| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Jim Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Nealy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Aube (fresh) C - Timothy Stradley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Street (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Blake (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Hoffman and he's hacked by James Blake - foul #2 on James Blake, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:42 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Reed Fuston can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-39 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | John Street pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Reed Fuston drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Woodson | 39-41 |
| 19:09 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Blake - foul #3 on James Blake, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (C) James Blake | |
| 19:09 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:09 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Street | 39-41 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Reed Fuston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:48 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Christopher Aube | 39-41 |
| 18:26 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | James Lowe snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Reed Fuston loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| 18:04 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith is hacked by William Frederick - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Michael Hogan (SF) Brian Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:49 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Frederick - foul #3 on William Frederick, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Rossman (PF), Gary Spivey (C) Christopher Aube, Timothy Stradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| 17:49 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:49 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Jim Hoffman takes the ball from James Lowe | 40-41 |
| 17:16 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reed Fuston | 40-41 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | John Street travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman (SG), Alonzo Weekes (PF) Jim Hoffman, Herbert Nealy | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), David Orth (SF), Thomas Phung (C) Arthur Woodson, Reed Fuston, James Lowe | |
| 16:45 | U. of New England | Jimmy Alexander is called for the reach on Gary Spivey - foul #1 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Christopher Aube (PF), Timothy Stradley (C) Alonzo Weekes, Joseph Rossman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:32 | U. of New England | Gary Spivey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | David Orth snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | David Orth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Aube - foul #1 on Christopher Aube, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Brian Griffith (SF) Michael Hogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | David Orth makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | David Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:02 | U. of New England | Christopher Aube grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:46 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | David Page snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Gary Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bollman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Aube (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Stradley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Orth (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Page (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Street (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Phung (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Page | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | U. of New England | Gary Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman (PG), Herbert Nealy (SG), John Sumpter (PF), Joseph Rossman (C) Gary Spivey, Kenneth Bollman, Christopher Aube, Timothy Stradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (PF), James Blake (C) David Orth, Jimmy Alexander, David Page, John Street, Thomas Phung | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | William Frederick buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 40-49 |
| 14:47 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 40-49 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reed Fuston | 40-51 |
| 14:18 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy is hacked by William Frederick - foul #4 on William Frederick, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Michael Hogan (SF), Timothy Stradley (C) Brian Griffith, Joseph Rossman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF) William Frederick | |
| 14:02 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herbert Nealy | 42-51 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | James Lowe hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Blake | 42-53 |
| 13:31 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy lays it in set up by Michael Hogan | 44-53 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Reed Fuston | 44-55 |
| 12:45 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 12:44 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 12:27 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 12:26 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:07 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Blake misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 11:42 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Jim Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Nealy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Sumpter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Stradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 11:22 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 11:00 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 10:59 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:42 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 47-55 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Michael Hogan takes the ball from Reed Fuston | 47-55 |
| 10:25 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Reed Fuston - foul #2 on Reed Fuston, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Gary Spivey (PG), Brian Griffith (SF), Christopher Aube (PF), Joseph Rossman (C) Jim Hoffman, Michael Hogan, John Sumpter, Timothy Stradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), David Orth (SF), John Street (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Arthur Woodson, Jimmy Alexander, James Lowe, James Blake | |
| 10:25 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:25 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | David Orth misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | David Orth grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | David Page is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman (SG) Herbert Nealy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:24 | U. of New England | Joseph Rossman can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 09:23 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 09:07 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Orth - foul #1 on David Orth, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| 09:07 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:07 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | David Orth loses the dribble to Gary Spivey | 50-55 |
| 08:18 | U. of New England | Thomas Phung denies the turnaround by Joseph Rossman | 50-55 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Thomas Phung gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Thomas Phung is whistled for a carry | 50-55 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Robert Royal (PG), Michael Hogan (SF), Alonzo Weekes (PF), Timothy Stradley (C) Gary Spivey, Brian Griffith, Christopher Aube, Joseph Rossman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (C) Reed Fuston, David Orth, Thomas Phung | |
| 07:48 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Royal and he's hacked by Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG) John Street | |
| 07:48 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | James Blake scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Alexander | 53-58 |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bollman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alonzo Weekes (fresh) C - Timothy Stradley (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Page (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | U. of New England | Michael Hogan knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Bollman | 56-58 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Woodson | 56-60 |
| 06:38 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-60 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | William Frederick snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Blake | 56-63 |
| 06:07 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman jams it and he's fouled by Jimmy Alexander - foul #3 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy (SG), Brian Griffith (SF), John Sumpter (PF), Christopher Aube (C) Robert Royal, Michael Hogan, Alonzo Weekes, Timothy Stradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), John Street (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Arthur Woodson, David Page, Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| 06:07 | U. of New England | Kenneth Bollman makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Reed Fuston buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Orth | 59-66 |
| 05:36 | U. of New England | Christopher Aube scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Bollman | 61-66 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Reed Fuston is fouled on the floor by John Sumpter - foul #4 on John Sumpter, team foul #2 | 61-66 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman (PG) Kenneth Bollman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | David Orth can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 05:08 | U. of New England | John Sumpter gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:58 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy connects on the shot from the left side set up by John Sumpter | 63-66 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | David Orth misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jim Hoffman - foul #1 on Jim Hoffman, team foul #3 | 63-66 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Michael Hogan (SF) Brian Griffith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Thomas Phung | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | David Orth makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | David Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:40 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 63-68 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson misses the floater from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 04:32 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 04:28 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Sumpter and he's fouled by Arthur Woodson - foul #2 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #12 | 65-68 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Gary Spivey (SG) Herbert Nealy | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) David Orth | |
| 04:28 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-68 |
| 04:10 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Christopher Aube | 66-68 |
| 03:49 | U. of New England | Gary Spivey is fouled on the floor by John Street - foul #1 on John Street, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Alonzo Weekes (PF), Joseph Rossman (C) John Sumpter, Christopher Aube | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Phung (C) John Street | |
| 03:49 | U. of New England | Gary Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:49 | U. of New England | Gary Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Thomas Phung is called for traveling | 67-68 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley (C) Michael Hogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Street (PF) James Lowe | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Jim Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Weekes (fresh) PF - Joseph Rossman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Stradley (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Page (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - John Street (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Phung (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | David Page double dribbles | 67-68 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy (SG), Brian Griffith (SF) Jim Hoffman, Alonzo Weekes | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (C) Arthur Woodson, Jimmy Alexander, John Street | |
| 02:50 | U. of New England | U. of New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman (PG), John Sumpter (PF) Gary Spivey, Joseph Rossman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), John Street (PF) David Page, David Orth, Thomas Phung | |
| 02:42 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jim Hoffman | 69-68 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Reed Fuston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 02:16 | U. of New England | Timothy Stradley pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:08 | U. of New England | Herbert Nealy clanks a floater from the right block | 69-68 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Brian Griffith is called for the reach on William Frederick - foul #3 on Brian Griffith, team foul #4 | 69-68 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | William Frederick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | John Street tips it in | 69-70 |
| 01:42 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jim Hoffman, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | James Blake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | William Frederick gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 01:05 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 00:59 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:53 | U. of New England | Jim Hoffman loses the dribble to James Blake | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson misses the shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | William Frederick tips it in | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | U. of New England | Arthur Woodson steals the ball from Brian Griffith | 69-72 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson lays it in | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | U. of New England | Brian Griffith misses the halfcourt shot | 69-74 |