| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - Oliver Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Jowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Riggins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hogle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tristan Whipple (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Smallwood - foul #1 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 19:47 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:47 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Smallwood | 39-47 |
| 19:08 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle buries a shot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Oliver Kidd is called for the reach on Donald Smallwood - foul #2 on Oliver Kidd, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lester Yepez (SF), Ronald Spears (C) Bruce Riggins, Tristan Whipple | |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Mark Lago scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Sylvester Botelho and he's hacked by Lester Yepez - foul #2 on Lester Yepez, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt (PF) Derek Bullock | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Brown (PG), John Muirhead (SG) Oliver Kidd, Gregory Jowers | |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:37 | Wabash | Ronald Spears misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Lanny Montano grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | John Brown takes the ball from Mark Lago in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 18:28 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lanny Montano - foul #3 on Lanny Montano, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Donald Chaisson (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Timothy Hatch (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Lanny Montano | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 18:28 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 18:28 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 42-51 |
| 18:11 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 17:58 | Wabash | John Muirhead loses the dribble to Joseph Phillips | 42-51 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Mike Parrish can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Bullock (PF) Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lewis Wymer (PG), Gregory Jowers (SG), Henry St. Louis (SF), Fred Klein (PF), Tristan Whipple (C) John Brown, John Muirhead, Lester Yepez, Thomas Hogle, Ronald Spears | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Mike Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:22 | Wabash | Fred Klein clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Chaisson - foul #2 on Donald Chaisson, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), David Edelen (SF), Jimmie Pike (C) Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Wabash | Oliver Kidd (PG), Bruce Riggins (SF) Lewis Wymer, Henry St. Louis | |
| 17:22 | Wabash | Fred Klein misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:22 | Wabash | Fred Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Derek Bullock gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Derek Bullock buries a runner from the right block set up by Mike Parrish and the foul's on Fred Klein - foul #3 on Fred Klein, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG) Mike Parrish | |
| Subs | Wabash | Thomas Hogle (PF) Fred Klein | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 16:59 | Wabash | David Edelen is called for the reach on Oliver Kidd - foul #3 on David Edelen, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lago (SF) David Edelen | |
| Subs | Wabash | Henry St. Louis (SG) Gregory Jowers | |
| 16:54 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle hits a driving attempt from the right block | 46-53 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho's pass is intercepted by Bruce Riggins | 46-53 |
| 16:34 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Riggins | 46-55 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Derek Bullock snags the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Henry St. Louis - foul #1 on Henry St. Louis, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Donald Smallwood, Mark Lago, Derek Bullock, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Brown (PG), Gregory Jowers (SG), Fred Klein (PF), Ronald Spears (C) Oliver Kidd, Henry St. Louis, Thomas Hogle, Tristan Whipple | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mike Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Jowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Riggins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Spears (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Phillips - foul #2 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (SG) Sylvester Botelho | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 15:39 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 15:39 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Gregory Jowers is called for the reach on Donald Chaisson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Jowers, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lester Yepez (SF) Bruce Riggins | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Lanny Montano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mike Parrish | 50-56 |
| 15:10 | Wabash | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Lanny Montano - foul #4 on Lanny Montano, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (C) Lanny Montano | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 15:02 | Wabash | Ruben Curnutt steps in front of the Ronald Spears pass | 50-56 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson is hacked by Gregory Jowers - foul #3 on Gregory Jowers, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), David Edelen (SF), Derek Bullock (PF) Mike Parrish, Joseph Phillips, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lewis Wymer (PG), John Muirhead (SG), Tristan Whipple (C) John Brown, Gregory Jowers, Ronald Spears | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 14:23 | Wabash | Fred Klein knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 52-58 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 14:03 | Wabash | Tristan Whipple gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 13:59 | Wabash | John Muirhead is whistled for traveling | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Jimmie Pike (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Donald Chaisson, Derek Bullock, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Wabash | Bruce Riggins (SF), Thomas Hogle (PF), Ronald Spears (C) Lester Yepez, Fred Klein, Tristan Whipple | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | David Edelen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 13:47 | Wabash | The rebound goes to Ronald Spears | 52-58 |
| 13:24 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins can't finish the layup | 52-58 |
| 13:22 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle tips it in | 52-60 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jimmie Pike is blocked by Ronald Spears | 52-60 |
