| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams is fouled on the floor by John Stich - foul #2 on John Stich, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | William Elder misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-24 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | John Stich misses the lay-in | 41-24 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | William Elder pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:45 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 41-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins (C) William Elder | |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Mann | 44-24 |
| 18:03 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Whitman | 44-26 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 17:26 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Whitman | 44-28 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Mann | 46-28 |
| 17:00 | Valparaiso | William Young misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Craig Atkinson - foul #2 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF) John Stich | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Adam Williams, Robert Stanley | |
| 17:00 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:00 | Valparaiso | William Young misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is called for traveling | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), William Elder (C) William Young, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman's pass is intercepted by David Mann | 46-29 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | David Mann lays it in | 48-29 |
| 16:06 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman is denied on a layup by Floyd Kent | 48-29 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | David Mann snags the defensive board | 48-29 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | David Mann is whistled for traveling | 48-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), John Pledger (SF), John Stich (PF) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), Adam Williams (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Willian Pickett, Jay Grant, Dikembe Abdelrahman, William Elder | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pledger (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Whitman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley hits a turnaround in the paint | 48-31 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | David Mann can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Whitman - foul #3 on Joseph Whitman, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (C) James Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG) Joseph Whitman | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | David Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:01 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-31 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG) John Pledger | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG) Henry Wilson | |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Zachery Baker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew McDonald | 52-31 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-31 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 52-31 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-31 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | David Mann snags the offensive board | 52-31 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Mann | 55-31 |
| 13:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins's floater is tipped away by Craig Atkinson | 55-31 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson snags the defensive board | 55-31 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Zachery Baker connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Mann | 57-31 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses the easy layup | 57-31 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams tips it in | 57-33 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Willian Pickett steals it from Matthew McDonald | 57-33 |
| 12:09 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins connects on the jumper from the left block | 57-35 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-35 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Zachery Baker tips it back up and in | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Willian Pickett (fresh) SG - Michael Rambert (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams drills a shot from the baseline | 59-37 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | John Stich buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald and he's hacked by Robert Stanley - foul #3 on Robert Stanley, team foul #2 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), John Pledger (SF), James Young (C) Zachery Baker, Matthew McDonald, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), William Young (SG), Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Michael Rambert, Adam Williams, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 62-37 |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | John Stich swats the short shot by William Elder | 62-37 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | William Elder hits the follow up shot | 62-39 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-39 |
| 10:35 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to William Elder | 62-39 |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-39 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | David Mann can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-39 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the shot in the lane | 62-39 |
| 09:29 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the board | 62-39 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Floyd Kent (C) David Mann, John Stich | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Adam Williams (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Henry Wilson, Jay Grant, William Elder | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | John Pledger drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Young and the foul's on Adam Williams - foul #3 on Adam Williams, team foul #3 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (C) Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the free throw | 64-39 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-39 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SF) John Pledger | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Craig Atkinson picks off the pass by William Young | 64-39 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) James Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | William Elder is denied on a layup by Craig Atkinson | 64-39 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Zachery Baker snags the defensive board | 64-39 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #4 on Adam Williams, team foul #4 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), John Stich (PF) Marlon Everhart, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Portillo (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Adam Williams, Robert Stanley, William Elder | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the board | 65-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Portillo (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-39 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 65-39 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Zachery Baker connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Mann and the foul's on Joseph Whitman - foul #4 on Joseph Whitman, team foul #5 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF), Floyd Kent (C) John Stich, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), William Elder (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the free throw | 68-39 |
| 06:55 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert is hacked by Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #3 | 68-39 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | William Elder hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Henry Wilson and the foul's on Floyd Kent - foul #2 on Floyd Kent, team foul #4 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG) Michael Rambert | |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | William Elder misses the free throw | 68-41 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the rebound | 68-41 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 68-41 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-41 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Elder - foul #1 on William Elder, team foul #6 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) David Mann | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG) Willian Pickett | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 69-41 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-41 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | William Elder loses the dribble to Floyd Kent | 70-41 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Zachery Baker drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 72-41 |
| 05:17 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Henry Wilson | 72-43 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Rambert - foul #2 on Michael Rambert, team foul #7 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), John Pledger (SF), John Stich (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) Zachery Baker, Matthew McDonald, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Jay Grant (SF) Henry Wilson, David Portillo | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 2nd free throw | 72-43 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 72-43 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett is fouled on the floor by Craig Atkinson - foul #3 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #5 | 72-43 |
| 04:22 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG) Michael Rambert | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | John Stich connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Mann and the foul's on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #8 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), David Portillo (SF) Henry Wilson, Jay Grant | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | John Stich misses the free throw | 74-43 |
| 03:55 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | John Stich misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 74-45 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses the tip | 74-45 |
| 03:31 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pledger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Willian Pickett (fresh) SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) SF - David Portillo (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Elder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-45 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | David Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 74-45 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | David Mann is fouled in the backcourt by Willian Pickett - foul #2 on Willian Pickett, team foul #9 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Matthew McDonald (SF), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, John Pledger, John Stich | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Jay Grant (SF) Michael Rambert, David Portillo | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Craig Atkinson picks off the pass by Henry Wilson | 76-45 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 76-45 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the offensive board | 76-45 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | David Mann buries a turnaround in the lane set up by James Young | 78-45 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #6 | 78-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), John Stich (PF) Matthew McDonald, James Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG) Willian Pickett | |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson is hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #10 | 78-47 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman is whistled for a carry | 79-47 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Zachery Baker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Mann | 82-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Jay Grant is called for the reach on Marlon Everhart - foul #1 on Jay Grant, team foul #11 | 82-50 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 2nd free throw | 83-50 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 83-50 |