| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fresh) PF - David Henry (fresh) C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Aaron Cooper (fresh) SG - Stanley Zoltek (fresh) SF - John Young (fresh) PF - Stephen Pahl (fresh) C - Benny Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lowell Cohen | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Aaron Cooper steps in front of the Timmy Moline pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Carroll | Benny Young can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Carroll | John Young tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Benny Young | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Carroll | John Young drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Zoltek - foul #1 on Stanley Zoltek, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Carroll | Benny Young gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | Carroll | John Young connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Cooper | 0-7 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Timmy Moline is hacked by Aaron Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Dean Watts hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tyson Hackworth | 2-7 |
| 17:53 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Benny Young | 2-9 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Timmy Moline | 4-9 |
| 17:30 | Carroll | Benny Young is hacked by Dean Watts - foul #1 on Dean Watts, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), David Dietz (SF), John Drake (PF), James Woody (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, Dean Watts, David Henry, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), John Dillon (PF), David Tibbetts (C) Aaron Cooper, Stanley Zoltek, Stephen Pahl, Benny Young | |
| 17:18 | Carroll | David Tibbetts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine misses short on a turnaround from close range | 4-9 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | John Drake tips it back up and in | 6-9 |
| 16:36 | Carroll | David Tibbetts clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 16:35 | Carroll | John Dillon snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 16:20 | Carroll | John Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 16:18 | Carroll | Patrick Daily tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | David Tibbetts steps in front of the James Woody pass in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 15:59 | Carroll | David Dietz is called for the reach on John Young - foul #1 on David Dietz, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), James Young (SF), David Henry (PF), James Markowski (C) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, David Dietz, John Drake, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Stanley Zoltek (SG), Owen Cheney (PF), Benny Young (C) Patrick Daily, Tracy Corbett, John Dillon, David Tibbetts | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - David Henry (fresh) C - James Markowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fresh) SG - Stanley Zoltek (fairly fresh) SF - John Young (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Owen Cheney (fresh) C - Benny Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Carroll | John Young misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | James Markowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Henry and the foul's on Benny Young - foul #1 on Benny Young, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:10 | Carroll | Nathan Russell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | David Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | David Henry is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Markowski | 11-11 |
| 14:21 | Carroll | Stanley Zoltek makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Young | 11-14 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | James Markowski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 14:11 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Benny Young | 11-14 |
| 14:03 | Carroll | Benny Young misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 14:01 | Carroll | Benny Young tips it in | 11-16 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Stanley Zoltek is called for the reach on James Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Zoltek, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), Dean Watts (SF), John Drake (PF), James Woody (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, James Young, David Henry, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Patrick Daily (SG), John Dillon (SF), Stephen Pahl (PF), David Tibbetts (C) Nathan Russell, Stanley Zoltek, John Young, Owen Cheney, Benny Young | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Hubert Decker | 13-16 |
| 13:27 | Carroll | John Dillon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Pahl | 13-18 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Dean Watts scores on a runner near the basket | 15-18 |
| 13:01 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper is hacked by Dean Watts - foul #2 on Dean Watts, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) Dean Watts, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 12:49 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper misses the jumper from the left side | 15-18 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | David Dietz gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Hubert Decker banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Dietz | 17-18 |
| 12:36 | Carroll | John Dillon buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Pahl | 17-20 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | David Dietz comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 12:18 | Carroll | David Tibbetts grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 12:01 | Carroll | John Dillon misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lowell Cohen - foul #1 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), David Henry (PF) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, John Drake | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), Benny Young (C) Aaron Cooper, Patrick Daily, David Tibbetts | |
| 12:01 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:01 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Stephen Pahl is called for the reach on Timmy Moline in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Pahl, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Young (SF) John Dillon | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dietz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Henry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lowell Cohen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fresh) SG - Tracy Corbett (fresh) SF - John Young (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Pahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benny Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Dietz | 19-22 |
| 11:30 | Carroll | Tracy Corbett connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Russell | 19-25 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Benny Young steps in front of the David Dietz pass in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 11:07 | Carroll | John Young makes the floater in the lane | 19-27 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | David Dietz is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Russell - foul #1 on Nathan Russell, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), James Woody (C) David Dietz, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Owen Cheney (PF) Nathan Russell, Stephen Pahl | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Timmy Moline misses badly on a shot from the left side | 19-27 |
| 10:50 | Carroll | Owen Cheney pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 10:36 | Carroll | Tracy Corbett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woody | 19-27 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | James Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-27 |
| 10:26 | Carroll | Benny Young gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 10:05 | Carroll | Benny Young blows the layup but he's fouled by James Woody - foul #1 on James Woody, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), John Drake (SF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, James Young, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (SG), David Tibbetts (SF), Stephen Pahl (PF) Tracy Corbett, John Young, Owen Cheney | |
