| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Michael Kleiman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Medley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rinker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wofford | Robert Rinker inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Wofford | George Wright misses short on a runner from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Michael Zorens hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 39-33 |
| 18:47 | Wofford | George Wright scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Kleiman | 39-35 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | James Grubbs comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it in | 41-35 |
| 18:24 | Wofford | Michael Zorens takes the ball from Michael Kleiman in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Michael Zorens slams it home | 43-35 |
| 18:09 | Wofford | Robert Rinker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 17:48 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Robert Rinker | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Wofford | Robert Rinker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Kleiman | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Kleiman - foul #3 on Michael Kleiman, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (PG), Andrew Lee (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Michael Zorens, Tony Gerwitz, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Malusky (PG), Kenneth Stanton (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Michael Kleiman, George Wright, Tony Rushing | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:01 | Wofford | Robert Stewart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF), James Grubbs (C) Rickey Anderson, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Mark Telford (C) Robert Rinker | |
| 17:01 | Wofford | Robert Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:01 | Wofford | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Donald Lyle loses the dribble to Lee Medley | 45-39 |
| 16:42 | Wofford | Lee Medley slams it home | 45-41 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | James Grubbs is fouled on the floor by David Malusky - foul #3 on David Malusky, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Cheslav Perovic (SG), Paul Bowman (PF) David Malusky, Lee Medley | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 16:12 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:56 | Wofford | Robert Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Lee - foul #1 on Andrew Lee, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Samuel Hamilton (PF) Shane Ferguson, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Wofford | Michael Kleiman (PG), Robert Rinker (SF) Paul Bowman, Mark Telford | |
| 15:56 | Wofford | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:56 | Wofford | Robert Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Doby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Michael Kleiman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cheslav Perovic (fresh) SF - Robert Rinker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Stanton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Andrew Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 15:32 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:17 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton buries a shot from close range | 45-44 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Andrew Lee comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:04 | Wofford | Robert Rinker snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 14:50 | Wofford | Robert Rinker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Tracy Doby comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Kleiman - foul #4 on Michael Kleiman, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF) Andrew Lee, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Wofford | Clyde Eastin (PG), Lee Medley (SG), George Wright (PF), Tony Rushing (C) Michael Kleiman, Cheslav Perovic, Kenneth Stanton, Robert Stewart | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:34 | Wofford | Robert Rinker hits a jumper from the left block | 46-46 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 14:02 | Wofford | Tony Rushing clanks a jump hook from the left block | 48-46 |
| 14:01 | Wofford | Lee Medley can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Tracy Doby blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 13:44 | Wofford | George Wright snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 13:40 | Wofford | Lee Medley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 48-46 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Eric Cooper pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is fouled on the floor by Robert Rinker - foul #1 on Robert Rinker, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Andrew Lee (SF), James Grubbs (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Tony Gerwitz, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton (SF) Robert Rinker | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Michael Zorens is fouled on the floor by Clyde Eastin - foul #4 on Clyde Eastin, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Malusky (PG), Paul Bowman (PF) Clyde Eastin, George Wright | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Andrew Lee scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Rickey Anderson and the foul's on Tony Rushing - foul #1 on Tony Rushing, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Robert Stewart (PF) Paul Bowman | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:33 | Wofford | James Grubbs blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Stanton | 51-46 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Andrew Lee gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Andrew Lee's layup is rejected by Kenneth Stanton | 51-46 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Michael Zorens can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 12:10 | Wofford | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:47 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Wofford | Robert Rinker (SF), George Wright (PF), Mark Telford (C) Kenneth Stanton, Robert Stewart, Tony Rushing | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) C - Andrew Lee (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - David Malusky (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lee Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rinker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Telford (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Andrew Lee connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eric Cooper and he's fouled by Mark Telford - foul #1 on Mark Telford, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Wofford | Cheslav Perovic (SG) Lee Medley | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:06 | Wofford | Cheslav Perovic misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 11:04 | Wofford | Robert Rinker grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:53 | Wofford | Cheslav Perovic misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 54-46 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| 10:17 | Wofford | Robert Rinker travels with the ball | 56-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), James