| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) C - Thomas Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Adrian | PG - Michael Mauriello (fresh) SG - Dewayne Cole (fresh) SF - Denis Short (fresh) PF - Daniel Kiser (fresh) C - Eric Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Adrian | Daniel Kiser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Adrian | Adrian is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga is fouled on the floor by Michael Mauriello - foul #1 on Michael Mauriello, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Adrian | Daniel Kiser snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey John gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses badly on a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Adrian | Eric Woods snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Harper | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vincent Rykaczewski | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon is fouled on the floor by Michael Mauriello - foul #2 on Michael Mauriello, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dustin Akins (PG) Michael Mauriello | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Adrian | Denis Short pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Dewayne Cole steals the ball from Dustin Fraga in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Adrian | Eric Woods lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dustin Akins | 0-4 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits the easy wide open finger roll | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Adrian | Dustin Akins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey John's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mack Chretien (C) Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Adrian | Walter Snyder (SG), William Schwieger (SF), Brent Combs (PF), James Covington (C) Dewayne Cole, Denis Short, Daniel Kiser, Eric Woods | |
| 16:28 | Adrian | Dustin Akins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Schwieger | 2-10 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Walter Snyder is called for the reach on Dustin Fraga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Snyder, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (PG) Dustin Fraga | |
| Subs | Adrian | | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 2-10 |
| 16:17 | Adrian | James Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | Adrian | Brent Combs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Snyder | 2-12 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | David Stokes is denied on a layup by James Covington | 2-12 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Mack Chretien misses the tip | 2-12 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | David Stokes tips it home | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) SG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mack Chretien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Adrian | PG - Dustin Akins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Snyder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Schwieger (fresh) PF - Brent Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Covington (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Adrian | Walter Snyder connects on the 3 from straight away | 4-15 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh is hacked by Walter Snyder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Snyder, team foul #4 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Gerald McVaigh, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Adrian | Scott Odom (SF) Walter Snyder | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey John throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF) Brandon Dejesus, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Adrian | | |
| 14:47 | Adrian | Brent Combs can't connect on a shot in the paint | 4-15 |
| 14:46 | Adrian | The offensive rebound goes to William Schwieger | 4-15 |
| 14:27 | Adrian | Brent Combs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-15 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski gets the rebound | 4-15 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-15 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mack Chretien | 4-15 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Scott Odom picks off the pass by Vincent Rykaczewski | 4-15 |
| 13:42 | Adrian | Brent Combs loses the ball out of bounds | 4-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (PG), Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dewayne Cole (SG), Eric Woods (C) Dustin Akins, James Covington | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Thomas Harper is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 6-15 |
| 13:03 | Adrian | Scott Odom banks in the layup | 6-17 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Michael Wilson misses the lay-in | 6-17 |
| 12:54 | Adrian | Scott Odom pulls down the rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:38 | Adrian | William Schwieger steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Brandon Dejesus, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dustin Akins (PG), Denis Short (SF), Daniel Kiser (PF), James Covington (C) William Schwieger, Scott Odom, Brent Combs, Eric Woods | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Dewayne Cole picks off the pass by Thomas Harper | 6-17 |
| 11:57 | Adrian | Dustin Akins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-17 |
| 11:55 | Adrian | James Covington pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 11:47 | Adrian | Denis Short is fouled on the floor by Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #1 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #1 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Mack Chretien (C) Gerald McVaigh, Michael Wilson, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Adrian | Scott Odom (SF), Eric Woods (C) Denis Short, James Covington | |
| 11:27 | Adrian | Scott Odom is hacked by Vincent Rykaczewski - foul #2 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #2 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (PG), David Stokes (PF) Dustin Fraga, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Adrian | William Schwieger (PG), Denis Short (SF), James Covington (PF) Dustin Akins, Scott Odom, Daniel Kiser | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mack Chretien (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Adrian | PG - William Schwieger (tiring) SG - Dewayne Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Denis Short (fresh) PF - James Covington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole double dribbles | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dustin Akins (PG), Brent Combs (PF) William Schwieger, James Covington | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey John's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Akins | 6-17 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | David Stokes tips it in | 8-17 |
| 10:46 | Adrian | Melvin Hickmon picks off the pass by Dustin Akins | 8-17 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Mack Chretien double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael James (C) Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Adrian | William Schwieger (PG), Scott Odom (SF), James Covington (PF), Perry Moats (C) Dustin Akins, Denis Short, Brent Combs, Eric Woods | |
| 10:26 | Adrian | William Schwieger can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 10:24 | Adrian | Perry Moats tips it back up and in | 8-19 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey John's pass is intercepted by William Schwieger in the backcourt | 8-19 |
| 10:04 | Adrian | Scott Odom scores on a shot from the left block | 8-21 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Stokes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dewayne Cole - foul #1 on Dewayne Cole, team foul #5 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Gerald McVaigh (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mack Chretien (C) Brandon Dejesus, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Michael James | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dustin Akins (PG), Denis Short (SF), Daniel Kiser (PF), Eric Woods (C) Dewayne Cole, Scott Odom, James Covington, Perry Moats | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | David Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:29 | Adrian | Dustin Akins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Mack Chretien grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Michael Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 12-21 |
