| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jay Wiatrowski (fresh) SG - Allen Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Cisco (fresh) PF - William Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Robert Cisco inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-35 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken buries a floater in the lane set up by Steven Abbott and he's hacked by Carmelo Allen - foul #2 on Carmelo Allen, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:28 | Lehigh | William Jordan gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 19:13 | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 19:13 | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:13 | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 25-39 |
| 18:45 | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jay Wiatrowski picks off the pass by Jan Tarver | 25-39 |
| 18:26 | Lehigh | Allen Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Darren Neveu comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Phillips - foul #2 on Allen Phillips, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:56 | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jay Wiatrowski, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Doug Whitten drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darren Neveu and he's fouled by Carmelo Allen - foul #3 on Carmelo Allen, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Lehigh | George Fortier (PG), Enoch Kijowski (SF), Dario Klonoski (C) Jay Wiatrowski, Robert Cisco, Carmelo Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the free throw | 25-42 |
| 17:27 | Lehigh | William Jordan pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 17:09 | Lehigh | William Jordan comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 25-42 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 25-42 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:19 | Lehigh | Allen Phillips dunks the ball | 27-45 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Darren Neveu comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 16:03 | Lehigh | Allen Phillips snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:49 | Lehigh | Allen Phillips is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski (PG), Robert Cisco (SF), Carmelo Allen (C) George Fortier, Allen Phillips, William Jordan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Doug Whitten, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jay Wiatrowski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Enoch Kijowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cisco (fresh) PF - Dario Klonoski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| 15:33 | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-45 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Bruce Devaughn and the foul's on Jay Wiatrowski - foul #3 on Jay Wiatrowski, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Faraji Abdelhamid (SG), Michael Bullock (PF) Enoch Kijowski, Dario Klonoski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:46 | Lehigh | Michael Bullock misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-48 |
| 14:45 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Allen | 29-48 |
| 14:17 | Lehigh | Jan Tarver is called for the reach on Robert Cisco - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Jan Tarver | |
| 14:10 | Lehigh | Jay Wiatrowski is whistled for traveling | 29-48 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF) Richard Deady | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Nichols | 29-50 |
| 13:37 | Lehigh | Dennis Hazelwood is called for the reach on Faraji Abdelhamid - foul #2 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #5 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Allen Phillips (SG), Enoch Kijowski (SF), William Jordan (PF), Dario Klonoski (C) Faraji Abdelhamid, Robert Cisco, Michael Bullock, Carmelo Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 13:19 | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-50 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 29-50 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 29-53 |
| 12:53 | Lehigh | William Jordan misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Darren Neveu - foul #1 on Darren Neveu, team foul #6 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Lehigh | George Fortier (PG) Jay Wiatrowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG) Bruce Devaughn | |
| 12:53 | Lehigh | William Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 12:53 | Lehigh | William Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Doug Whitten drills a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Guerrera | 31-55 |
| 12:23 | Lehigh | Dario Klonoski loses the dribble to Darren Neveu | 31-55 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is hacked by Dario Klonoski - foul #1 on Dario Klonoski, team foul #6 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen (C) Dario Klonoski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Doug Whitten | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 31-57 |
| 11:53 | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Darren Neveu - foul #2 on Darren Neveu, team foul #7 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Cisco (SF) George Fortier | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:53 | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski misses the free throw | 33-57 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 33-57 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Allen Phillips - foul #3 on Allen Phillips, team foul #7 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Lehigh | George Fortier (PG), Michael Bullock (PF) Enoch Kijowski, William Jordan | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) Darren Neveu | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 11:40 | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen snags the defensive board | 33-58 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - George Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cisco (fresh) PF - Michael Bullock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carmelo Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Lehigh | James Nichols picks off the pass by Carmelo Allen | 33-58 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the finger roll set up by James Nichols | 33-60 |
| 10:56 | Lehigh | Robert Cisco is denied on a layup by James Nichols | 33-60 |
| 10:55 | Lehigh | Robert Cisco grabs the offensive board | 33-60 |
| 10:44 | Lehigh | The jump hook by Michael Bullock is blocked by Anthony McMaken | 33-60 |
| 10:42 | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-60 |
| 10:34 | Lehigh | George Fortier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-60 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 33-60 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by James Nichols | 33-62 |
