| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy's floater is tipped away by Gary Bradley | 35-25 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll tips it in | 35-27 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 35-27 |
| 18:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Paul Murphy takes the ball from Gary Bradley | 35-29 |
| 17:16 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Donald Carroll is blocked by Gary Bradley | 35-29 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Roger Binette (SF), Jack Newsome (C) Patrick James, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 35-29 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG) Ray Kyle | |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | James Young loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) James Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Paul Murphy | |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG) Nicholas Brown | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Newsome (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 37-31 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Rondon | 37-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Gregory Roberts, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Jack Newsome | |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Roger Binette - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy (PF) Donald Carroll | |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle (SG) Roger Binette | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Christopher Reny buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 39-34 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is called for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Houston Burrows | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll banks in the layup | 41-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke tips it in | 43-36 |
| 12:38 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Patrick James - foul #1 on Patrick James, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Roger Binette (PF), Jack Newsome (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Paul Murphy, Marc Fields | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Donald Carroll steals the ball from Matthew Lane | 43-36 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Lane takes the ball from Donald Carroll | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Newsome (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Carroll - foul #2 on Donald Carroll, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Christopher Reny (SF) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG) Donald Carroll | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Roger Binette, Jack Newsome | |
| 10:32 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-42 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Houston Burrows | 46-42 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette (SF) Houston Burrows | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled on the floor by Ray Kyle - foul #2 on Ray Kyle, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Roger Binette | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Carroll - foul #3 on Donald Carroll, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Marc Fields | 47-42 |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Carroll | 47-42 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG) Ray Kyle | |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall blows the layup | 47-44 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:11 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Nicholas Brown, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | James Young is called for the reach on Ray Kyle - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Binette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | James Young is fouled on the floor by Houston Burrows - foul #4 on Houston Burrows, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (C) Paul Murphy | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 06:39 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Young is hacked by Houston Burrows - foul #5 on Houston Burrows, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF) Jeff Rondon, Ray Kyle, Houston Burrows, Jack Newsome | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:10 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #4 on Paul Murphy, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) James Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields (C) Roger Binette | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Reny | 54-44 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Ray Kyle (SG) Patrick James, Nicholas Brown | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Christopher Reny drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Haddix | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle makes the runner in the paint | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Clyde Pate hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 56-46 |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Marc Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll throws it down on a great pass from Jeff Rondon | 56-48 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Christopher Reny drills a jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Haddix | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-48 |
| 02:48 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields tips it home | 58-50 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Roger Binette (C) Jeff Rondon, Marc Fields | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (C) Donald Carroll | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette is fouled on the floor by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Paul Murphy | |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Ralph McKethan blocks the jumper by Adam Vanslyke | 60-52 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Roger Binette | 60-52 |
| 01:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Roger Binette, Jack Newsome, Ralph McKethan | |
| 01:29 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields can't finish the layup | 60-52 |
| 01:27 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick James | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Patrick James is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick James, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), James Young (SF) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick James - foul #4 on Patrick James, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-57 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix connects on the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Patrick James - foul #5 on Patrick James, team foul #12 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF) Richard Burns, James Young | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Roger Binette (SF), Jack Newsome (PF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Marc Fields | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 69-57 |