| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Myrick (fresh) SF - Dennis Simas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lionel Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski is fouled in the backcourt by James Varley - foul #3 on James Varley, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (SG) James Varley | |
| 19:37 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 31-29 |
| 19:36 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:22 | Bucknell | William Myrick drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oleg Olenski and the foul's on Joseph McKahan - foul #1 on Joseph McKahan, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 19:22 | Bucknell | William Myrick makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oleg Olenski - foul #3 on Oleg Olenski, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | Bucknell | William Myrick clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph McKahan - foul #2 on Joseph McKahan, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (C) Neil Adkins | |
| 18:49 | Bucknell | William Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:49 | Bucknell | William Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses the tip | 36-30 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | John Stahl can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 18:04 | Bucknell | John Mitchell is hacked by John Stahl in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Stahl, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen (SG), Frederick Perl (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF), Patrick Smith (C) William Myrick, Dennis Simas, Lionel Mitchell, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PG), Claude Abbott (SG), Russell Riggs (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Joseph McKahan, John Stahl | |
| 17:49 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dan Gavinski | 39-35 |
| 17:04 | Bucknell | John Mitchell misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Young Xiong - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Neil Adkins (C) Dan Gavinski, Michael Atkison | |
| 17:04 | Bucknell | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:04 | Bucknell | John Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Young Xiong buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Neil Adkins | 40-37 |
| 16:40 | Bucknell | John Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Bienkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Rick Miracle (PG), William Myrick (SG), Thomas Wild (C) John Mitchell, Thomas Whalen, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF) Claude Abbott, Young Xiong, Russell Riggs | |
| 16:26 | Bucknell | William Myrick misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski dunks the ball on a great pass from Augustus Bienkowski | 40-39 |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | Rick Miracle is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McKahan - foul #3 on Joseph McKahan, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Dennis Simas (SF), Lionel Mitchell (PF) William Myrick, Frederick Perl, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), John Stahl (PF), Steven Spangler (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Joseph McKahan, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | Rick Miracle makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | Rick Miracle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rick Miracle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Simas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lionel Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Spangler (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:36 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | John Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | James Varley buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dexter Sellers | 42-41 |
| 15:11 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-41 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Steven Spangler buries a driving attempt in the paint | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild is open and lays it up and in set up by Oleg Olenski | 44-43 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | James Varley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | John Stahl tips it home | 44-45 |
| 13:57 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 13:55 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild tips it in | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | James Varley is hacked by Oleg Olenski - foul #4 on Oleg Olenski, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG), William Myrick (SG), Thomas Whalen (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Oleg Olenski, Rick Miracle, Dennis Simas, Lionel Mitchell, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (PG), Claude Abbott (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Russell Riggs (PF), Neil Adkins (C) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, John Stahl, Steven Spangler | |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Myrick - foul #2 on William Myrick, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG) Claude Abbott | |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Young Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:58 | Bucknell | Patrick Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 46-49 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 46-49 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski tips it in | 46-51 |
| 12:35 | Bucknell | John Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Bienkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Claude Abbott (SG), Michael Atkison (PF) Augustus Bienkowski, Russell Riggs | |
| 12:35 | Bucknell | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Claude Abbott grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Claude Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 12:27 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Gilbert McLaughlin | 46-51 |
| 12:09 | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 11:55 | Bucknell | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Myrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Whalen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph McKahan (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Claude Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Young Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 11:45 | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:21 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin is hacked by Michael Atkison - foul #1 on Michael Atkison, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Frederick Perl (SF), Thomas Wild (C) Thomas Whalen, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Augustus Bienkowski (SF), Russell Riggs (C) Joseph McKahan, Claude Abbott, Young Xiong, Neil Adkins | |
| 11:21 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:21 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 10:53 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:40 | Bucknell | William Myrick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 54-51 |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-51 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Rick Miracle (PG), Dennis Simas (SF), Lionel Mitchell (PF) John Mitchell, Gilbert McLaughlin, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF), John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison, Russell Riggs | |
