| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Anthony Fowler (fresh) SG - Douglas Park (fresh) SF - James Randolph (fresh) PF - Kent Bellantoni (fresh) C - Kevin Schutt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - James Parker (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mt. St. Joseph | Dexter Broadwell is called for the reach on James Randolph - foul #1 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John King | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | John King pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | James Randolph is called for the reach on Dexter Broadwell - foul #1 on James Randolph, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | James Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | John King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Schutt - foul #1 on Kevin Schutt, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Dexter Broadwell - foul #2 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF) Dexter Broadwell | |
| 18:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | John King loses the dribble to Anthony Fowler in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Fowler | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | James Parker makes the floater from the left wing set up by John King | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni's floater is tipped away by Oscar Hancock | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jonathan Stanley (SG), Lewis Ricci (PF), Edward Betty (C) Douglas Park, Kent Bellantoni, Kevin Schutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | James Parker knocks in the floater from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Parker picks off the pass by Anthony Fowler in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | James Parker's pass is intercepted by James Randolph | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Jason Hughes pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jonathan Stanley gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Fowler | 6-7 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Jason Hughes drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John King | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Anthony Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) SF - James Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Ricci (fresh) C - Edward Betty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci misses the lay-in | 6-9 |
| 15:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | The offensive rebound goes to James Randolph | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Dudley (PG), Douglas Park (SG), Barry Casperson (SF), Kent Bellantoni (PF), Kevin Schutt (C) Anthony Fowler, Jonathan Stanley, James Randolph, Lewis Ricci, Edward Betty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), Michael Grubb (SG), Bryan Jewell (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Kerry Shannon, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Michael Grubb knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Howard Cyr | 6-11 |
| 14:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt misses the easy layup | 6-11 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Michael Stover gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Michael Grubb knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Walter Whaley | 6-13 |
| 14:29 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Dudley is hacked by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| 14:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | Walter Whaley is called for the reach on Jeffrey Dudley - foul #1 on Walter Whaley, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| 13:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt lays it in set up by Jeffrey Dudley and he's fouled by Bryan Jewell - foul #1 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is fouled on the floor by Kevin Schutt - foul #2 on Kevin Schutt, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph (SF), Edward Betty (C) Barry Casperson, Kevin Schutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Walter Whaley | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Howard Cyr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Dudley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dudley, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Howard Cyr misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Howard Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Howard Cyr gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | John King is whistled for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SG) Jeffrey Dudley, Douglas Park | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Bryan Jewell, Michael Stover | |
| 12:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci (PF) Kent Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF) Michael Grubb, Howard Cyr | |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John King can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 9-14 |
| 12:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG) Philip Chandler | |
| 12:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | James Parker lays it in on a great pass from John King | 11-16 |
| 11:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Fowler | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Anthony Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) SF - James Randolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Ricci (fresh) C - Edward Betty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Jonathan Stanley takes the ball from John King | 13-16 |
| 11:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Stanley | 15-16 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | John King loses the dribble to Anthony Fowler in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 11:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler is fouled on the floor by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park (SG), Barry Casperson (SF), Kent Bellantoni (PF) Jonathan Stanley, James Randolph, Lewis Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Bryan Jewell (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, Kerry Shannon, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 11:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Howard Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Howard Cyr tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 10:39 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni comes up short on the floater from the left side | 16-18 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Edward Betty is called for the reach on Bryan Jewell - foul #1 on Edward Betty, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Dudley (PG) Anthony Fowler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG) James Parker | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Howard Cyr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Walter Whaley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-18 |
| 09:57 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:52 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty's pass is intercepted by Walter Whaley | 16-18 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Walter Whaley hits the finger roll | 16-20 |
| 09:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Jewell - foul #2 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph (SF) Barry Casperson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Oscar Hancock (C) Walter Whaley, Bryan Jewell | |
| 09:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 18-20 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | John King hits the follow up shot | 18-22 |
