| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Palmore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Todd Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Broyles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eddie Kelsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Behan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Estey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Sam Moore inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Estey takes the ball from Fernando Soto in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Broyles | 37-41 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses the shot from the right block | 37-41 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Gary Behan is called for the reach on Douglas Etienne - foul #1 on Gary Behan, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Gregory Bentley (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Simon Shin (C) Fernando Soto, Ronald Styron, Sam Moore, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski (PG), Raymond Ben (SF), Willy Dumas (PF), Harold Scott (C) Todd Burton, Eddie Kelsey, Gary Behan, Christopher Estey | |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Raymond Bilski | 37-41 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 37-41 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | James Broyles is called for the reach on Donald Barbagallo - foul #2 on James Broyles, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton (PG), Robert Griffin (PF), Jesse Risner (C) James Broyles, Willy Dumas, Harold Scott | |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Bilski - foul #1 on Raymond Bilski, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Sam Moore (SF) Larry Sims, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles (SG), Eddie Kelsey (SF), Gary Behan (PF) Raymond Bilski, Raymond Ben, Robert Griffin | |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Moore | 39-41 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 16:48 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina A&T | Louis Flippen steals the ball from Eddie Kelsey in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 43-41 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton is fouled in the backcourt by Fernando Soto - foul #2 on Fernando Soto, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Gregory Bentley (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Simon Shin (C) Fernando Soto, Louis Flippen, Sam Moore, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski (SG), Raymond Ben (SF), Willy Dumas (PF), Harold Scott (C) James Broyles, Eddie Kelsey, Gary Behan, Jesse Risner | |
| 16:25 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Dumas | 43-41 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina A&T | Willy Dumas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willy Dumas, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Christopher Estey (C) Todd Burton, Willy Dumas, Harold Scott | |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Simon Shin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Doug Hanford (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Larry Sims, Ronald Styron, Gregory Bentley, Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles (SG), James Berry (SF) Raymond Bilski, Raymond Ben | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Hanford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Etienne (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Palmore (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Eddie Kelsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Broyles (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Estey (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Estey misses the fadeaway near the basket | 43-41 |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Eddie Kelsey is called for the reach on Fernando Soto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Kelsey, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton (PG), Gary Behan (PF) Eddie Kelsey, Robert Griffin | |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Todd Burton - foul #3 on Todd Burton, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Willy Dumas (C) Christopher Estey | |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses the 3rd free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Behan gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry travels in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski (SG) James Broyles | |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 45-41 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fernando Soto | 48-41 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Palmore | 48-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Doug Hanford | 48-41 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | James Berry picks off the pass by Ronald Styron | 48-41 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 48-41 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Behan grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Etienne is called for the reach on Raymond Bilski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (PF), Gregory Bentley (C) Fernando Soto, Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Ben (PG), Eddie Kelsey (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Harold Scott (C) Todd Burton, Raymond Bilski, Gary Behan, Willy Dumas | |
| 13:36 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Larry Sims gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina A&T | Harold Scott gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Ben tips it in | 48-43 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses long on a shot near the basket | 48-43 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Larry Sims misses the runner from the left block | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:25 | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina A&T | Harold Scott scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Eddie Kelsey | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Sims (tiring) SG - Donald Barbagallo (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Hanford (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Stafford (tiring) 5 pts. C - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Raymond Ben (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Kelsey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Berry (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Griffin (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Scott (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina A&T | Donald Barbagallo steps in front of the James Berry pass in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina A&T | Harold Scott grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Gregory Bentley | 50-49 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Ronald Styron (SG), Sam Moore (SF), Douglas Etienne (PF), Simon Shin (C) Larry Sims, Donald Barbagallo, Doug Hanford, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton (PG), James Broyles (SG), Raymond Bilski (SF), Gary Behan (PF), Christopher Estey (C) Raymond Ben, Eddie Kelsey, James Berry, Robert Griffin, Harold Scott | |