| 13:06 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 12:59 | Wabash | The jump hook by Ronald Spears is blocked by Ruben Curnutt | 52-60 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ruben Curnutt | 52-60 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Phillips (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Derek Bullock (PF) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, David Edelen, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Wabash | Oliver Kidd (PG), Gregory Jowers (SG), Henry St. Louis (SF), Tristan Whipple (C) Lewis Wymer, John Muirhead, Bruce Riggins, Ronald Spears | |
| 12:43 | Wabash | Derek Bullock takes the ball from Thomas Hogle | 52-60 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Oliver Kidd is called for the reach on Joseph Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oliver Kidd, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 12:37 | Wabash | Joseph Phillips is called for the reach on Oliver Kidd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 12:37 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Derek Bullock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Lago | 56-60 |
| 12:16 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Hogle, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Brown (PG), Fred Klein (PF) Oliver Kidd, Thomas Hogle | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Tristan Whipple steals it from Derek Bullock | 56-60 |
| 11:35 | Wabash | Fred Klein can't finish the layup | 56-60 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Derek Bullock snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mike Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lago (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bullock (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Ruben Curnutt (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Jowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry St. Louis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tristan Whipple (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt is called for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Jimmie Pike (PF), Timothy Hatch (C) Joseph Phillips, Mike Parrish, Derek Bullock, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lester Yepez (SF), Thomas Hogle (PF), Ronald Spears (C) Henry St. Louis, Fred Klein, Tristan Whipple | |
| 11:14 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle blows the layup | 56-60 |
| 11:13 | Wabash | Gregory Jowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:52 | Wabash | Ronald Spears misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Smallwood - foul #2 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), David Edelen (SF) Donald Smallwood, Mark Lago | |
| Subs | Wabash | Oliver Kidd (PG), Bruce Riggins (SF) John Brown, Lester Yepez | |
| 10:52 | Wabash | Ronald Spears makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:52 | Wabash | Ronald Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Chaisson | 59-62 |
| 10:24 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Oliver Kidd and he's fouled by Jimmie Pike - foul #2 on Jimmie Pike, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Derek Bullock (PF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Sylvester Botelho, Jimmie Pike, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Muirhead (SG) Gregory Jowers | |
| 10:24 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Derek Bullock misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Hogle - foul #2 on Thomas Hogle, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG) Donald Chaisson | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lewis Wymer (PG), Lester Yepez (SF), Fred Klein (PF) Oliver Kidd, Bruce Riggins, Thomas Hogle | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Derek Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:10 | Wabash | The rebound goes to John Muirhead | 60-65 |
| 09:55 | Wabash | Ronald Spears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-65 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 09:38 | Wabash | Ronald Spears pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 09:34 | Wabash | Fred Klein is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Fred Klein, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (C) Mike Parrish, David Edelen, Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Wabash | Gregory Jowers (SG), Thomas Hogle (PF), Tristan Whipple (C) John Muirhead, Fred Klein, Ronald Spears | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (C) Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Brown (PG), Bruce Riggins (SF) Lewis Wymer, Lester Yepez | |
| 09:02 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle buries a jump hook from close range | 60-67 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Derek Bullock's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hogle in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 08:45 | Wabash | Donald Smallwood steals it from Tristan Whipple | 60-67 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho lays it in set up by Donald Smallwood | 62-67 |
| 08:21 | Wabash | Jimmie Pike steps in front of the Thomas Hogle pass | 62-67 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bruce Riggins - foul #2 on Bruce Riggins, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Timothy Hatch (C) Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Wabash | Oliver Kidd (PG), John Muirhead (SG), Henry St. Louis (SF), Ronald Spears (C) John Brown, Gregory Jowers, Bruce Riggins, Tristan Whipple | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 08:08 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd is hacked by Donald Smallwood - foul #4 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (SG) Donald Smallwood | |
| Subs | Wabash | | |
| 08:08 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:08 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Derek Bullock gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Mike Parrish is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Bullock | 68-68 |
| 07:36 | Wabash | Mike Parrish is called for the reach on Oliver Kidd - foul #3 on Mike Parrish, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Derek Bullock, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Wabash | Fred Klein (PF) Thomas Hogle | |
| 07:36 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 07:36 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mike Parrish (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - Oliver Kidd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Muirhead (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry St. Louis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Spears (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Lanny Montano hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jimmie Pike | 70-70 |
| 07:07 | Wabash | Ronald Spears misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 07:05 | Wabash | John Muirhead snags the offensive board | 70-70 |
| 06:55 | Wabash | Ronald Spears buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Muirhead | 70-72 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-72 |
| 06:48 | Wabash | Fred Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 06:43 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Spears | 70-74 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), David Edelen (SF), Ruben Curnutt (PF) Mike Parrish, Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lewis Wymer (PG), Gregory Jowers (SG), Lester Yepez (SF), Tristan Whipple (C) Oliver Kidd, John Muirhead, Henry St. Louis, Ronald Spears | |