| 10:05 | Carroll | Benny Young misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 10:05 | Carroll | Benny Young misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Drake | 19-27 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | David Henry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 09:22 | Carroll | Patrick Daily hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Pahl | 22-30 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | John Drake misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the tip | 22-30 |
| 09:08 | Carroll | David Tibbetts gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 09:02 | Carroll | Benny Young banks in the layup set up by Aaron Cooper | 22-32 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine is fouled on the floor by Benny Young - foul #2 on Benny Young, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (PG), James Woody (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Hubert Decker, David Henry, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), John Dillon (SF), Owen Cheney (PF) Aaron Cooper, Stephen Pahl, Benny Young | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 08:43 | Carroll | David Tibbetts snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 08:30 | Carroll | James Woody swats the short shot by David Tibbetts | 23-32 |
| 08:28 | Carroll | David Tibbetts can't tip it in | 23-32 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (SG), James Young (SF) Scott Fontaine, John Drake | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 08:18 | Carroll | John Dillon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tyson Hackworth - foul #1 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #6 | 23-32 |
| 08:18 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 08:18 | Carroll | John Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen's pass is intercepted by John Dillon in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 08:01 | Carroll | John Dillon misses the lay-in | 23-34 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Dietz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyson Hackworth (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - James Woody (fairly fresh) C - Lowell Cohen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Daily (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Owen Cheney (fairly fresh) C - David Tibbetts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | David Dietz hits the finger roll | 25-34 |
| 07:33 | Carroll | Patrick Daily misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | David Dietz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 07:24 | Carroll | The rebound goes to David Tibbetts | 25-34 |
| 07:05 | Carroll | Lowell Cohen takes the ball from David Tibbetts | 25-34 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane | 27-34 |
| 06:42 | Carroll | The jump hook by Owen Cheney is blocked by James Woody | 27-34 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), John Drake (SF), David Henry (PF), James Markowski (C) David Dietz, Tyson Hackworth, James Young, James Woody, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), John Young (SF), Stephen Pahl (PF) Nathan Russell, Patrick Daily, John Dillon, Owen Cheney | |
| 06:30 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | David Henry snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | David Tibbetts steps in front of the David Henry pass | 27-34 |
| 06:07 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | James Markowski snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Timmy Moline | 29-34 |
| 05:36 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-34 |
| 05:35 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 05:20 | Carroll | David Tibbetts buries a shot from the left block set up by Aaron Cooper | 29-36 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Timmy Moline comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #8 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (SG), Lowell Cohen (C) Hubert Decker, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (SG), John Dillon (C) Tracy Corbett, David Tibbetts | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Timmy Moline makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Timmy Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:48 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | John Drake snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine is hacked by Patrick Daily - foul #1 on Patrick Daily, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:11 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper is fouled on the floor by Timmy Moline - foul #1 on Timmy Moline, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (SG) Timmy Moline | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 04:11 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 04:11 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Tyson Hackworth and he's fouled by John Dillon - foul #1 on John Dillon, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), Dean Watts (SF) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, John Drake | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Stanley Zoltek (SG), Benny Young (C) Aaron Cooper, Patrick Daily, John Dillon | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 03:53 | Carroll | Benny Young grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Nathan Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Zoltek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Young (tired) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Pahl (tiring) 2 pts. C - Benny Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Carroll | Benny Young connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Russell | 35-40 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Benny Young picks off the pass by David Dietz in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 03:23 | Carroll | Nathan Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Dean Watts pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | David Dietz is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Henry | 37-40 |
| 02:31 | Carroll | Nathan Russell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Henry | 37-40 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | David Dietz is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 02:24 | Carroll | Benny Young snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 02:11 | Carroll | John Young is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (PF), James Markowski (C) David Dietz, Hubert Decker, Dean Watts, David Henry, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (PG), Tracy Corbett (SG), Owen Cheney (PF) Nathan Russell, John Young, Stephen Pahl | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 01:44 | Carroll | Patrick Daily is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Fontaine - foul #1 on Scott Fontaine, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| 01:44 | Carroll | Patrick Daily misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Markowski | 39-40 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Tracy Corbett is called for the reach on Tyson Hackworth - foul #1 on Tracy Corbett, team foul #11 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Henry (PF) James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG) Patrick Daily | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:17 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tracy Corbett and he's fouled by Scott Fontaine - foul #2 on Scott Fontaine, team foul #9 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG) Scott Fontaine | |
| Subs | Carroll | John Dillon (PF) Owen Cheney | |
| 01:17 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | David Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Timmy Moline tips it home | 43-43 |
| 00:39 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper makes the 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | David Henry misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Woody gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Tracy Corbett is called for the reach on Timmy Moline - foul #2 on Tracy Corbett, team foul #12 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (SG), Dean Watts (SF), John Drake (PF), James Markowski (C) Tyson Hackworth, James Young, David Henry, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (SG), Owen Cheney (PF), David Tibbetts (C) Tracy Corbett, John Dillon, Benny Young | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Timmy Moline misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Timmy Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 00:01 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-46 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dean Watts grabs the board | 44-46 |