| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) SF - Mark Lago (fresh) PF - Timothy Hatch (fresh) C - Joe Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Capital | PG - Marvin Lewis (fresh) SG - Dennis Franklin (fresh) SF - David Viera (fresh) PF - Carlton Longoria (fresh) C - Billy Schober (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joe Richardson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Capital | Capital is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Mark Lago can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Capital | Billy Schober grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Capital | Dennis Franklin can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Mark Lago grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Joe Richardson can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Capital | Carlton Longoria grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Capital | Carlton Longoria misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Capital | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Schober | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Capital | Timothy Hatch picks off the pass by Dennis Franklin | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Smallwood | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Capital | Marvin Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Lago | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Capital | Carlton Longoria scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Viera | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Capital | Carlton Longoria snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Capital | Carlton Longoria misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Timothy Hatch - foul #1 on Timothy Hatch, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Jimmie Pike (PF), Lane Hudson (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Capital | Mickey Gallagher (SF) David Viera | |
| 17:28 | Capital | Carlton Longoria misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Capital | Carlton Longoria misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Mike Parrish | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Capital | Dennis Franklin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Lane Hudson grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike hits a runner in the lane set up by Joseph Phillips | 7-2 |
| 16:10 | Capital | Mickey Gallagher is hacked by Lane Hudson - foul #1 on Lane Hudson, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF) Donald Chaisson, Mike Parrish, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Capital | Fred Tull (PG), David Viera (SF), Charles Williams (PF), James Moore (C) Marvin Lewis, Dennis Franklin, Carlton Longoria, Billy Schober | |
| 15:55 | Capital | Charles Williams misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:54 | Capital | Mickey Gallagher gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lane Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Capital | PG - Fred Tull (fresh) SG - Mickey Gallagher (fresh) SF - David Viera (fresh) PF - Charles Williams (fresh) C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Capital | Charles Williams misses the shot from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Smallwood and he's hacked by Mickey Gallagher - foul #1 on Mickey Gallagher, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Richardson (C) Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | Capital | | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses the free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:27 | Capital | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:13 | Capital | James Moore misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Richardson - foul #1 on Joe Richardson, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (PF) Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | Capital | | |
| 15:13 | Capital | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:13 | Capital | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Mark Lago clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mickey Gallagher - foul #2 on Mickey Gallagher, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Capital | Marvin Lewis (PG), Dennis Franklin (SG), Carlton Longoria (PF) Fred Tull, Mickey Gallagher, David Viera | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:29 | Capital | Mark Lago is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #1 on Mark Lago, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| 14:20 | Capital | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Joe Richardson misses the shot from the right side | 10-4 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Joe Richardson tips it home | 12-4 |
| 13:58 | Capital | Carlton Longoria hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 13:56 | Capital | Charles Williams hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | James Moore is called for the reach on Donald Smallwood - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Jimmie Pike (PF), Lane Hudson (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Capital | Billy Schober (C) Charles Williams | |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson is fouled on the floor by Marvin Lewis - foul #1 on Marvin Lewis, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Capital | David Viera (SF) James Moore | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 12-6 |
| 13:01 | Capital | Marvin Lewis grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 12:42 | Capital | Dennis Franklin knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Marvin Lewis | 12-8 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Lane Hudson drills a floater from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 12:12 | Capital | Billy Schober clanks a jumper from the left block | 14-8 |
| 12:11 | Capital | Carlton Longoria grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:00 | Capital | Marvin Lewis misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Chaisson - foul #1 on Donald Chaisson, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF), Joe Richardson (C) Donald Chaisson, Mike Parrish, Joseph Phillips, Jimmie Pike, Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | Capital | Fred Tull (SG), James Moore (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Dennis Franklin, David Viera, Carlton Longoria | |
| 12:00 | Capital | Marvin Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:00 | Capital | Marvin Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Joe Richardson gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Timothy Hatch is denied by Billy Schober | 14-8 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Mark Lago tips it home | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hatch (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joe Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Capital | PG - Marvin Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Tull (fresh) SF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Schober (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Capital | Sylvester Botelho steps in front of the Fred Tull pass | 16-8 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Billy Schober steals the ball from Timothy Hatch | 16-8 |
| 10:38 | Capital | Charles Williams lays it up and in set up by Marvin Lewis and the foul's on Joe Richardson - foul #2 on Joe Richardson, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF), Lane Hudson (C) Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Capital | Dennis Franklin (SG), David Viera (SF) Marvin Lewis, Billy Schober | |
| 10:38 | Capital | Charles Williams misses the free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Fred Tull steals it from Jimmie Pike | 16-10 |
| 10:31 | Capital | Dennis Franklin lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Tull | 16-12 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jimmie Pike | 18-12 |
| 09:47 | Capital | Dennis Franklin drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Moore | 18-15 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Joseph Phillips (SG) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho | |
| Subs | Capital | Carlton Longoria (PF), Billy Schober (C) Charles Williams, James Moore | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:23 | Capital | Fred Tull makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by David Viera | 20-17 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses short on a floater from the left side | 20-17 |
| 09:06 | Capital | The rebound goes to Billy Schober | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | Capital | Lane Hudson is called for the reach on Dennis Franklin - foul #2 on Lane Hudson, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Timothy Hatch (PF), Steven Jerry (C) Mark Lago, Jimmie Pike, Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | Capital | Marvin Lewis (PG), James Moore (C) Fred Tull, Billy Schober | |
| 08:46 | Capital | Dennis Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:46 | Capital | Dennis Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Steven Jerry gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:22 | Capital | Carlton Longoria pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:16 | Capital | Dennis Franklin connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marvin Lewis | 20-20 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho is fouled on the floor by Dennis Franklin - foul #1 on Dennis Franklin, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG) Mike Parrish | |
| Subs | Capital | Fred Tull (SG), Charles Williams (SF) Dennis Franklin, David Viera | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Tull - foul #1 on Fred Tull, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:29 | Capital | Fred Tull is called for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lago (SF) Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Capital | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hatch (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Jerry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Capital | PG - Marvin Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Marvin Lewis steals it from Sylvester Botelho | 22-20 |
| 06:44 | Capital | Carlton Longoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (SG), Jimmie Pike (PF) Sylvester Botelho, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Capital | David Viera (SF), Richard Wilson (PF), Billy Schober (C) Charles Williams, Carlton Longoria, James Moore | |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Mark Lago can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 06:19 | Capital | Fred Tull pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:03 | Capital | Billy Schober buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Marvin Lewis and he's hacked by Steven Jerry - foul #1 on Steven Jerry, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Capital | Dennis Franklin (SG) Fred Tull | |
| 06:03 | Capital | Billy Schober misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Mike Parrish can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Capital | Billy Schober grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:40 | Capital | Billy Schober's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Phillips (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) Mark Lago, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | Capital | Thomas Keating (PG), Carlton Longoria (PF) Marvin Lewis, Richard Wilson | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips connects on the floater from the left side set up by Mike Parrish | 24-22 |
| 05:00 | Capital | David Viera scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Keating | 24-24 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 04:42 | Capital | David Viera snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Capital | Jimmie Pike is called for the reach on Dennis Franklin - foul #1 on Jimmie Pike, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Steven Jerry (C) Donald Smallwood, Joseph Phillips, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Capital | Marvin Lewis (PG), Charles Williams (SF), James Moore (C) Thomas Keating, David Viera, Billy Schober | |
| 04:21 | Capital | Dennis Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Steven Jerry snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike drills a jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:49 | Capital | Dennis Franklin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Steven Jerry gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | James Moore picks off the pass by Mark Lago | 26-24 |
| 03:26 | Capital | Dennis Franklin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mike Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Pike (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Jerry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Capital | PG - Marvin Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Franklin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Longoria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Mark Lago hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Marvin Lewis - foul #2 on Marvin Lewis, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Lane Hudson (PF), Joe Richardson (C) Mike Parrish, Jimmie Pike, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | Capital | Fred Tull (SG), Mickey Gallagher (SF) Dennis Franklin, Carlton Longoria | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:02 | Capital | Fred Tull misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sylvester Botelho - foul #1 on Sylvester Botelho, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG) Donald Chaisson | |
| Subs | Capital | | |
| 03:02 | Capital | Fred Tull makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:02 | Capital | Fred Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:49 | Capital | The rebound goes to James Moore | 30-29 |
| 02:27 | Capital | Fred Tull makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mickey Gallagher | 30-32 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho drills a 3 from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 02:05 | Capital | Mark Lago is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #2 on Mark Lago, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Phillips (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) Mark Lago, Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | Capital | Dennis Franklin (SG), Billy Schober (C) Fred Tull, Charles Williams | |
| 02:05 | Capital | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:05 | Capital | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 01:40 | Capital | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:36 | Capital | Dennis Franklin is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Botelho - foul #2 on Sylvester Botelho, team foul #12 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho | |
| Subs | Capital | Fred Tull (PG), Carlton Longoria (PF) Marvin Lewis, James Moore | |
| 01:36 | Capital | Dennis Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | Capital | Dennis Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Mike Parrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lane Hudson (C) Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | Capital | | |
| 00:55 | Capital | Billy Schober clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Lane Hudson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 00:45 | Capital | Dennis Franklin gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:42 | Capital | Donald Chaisson is called for the reach on Fred Tull in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Chaisson, team foul #13 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Jimmie Pike (PF) Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | Capital | David Viera (SF) Mickey Gallagher | |
| 00:42 | Capital | Fred Tull misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:42 | Capital | Fred Tull makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Mike Parrish hits a floater from the right wing set up by Lane Hudson and the foul's on Dennis Franklin - foul #2 on Dennis Franklin, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Capital | Marvin Lewis (PG), James Moore (C) Dennis Franklin, Billy Schober | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Mike Parrish makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:01 | Capital | James Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmie Pike | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Capital | The clock runs out | 36-36 |