| 09:18 | Adrian | William Schwieger is fouled on the floor by David Stokes - foul #1 on David Stokes, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Harper (C) David Stokes | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dewayne Cole (SG), Brent Combs (PF) William Schwieger, Daniel Kiser | |
| 09:08 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mack Chretien | 15-24 |
| 08:34 | Adrian | Dustin Akins is fouled on the floor by Dustin Fraga - foul #1 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SF) Mack Chretien | |
| Subs | Adrian | William Schwieger (SG), Scott Odom (SF), Daniel Kiser (PF), Perry Moats (C) Dewayne Cole, Denis Short, Brent Combs, Eric Woods | |
| 08:16 | Adrian | Dustin Akins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-24 |
| 08:15 | Adrian | Perry Moats gets the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:02 | Adrian | Perry Moats misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Harper - foul #1 on Thomas Harper, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), David Stokes (PF), Michael James (C) Gerald McVaigh, Michael Wilson, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dewayne Cole (SG), Denis Short (SF), James Covington (PF), Eric Woods (C) Dustin Akins, William Schwieger, Scott Odom, Daniel Kiser | |
| 08:02 | Adrian | Perry Moats makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:02 | Adrian | Perry Moats makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 07:22 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Brandon Dejesus (fairly fresh) PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Adrian | PG - Perry Moats (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dewayne Cole (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Denis Short (fairly fresh) PF - James Covington (tiring) 2 reb. C - Eric Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Perry Moats - foul #1 on Perry Moats, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF), Mack Chretien (PF) Dustin Fraga, David Stokes | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dustin Akins (PG), William Schwieger (SG), Scott Odom (SF), Daniel Kiser (PF), Brent Combs (C) Perry Moats, Dewayne Cole, Denis Short, James Covington, Eric Woods | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:56 | Adrian | Brent Combs misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Michael Wilson (PF) Brandon Dejesus, Michael James | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dewayne Cole (SG), Eric Woods (C) Scott Odom, Daniel Kiser | |
| 06:56 | Adrian | Brent Combs misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:56 | Adrian | Brent Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Dustin Akins steps in front of the Gerald McVaigh pass in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 06:35 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Schwieger | 18-29 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey John travels with the ball | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG), Thomas Harper (C) Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon | |
| Subs | Adrian | Denis Short (SF), Daniel Kiser (PF), Perry Moats (C) William Schwieger, Brent Combs, Eric Woods | |
| 06:00 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Mack Chretien - foul #1 on Mack Chretien, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Adrian | James Covington (C) Perry Moats | |
| 06:00 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:00 | Adrian | Dewayne Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Thomas Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Michael Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Akins - foul #1 on Dustin Akins, team foul #7 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Adrian | Scott Odom (SF) Denis Short | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:30 | Adrian | James Covington misses the shot in the lane | 20-30 |
| 05:28 | Adrian | The offensive rebound goes to Dewayne Cole | 20-30 |
| 05:08 | Adrian | Scott Odom misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Michael James (C) Jeffery Stone, Gerald McVaigh, Michael Wilson, Mack Chretien, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Adrian | William Schwieger (SG), Denis Short (SF), Brent Combs (PF), Eric Woods (C) Dustin Akins, Dewayne Cole, Daniel Kiser, James Covington | |
| 05:08 | Adrian | Scott Odom makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:08 | Adrian | Scott Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Brent Combs swats the short shot by David Stokes | 20-32 |
| 04:59 | Adrian | The rebound goes to Eric Woods | 20-32 |
| 04:55 | Adrian | The short jumper by Scott Odom is denied by David Stokes | 20-32 |
| 04:54 | Adrian | Brent Combs tips it home | 20-34 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Woods | 20-34 |
| 04:48 | Adrian | Eric Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:43 | Adrian | Eric Woods misses the runner from the right block | 20-34 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Michael James pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Brent Combs steals the ball from Michael James | 20-34 |
| 04:22 | Adrian | Brent Combs misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-34 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | David Stokes gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | William Schwieger is called for the reach on Brandon Dejesus - foul #1 on William Schwieger, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG) Melvin Hickmon | |
| Subs | Adrian | Dustin Akins (PG), Dewayne Cole (SG), Daniel Kiser (PF) Scott Odom, William Schwieger, Brent Combs | |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:55 | Adrian | Eric Woods loses the dribble to Jeffrey John | 22-34 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus is fouled in the backcourt by Denis Short - foul #1 on Denis Short, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Thomas Harper (C) David Stokes, Michael James | |
| Subs | Adrian | Michael Mauriello (PG), Walter Snyder (SG), James Covington (C) Dustin Akins, Dewayne Cole, Eric Woods | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:53 | Adrian | The rebound goes to James Covington | 22-34 |
| 03:41 | Adrian | Walter Snyder drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Mauriello | 22-36 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 22-36 |
| 03:15 | Adrian | James Covington snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) SF - Brandon Dejesus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Adrian | PG - Michael Mauriello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Short (tiring) PF - Daniel Kiser (fairly fresh) C - James Covington (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Adrian | Dustin Fraga steals the ball from Walter Snyder | 22-36 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Walter Snyder steps in front of the Brandon Dejesus pass | 22-36 |
| 02:50 | Adrian | Walter Snyder dunks the ball | 22-38 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey John connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dustin Fraga | 25-38 |
| 02:05 | Adrian | Michael Mauriello misses long on a runner from the left block | 25-38 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Thomas Harper snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey John can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 01:42 | Adrian | The rebound goes to James Covington | 25-38 |
| 01:22 | Adrian | Michael Mauriello buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski tips it back up and in | 27-40 |
| 00:45 | Adrian | Michael Mauriello misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 00:43 | Adrian | Daniel Kiser tips it home | 27-42 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey John travels in the backcourt | 27-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mack Chretien (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Brandon Dejesus, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | Adrian | William Schwieger (SF), Brent Combs (PF), Eric Woods (C) Denis Short, Daniel Kiser, James Covington | |
| 00:19 | Adrian | Walter Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh tips it but misses | 27-42 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 27-42 |