| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Vance (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Michael Keaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddy Appel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Quam (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kirk Owen (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Fendley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 19:28 | DePauw | Kirk Owen is fouled on the floor by Dustin Fraga - foul #3 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG) Dustin Fraga | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 19:15 | DePauw | Eddy Appel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 19:14 | DePauw | Kirk Owen tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Duane Vance pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 19:06 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | DePauw | Eddy Appel buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Jeff Quam - foul #2 on Jeff Quam, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:19 | DePauw | Kirk Owen's layup is rejected by Thomas Harper | 38-42 |
| 18:17 | DePauw | Kirk Owen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:51 | DePauw | Jeff Quam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:49 | DePauw | Kirk Owen hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Duane Vance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (PF) David Stokes | |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Huey (PG) Michael Keaney | |
| 17:28 | DePauw | Jeff Quam is fouled on the floor by Thomas Harper - foul #3 on Thomas Harper, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (SF), Michael James (C) Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 17:20 | DePauw | Kirk Owen's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Huffaker | 38-44 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael James | 38-44 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Michael James snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Michael James misses long on a runner from the left block | 38-44 |
| 16:54 | DePauw | Eddy Appel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:28 | DePauw | Michael Wilson swats the layup by Kirk Owen | 38-44 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 16:18 | DePauw | Eddy Appel pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:14 | DePauw | Michael Wilson steals it from Eddy Appel | 38-44 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Michael James lays it in set up by Jeffery Stone | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | DePauw | Eddy Appel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Huey | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffery Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Vance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Robert Huey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddy Appel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Quam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kirk Owen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Manuel Fendley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Michael James clanks a runner from close range | 40-47 |
| 15:35 | DePauw | Eddy Appel pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:17 | DePauw | Eddy Appel is fouled on the floor by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Jeffery Stone, Duane Vance, Edward Huffaker, Michael James | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Keaney (PG) Robert Huey | |
| 14:59 | DePauw | Eddy Appel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses the jump hook from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Michael Wilson tips it home | 42-47 |
| 14:26 | DePauw | Dustin Fraga steps in front of the Jeff Quam pass | 42-47 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga lays it in | 44-47 |
| 14:11 | DePauw | Kirk Owen misses the floater from the right side | 44-47 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Thomas Harper loses the dribble to Eddy Appel | 44-47 |
| 13:45 | DePauw | Eddy Appel drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Stokes | 47-50 |
| 13:20 | DePauw | Kirk Owen scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Keaney | 47-52 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Stokes | 47-52 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Michael Wilson can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 13:04 | DePauw | Eddy Appel grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 12:53 | DePauw | Kirk Owen buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Thomas Harper - foul #4 on Thomas Harper, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Duane Vance (SG), Edward Huffaker (SF), Jeffery Stone (PF), Michael James (C) Michael Wilson, Melvin Hickmon, David Stokes, Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Huey (PG), Kevin Lee (SG), Mitchell Aliff (SF), Christopher Bybee (C) Michael Keaney, Eddy Appel, Jeff Quam, Manuel Fendley | |
| 12:53 | DePauw | Kirk Owen makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 47-55 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Michael James tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 12:05 | DePauw | Kirk Owen misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 49-55 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Duane Vance clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mitchell Aliff - foul #1 on Mitchell Aliff, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Dustin Fraga | |
| Subs | DePauw | Jeff Quam (SF), Chad Anderberg (PF) Mitchell Aliff, Kirk Owen | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Duane Vance makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Duane Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:59 | DePauw | Christopher Bybee gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Vance (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Robert Huey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Quam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chad Anderberg (fresh) C - Christopher Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | DePauw | Chad Anderberg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Huey | 50-57 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Michael James can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Bybee - foul #3 on Christopher Bybee, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Edward Huffaker | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Keaney (PG) Robert Huey | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 11:01 | DePauw | Chad Anderberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Michael Wilson (PF) Duane Vance, David Stokes | |
| Subs | DePauw | Manuel Fendley (C) Christopher Bybee | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Lee - foul #1 on Kevin Lee, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (SG) Michael James | |
| Subs | DePauw | Eddy Appel (SG) Kevin Lee | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:29 | DePauw | Eddy Appel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 10:28 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Edward Huffaker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 10:03 | DePauw | Eddy Appel snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:47 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Huffaker - foul #1 on Edward Huffaker, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Duane Vance (SG), David Stokes (PF) Edward Huffaker, Jeffery Stone | |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Huey (PG), Mitchell Aliff (SF), Kirk Owen (PF) Michael Keaney, Jeff Quam, Chad Anderberg | |
