| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Brad Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Moye (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Pinion (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Barbour (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois State | Steven Moye steals the ball from Manuel Hill | 39-33 |
| 19:34 | Hofstra | Steven Moye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Steven Moye takes the ball from Robert Anderson | 39-33 |
| 19:10 | Hofstra | Christopher Pinion loses the dribble to Patrick Cornwell | 39-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:52 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Christopher Pinion | 39-33 |
| 18:37 | Hofstra | Christopher Pinion drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brad Bryant | 39-35 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Hill | 39-35 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Chad Cox scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 42-35 |
| 18:02 | Hofstra | Andrew Barbour dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Pinion | 42-37 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 17:40 | Hofstra | Brad Bryant is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), David Tasker (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne (PG), George Emery (SG), Stephen Smith (SF), Sebastian Konieczny (C) Brad Bryant, Steven Moye, Christopher Pinion, Charles Reed | |
| 17:35 | Hofstra | Andrew Barbour knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Sebastian Konieczny | 45-39 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Corey Taylor | 47-39 |
| 17:09 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 47-39 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | David Tasker tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 16:53 | Hofstra | George Emery is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | David Tasker lays it in and the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:39 | Hofstra | George Emery gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 16:10 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Cameron - foul #2 on Christopher Cameron, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Gordon Foster (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Manuel Hill (C) David Muirhead, David Tasker, Alan Alloway, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brad Bryant (PG) George Emery | |
| 16:10 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:10 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson buries a driving attempt from close range | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Corey Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gordon Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Brad Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Lavergne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Barbour (tiring) 10 pts. C - Sebastian Konieczny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-40 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Lavergne - foul #1 on Matthew Lavergne, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Alan Alloway (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Gordon Foster, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Emery (SG), Christopher Pinion (SF), Charles Reed (PF), Alan Dean (C) Matthew Lavergne, Stephen Smith, Andrew Barbour, Sebastian Konieczny | |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Chad Cox comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Alan Dean - foul #4 on Alan Dean, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF) Corey Taylor | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Varela (SG), Andrew Barbour (PF) Brad Bryant, Alan Dean | |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:02 | Hofstra | Charles Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:53 | Hofstra | Charles Reed makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Andrew Barbour and the foul's on Manuel Hill - foul #2 on Manuel Hill, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Steven Moye (SG) Robert Varela | |
| 14:53 | Hofstra | Charles Reed makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-43 |
| 14:27 | Hofstra | Christopher Pinion is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-43 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Chad Cox tips it home | 58-43 |
| 14:06 | Hofstra | Patrick Cornwell is called for the reach on Christopher Pinion in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), David Muirhead (SG), Gordon Foster (SF), David Tasker (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Alan Alloway, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brad Bryant (PG) Steven Moye | |
| 13:47 | Hofstra | Andrew Barbour can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | David Muirhead gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | David Muirhead is fouled on the floor by Brad Bryant - foul #3 on Brad Bryant, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (PF) Christopher Gagliano | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne (SG), Stephen Smith (PF) George Emery, Andrew Barbour | |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson lays it in on a great pass from David Muirhead | 60-43 |
| 13:10 | Hofstra | Brad Bryant misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-43 |
| 13:08 | Hofstra | Christopher Pinion hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Muirhead | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:33 | Hofstra | Charles Reed hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 63-45 |
| 12:32 | Hofstra | Stephen Smith grabs the offensive board | 63-45 |
| 12:26 | Hofstra | Charles Reed scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Brad Bryant | 63-47 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron lays it in on a great pass from Joe Wilson | 65-47 |
| 11:55 | Hofstra | Brad Bryant connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-50 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | David Tasker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | David Tasker grabs the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Muirhead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tasker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Cameron (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Brad Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Lavergne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Pinion (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Reed (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Stephen Smith picks off the pass by David Tasker | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:22 | Hofstra | Brad Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Foster - foul #1 on Gordon Foster, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Manuel Hill (C) David Muirhead, Gordon Foster, David Tasker, Joe Wilson, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Emery (PG), Steven Moye (SG), Andrew Barbour (PF), Sebastian Konieczny (C) Brad Bryant, Matthew Lavergne, Stephen Smith, Charles Reed | |
