| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) C - James Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Hester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Macarthur (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerald Pogue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Turner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | A charge is called on Sean Watkins - foul #2 on Sean Watkins, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | James Grubbs is hacked by Jason Macarthur - foul #1 on Jason Macarthur, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Ferguson | 37-30 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Hester | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Rickey Anderson and he's fouled by Jay Turner - foul #1 on Jay Turner, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Turner grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Watkins | 39-35 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Macarthur - foul #2 on Jason Macarthur, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson (PF), Joseph Jackson (C) Gerald Pogue, Jay Turner | |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Watkins | 40-37 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur is fouled on the floor by Samuel Hamilton - foul #2 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Rickey Anderson, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom (SG) Sean Watkins | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Andrew Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Joseph Jackson blocks the jumper by James Grubbs | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Andrew Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Eric Cooper can't finish the layup | 40-37 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Lee | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Hester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Macarthur (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jerry Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Lyle steps in front of the Stanley Odom pass | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Donald Lyle travels with the ball | 43-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson, Donald Lyle, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin (PG), Sean Watkins (SG), Gerald Pogue (PF), Jay Turner (C) William Hester, Stanley Odom, Jason Macarthur, Joseph Jackson | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Pogue clanks a jump hook from the right block | 43-37 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Michael Zorens is hacked by Joshua Joplin - foul #3 on Joshua Joplin, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom (SF) Jerry Wilson | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SG) Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel Hamilton takes the ball from Joshua Joplin | 43-37 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Michael Zorens buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Rickey Anderson | 45-37 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 45-37 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | A charge is called on Tony Gerwitz - foul #4 on Tony Gerwitz, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Andrew Lee (SF), Donald Lyle (PF), James Grubbs (C) Michael Zorens, Tracy Doby, Tony Gerwitz, Rickey Anderson, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Hester (PG), Jason Macarthur (SF), Jerry Wilson (PF), Joseph Jackson (C) Joshua Joplin, Sean Watkins, Gerald Pogue, Jay Turner | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Joseph Jackson steals the ball from Andrew Lee | 45-40 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Andrew Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Eric Cooper hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Grubbs | 47-40 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Tech | William Hester misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Hester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Odom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Macarthur (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jerry Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Joseph Jackson steps in front of the Eric Cooper pass | 47-40 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | James Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Donald Lyle can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee Tech | William Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur's pass is intercepted by Donald Lyle | 47-40 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Andrew Lee hits a floater from the left side set up by James Grubbs | 49-40 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Joseph Jackson picks off the pass by Eric Cooper | 49-42 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Eric Cooper, Andrew Lee, Donald Lyle, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin (PG), Sean Watkins (SG), Gerald Pogue (PF), Jay Turner (C) William Hester, Stanley Odom, Jerry Wilson, Joseph Jackson | |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee Tech | Gerald Pogue misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-42 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by Sean Watkins - foul #3 on Sean Watkins, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the fadeaway from the left block | 53-42 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 53-42 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Michael Zorens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jay Turner | 53-42 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Watkins | 53-45 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Michael Zorens connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rickey Anderson | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joshua Joplin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Sean Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Macarthur (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Gerald Pogue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Turner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 55-45 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Eric Cooper buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Zorens | 57-45 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin misses the shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin tips it home | 57-47 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Tracy Doby is fouled on the floor by Jason Macarthur - foul #3 on Jason Macarthur, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF), James Grubbs (C) Eric Cooper, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Hester (PG), Jerry Wilson (SF), Joseph Jackson (C) Joshua Joplin, Jason Macarthur, Jay Turner | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | James Grubbs clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sean Watkins - foul #4 on Sean Watkins, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Andrew Lee (PF) Tracy Doby, Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally (SG) Sean Watkins | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Gerwitz steps in front of the Gerald Pogue pass | 60-47 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz lays it in on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson and the foul's on Kevin McInally - foul #2 on Kevin McInally, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Cooper steals it from Gerald Pogue | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-47 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Grubbs | 63-47 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Eric Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (PG), Rickey Anderson (PF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean Watkins (SG), Stanley Odom (SF), Charles Boyer (C) Kevin McInally, Gerald Pogue, Joseph Jackson | |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Odom | 63-49 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the dunk attempt | 63-49 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jerry Wilson | 63-49 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Boyer comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is called for traveling | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG), Tracy Doby (SF) Tony Gerwitz, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur (SF), Jay Turner (C) Stanley Odom, Charles Boyer | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Tech | William Hester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson (PF) Jerry Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Tracy Doby comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Macarthur - foul #4 on Jason Macarthur, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), James Grubbs (C) Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin (PG), Kevin McInally (SG), Stanley Odom (SF), Charles Boyer (C) William Hester, Sean Watkins, Jason Macarthur, Jay Turner | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joshua Joplin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin McInally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Boyer (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-49 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Kevin McInally - foul #3 on Kevin McInally, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 3rd free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin is hacked by James Grubbs - foul #1 on James Grubbs, team foul #3 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson (PF) Charles Boyer | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Grubbs | 66-49 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Eric Cooper drills a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #12 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF) Shane Ferguson, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Wilson | 69-51 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Andrew Lee misses the lay-in | 69-53 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Andrew Lee can't tip it in | 69-53 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it back up and in | 71-53 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin McInally clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Andrew Lee pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Eric Cooper connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Lee | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Joplin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-53 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson misses the tip | 73-53 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stanley Odom, team foul #13 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG), Tony Gerwitz (SF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eric Cooper runs out the clock | 73-53 |