| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Charles Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Augustine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Danny Smith is called for the reach on Matthew McDonald - foul #2 on Danny Smith, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 34-29 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | John Pledger buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Young | 37-29 |
| 18:46 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-29 |
| 18:45 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the lay-in but the foul's on Danny Smith - foul #3 on Danny Smith, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean (C) Danny Smith | |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Stich | 37-31 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | John Pledger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell (SG), Stanley Collette (SF), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Gerald Augustine, Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey | |
| 16:56 | Florida Atlantic | Matthew McDonald steals the ball from Charles Patterson | 37-31 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is hacked by Charles Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Patterson, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF) John Pledger, James Young | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is hacked by Robert Dean - foul #1 on Robert Dean, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris (PG) Charles Patterson | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Robert Dean blocks the short jumper by John Stich | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:52 | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell is whistled for a carry | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine (SG), Donald Sparks (SF), Chad Ramsey (PF), Danny Smith (C) Lance Carbonell, Stanley Collette, Robert Dean, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Augustine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Ramsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Smith (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 15:36 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 15:18 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 15:17 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 15:02 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 37-31 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Floyd Kent hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Sebastian Jackson | 39-31 |
| 14:28 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith travels with the ball | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson (PG) Jeffrey Harris | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | James Young misses the turnaround from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | John Pledger snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | John Pledger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | James Young hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 13:42 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette (SF), Robert Dean (C) Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey | |
| 13:42 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:42 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 13:16 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:56 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean's pass is intercepted by Sebastian Jackson | 41-33 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the shot near the basket set up by John Pledger and he's fouled by Danny Smith - foul #4 on Danny Smith, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell (SG), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Gerald Augustine, Danny Smith | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | James Young misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:30 | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey McCollough grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:13 | Florida Atlantic | Floyd Kent is called for the reach on Robert Dean - foul #3 on Floyd Kent, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks (SF), Chad Ramsey (PF) Stanley Collette, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| 12:01 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks's pass is intercepted by Sebastian Jackson | 43-33 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 11:42 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Charles Patterson | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Young (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Charles Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Carbonell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Ramsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Dean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:18 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | James Young is denied on a dunk by Chad Ramsey | 43-35 |
| 11:00 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:44 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 10:42 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey tips it home | 43-37 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Lance Carbonell steps in front of the Matthew McDonald pass | 43-37 |
| 09:57 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-37 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 09:36 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 09:19 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew McDonald | 43-37 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | John Pledger hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 08:46 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Dean grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 08:33 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Lance Carbonell | 43-40 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Floyd Kent tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 07:56 | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson makes the floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | James Young clanks a shot in the paint | 45-42 |
| 07:29 | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Charles Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Carbonell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | John Pledger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Ronald Sink (C) John Pledger, Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeffrey Harris (PG), Gerald Augustine (SG), Stanley Collette (SF), Danny Smith (PF), Jeffrey McCollough (C) Charles Patterson, Lance Carbonell, Donald Sparks, Chad Ramsey, Robert Dean | |
| 06:35 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey McCollough and he's hacked by John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 06:35 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stich | 45-44 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Gerald Augustine steals it from Robert Perham | 45-44 |
| 06:15 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine hits the finger roll | 45-46 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 05:29 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by John Stich is blocked by Danny Smith | 48-46 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | John Stich snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Larry Newell can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Collette - foul #2 on Stanley Collette, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:35 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Harris | 50-48 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is hacked by Stanley Collette - foul #3 on Stanley Collette, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SF) Matthew McDonald, Larry Newell | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Charles Patterson (PG), Lance Carbonell (SG), Chad Ramsey (PF) Jeffrey Harris, Gerald Augustine, Jeffrey McCollough | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:06 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 03:55 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 03:53 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 03:36 | Florida Atlantic | Stanley Collette is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Floyd Kent (C) Robert Perham, Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Shing Chin (SF) Stanley Collette | |
| 03:30 | Florida Atlantic | Lance Carbonell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Charles Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Carbonell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shing Chin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Floyd Kent comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Chad Ramsey - foul #3 on Chad Ramsey, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG) Matthew McDonald | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks (SF) Shing Chin | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:58 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 51-51 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | James Young hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Stich | 53-51 |
| 02:12 | Florida Atlantic | Donald Sparks misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Floyd Kent loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine (SG) Lance Carbonell | |
| 01:20 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Stich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:50 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Gerald Augustine | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith misses the shot from the right side | 53-54 |
| 00:23 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Florida Atlantic | Gerald Augustine is hacked by John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| 00:18 | Florida Atlantic | Matthew McDonald is called for the reach on Donald Sparks - foul #2 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 00:15 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #3 on John Pledger, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 00:15 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:15 | Florida Atlantic | Danny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:01 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew McDonald - foul #3 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:01 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:01 | Florida Atlantic | Chad Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses short on a fullcourt shot | 53-57 |