| 06:25 | Wabash | Fred Klein lays it in | 70-76 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | David Edelen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Brown (PG) Lewis Wymer | |
| 06:07 | Wabash | Fred Klein knocks in the floater from the right block | 70-78 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho is called for traveling | 70-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Bullock (PF) Ruben Curnutt | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lewis Wymer (PG), Thomas Hogle (PF) Gregory Jowers, Tristan Whipple | |
| 05:27 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald Smallwood - foul #5 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #13 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG) Donald Smallwood | |
| Subs | Wabash | Gregory Jowers (SG) John Brown | |
| 05:27 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 05:27 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Lanny Montano gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Lanny Montano clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Jowers - foul #4 on Gregory Jowers, team foul #13 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lago (SF) David Edelen | |
| Subs | Wabash | Bruce Riggins (SF) Lester Yepez | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 04:58 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-79 |
| 04:56 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle snags the offensive board | 72-79 |
| 04:43 | Wabash | Lewis Wymer is fouled on the floor by Mark Lago - foul #2 on Mark Lago, team foul #14 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF) Derek Bullock | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Muirhead (SG), Ronald Spears (C) Gregory Jowers, Fred Klein | |
| 04:43 | Wabash | Lewis Wymer misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 04:43 | Wabash | Lewis Wymer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the shot from the right side | 74-80 |
| 04:17 | Wabash | Bruce Riggins buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-82 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Ronald Spears steps in front of the Lanny Montano pass | 74-82 |
| 04:06 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle lays it in set up by John Muirhead | 74-84 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Bruce Riggins picks off the pass by Sylvester Botelho in the backcourt | 74-84 |
| 04:03 | Wabash | Lewis Wymer jams it set up by Bruce Riggins | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Mike Parrish is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Parrish, team foul #15 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), David Edelen (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (PF) Mike Parrish, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Wabash | Oliver Kidd (PG), John Brown (SG), Lester Yepez (SF), Fred Klein (PF) Lewis Wymer, John Muirhead, Bruce Riggins, Thomas Hogle | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Wabash | Ronald Spears's floater is tipped away by Lanny Montano | 74-86 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt gets the rebound | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Fred Klein steps in front of the David Edelen pass | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:28 | Wabash | Ronald Spears hits the finger roll set up by Oliver Kidd | 74-88 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Curnutt (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lanny Montano (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wabash | PG - Oliver Kidd (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Yepez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fred Klein (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Spears (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Chaisson, team foul #16 | 74-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Jimmie Pike (PF), Timothy Hatch (C) Donald Chaisson, Ruben Curnutt, Lanny Montano | |
| Subs | Wabash | Gregory Jowers (SG), Henry St. Louis (SF), Tristan Whipple (C) John Brown, Lester Yepez, Ronald Spears | |
| 02:54 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-88 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch grabs the defensive rebound | 74-88 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mark Lago (SF) Mike Parrish, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Brown (SG), Thomas Hogle (PF) Gregory Jowers, Fred Klein | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Muirhead (SG) John Brown | |
| 02:42 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 74-88 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch grabs the board | 74-88 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | David Edelen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-88 |
| 02:35 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd gets the rebound | 74-88 |
| 02:29 | Wabash | Oliver Kidd makes the shot from close range on a great pass from John Muirhead | 74-90 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Lago | 76-90 |
| 02:03 | Wabash | Thomas Hogle is called for traveling | 76-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (C) David Edelen, Mark Lago, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Wabash | Lewis Wymer (PG), John Brown (SG), Lester Yepez (SF), Fred Klein (PF), Ronald Spears (C) Oliver Kidd, John Muirhead, Henry St. Louis, Thomas Hogle, Tristan Whipple | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mike Parrish and the foul's on Ronald Spears - foul #3 on Ronald Spears, team foul #14 | 78-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (C) Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Wabash | John Muirhead (SG) Lewis Wymer | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt makes the free throw | 79-90 |
| 01:28 | Wabash | Ronald Spears scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Brown and the foul's on Timothy Hatch - foul #2 on Timothy Hatch, team foul #17 | 79-92 |
| 01:28 | Wabash | Ronald Spears makes the free throw | 79-93 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Mike Parrish | 81-93 |
| 00:55 | Wabash | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hatch - foul #3 on Timothy Hatch, team foul #18 | 81-93 |
| 00:55 | Wabash | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 81-93 |
| 00:55 | Wabash | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 81-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Mike Parrish is hacked by John Muirhead in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Muirhead, team foul #15 | 81-94 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Mike Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 82-94 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Mike Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wabash | Wabash is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Wabash | Ronald Spears's layup is rejected by Timothy Hatch | 83-94 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 83-94 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Mike Parrish's pass is intercepted by Lester Yepez | 83-94 |
| 00:00 | Wabash | John Brown runs out the clock | 83-94 |