Grubbs (C) Shane Ferguson, Tony Gerwitz, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton (PG), Lee Medley (SG), Robert Stewart (PF) David Malusky, Cheslav Perovic, George Wright | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Michael Zorens misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Rinker - foul #2 on Robert Rinker, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Tony Rushing (C) Mark Telford | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Michael Zorens makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Michael Zorens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:38 | Wofford | Tony Rushing clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Grubbs - foul #3 on James Grubbs, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (PF) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 09:38 | Wofford | Tony Rushing misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:38 | Wofford | Tony Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Eric Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 09:06 | Wofford | Robert Stewart connects on the shot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Cooper | 62-49 |
| 08:25 | Wofford | Robert Rinker is called for traveling | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Wofford | Paul Bowman (SF), George Wright (PF), Mark Telford (C) Robert Rinker, Robert Stewart, Tony Rushing | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz blows the dunk but the foul's on Paul Bowman - foul #1 on Paul Bowman, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Andrew Lee (C) Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:13 | Wofford | George Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:05 | Wofford | Lee Medley makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Paul Bowman and the foul's on Samuel Hamilton - foul #4 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 08:05 | Wofford | Lee Medley makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses short on a jump hook from close range | 62-52 |
| 07:47 | Wofford | The rebound goes to George Wright | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) C - Andrew Lee (fresh) 14 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Kenneth Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Lee Medley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bowman (fresh) PF - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Telford (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-52 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Andrew Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Eric Cooper knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Donald Lyle | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | Wofford | Paul Bowman's layup is rejected by Donald Lyle | 64-52 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Eric Cooper snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Andrew Lee connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:41 | Wofford | Donald Lyle takes the ball from Kenneth Stanton | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Eric Cooper, Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Wofford | Michael Kleiman (PG), Cheslav Perovic (SG), Robert Rinker (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Tony Rushing (C) Kenneth Stanton, Lee Medley, Paul Bowman, George Wright, Mark Telford | |
| 06:01 | Wofford | Robert Stewart is hacked by Rickey Anderson - foul #2 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| 05:49 | Wofford | Cheslav Perovic is hacked by Shane Ferguson - foul #2 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| 05:39 | Wofford | Michael Zorens is called for the reach on Michael Kleiman - foul #2 on Michael Zorens, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 05:39 | Wofford | Michael Kleiman makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:39 | Wofford | Michael Kleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the floater in the paint set up by Rickey Anderson | 68-54 |
| 04:56 | Wofford | Michael Kleiman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (SF) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Wofford | Lee Medley (SG), Paul Bowman (PF) Cheslav Perovic, Robert Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Tracy Doby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 68-54 |
| 04:36 | Wofford | Robert Rinker snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 04:18 | Wofford | Robert Rinker misses the lay-in | 68-54 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is fouled on the floor by Robert Rinker - foul #3 on Robert Rinker, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Donald Lyle (PF), James Grubbs (C) Michael Zorens, Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wofford | George Wright (PF), Kenneth Stanton (C) Paul Bowman, Tony Rushing | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Andrew Lee misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:47 | Wofford | Michael Kleiman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Michael Kleiman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Medley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rinker (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Donald Lyle is called for traveling | 69-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF) Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Wofford | Clyde Eastin (PG), Robert Stewart (C) Michael Kleiman, Kenneth Stanton | |
| 03:19 | Wofford | Robert Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clyde Eastin | 69-57 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Gerwitz | 71-57 |
| 02:35 | Wofford | George Wright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Grubbs - foul #4 on James Grubbs, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (PG), Andrew Lee (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson, Donald Lyle, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Wofford | Cheslav Perovic (SG), Kenneth Stanton (SF) Lee Medley, Robert Rinker | |
| 02:35 | Wofford | George Wright makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:35 | Wofford | George Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Rickey Anderson | 73-58 |
| 02:08 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 01:45 | Wofford | George Wright gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:41 | Wofford | A charge is called on Cheslav Perovic - foul #1 on Cheslav Perovic, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), James Grubbs (C) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wofford | Mark Telford (C) George Wright | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Robert Stewart is called for the reach on Rickey Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #12 | 73-61 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:09 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Grubbs is fouled on the floor by Cheslav Perovic - foul #2 on Cheslav Perovic, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Wofford | Clyde Eastin is called for traveling | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Telford - foul #2 on Mark Telford, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:12 | Wofford | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:06 | Wofford | Kenneth Stanton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eric Cooper runs out the clock | 76-64 |