| 11:08 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 65-50 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Pinion - foul #2 on Christopher Pinion, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Stephen Smith (SF) Christopher Pinion | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 10:33 | Hofstra | Steven Moye misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 66-50 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses the fadeaway from the right side | 66-50 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson grabs the offensive board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses short on a shot from the right block | 66-50 |
| 09:27 | Hofstra | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Chad Cox connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Cornwell and he's fouled by Stephen Smith - foul #3 on Stephen Smith, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Gordon Foster (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Robert Anderson, Patrick Cornwell, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brad Bryant (PG), Matthew Lavergne (SG), Christopher Pinion (SF), Charles Reed (PF) George Emery, Steven Moye, Stephen Smith, Andrew Barbour | |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:18 | Hofstra | Brad Bryant hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Lavergne | 69-52 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Chad Cox | 71-52 |
| 07:45 | Hofstra | Christopher Pinion travels in the backcourt | 71-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG), David Tasker (C) Chad Cox, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Alan Dean (C) Sebastian Konieczny | |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | David Tasker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG) Gordon Foster | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Muirhead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joe Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Tasker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Brad Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Lavergne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Pinion (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Reed (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Alan Dean (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Bryant | 71-55 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | David Tasker buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Gagliano and he's fouled by Alan Dean - foul #5 on Alan Dean, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell (SF), Alan Alloway (C) David Muirhead, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Emery (SG), Stephen Smith (SF), Andrew Barbour (PF) Brad Bryant, Christopher Pinion, Alan Dean | |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the free throw | 74-55 |
| 06:29 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne double dribbles | 74-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG), Christopher Cameron (PF) Corey Taylor, David Tasker | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Varela (SG) Matthew Lavergne | |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SF), Manuel Hill (C) Patrick Cornwell, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny (C) Charles Reed | |
| 05:50 | Hofstra | Sebastian Konieczny makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Varela | 74-57 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Chad Cox drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-57 |
| 05:16 | Hofstra | Andrew Barbour's pass is intercepted by Christopher Gagliano | 76-57 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gordon Foster | 79-57 |
| 04:47 | Hofstra | Robert Varela hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Emery | 79-59 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Cox | 81-59 |
| 04:20 | Hofstra | Robert Varela is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Cox - foul #1 on Chad Cox, team foul #6 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), David Tasker (SF), Alan Alloway (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Chad Cox, Gordon Foster, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kenneth Labadie (PG), Matthew Lavergne (SG), Charles Reed (PF) George Emery, Robert Varela, Andrew Barbour | |
| 04:14 | Hofstra | Kenneth Labadie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-59 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron gets the rebound | 81-59 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 81-59 |
| 03:42 | Hofstra | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne is fouled on the floor by Corey Taylor - foul #3 on Corey Taylor, team foul #7 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SF) Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 03:30 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne misses the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the rebound | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from David Muirhead | 83-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Muirhead (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Tasker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Kenneth Labadie (fresh) SG - Matthew Lavergne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Smith (tiring) 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Reed (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Sebastian Konieczny (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Hofstra | Stephen Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-59 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | David Muirhead snags the defensive board | 83-59 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | David Tasker is whistled for traveling | 83-59 |
| 02:21 | Hofstra | Kenneth Labadie scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lavergne | 83-62 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | David Muirhead scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-62 |
| 01:43 | Hofstra | The jump hook by Kenneth Labadie is blocked by Alan Alloway | 86-62 |
| 01:41 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne gets the offensive rebound | 86-62 |
| 01:31 | Hofstra | Stephen Smith's pass is intercepted by Alan Alloway | 86-62 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Taylor | 89-62 |
| 00:53 | Hofstra | Kenneth Labadie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-62 |
| 00:52 | Hofstra | Stephen Smith grabs the offensive board | 89-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Muirhead - foul #2 on David Muirhead, team foul #8 | 89-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron (C) Gordon Foster | |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Emery (SG) Kenneth Labadie | |
| 00:49 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne makes the 1st free throw | 89-63 |
| 00:49 | Hofstra | Matthew Lavergne makes the 2nd free throw | 89-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on George Emery - foul #1 on George Emery, team foul #8 | 89-64 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 89-64 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 90-64 |
| 00:23 | Hofstra | George Emery can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 90-64 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the defensive board | 90-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor runs out the clock | 90-64 |