| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Thurman Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Rosier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Yancey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Brunelle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carmine Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 15 pts. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | John Stich lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew McDonald and he's fouled by Warren Brunelle - foul #3 on Warren Brunelle, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:14 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey is denied on a layup by John Stich | 25-34 |
| 19:13 | UNC Asheville | Warren Brunelle can't tip it in | 25-34 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | James Young misses the dunk but the foul's on Thurman Gardner - foul #1 on Thurman Gardner, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:55 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:26 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thurman Gardner | 28-35 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | John Stich misses the easy layup | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 17:41 | UNC Asheville | Warren Brunelle misses the easy layup | 28-37 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Pledger snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | John Pledger connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Sink | 28-40 |
| 16:58 | UNC Asheville | John Stich steals the ball from Warren Brunelle | 28-40 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | John Pledger is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo (PG), Edward Prestwood (C) Thurman Gardner, Carmine Dodge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| 16:15 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Damek Czekanski (C) Warren Brunelle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:15 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:15 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses the fadeaway from close range | 30-40 |
| 15:56 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Daniel Yancey | 30-40 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Doyle Nimmo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Rosier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Yancey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. C - Damek Czekanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey blows the layup | 30-40 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 14:57 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:52 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner (PG), Warren Brunelle (PF), Carmine Dodge (C) Jack Rosier, Edward Prestwood, Damek Czekanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young | |
| 14:52 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | John Stich pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | John Stich is hacked by Warren Brunelle - foul #4 on Warren Brunelle, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood (PF) Warren Brunelle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) John Stich | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Carmine Dodge picks off the pass by Ronald Sink | 33-40 |
| 13:46 | UNC Asheville | Robert Perham takes the ball from Thurman Gardner in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 13:28 | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:09 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo is fouled on the floor by Robert Perham - foul #2 on Robert Perham, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier (SG), Warren Brunelle (PF) Doyle Nimmo, Carmine Dodge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell | |
| 12:53 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 12:51 | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | James Young lays it up and in set up by Floyd Kent and he's fouled by Warren Brunelle - foul #5 on Warren Brunelle, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Victor Fyfe (SF), Damek Czekanski (C) Daniel Yancey, Warren Brunelle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) Floyd Kent | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | James Young makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:54 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 11:52 | UNC Asheville | The offensive rebound goes to Damek Czekanski | 35-43 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Thurman Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Rosier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Fyfe (fresh) PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. C - Damek Czekanski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo (PG), Carmine Dodge (C) Thurman Gardner, Damek Czekanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 11:25 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge is denied on a layup by John Stich | 35-43 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | John Stich pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | John Stich misses the lay-in | 35-43 |
| 10:54 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 10:25 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #3 on John Pledger, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey (SF) Victor Fyfe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 10:03 | UNC Asheville | John Stich steps in front of the Daniel Yancey pass | 35-43 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | John Stich connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 35-45 |
| 09:14 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey lays it up and in | 37-45 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Edward Prestwood is called for the reach on John Stich - foul #2 on Edward Prestwood, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner (PG), Damek Czekanski (C) Doyle Nimmo, Carmine Dodge | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SF) Matthew McDonald, Larry Newell | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Floyd Kent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Damek Czekanski - foul #2 on Damek Czekanski, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:13 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Floyd Kent scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Pledger | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:39 | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Yancey | 40-49 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Thurman Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Rosier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Yancey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Prestwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Damek Czekanski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | John Stich lays it up and in on a great pass from James Young | 40-51 |
| 06:57 | UNC Asheville | Edward Prestwood scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Damek Czekanski | 42-51 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 06:36 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:10 | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner loses the dribble to Floyd Kent | 42-51 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | John Stich misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Edward Prestwood - foul #3 on Edward Prestwood, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo (SG), Victor Fyfe (SF), Carmine Dodge (C) Jack Rosier, Daniel Yancey, Edward Prestwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:50 | UNC Asheville | Damek Czekanski pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:28 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-51 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | John Pledger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Larry Newell tips it home | 45-53 |
| 04:42 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge misses the easy layup | 45-53 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Ronald Sink pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Thurman Gardner steals it from Larry Newell | 45-53 |
| 03:55 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 03:53 | UNC Asheville | Victor Fyfe tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 03:23 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 03:23 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier (SG), Daniel Yancey (SF), Edward Prestwood (PF) Doyle Nimmo, Victor Fyfe, Damek Czekanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Thurman Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Rosier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Yancey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Prestwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Carmine Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UNC Asheville | Daniel Yancey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 02:58 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Pledger clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Rosier - foul #1 on Jack Rosier, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo (PG) Thurman Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:26 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Floyd Kent | |
| 02:12 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stich | 47-55 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald's fadeaway is rejected by Doyle Nimmo | 47-55 |
| 01:57 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:55 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner (PG) Doyle Nimmo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:42 | UNC Asheville | John Stich blocks the short jumper by Daniel Yancey | 47-55 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Sink | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:07 | UNC Asheville | The short jumper by Daniel Yancey is denied by John Stich | 47-58 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Young buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UNC Asheville | Carmine Dodge buries a fadeaway in the paint | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Stich makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Sink | 49-62 |
| 00:03 | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thurman Gardner | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald runs out the clock | 52-62 |