| 10:01 | Lehigh | Allen Phillips shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-62 |
| 09:59 | Lehigh | Allen Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 33-62 |
| 09:50 | Lehigh | Carmelo Allen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-62 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the defensive rebound | 33-62 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-64 |
| 09:10 | Lehigh | Michael Bullock loses the dribble to James Nichols | 33-64 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-64 |
| 09:02 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Carmelo Allen | 33-64 |
| 08:49 | Lehigh | Steven Abbott steals the ball from Robert Cisco | 33-64 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Steven Abbott lays it up and in | 33-66 |
| 08:30 | Lehigh | Anthony McMaken steals it from Carmelo Allen | 33-66 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled on the floor by Allen Phillips - foul #4 on Allen Phillips, team foul #8 | 33-66 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski (PG), Faraji Abdelhamid (SG), Dario Klonoski (SF), Richard Dowd (PF), Kelly Procter (C) George Fortier, Allen Phillips, Robert Cisco, Michael Bullock, Carmelo Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (PG), Doug Whitten (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 33-67 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 33-68 |
| 07:51 | Lehigh | Kelly Procter connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Enoch Kijowski | 36-68 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Dario Klonoski is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #2 on Dario Klonoski, team foul #9 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 07:39 | Lehigh | Richard Dowd pulls down the rebound | 36-68 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Enoch Kijowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Faraji Abdelhamid (fresh) SF - Dario Klonoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dowd (fresh) C - Kelly Procter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-68 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Darren Neveu pulls down the rebound | 36-68 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Doug Whitten's pass is intercepted by Faraji Abdelhamid | 36-68 |
| 06:49 | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski clanks a runner from the left block | 36-68 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 36-68 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Doug Whitten knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Darren Neveu | 36-70 |
| 06:23 | Lehigh | Richard Deady takes the ball from Kelly Procter | 36-70 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Darren Neveu loses the ball out of bounds | 36-70 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Bullock (C) Kelly Procter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), James Nichols (C) Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 05:38 | Lehigh | Michael Bullock drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-70 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nichols | 39-73 |
| 05:20 | Lehigh | Faraji Abdelhamid misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-73 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Darren Neveu pulls down the rebound | 39-73 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-73 |
| 04:57 | Lehigh | Dario Klonoski grabs the board | 39-73 |
| 04:47 | Lehigh | Dario Klonoski's pass is intercepted by Bruce Devaughn | 39-73 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn banks in the layup | 39-75 |
| 04:24 | Lehigh | Doug Whitten steals the ball from Enoch Kijowski | 39-75 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn can't finish the layup | 39-75 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | James Nichols tips it back up and in | 39-77 |
| 04:03 | Lehigh | James Nichols steals the ball from Michael Bullock | 39-77 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Doug Whitten comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-77 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 39-77 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Enoch Kijowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Faraji Abdelhamid (fairly fresh) SF - Dario Klonoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dowd (fairly fresh) C - Michael Bullock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 39-77 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits the follow up shot | 39-79 |
| 03:04 | Lehigh | Richard Dowd misses the easy layup | 39-79 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn gets the rebound | 39-79 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Nichols | 39-81 |
| 02:30 | Lehigh | Darren Neveu steals the ball from Faraji Abdelhamid | 39-81 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Doug Whitten is fouled on the floor by Dario Klonoski - foul #3 on Dario Klonoski, team foul #10 | 39-81 |
| Subs | Lehigh | George Fortier (PG), Kelly Procter (C) Richard Dowd, Michael Bullock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, James Nichols | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 1st free throw | 39-82 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 39-83 |
| 01:54 | Lehigh | Enoch Kijowski evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-83 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Faraji Abdelhamid steals the ball from Jan Tarver | 41-83 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:23 | Lehigh | Kelly Procter loses the dribble to Anthony McMaken | 41-83 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Doug Whitten clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-83 |
| 00:52 | Lehigh | George Fortier snags the defensive board | 41-83 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Lehigh | Faraji Abdelhamid misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-83 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood pulls down the rebound | 41-83 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 41-83 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the tip | 41-83 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't tip it in | 41-83 |
| 00:17 | Lehigh | Faraji Abdelhamid gets the rebound | 41-83 |
| 00:13 | Lehigh | Steven Abbott is called for the reach on George Fortier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Abbott, team foul #8 | 41-83 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Bullock (C) Kelly Procter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 00:13 | Lehigh | George Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 42-83 |
| 00:13 | Lehigh | George Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-83 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 43-83 |