| 08:54 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Dudley | 20-22 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Michael Grubb connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John King and he's hacked by Kent Bellantoni - foul #1 on Kent Bellantoni, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SG), Lewis Ricci (PF) Jeffrey Dudley, Douglas Park, Kent Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Jason Hughes (PF) Howard Cyr, Michael Stover, Oscar Hancock | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Michael Grubb makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Fowler | 22-25 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Jonathan Stanley picks off the pass by Michael Grubb | 22-25 |
| 08:14 | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Stanley | 24-25 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Anthony Fowler is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #1 on Anthony Fowler, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Michael Grubb | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:07 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:53 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Stanley | 26-25 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | James Parker is fouled on the floor by James Randolph - foul #2 on James Randolph, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Barry Casperson (SF) James Randolph | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:49 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 07:39 | Mt. St. Joseph | Barry Casperson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Fowler | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Anthony Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Casperson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Ricci (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Betty (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Walter Whaley drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Oscar Hancock | 28-27 |
| 07:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Barry Casperson's pass is intercepted by Walter Whaley | 28-27 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | James Parker misses the dunk | 28-27 |
| 07:14 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 07:08 | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Stanley | 30-27 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Betty | 30-27 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 06:41 | Mt. St. Joseph | Barry Casperson snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 06:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Parker takes the ball from Edward Betty | 30-27 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Walter Whaley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Hancock | 30-30 |
| 05:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty misses the easy layup but the foul's on Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Dudley (PG), Douglas Park (SG), Kent Bellantoni (PF) Anthony Fowler, Jonathan Stanley, Lewis Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Michael Grubb (SG), Howard Cyr (SF), Michael Stover (C) Walter Whaley, James Parker, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| 05:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | John King is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| 05:18 | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Barry Casperson | 33-30 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | John King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 05:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 04:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni drills a floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Park | 35-30 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Douglas Park steps in front of the John King pass | 35-30 |
| 04:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park misses the lay-in | 35-30 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Barry Casperson is called for the reach on John King - foul #1 on Barry Casperson, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Jason Hughes | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty's floater is tipped away by Oscar Hancock | 35-30 |
| 04:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Barry Casperson tips it in | 37-30 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Philip Chandler connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Stover and he's fouled by Douglas Park - foul #1 on Douglas Park, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Anthony Fowler (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SG), James Randolph (SF), Kevin Schutt (C) Jeffrey Dudley, Douglas Park, Barry Casperson, Edward Betty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) Michael Stover | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Philip Chandler misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:59 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Kent Bellantoni | 37-32 |
| 03:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt makes the jumper near the basket set up by Anthony Fowler | 39-32 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John King | 39-34 |
| 03:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kent Bellantoni comes up short on the shot in the paint | 39-34 |
| 03:27 | Mt. St. Joseph | Kevin Schutt grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Anthony Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Randolph (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kent Bellantoni (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Schutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Cyr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jonathan Stanley misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #10 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci (PF) Kent Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), James Parker (SG), Jason Hughes (PF) John King, Philip Chandler, Howard Cyr | |
| 03:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jonathan Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 03:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jonathan Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Kevin Schutt - foul #3 on Kevin Schutt, team foul #11 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park (SG), Edward Betty (C) Jonathan Stanley, Kevin Schutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 02:48 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Hughes - foul #1 on Jason Hughes, team foul #11 | 41-37 |
| 02:48 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:48 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 02:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | Lewis Ricci snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 02:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Douglas Park can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 02:21 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 02:03 | Mt. St. Joseph | Edward Betty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | James Parker scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Grubb | 42-40 |
| 01:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph lays it in | 44-40 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 01:10 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Lewis Ricci | 44-40 |
| 01:01 | Mt. St. Joseph | Michael Grubb picks off the pass by James Randolph | 44-40 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Parker is hacked by Edward Betty - foul #2 on Edward Betty, team foul #12 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Dudley (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SG), Kent Bellantoni (PF) Anthony Fowler, Douglas Park, Lewis Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 00:41 | Mt. St. Joseph | James Randolph buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Dudley | 47-42 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Parker is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dudley - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dudley, team foul #13 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Barry Casperson (SF) James Randolph | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jeffrey Dudley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 47-44 |