| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Rogelio Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Richard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Gengler (fresh) PF - Larry Gauna (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Moniz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Boris Zellous drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Terrance Riccio | 40-32 |
| 19:09 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Richard loses the dribble to Tomas Wilde | 40-32 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Larry Gauna steps in front of the Tomas Wilde pass | 40-32 |
| 18:31 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Richard's pass is intercepted by Austin Coward | 40-32 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Aguon | 43-32 |
| 17:59 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-32 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 17:39 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:22 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Kurt Bettencourt (SF), Darryl Steveson (C) Michael Richard, Edward Gengler, William Moniz | |
| 17:22 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:22 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Austin Coward connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Fox | 46-34 |
| 16:50 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 46-34 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-34 |
| 16:34 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:16 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Bettencourt | 46-36 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Austin Coward | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Rogelio Esposito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kurt Bettencourt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Gauna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Steveson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 15:34 | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Edward Fox is fouled on the floor by Darryl Steveson - foul #2 on Darryl Steveson, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Richard (SG), Edward Gengler (SF), William Moniz (C) William Blauvelt, Kurt Bettencourt, Darryl Steveson | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Larry Gauna - foul #2 on Larry Gauna, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 14:51 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Moniz | 51-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Edward Gengler - foul #1 on Edward Gengler, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:06 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it up and in | 55-41 |
| 13:22 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-41 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey is hacked by William Moniz - foul #1 on William Moniz, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt (SG), Darryl Steveson (PF) Michael Richard, Larry Gauna | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the follow up shot | 57-41 |
| 12:43 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #2 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Albert Morris (PF) Edward Gengler, William Moniz | |
| 12:43 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:43 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Austin Coward is called for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Premo (SF) Rogelio Esposito | |
| 12:03 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-43 |
| 12:01 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Morris tips it in | 57-45 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Albert Morris is called for the reach on Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Albert Morris, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Richard (SG), Larry Gauna (PF) William Premo, Albert Morris | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Richard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Gauna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Steveson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Michael Richard is called for the reach on Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Michael Richard, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito (PG), Edward Gengler (SF), William Moniz (C) William Blauvelt, Kurt Bettencourt, Darryl Steveson | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Austin Coward | 59-45 |
| 11:03 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Gengler - foul #2 on Edward Gengler, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:22 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Rogelio Esposito, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt (SG) Michael Richard | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-45 |
| 10:10 | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 10:05 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | William Moniz steals the ball from Boris Zellous | 60-45 |
| 09:39 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Bailey - foul #3 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), William Premo (SF), Darryl Steveson (C) Rogelio Esposito, Edward Gengler, William Moniz | |
| 09:39 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:39 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:54 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna makes the floater from close range | 63-49 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-49 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | James Aguon pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Larry Gauna - foul #3 on Larry Gauna, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito (PG), Michael Richard (SG), Edward Gengler (SF), William Moniz (C) William Blauvelt, Kurt Bettencourt, William Premo, Larry Gauna | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:54 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson's pass is intercepted by Terrance Riccio | 66-49 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Rogelio Esposito (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Richard (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Gengler (fresh) PF - Darryl Steveson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Moniz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 07:18 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson tips it back up and in | 68-51 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio's pass is intercepted by William Moniz | 68-51 |
| 06:40 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it but misses | 68-51 |
| 06:30 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 06:21 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler is fouled on the floor by Nelson Boyer - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #4 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt (SF) Edward Gengler | |
| 06:09 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 05:43 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 05:38 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Aguon - foul #2 on James Aguon, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Larry Gauna (PF) Michael Richard, William Moniz | |
| 05:38 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:38 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | William Blauvelt picks off the pass by Boris Zellous | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:07 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt is fouled on the floor by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler (SF) Rogelio Esposito | |
| 04:46 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 68-56 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 68-56 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Edward Gengler picks off the pass by James Aguon | 68-56 |
| 04:26 | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt hits the finger roll set up by Edward Gengler | 68-58 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it home | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt connects on the 3 from the right corner | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Aguon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kurt Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Gengler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Gauna (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Darryl Steveson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | The jump hook by Tomas Wilde is blocked by Darryl Steveson | 70-61 |
| 03:12 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Darryl Steveson | 70-61 |
| 03:12 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito (PG), Michael Richard (SG), William Moniz (C) William Blauvelt, Kurt Bettencourt, Darryl Steveson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito is hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF) James Aguon | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 03:00 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:00 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it but misses | 70-62 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Edward Fox buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 72-62 |
| 02:06 | UNC Wilmington | A charge is called on Edward Gengler - foul #3 on Edward Gengler, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Aguon | 74-62 |
| 01:16 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 01:14 | UNC Wilmington | William Moniz pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:00 | UNC Wilmington | James Aguon steals the ball from William Moniz | 74-62 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Aguon lays it in | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Boris Zellous | 78-62 |
| 00:20 | UNC Wilmington | Tomas Wilde blocks the short jumper by Larry Gauna | 78-62 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the board | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 78-62 |