| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Bradley Donmoyer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Kriebel (fresh) PF - Thomas Mouton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Bonnett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Otterbein | James Bonnett misses short on a jumper from the right block | 46-39 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Ralph Koch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 19:23 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Fred Kriebel | 46-39 |
| 19:07 | Otterbein | James Bonnett comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 46-39 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Ralph Koch pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Ralph Koch's layup is rejected by Thomas Mouton | 46-39 |
| 18:59 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:52 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel buries a shot in the lane set up by James Bonnett | 48-39 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel loses the dribble to Bradley Donmoyer | 48-39 |
| 18:30 | Otterbein | Bradley Donmoyer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Bradley Donmoyer is called for the reach on Willy Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Donmoyer, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ronald Motter (PG), Benny Messier (SG), Dan Schiller (SF), Mitchell Hewitt (PF), Earl Vines (C) Bradley Donmoyer, Kyle Wagner, Fred Kriebel, Thomas Mouton, James Bonnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Long misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benny Messier - foul #1 on Benny Messier, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Michael Long makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:59 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt double dribbles | 48-41 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath is hacked by Benny Messier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Messier, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Michael Long misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 17:42 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 17:36 | Otterbein | Earl Vines can't finish the layup | 48-41 |
| 17:35 | Otterbein | Earl Vines tips it home | 50-41 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Mitchell Hewitt - foul #1 on Mitchell Hewitt, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kyle Wagner (SG) Benny Messier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Randy Chagoya, Michael Osteen, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 16:58 | Otterbein | Jonathan Howard steals it from Dan Schiller | 50-43 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Dan Schiller is called for the reach on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Dan Schiller, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl (PG), Chris Marquette (SF), Thomas Mouton (PF), James Bonnett (C) Ronald Motter, Dan Schiller, Mitchell Hewitt, Earl Vines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Long, Jonathan Howard | |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Ralph Koch can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-43 |
| 16:23 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Andrew Brandl | 50-43 |
| 16:17 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Brandl and he's fouled by Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Benny Messier (SG) Kyle Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF) Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 16:17 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 15:55 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Koch | 53-46 |
| 15:53 | Otterbein | James Bonnett gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Andrew Brandl (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Messier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Marquette (fresh) PF - Thomas Mouton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bonnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-46 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Benny Messier steals it from Willy Pickerel | 56-46 |
| 14:54 | Otterbein | Chris Marquette can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Ted Neill gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Andrew Brandl takes the ball from Willy Pickerel in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 14:49 | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl misses the easy layup | 56-46 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willy Pickerel | 56-46 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Andrew Brandl - foul #1 on Andrew Brandl, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Donmoyer (PG), Kyle Wagner (SG), Fred Kriebel (SF), Mitchell Hewitt (PF), Earl Vines (C) Andrew Brandl, Benny Messier, Chris Marquette, Thomas Mouton, James Bonnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Ted Neill, Willy Pickerel, Michael Osteen, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Michael Long drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Chagoya | 56-49 |
| 14:03 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Vines | 59-49 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 59-49 |
| 13:37 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Kyle Wagner | 59-49 |
| 13:33 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 13:32 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 13:21 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ronald Motter (SG), Dan Schiller (SF) Kyle Wagner, Fred Kriebel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (PF) Ernest McIlrath | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Ronald Motter steps in front of the Carl Luce pass in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 12:59 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Donmoyer | 62-49 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Motter - foul #1 on Ronald Motter, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kyle Wagner (SG), Thomas Mouton (PF) Bradley Donmoyer, Earl Vines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 12:41 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dan Schiller - foul #3 on Dan Schiller, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Benny Messier (SG), James Bonnett (C) Kyle Wagner, Mitchell Hewitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 12:21 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-53 |
| 12:20 | Otterbein | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Schiller | 62-53 |
| 12:06 | Otterbein | Ted Neill picks off the pass by James Bonnett | 62-53 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky lays it up and in on a great pass from Ted Neill | 62-55 |
| 11:43 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ronald Motter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Messier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Schiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mouton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bonnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lipovsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Osteen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Pollard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 11:34 | Otterbein | James Bonnett pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 11:19 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 62-55 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky is hacked by Dan Schiller - foul #4 on Dan Schiller, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Donmoyer (PG), Kyle Wagner (SG), Earl Vines (SF), Mitchell Hewitt (PF), Andrew Brandl (C) Ronald Motter, Benny Messier, Dan Schiller, Thomas Mouton, James Bonnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Michael Osteen, Jonathan Howard, Daniel Pollard | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:11 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Mitchell Hewitt | 62-56 |
| 10:43 | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Kyle Wagner steals the ball from Jeremiah Meyers | 62-56 |
| 10:01 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Carl Luce - foul #4 on Carl Luce, team foul #2 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel (SF) Andrew Brandl | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Ernest McIlrath (C) Robert Lipovsky, Carl Luce | |
| 10:01 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ernest McIlrath | 65-58 |
| 09:17 | Otterbein | Kyle Wagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 09:16 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel can't tip it in | 65-58 |
| 09:14 | Otterbein | Earl Vines tips it home | 67-58 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers's pass is intercepted by Bradley Donmoyer in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 08:55 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt loses the dribble to Jeremiah Meyers | 67-58 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Willy Pickerel | 67-60 |
