| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jie Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Liriano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Beehler (fresh) C - Calvin Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Mark Liriano inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Troy | Charles Ward is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Moring | 33-34 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 19:38 | Troy | Charles Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Calvin Porter - foul #2 on Calvin Porter, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Richard McAlister (SF), Joshua Thompson (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Charles Ward, Mark Liriano, David Beehler, Calvin Porter | |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Wesley Prado and he's fouled by Richard McAlister - foul #2 on Richard McAlister, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (SG) Jeffrey Moring | |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:50 | Troy | Peter Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:28 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 18:26 | Troy | Peter Bollinger grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Troy | Peter Bollinger hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Crouch - foul #3 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (PG), Christopher Reed (SF), David Beehler (PF) Ronald Crouch, Richard McAlister, Peter Bollinger | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:04 | Troy | The rebound goes to Joshua Thompson | 38-39 |
| 17:59 | Troy | Reed Phillips steals the ball from Philip Ford in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by David Beehler - foul #3 on David Beehler, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| 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 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG), Mark Liriano (SF), Calvin Porter (C) Joseph Jones, David Beehler, Joshua Thompson | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stanley Huff | 40-39 |
| 17:04 | Troy | Mark Liriano's pass is intercepted by Joshua Robertson | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Keith Jones | 42-39 |
| 16:16 | Troy | Mark Liriano can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:07 | Troy | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Moring | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Philip Ford (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Reed (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Porter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Richard McAlister (SF), David Beehler (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Philip Ford, Jeffrey Moring, Mark Liriano, Christopher Reed, Calvin Porter | |
| 15:26 | Troy | Charles Ward's floater is tipped away by Jie Huang | 42-42 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Eric Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| 14:49 | Troy | David Beehler double dribbles | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Reed Phillips, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG), Peter Bollinger (C) Charles Ward, Richard McAlister | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Moring picks off the pass by Wesley Prado in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 14:45 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring hits the finger roll | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte tips it home | 44-44 |
| 14:02 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 46-44 |
| 13:21 | Troy | David Beehler comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kris Barnes - foul #2 on Kris Barnes, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Mark Liriano (SF), Richard McAlister (C) Ronald Crouch, Jeffrey Moring, Joshua Thompson, Peter Bollinger | |
| 13:21 | Troy | David Beehler makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:21 | Troy | David Beehler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Stanley Huff | 48-46 |
| 12:48 | Troy | Charles Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 12:47 | Troy | David Beehler pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:32 | Troy | David Beehler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 12:30 | Troy | Mark Liriano gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:21 | Troy | Joseph Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a floater from the left wing set up by Todd Raub | 50-46 |
| 11:48 | Troy | David Beehler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:47 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Richard McAlister | 50-46 |
| 11:42 | Troy | David Beehler loses the ball out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG), Christopher Reed (PF), Calvin Porter (C) Joseph Jones, David Beehler, Richard McAlister | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is hacked by Christopher Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Reed, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Jones | 52-46 |
| 11:14 | Troy | The jump hook by Jeffrey Moring is blocked by William Roberts | 52-46 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG) Charles Ward | |
| 10:57 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Prado - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jie Huang (C) Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Troy | Richard McAlister (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Mark Liriano, Calvin Porter | |
| 10:57 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:57 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is hacked by Richard McAlister - foul #3 on Richard McAlister, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (SG), David Beehler (PF) Jeffrey Moring, Christopher Reed | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte's fadeaway is rejected by Richard McAlister | 52-48 |
| 09:57 | Troy | Peter Bollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:51 | Troy | Ronald Crouch's pass is intercepted by Eric Thomas in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 55-48 |
| 09:12 | Troy | Richard McAlister hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:11 | Troy | Philip Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:58 | Troy | Ronald Crouch misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 55-48 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Crouch - foul #4 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Kris Barnes (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), Joshua Thompson (SF), Christopher Reed (PF), Calvin Porter (C) Ronald Crouch, Philip Ford, Richard McAlister, David Beehler, Peter Bollinger | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:54 | Troy | The rebound goes to Calvin Porter | 55-48 |
