| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Clarke (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-30 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 21-30 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits a runner in the lane | 23-30 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis is hacked by Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF) Merlin Morris, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight | |
| 18:45 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 18:43 | DePaul | John Clarke tips it home | 23-32 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled on the floor by Carlton Slaughter - foul #1 on Carlton Slaughter, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Carlton Slaughter, John Clarke | |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the fadeaway from the right side | 23-32 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Hunter | 23-32 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Todd Raub picks off the pass by Kelly Jeanlouis | 23-32 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Ahmadi steps in front of the Eric Thomas pass | 23-32 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Edwin Teague comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Wesley Prado grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Charles Hunter steps in front of the Todd Raub pass | 23-32 |
| 16:41 | DePaul | Charles Hunter banks in the layup | 23-34 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 26-34 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Eric Thomas picks off the pass by Steven Baum in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a jumper from the left block | 26-34 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) C - Steven Baum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 29-34 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Charles Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Prado - foul #3 on Wesley Prado, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), William Knight (PF), John Clarke (C) Edwin Teague, Kelly Jeanlouis, Steven Baum | |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Merlin Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Stanley Huff knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 32-34 |
| 14:34 | DePaul | William Roberts steals the ball from Merlin Morris in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG) Charles Hunter | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi double dribbles | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Stanley Huff buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Keith Jones | 34-34 |
| 13:30 | DePaul | Stanley Huff steps in front of the William Knight pass in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 3 from straight away | 37-34 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF) Charles Hunter, Kelly Jeanlouis | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | John Clarke is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #3 on John Clarke, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Steven Baum (PF) Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, William Knight | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Antonio Stack can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-34 |
| 12:14 | DePaul | Steven Baum grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Knight (PF) Steven Baum | |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it home | 39-34 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Wesley Prado steals the ball from William Knight in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 39-34 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-34 |
| 10:27 | DePaul | Wesley Prado takes the ball from Charles Hunter | 42-34 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't throw it down | 42-34 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | John Clarke gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Charles Hunter is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Merlin Morris | 42-37 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Jie Huang is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF) Merlin Morris, Charles Hunter, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight | |
| 09:44 | DePaul | Edwin Teague throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 09:23 | DePaul | John Clarke grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Edwin Teague scores on a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | William Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Edwin Teague drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carlton Slaughter | 44-43 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:45 | DePaul | William Roberts is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Chase Smith (PF), William Knight (C) Edwin Teague, Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, Steven Baum, John Clarke | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kris Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chase Smith (fresh) C - William Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 07:27 | DePaul | William Knight tips it in | 47-45 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Todd Raub dunks the ball on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 49-45 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Todd Raub is called for the reach on Merlin Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (C) Chase Smith | |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Charles Hunter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Merlin Morris | 49-48 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Kelly Jeanlouis - foul #3 on Kelly Jeanlouis, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Wesley Prado, Todd Raub, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF) Kelly Jeanlouis | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-48 |
| 06:24 | DePaul | Merlin Morris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-51 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Steven Baum (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 05:35 | DePaul | Steven Baum grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | William Knight misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kris Barnes (PF), William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (C) Steven Baum | |
| 05:29 | DePaul | William Knight misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kris Barnes | 49-52 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Stanley Huff buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Jones | 52-52 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-52 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the shot from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Kris Barnes snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 03:41 | DePaul | John Clarke grabs the board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Knight (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Clarke (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Charles Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Kris Barnes, William Roberts | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Chase Smith (PF), Steven Baum (C) Merlin Morris, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight, John Clarke | |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Charles Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Charles Hunter steps in front of the Reed Phillips pass | 52-53 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Baum | 52-55 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Eric Thomas loses the dribble to Carlton Slaughter | 52-55 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses the easy layup | 52-55 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Steven Baum drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Charles Hunter and he's hacked by Jie Huang - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), John Clarke (C) Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, Chase Smith | |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Steven Baum misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Reed Phillips dunks the ball set up by Eric Thomas | 54-57 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the shot from the left block | 54-59 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Knight (PF) Steven Baum | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 01:30 | DePaul | Charles Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson travels with the ball | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Merlin Morris and he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | John Clarke snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | DePaul | John Clarke is hacked by Jie Huang - foul #5 on Jie Huang, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:49 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | William Roberts is called for the reach on William Knight - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Chase Smith (PF) John Clarke | |
| 00:48 | DePaul | William Knight misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is whistled for traveling | 54-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (C) Merlin Morris, Charles Hunter, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight | |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Edwin Teague is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jones - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #14 | 54-64 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Edwin Teague makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Edwin Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | William Roberts is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #15 | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Keith Jones gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the fadeaway from the right block | 54-66 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Edwin Teague runs out the clock | 54-66 |