| 09:48 | Bucknell | Dexter Sellers is called for the reach on William Myrick - foul #4 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Wild (C) Frederick Perl | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Claude Abbott (SG) Dexter Sellers | |
| 09:48 | Bucknell | William Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:48 | Bucknell | William Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Smith (C) Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Spangler (C) Neil Adkins | |
| 09:29 | Bucknell | Dan Gavinski picks off the pass by Rick Miracle in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski banks in the layup | 56-53 |
| 09:14 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-53 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | John Stahl grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:57 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 08:40 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Dennis Simas | 58-53 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Rick Miracle is called for the reach on James Varley - foul #3 on Rick Miracle, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG), Thomas Whalen (SG), Frederick Perl (SF), Thomas Wild (C) Rick Miracle, William Myrick, Dennis Simas, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (SG), Augustus Bienkowski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Russell Riggs (C) Claude Abbott, Dan Gavinski, John Stahl, Steven Spangler | |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 08:01 | Bucknell | John Mitchell gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:55 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph McKahan - foul #4 on Joseph McKahan, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG) James Varley | |
| 07:55 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:55 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Whalen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Perl (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lionel Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wild (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph McKahan (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Augustus Bienkowski | 60-56 |
| 07:13 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild double dribbles | 60-56 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin (PF) Lionel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Young Xiong (SF), Neil Adkins (C) Joseph McKahan, Augustus Bienkowski, Russell Riggs | |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Frederick Perl denies the turnaround by James Varley | 60-56 |
| 06:59 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:54 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Whalen | 63-56 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 06:37 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:35 | Bucknell | Neil Adkins picks off the pass by Oleg Olenski in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | James Varley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 06:21 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:08 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 06:07 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 05:43 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Rick Miracle (SG), Dennis Simas (SF), Patrick Smith (PF) Thomas Whalen, Frederick Perl, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Joseph McKahan (SG), Claude Abbott (SF), John Stahl (PF), Russell Riggs (C) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Young Xiong, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Claude Abbott's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wild | 65-59 |
| 05:15 | Bucknell | Rick Miracle clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Patrick Smith denies the turnaround by Augustus Bienkowski | 65-59 |
| 04:46 | Bucknell | Rick Miracle grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 04:29 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Rick Miracle and he's fouled by Russell Riggs - foul #2 on Russell Riggs, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Steven Spangler (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Joseph McKahan, Claude Abbott, John Stahl, Russell Riggs | |
| 04:29 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers double dribbles | 68-59 |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Myrick (SG), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF) Rick Miracle, Thomas Wild | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:56 | Bucknell | Patrick Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Myrick | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Myrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Simas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Steven Spangler misses the easy layup but the foul's on Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #5 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Steven Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Steven Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lionel Mitchell | 72-61 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lionel Mitchell - foul #2 on Lionel Mitchell, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Rick Miracle (SG) John Mitchell, William Myrick | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Neil Adkins (C) James Varley, Steven Spangler | |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:47 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-63 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Gilbert McLaughlin swats the layup by Dan Gavinski | 72-63 |
| 02:39 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Gilbert McLaughlin | 72-63 |
| 02:16 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Oleg Olenski | 74-63 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dennis Simas - foul #3 on Dennis Simas, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG), William Myrick (SG), Frederick Perl (SF), Patrick Smith (PF), Thomas Wild (C) Oleg Olenski, Rick Miracle, Dennis Simas, Lionel Mitchell, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Joseph McKahan (SG), Young Xiong (SF), John Stahl (PF) Augustus Bienkowski, Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Michael Atkison | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | James Varley lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Dennis Simas (SF), Lionel Mitchell (PF) John Mitchell, Frederick Perl, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF) Joseph McKahan, Young Xiong, John Stahl | |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | James Varley makes the free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Bucknell | William Myrick misses the easy layup | 74-69 |
| 01:14 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild snags the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 01:02 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | James Varley knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-74 |
| 00:07 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | William Myrick is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Myrick, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers makes the shot from the left side | 74-76 |