| 10:23 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Louis Flippen - foul #1 on Louis Flippen, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Simon Shin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 50-52 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bilski | 50-55 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Simon Shin is called for traveling | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Edward Palmore (C) Louis Flippen, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Berry (SF), Willy Dumas (PF), Jesse Risner (C) Todd Burton, Gary Behan, Christopher Estey | |
| 09:23 | North Carolina A&T | Willy Dumas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron is fouled in the backcourt by James Broyles - foul #3 on James Broyles, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SF) Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey (PG) Raymond Bilski | |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina A&T | Jesse Risner hits the finger roll | 52-57 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore is open and lays it up and in | 54-57 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina A&T | Doug Hanford takes the ball from Eddie Kelsey | 54-57 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Kelsey - foul #2 on Eddie Kelsey, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF) Ronald Styron, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton (PG), Raymond Bilski (SF), Gary Behan (PF), Christopher Estey (C) Eddie Kelsey, James Berry, Willy Dumas, Jesse Risner | |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG), Gregory Bentley (SF), Simon Shin (C) Fernando Soto, Doug Hanford, Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley's pass is intercepted by Christopher Estey | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Styron (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Etienne (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Todd Burton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Broyles (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Bilski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Behan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Estey (fairly fresh) 3 stl. | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Styron - foul #3 on Ronald Styron, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Ronald Styron, Gregory Bentley, Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Ben (PG), Eddie Kelsey (SF) Todd Burton, Raymond Bilski | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Gary Behan steals the ball from Simon Shin | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Simon Shin hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina A&T | The jumper by Eddie Kelsey is denied by Sam Moore | 58-58 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Behan grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 05:35 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Sam Moore drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 60-58 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Behan drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Broyles | 60-60 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Moore | 60-60 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Eddie Kelsey swats the layup by Simon Shin | 60-60 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Simon Shin gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Christopher Estey steals the ball from Andrew Stafford | 60-60 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Estey loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Larry Sims (SG), Doug Hanford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Edward Palmore (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton (PG), Raymond Bilski (SG), James Berry (SF), Willy Dumas (PF), Harold Scott (C) Raymond Ben, James Broyles, Eddie Kelsey, Gary Behan, Christopher Estey | |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Willy Dumas | 60-60 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina A&T | Fernando Soto steps in front of the Raymond Bilski pass in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto lays it up and in | 62-60 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton is fouled on the floor by Larry Sims - foul #1 on Larry Sims, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jesse Risner (C) Harold Scott | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Risner | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Sims (fresh) SF - Doug Hanford (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Palmore (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Todd Burton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Bilski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Berry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willy Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Risner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina A&T | Fernando Soto steps in front of the James Berry pass in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Larry Sims can't throw it down | 65-63 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina A&T | Willy Dumas gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Palmore - foul #2 on Edward Palmore, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF) Larry Sims, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Robert Griffin (PF) Jesse Risner | |
| 02:43 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto is fouled on the floor by Todd Burton - foul #4 on Todd Burton, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (C) Edward Palmore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Harold Scott (C) Willy Dumas | |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina A&T | Harold Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fernando Soto | 69-65 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Griffin | 69-67 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | James Berry steals it from Gregory Bentley | 69-67 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton slams it home on a nice dish by James Berry | 69-69 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley tips it in | 71-69 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina A&T | Ronald Styron is called for the reach on Raymond Bilski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Styron, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Broyles (SG), Gary Behan (PF), Christopher Estey (C) Todd Burton, Robert Griffin, Harold Scott | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Bilski misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by James Broyles - foul #4 on James Broyles, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edward Palmore (C) Doug Hanford | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Todd Burton (PG) Raymond Bilski | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ronald Styron | 73-69 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron is fouled in the backcourt by James Broyles - foul #5 on James Broyles, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Doug Hanford (SF) Fernando Soto, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eddie Kelsey (SG) James Broyles | |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Estey grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina A&T | James Berry misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Edward Palmore runs out the clock | 74-69 |