| 08:23 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel is hacked by Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #3 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ronald Motter (PG), Benny Messier (SG), Chris Marquette (SF), Thomas Mouton (PF), Andrew Brandl (C) Bradley Donmoyer, Kyle Wagner, Fred Kriebel, Mitchell Hewitt, Earl Vines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Michael Osteen (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 08:14 | Otterbein | Chris Marquette misses the fadeaway near the basket | 67-60 |
| 08:12 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 07:55 | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl misses the shot from the right side | 67-60 |
| 07:53 | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 07:34 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 67-60 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Pollard | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ronald Motter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Messier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Marquette (fresh) PF - Thomas Mouton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Brandl (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Osteen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Pollard (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Andrew Brandl is called for the reach on Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Andrew Brandl, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Dan Schiller (SF), James Bonnett (C) Thomas Mouton, Andrew Brandl | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Jonathan Howard | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:10 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-61 |
| 07:08 | Otterbein | James Bonnett grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 06:49 | Otterbein | Benny Messier can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Ronald Motter steals it from Ted Neill in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 06:42 | Otterbein | Dan Schiller hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Motter | 69-61 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Chris Marquette steals the ball from Ted Neill in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| 06:27 | Otterbein | Chris Marquette misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Luce - foul #5 on Carl Luce, team foul #4 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Donmoyer (PG), Kyle Wagner (SG), Mitchell Hewitt (C) Ronald Motter, Benny Messier, James Bonnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Michael Long, Michael Osteen, Carl Luce, Daniel Pollard | |
| 06:27 | Otterbein | Chris Marquette makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:27 | Otterbein | Chris Marquette misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Donmoyer - foul #4 on Bradley Donmoyer, team foul #11 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Earl Vines (C) Chris Marquette | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:04 | Otterbein | Bradley Donmoyer misses the jumper near the basket | 70-63 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Jeremiah Meyers and he's hacked by Bradley Donmoyer - foul #5 on Bradley Donmoyer, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl (PG), Thomas Mouton (PF) Bradley Donmoyer, Dan Schiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF) Ted Neill, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:26 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt misses the lay-in | 70-66 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonathan Howard | 70-66 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lipovsky | 70-69 |
| 04:59 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 04:58 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt tips it home | 72-69 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Ralph Koch connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Lipovsky | 72-71 |
| 04:08 | Otterbein | Andrew Brandl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-71 |
| 04:06 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton can't tip it in | 72-71 |
| 04:04 | Otterbein | Mitchell Hewitt gets the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:46 | Otterbein | Earl Vines loses the ball out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Ronald Motter (PG), Benny Messier (SG), Fred Kriebel (SF), James Bonnett (C) Andrew Brandl, Kyle Wagner, Earl Vines, Mitchell Hewitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Robert Lipovsky, Willy Pickerel, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Ronald Motter is called for the reach on Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Motter, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:13 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Ralph Koch, team foul #5 | 72-73 |
| 03:13 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:13 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Ronald Motter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Messier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Kriebel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mouton (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - James Bonnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard is wide open and dunks the ball | 72-75 |
| 02:36 | Otterbein | Fred Kriebel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Bonnett | 75-75 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Ted Neill | 75-77 |
| 02:01 | Otterbein | Benny Messier comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ted Neill - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #6 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Dan Schiller (SF), Chris Marquette (PF), Mitchell Hewitt (C) Fred Kriebel, Thomas Mouton, James Bonnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Michael Osteen (SF) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 02:01 | Otterbein | Benny Messier makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:01 | Otterbein | Benny Messier makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Ronald Motter is called for the reach on Randy Chagoya in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Motter, team foul #14 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Kyle Wagner (SG), Fred Kriebel (SF), Thomas Mouton (PF), James Bonnett (C) Benny Messier, Dan Schiller, Chris Marquette, Mitchell Hewitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Michael Osteen | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:58 | Otterbein | James Bonnett snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 01:46 | Otterbein | James Bonnett buries a shot from the left block set up by Kyle Wagner and he's fouled by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| 01:46 | Otterbein | James Bonnett misses the free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the board | 79-78 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #8 | 79-78 |
| 01:19 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton can't throw it down but the foul's on Ralph Koch - foul #3 on Ralph Koch, team foul #9 | 79-78 |
| 01:19 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:19 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 80-78 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ralph Koch clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Mouton - foul #2 on Thomas Mouton, team foul #15 | 80-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:52 | Otterbein | Thomas Mouton grabs the defensive rebound | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Otterbein | Kyle Wagner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willy Pickerel | 80-79 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel is hacked by Ronald Motter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Motter, team foul #16 | 80-79 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Otterbein | Kyle Wagner knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Bonnett | 82-81 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Ronald Motter - foul #5 on Ronald Motter, team foul #17 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Otterbein | Benny Messier (PG) Ronald Motter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:07 | Otterbein | James Bonnett snags the defensive board | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Otterbein | James Bonnett is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #10 | 82-81 |
| 00:04 | Otterbein | James Bonnett misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:04 | Otterbein | James Bonnett makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a halfcourt shot | 83-81 |