| 09:47 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:47 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Duane Vance snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 09:38 | DePauw | Eddy Appel gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 09:34 | DePauw | Dustin Fraga steals the ball from Robert Huey in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 09:23 | DePauw | Kirk Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 09:02 | DePauw | Eddy Appel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 09:00 | DePauw | Kirk Owen can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Stokes | 55-60 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga is hacked by Robert Huey - foul #1 on Robert Huey, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Huffaker (PG), Kyle Greve (SF), Michael James (C) Dustin Fraga, Melvin Hickmon, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | DePauw | Kevin Lee (SG), Christopher Bybee (C) Eddy Appel, Manuel Fendley | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Kyle Greve is called for traveling | 55-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PG) Kyle Greve | |
| Subs | DePauw | Jeff Quam (SF) Mitchell Aliff | |
| 08:26 | DePauw | Kirk Owen misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Edward Huffaker - foul #2 on Edward Huffaker, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Keaney (PG) Robert Huey | |
| 08:26 | DePauw | Kirk Owen makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 08:26 | DePauw | Kirk Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bybee - foul #4 on Christopher Bybee, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Manuel Fendley (C) Christopher Bybee | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Michael James hits a floater in the paint set up by Jeffery Stone | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Vance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Huffaker (fresh) PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael James (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Michael Keaney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Quam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kirk Owen (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 12 reb. C - Manuel Fendley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | DePauw | Kirk Owen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Keaney | 57-64 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Michael James scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jeffery Stone | 59-64 |
| 06:50 | DePauw | Kirk Owen lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Quam | 59-66 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | David Stokes clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 59-66 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Michael James hits the follow up shot | 61-66 |
| 06:18 | DePauw | Kirk Owen comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 61-66 |
| 06:16 | DePauw | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Owen | 61-66 |
| 06:01 | DePauw | Kirk Owen knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Fendley | 61-68 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Michael Wilson (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), Thomas Harper (C) Jeffery Stone, Duane Vance, Edward Huffaker, David Stokes | |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Huey (PG), Eddy Appel (SG), Christopher Bybee (C) Michael Keaney, Kevin Lee, Manuel Fendley | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Quam - foul #3 on Jeff Quam, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (SG) Michael James | |
| Subs | DePauw | Chad Anderberg (PF) Kirk Owen | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the 3rd free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Michael Wilson grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Jeffery Stone drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 05:20 | DePauw | Eddy Appel misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 66-68 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon connects on the shot in the paint | 68-68 |
| 04:59 | DePauw | Jeffery Stone steals it from Eddy Appel | 68-68 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon slams it home on a great pass from Jeffery Stone | 70-68 |
| 04:42 | DePauw | Eddy Appel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Chad Anderberg | 70-71 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the easy layup | 70-71 |
| 04:15 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Eddy Appel | 70-71 |
| 03:59 | DePauw | Thomas Harper denies the turnaround by Christopher Bybee | 70-71 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Harper | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Robert Huey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eddy Appel (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Quam (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Chad Anderberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Thomas Harper connects on the turnaround from the right block | 72-71 |
| 03:48 | DePauw | DePauw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Duane Vance (SG), David Stokes (PF) Jeffery Stone, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Keaney (PG), Kirk Owen (PF), Manuel Fendley (C) Robert Huey, Chad Anderberg, Christopher Bybee | |
| 03:36 | DePauw | Eddy Appel misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 03:35 | DePauw | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Appel | 72-71 |
| 03:27 | DePauw | Kirk Owen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Stokes - foul #2 on David Stokes, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 03:27 | DePauw | Kirk Owen misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:27 | DePauw | Kirk Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Melvin Hickmon and the foul's on Michael Keaney - foul #3 on Michael Keaney, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:36 | DePauw | Jeff Quam is hacked by Thomas Harper - foul #5 on Thomas Harper, team foul #8 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael James (C) Thomas Harper | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 02:36 | DePauw | Jeff Quam misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Michael James grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Keaney - foul #4 on Michael Keaney, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF) Melvin Hickmon | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:52 | DePauw | Eddy Appel drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 01:23 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Melvin Hickmon - foul #1 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| 01:23 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:23 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-77 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon grabs the offensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga can't connect on a floater from the right side | 80-77 |
| 00:48 | DePauw | Manuel Fendley gets the rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:22 | DePauw | Kirk Owen lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddy Appel | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | David Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Keaney - foul #5 on Michael Keaney, team foul #10 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Robert Huey (PG) Michael Keaney | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | David Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | David Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | DePauw | Dustin Fraga steals it from Robert Huey | 82-79 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Robert Huey is called for the reach on Dustin Fraga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Huey, team foul #11 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Stone (PF) David Stokes | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | DePauw | Eddy Appel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael James grabs the board | 84-79 |