Gilbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Ferdinand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Knippenberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses the shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer (PG) Gregory Gould | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF), Charles Owens (PF) Ronald Lynch, James Knippenberg | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Charles Owens can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Keyes - foul #2 on Joseph Keyes, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders (SG) Rick Brewer | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Harrel (SF) Stewart Callender | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Warren Westbrook | 49-42 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | The short jumper by Micheal Ferdinand is denied by Ken Gilbert | 49-42 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Micheal Ferdinand tips it in | 49-44 |
| 14:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Charles Owens hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Micheal Ferdinand | 52-46 |
| 13:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander's pass is intercepted by Micheal Ferdinand | 52-46 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Micheal Ferdinand lays it up and in | 52-48 |
| 13:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Keyes | 54-48 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | David Harrel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 12:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | The jump hook by Charles Owens is blocked by Joseph Keyes | 56-48 |
| 12:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 12:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Owens | 56-48 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | David Harrel misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 12:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ken Gilbert grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 11:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Sanders | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Westbrook (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Keyes (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Ken Gilbert (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harrel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Randell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clayton Clary can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ken Gilbert - foul #2 on Ken Gilbert, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris (PG), Rick Brewer (SG), Ray Shumaker (SF), Gregory Gould (PF), Shawn Johnson (C) Michael Alexander, David Sanders, Warren Westbrook, Joseph Keyes, Ken Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Ronald Lynch (PF), Michael Temple (C) Micheal Ferdinand, David Harrel, Charles Owens, Shawn Randell | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (PF) Clayton Clary | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Schaeffer | 58-51 |
| 10:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Schaeffer - foul #3 on Joshua Schaeffer, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| 10:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Temple | 59-51 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rick Brewer - foul #2 on Rick Brewer, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson loses the dribble to Ronald Lynch | 59-53 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | James Knippenberg can't finish the layup | 59-53 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | James Knippenberg tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 09:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 09:23 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Norris | 62-55 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the jumper from the right side | 62-55 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 08:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Knippenberg takes the ball from Ray Shumaker | 62-58 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 62-61 |
| 07:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Williams steals it from Rick Brewer | 62-61 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 07:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Timothy Norris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rick Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Shumaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Gould (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Knippenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Temple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 07:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson tips it home | 64-61 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Michael Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander (PG), David Sanders (SG), Michael Parkins (SF), Joseph Keyes (PF), Ken Gilbert (C) Timothy Norris, Rick Brewer, Ray Shumaker, Gregory Gould, Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (PG), Micheal Ferdinand (SG), David Harrel (SF), Charles Owens (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Joshua Schaeffer, Michael Williams, Ronald Lynch, James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| 06:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-61 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Shawn Randell buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 06:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | David Harrel grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Joseph Keyes is called for the reach on David Harrel - foul #3 on Joseph Keyes, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Warren Westbrook (SF) Joseph Keyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes (PF) Ken Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Temple (C) Shawn Randell | |
| 05:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 69-63 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Michael Temple connects on the shot in the paint set up by David Harrel | 69-65 |
| 04:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Harrel - foul #1 on David Harrel, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris (PG) Michael Parkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Micheal Ferdinand, Michael Temple | |
| 04:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Warren Westbrook - foul #1 on Warren Westbrook, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould (PF), Ken Gilbert (C) David Sanders, Joseph Keyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SF), Shawn Randell (PF) David Harrel, Charles Owens | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:58 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander buries a floater from the right wing set up by Timothy Norris | 73-66 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Clayton Clary loses the dribble to Michael Alexander | 73-66 |
| 03:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Shawn Randell - foul #1 on Shawn Randell, team foul #6 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rick Brewer (SG), Ray Shumaker (SF), Shawn Johnson (C) Michael Alexander, Warren Westbrook, Ken Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF) Michael Williams | |
| 03:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer makes the floater in the lane | 75-68 |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Timothy Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rick Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Shumaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Schaeffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Clary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) PF - Shawn Randell (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Knippenberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joshua Schaeffer is called for the reach on Timothy Norris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Schaeffer, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders (SG) Rick Brewer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Ferdinand (SG), David Harrel (SF), Charles Owens (PF), Ronald Lynch (C) Clayton Clary, Stewart Callender, Shawn Randell, James Knippenberg | |
| 03:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch can't throw it down but he's fouled by Timothy Norris - foul #1 on Timothy Norris, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (PG) Joshua Schaeffer | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 03:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Parkins (PF) Gregory Gould | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould (PF) Michael Parkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Michael Temple (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Micheal Ferdinand, Ronald Lynch | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Joshua Schaeffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 02:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 02:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Timothy Norris | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Temple is denied by Shawn Johnson | 77-68 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Williams and he's fouled by Ray Shumaker - foul #3 on Ray Shumaker, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes (PF) Gregory Gould | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Charles Owens blocks the short jumper by Joseph Keyes | 77-71 |
| 01:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson grabs the offensive board | 77-71 |
| 01:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joshua Schaeffer is called for the reach on Ray Shumaker - foul #5 on Joshua Schaeffer, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG) Joshua Schaeffer | |
| 01:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ray Shumaker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Michael Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Harrel | 79-74 |
| 01:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| 01:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Michael Temple gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Shawn Johnson | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris is hacked by Clayton Clary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Clary, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander (C) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Harrel is hacked by David Sanders - foul #3 on David Sanders, team foul #10 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson (C) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Harrel makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Harrel misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 00:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Clayton Clary is called for the reach on Joseph Keyes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Clary, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander (C) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Michael Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-78 |
| 00:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris is hacked by Clayton Clary in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clayton Clary, team foul #12 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gregory Gould (PF), Shawn Johnson (C) Joseph Keyes, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Ferdinand (PG) Clayton Clary | |
| 00:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:25 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | David Harrel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-78 |
| 00:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson snags the defensive board | 83-78 |
| 00:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander (PG) Timothy Norris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Shawn Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Micheal Ferdinand is whistled for traveling | 84-78 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris (PG) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Ferdinand - foul #1 on Micheal Ferdinand, team foul #14 | 84-78 |
| 00:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Timothy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-78 |
| 00:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| 00:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Keyes (PF) Gregory Gould | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander runs out the clock | 86-78 |