| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Andy Falcon (fresh) SG - Chuck Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Mark Davidson (fresh) PF - Edward Howard (fresh) C - Duane Talmage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Chuck Wilkinson is called for the reach on Marlon Everhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chuck Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Chuck Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Duane Talmage hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Duane Talmage - foul #1 on Duane Talmage, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Duane Talmage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Zachery Baker's pass is intercepted by Andy Falcon in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Chuck Wilkinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Andy Falcon | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Duane Talmage - foul #2 on Duane Talmage, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Victor Center (C) Duane Talmage | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Maryland Eastern Shore | The rebound goes to Edward Howard | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | James Young makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson is fouled on the floor by Craig Atkinson - foul #1 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Ronald Hertz (PG), Steven Parente (SG), Laverne Huynh (SF), Gordon Buckley (PF) Andy Falcon, Chuck Wilkinson, Mark Davidson, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), John Pledger (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Marlon Everhart, Zachery Baker, James Young, Craig Atkinson | |
| 16:04 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Steven Parente comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Ronald Hertz (fresh) SG - Steven Parente (fresh) SF - Laverne Huynh (fresh) PF - Gordon Buckley (fresh) C - Victor Center (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) SF - John Pledger (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) C - Floyd Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Gordon Buckley is called for the reach on John Stich - foul #1 on Gordon Buckley, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson (SF) Victor Center | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) David Mann | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:15 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Gordon Buckley snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson makes the shot in the lane set up by Ronald Hertz | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | John Stich is open and buries a turnaround in the lane set up by John Pledger and he's fouled by Mark Davidson - foul #1 on Mark Davidson, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon (PG), Chuck Wilkinson (SG), Edward Howard (PF) Ronald Hertz, Steven Parente, Gordon Buckley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SF), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, Floyd Kent | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | John Stich misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:38 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:18 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Chuck Wilkinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andy Falcon | 8-9 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | James Young misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chuck Wilkinson - foul #2 on Chuck Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Steven Parente (SG), James Davenport (SF), Victor Center (C) Chuck Wilkinson, Mark Davidson, Laverne Huynh | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Marlon Everhart (SG), Craig Atkinson (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, John Stich | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Victor Center can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | David Mann gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson (SF) James Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) James Young | |
| 12:59 | Maryland Eastern Shore | David Mann steps in front of the Edward Howard pass | 8-11 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Mark Davidson steps in front of the Marlon Everhart pass | 8-11 |
| 12:33 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson lays it up and in | 10-11 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | David Mann is hacked by Andy Falcon - foul #1 on Andy Falcon, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Ronald Hertz (PG), James Davenport (SG), Gordon Buckley (PF), Laverne Huynh (C) Andy Falcon, Steven Parente, Edward Howard, Victor Center | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, Floyd Kent | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Laverne Huynh clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the board | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Ronald Hertz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Davenport (fresh) SF - Mark Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Buckley (fresh) C - Laverne Huynh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) SF - Zachery Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Atkinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | David Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard (PF) Mark Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SF), John Stich (C) Zachery Baker, Craig Atkinson | |
| 11:08 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Pledger - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Steven Parente (SG), Victor Center (C) James Davenport, Gordon Buckley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) David Mann | |
| 11:08 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:08 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Hertz - foul #1 on Ronald Hertz, team foul #8 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon (PG) Ronald Hertz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:56 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon loses the dribble to Marlon Everhart | 11-15 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart lays it in | 11-17 |
| 10:29 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:27 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Victor Center tips it in | 13-17 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | James Young loses the dribble to Edward Howard | 13-17 |
| 09:59 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Steven Parente misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | John Stich misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Andy Falcon - foul #2 on Andy Falcon, team foul #9 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Ronald Hertz (PG), James Davenport (SG), Mark Davidson (SF), Gordon Buckley (PF) Andy Falcon, Steven Parente, Laverne Huynh, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Zachery Baker (SF), Craig Atkinson (C) Matthew McDonald, Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:41 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Victor Center gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:20 | Maryland Eastern Shore | David Mann picks off the pass by Victor Center | 13-17 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Stich | 13-19 |
| 08:57 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Ronald Hertz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 08:55 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mark Davidson hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Davidson - foul #2 on Mark Davidson, team foul #10 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard (PF) Mark Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), Floyd Kent (C) John Pledger, John Stich | |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:40 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Ronald Hertz scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Howard | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | David Mann makes the wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart | 17-22 |
| 08:06 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Gordon Buckley is called for a backcourt violation | 17-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Steven Parente (SG), Laverne Huynh (SF) James Davenport, Gordon Buckley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, Craig Atkinson | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Steven Parente steals it from James Young | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Ronald Hertz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Parente (fresh) SF - Laverne Huynh (fresh) PF - Edward Howard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Center (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Laverne Huynh misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | George Brandt (PG) Ronald Hertz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Laverne Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Laverne Huynh makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | The jump hook by James Young is blocked by Victor Center | 19-22 |
| 07:28 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:07 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Floyd Kent denies the turnaround by Victor Center | 19-22 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Zachery Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 06:38 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Steven Parente is hacked by Zachery Baker - foul #2 on Zachery Baker, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Ronald Hertz (PG), James Davenport (SG), Gordon Buckley (SF) George Brandt, Laverne Huynh, Victor Center | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), John Pledger (SF), Craig Atkinson (PF), John Stich (C) Matthew McDonald, Zachery Baker, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| 06:13 | Maryland Eastern Shore | The jump hook by Steven Parente is blocked by Craig Atkinson | 19-22 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Laverne Huynh (C) Steven Parente | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:02 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Craig Atkinson steals the ball from James Davenport | 19-22 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | James Davenport is called for the reach on Marlon Everhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Davenport, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:52 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Laverne Huynh misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 05:51 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | John Pledger snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | David Mann is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 04:59 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | George Brandt (PG), Steven Parente (SG), Victor Center (C) Ronald Hertz, James Davenport, Gordon Buckley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Zachery Baker (SF), James Young (PF), Floyd Kent (C) David Mann, John Pledger, Craig Atkinson, John Stich | |
| 04:59 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:59 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Matthew McDonald | 20-28 |
| 04:25 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Howard, team foul #12 | 20-28 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Young | 20-31 |
| 03:50 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Victor Center hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - George Brandt (fresh) SG - Steven Parente (fresh) SF - Laverne Huynh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Howard (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Center (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon (PG), Chuck Wilkinson (SG), Mark Davidson (SF), Duane Talmage (C) George Brandt, Steven Parente, Laverne Huynh, Victor Center | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG), John Stich (C) Marlon Everhart, Floyd Kent | |
| 03:25 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Andy Falcon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (PF) James Young | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | John Pledger misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | John Stich hits the follow up shot | 20-33 |
| 02:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Duane Talmage's layup is rejected by John Stich | 20-33 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Zachery Baker gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Pledger | 20-36 |
| 01:55 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Chuck Wilkinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 01:53 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Duane Talmage snags the offensive board | 20-36 |
| 01:39 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-36 |
| 01:37 | Maryland Eastern Shore | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Talmage | 20-36 |
| 01:23 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard's layup is rejected by Zachery Baker | 20-36 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-36 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Stich tips it in | 20-38 |
| 00:32 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-38 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson can't finish the layup | 22-38 |
| 00:08 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Chuck Wilkinson gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 00:04 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Edward Howard's fadeaway is rejected by John Stich | 22-38 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew McDonald | 22-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-38 |