| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carmen Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Hsu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | John Bentley buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Aaron Olsen and he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (PG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:22 | Winthrop | John Bentley steals it from Ernesto Garcia | 23-29 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | John Bentley clanks a shot from the right side | 23-29 |
| 18:52 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:37 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 23-29 |
| 18:36 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 23-29 |
| 18:22 | Winthrop | The short jumper by Larry Johnson is denied by Kyle Whiddon | 23-29 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 23-29 |
| 18:01 | Winthrop | Robert Dever grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 17:53 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 17:07 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Bergeron - foul #2 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom (SF) Carmen Caldwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 17:07 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:07 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | John Bentley tips it home | 25-33 |
| 16:23 | Winthrop | Robert Dever hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a floater from the right block set up by John Bentley | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Robert Dever (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Holmstrom (fresh) PF - Stephen Hsu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Werner (fresh) C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-35 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 15:09 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 25-35 |
| 14:54 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Richard Holmstrom is blocked by Lawrence Anthony | 25-35 |
| 14:53 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu tips it home | 27-35 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a jump hook in the lane | 27-37 |
| 14:05 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Raymond Wilson (SG), Carmen Caldwell (SF), Michael Langer (PF), Jon Warr (C) Robert Dever, Ernesto Garcia, Richard Holmstrom, Stephen Hsu, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, James Werner, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Brown | 27-39 |
| 13:21 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-39 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Whiddon | 27-42 |
| 12:31 | Winthrop | Johnny Bergeron steals it from Raymond Wilson | 27-42 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-42 |
| 12:01 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Jon Warr | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmen Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Langer (fresh) C - Jon Warr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Winthrop | James Jackson clanks a shot from the right side | 27-42 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Bergeron and he's hacked by Jon Warr - foul #1 on Jon Warr, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (SG), Richard Holmstrom (SF), Stephen Hsu (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Raymond Wilson, Carmen Caldwell, Michael Langer, Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), James Werner (SF), Donnell Guarino (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Thomas Brown, Bradly Carrion, Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:16 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Hsu, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | John Bentley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Donnell Guarino - foul #1 on Donnell Guarino, team foul #2 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG) Aaron Olsen | |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 09:57 | Winthrop | Robert Dever is hacked by John Bentley - foul #3 on John Bentley, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell (SF) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:49 | Winthrop | Robert Dever can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-48 |
| 09:47 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Hsu | 29-48 |
| 09:35 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Johnny Bergeron - foul #3 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jon Warr (C) Stephen Hsu | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) John Bentley | |
| 09:35 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the tip | 32-48 |
| 09:06 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Carmen Caldwell | 32-48 |
| 08:51 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom is fouled on the floor by Kyle Whiddon - foul #1 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #5 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Larry Johnson (C) Robert Dever, Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (PG), John Bentley (SG), Donnell Guarino (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Aaron Olsen, Thomas Brown, Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 08:44 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Jackson | 35-48 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Richard Holmstrom blocks the jumper by John Bentley | 35-48 |
| 08:18 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia grabs the board | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:52 | Winthrop | James Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Werner - foul #1 on James Werner, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Stephen Hsu (PF) Ernesto Garcia, Carmen Caldwell, Richard Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) James Werner | |
| 07:52 | Winthrop | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 07:52 | Winthrop | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Dever (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Hsu (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:11 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Raymond Wilson, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Jackson steps in front of the Kyle Whiddon pass | 37-51 |
| 06:51 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson lays it up and in set up by James Jackson | 39-51 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 39-51 |
| 06:23 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:18 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (SG), Richard Holmstrom (SF), Jon Warr (C) James Jackson, Raymond Wilson, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Brown | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Winthrop | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Robert Dever - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell (SF) Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (PG), James Werner (SF) Aaron Olsen, Bradly Carrion | |
| 05:44 | Winthrop | Robert Dever misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Ernesto Garcia takes the ball from John Bentley | 39-54 |
| 04:58 | Winthrop | Carmen Caldwell knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | John Bentley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Werner | 42-54 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Hsu - foul #2 on Stephen Hsu, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Jackson (PG), Raymond Wilson (SG), Larry Johnson (C) Robert Dever, Ernesto Garcia, Stephen Hsu | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (PG), Lawrence Anthony (C) Thomas Brown, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 04:20 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 04:09 | Winthrop | John Bentley is called for the reach on James Jackson - foul #4 on John Bentley, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jon Warr (PF) Carmen Caldwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (PF) Kyle Whiddon | |
| 04:09 | Winthrop | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:09 | Winthrop | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Michael Langer (SF) Richard Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 03:54 | Winthrop | Jon Warr snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Langer (fresh) PF - Jon Warr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Werner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Langer | 47-55 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Larry Johnson takes the ball from Bradly Carrion | 47-55 |
| 03:10 | Winthrop | Michael Langer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Anthony | 47-55 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | James Jackson is called for the reach on Bradly Carrion in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (SG) Michael Langer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Thomas Brown (SG) John Bentley, James Werner | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:07 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Jon Warr | 47-56 |
| 02:52 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-56 |
| 02:51 | Winthrop | Robert Dever grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 02:51 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (SG), Carmen Caldwell (SF), Stephen Hsu (PF) Robert Dever, Raymond Wilson, Jon Warr | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Thomas Brown, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| 02:36 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Bentley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradly Carrion | 47-58 |
| 02:04 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-58 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Bergeron | 47-58 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron is hacked by Larry Johnson - foul #4 on Larry Johnson, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan (PG), Robert Dever (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Richard Holmstrom (PF), Jon Warr (C) James Jackson, Ernesto Garcia, Carmen Caldwell, Stephen Hsu, Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Winthrop | Jon Warr misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | John Bentley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 01:13 | Winthrop | Jon Warr gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 01:03 | Winthrop | Raymond Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | John Bentley connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Whiddon | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop 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 (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Winthrop | Norbert Mulligan's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Aaron Olsen | 47-62 |
| 00:33 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom tips it home | 49-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen slams it home | 49-64 |
| 00:06 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 49-64 |