| 08:52 | Troy | Charles Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (SG) Jeffrey Moring | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Stanley Huff comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:35 | Troy | Christopher Reed grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | Troy | Joshua Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Joseph Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Todd Raub (PF) Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Troy | Jeffrey Moring (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | Troy | Christopher Reed pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:02 | Troy | Calvin Porter can't throw it down but he's fouled by Todd Raub - foul #2 on Todd Raub, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Liriano (SF) Christopher Reed | |
| 08:02 | Troy | Calvin Porter makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:02 | Troy | Calvin Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Porter - foul #3 on Calvin Porter, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:50 | Troy | The rebound goes to Joshua Thompson | 56-53 |
| 07:31 | Troy | Calvin Porter misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-53 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Charles Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Moring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Todd Raub connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 58-53 |
| 06:54 | Troy | Joshua Thompson connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Ward and he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Christopher Reed (PF) Charles Ward, Jeffrey Moring, Mark Liriano | |
| 06:54 | Troy | Joshua Thompson makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | William Roberts is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 60-56 |
| 06:10 | Troy | Calvin Porter is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Reed | 60-59 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Joseph Jones steals it from Keith Jones in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 06:06 | Troy | Joseph Jones blows the layup | 60-59 |
| 06:04 | Troy | Christopher Reed misses the tip | 60-59 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Roberts | 63-59 |
| 05:43 | Troy | Joseph Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), Mark Liriano (SF), David Beehler (PF) Ronald Crouch, Joseph Jones, Joshua Thompson, Christopher Reed | |
| 05:32 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 05:31 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Liriano | 63-59 |
| 05:18 | Troy | Wesley Prado steps in front of the Jeffrey Moring pass | 63-59 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado throws it down | 65-59 |
| 04:54 | Troy | Calvin Porter makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Moring | 65-61 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Eric Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 68-61 |
| 04:31 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Jie Huang (C) Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Troy | Philip Ford (PG), Christopher Reed (SF), Richard McAlister (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Charles Ward, Mark Liriano, David Beehler, Calvin Porter | |
| 04:21 | Troy | Philip Ford can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 04:19 | Troy | Philip Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:03 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring blows the layup | 68-61 |
| 04:01 | Troy | Richard McAlister hits the follow up shot | 68-63 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips blows the layup | 68-63 |
| 03:38 | Troy | Philip Ford pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:36 | Troy | Philip Ford is hacked by Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Jones (SG), Mark Liriano (SF), David Beehler (PF) Jeffrey Moring, Christopher Reed, Peter Bollinger | |
| 03:36 | Troy | Philip Ford makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:36 | Troy | Philip Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Todd Raub is hacked by David Beehler - foul #4 on David Beehler, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Troy | Ronald Crouch (PG), Joshua Thompson (C) Philip Ford, Richard McAlister | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Ronald Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Liriano (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Beehler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Troy | Joshua Thompson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 70-64 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Reed (PF), Peter Bollinger (C) Mark Liriano, David Beehler | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Thompson - foul #1 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Troy | Mark Liriano (SF) Joshua Thompson | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Troy | Antonio Stack takes the ball from Joseph Jones | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Antonio Stack can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Crouch - foul #5 on Ronald Crouch, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Troy | Charles Ward (PG), Jeffrey Moring (SG), David Beehler (PF), Calvin Porter (C) Ronald Crouch, Joseph Jones, Christopher Reed, Peter Bollinger | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:16 | Troy | David Beehler buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Liriano | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:08 | Troy | David Beehler is hacked by Keith Jones - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 01:08 | Troy | David Beehler misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Wesley Prado travels in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 00:48 | Troy | Calvin Porter can't finish the layup | 74-67 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Ward - foul #1 on Charles Ward, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:38 | Troy | Mark Liriano grabs the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:35 | Troy | Charles Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Keith Jones is hacked by Charles Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Ward, team foul #14 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:28 | Troy | Jeffrey Moring connects on the 3 from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Ward - foul #3 on Charles Ward, team foul #15 | 78-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:19 | Troy | Richard Chiaramonte swats the shot by Jeffrey Moring | 80-70 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Jones runs out the clock | 80-70 |