| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Devaney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Alan Carino inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Canisius | Patrick Murray drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Steven Abbott comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 43-36 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 19:32 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:26 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Murray | 43-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Rolando Devaney - foul #3 on Rolando Devaney, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Lanier (C) Rolando Devaney | |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 45-39 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Patrick Murray misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-39 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 18:22 | Canisius | Alan Carino grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:15 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alan Carino | 45-41 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Steven Abbott scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 47-41 |
| 17:49 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Steven Abbott pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 49-41 |
| 17:20 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Murray | 49-43 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Church and the foul's on Daniel Lanier - foul #2 on Daniel Lanier, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (PF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church, David Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (PG), Keith Bragg (SF), Anthony Pigg (C) Patrick Murray, Alan Carino, John Jacob | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:48 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 52-45 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Lanier - foul #3 on Daniel Lanier, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Canisius | Alan Carino (SF), Steven Baden (C) Vincent Mueller, Daniel Lanier | |
| 16:25 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:14 | Canisius | Charles Smith banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Anthony Pigg | 54-47 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood loses the ball out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG) Jan Tarver, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), Rolando Devaney (C) Charles Smith, Steven Baden | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Bragg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Pigg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rolando Devaney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Canisius | Alan Carino scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the dunk | 54-50 |
| 15:09 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 15:03 | Canisius | Keith Bragg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | Anthony Pigg pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 14:49 | Canisius | Keith Bragg can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Guerrera - foul #3 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #1 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Canisius | Vincent Mueller (SG), John Jacob (PF) Alan Carino, Anthony Pigg | |
| 14:49 | Canisius | Keith Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 14:49 | Canisius | Keith Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 14:28 | Canisius | John Jacob travels with the ball | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (PG), Daniel Lanier (SF) Patrick Murray, Keith Bragg | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | David Williams drills a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 13:43 | Canisius | John Jacob connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Daniel Lanier | 60-54 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits a fadeaway from close range set up by David Williams | 62-54 |
| 13:22 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | David Williams hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Church and he's hacked by Rolando Devaney - foul #4 on Rolando Devaney, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (SF) Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), Alan Carino (SF) Charles Smith, Rolando Devaney | |
| 13:05 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 12:49 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 12:47 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier tips it in | 65-56 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jan Tarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Canisius | Anthony Pigg (C) John Jacob | |
| 12:16 | Canisius | Patrick Murray scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Mueller | 65-58 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Nichols and he's hacked by Anthony Pigg - foul #2 on Anthony Pigg, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Canisius | Keith Bragg (SG), Steven Baden (C) Vincent Mueller, Daniel Lanier | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| 11:36 | Canisius | Steven Baden knocks in the jumper from close range | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Pigg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Baden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Doug Whitten's floater is knocked away by Anthony Pigg | 68-60 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | James Nichols tips it in | 70-60 |
| 10:59 | Canisius | Anthony Pigg misses the 3 from straight away | 70-60 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Keith Bragg is called for the reach on James Nichols - foul #1 on Keith Bragg, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (PG), Vincent Mueller (SG), John Jacob (PF), Daniel Lanier (C) Patrick Murray, Alan Carino, Anthony Pigg, Steven Baden | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 10:40 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 10:35 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) James Nichols | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:35 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 10:35 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 10:10 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Daniel Lanier | 70-62 |
| 09:41 | Canisius | Keith Bragg's layup is rejected by David Williams | 70-62 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller tips it but misses | 70-62 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-62 |
| 09:16 | Canisius | John Jacob snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 09:09 | Canisius | Jan Tarver steals it from Vincent Mueller out of a doubleteam | 70-62 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera lays it up and in set up by Jan Tarver | 72-62 |
| 08:58 | Canisius | John Jacob's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Deady (SG), James Nichols (PF) Richard Guerrera, Jan Tarver, David Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), Alan Carino (SF), Anthony Pigg (C) Charles Smith, Keith Bragg, Daniel Lanier | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 74-62 |
| 08:13 | Canisius | Alan Carino makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Pigg | 74-65 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | James Nichols misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 74-65 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the follow up shot | 76-65 |
| 07:41 | Canisius | Alan Carino clanks a shot from the left side | 76-65 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 76-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Mueller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jacob (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Pigg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 76-65 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the runner from close range | 78-65 |
| 06:37 | Canisius | Alan Carino clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #3 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady, Ryan Church, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Canisius | Keith Bragg (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Daniel Lanier (PF), Rolando Devaney (C) Patrick Murray, Vincent Mueller, John Jacob, Anthony Pigg | |
| 06:37 | Canisius | Alan Carino makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 06:37 | Canisius | Alan Carino makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | Canisius | Charles Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-67 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Nichols is hacked by Alan Carino - foul #2 on Alan Carino, team foul #8 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG) Alan Carino | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 06:01 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney grabs the board | 82-67 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF) James Nichols | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 84-67 |
| 05:11 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier misses badly on a floater in the paint | 84-67 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Doug Whitten | 84-67 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Williams and he's hacked by Keith Bragg - foul #2 on Keith Bragg, team foul #9 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Canisius | Vincent Mueller (SG), Anthony Pigg (PF) Charles Smith, Keith Bragg | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the free throw | 87-67 |
| 04:57 | Canisius | Patrick Murray is called for a charge - foul #3 on Patrick Murray, team foul #10 | 87-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Canisius | Alan Carino (SF) Anthony Pigg | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is called for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #4 | 87-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Smith (PG) Patrick Murray | |
| 04:32 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller makes the contested floater from the baseline | 87-69 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Lanier | 87-69 |
| 04:11 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Alan Carino | 87-69 |
| 04:05 | Canisius | Charles Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 87-69 |
| 04:04 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-69 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #5 | 87-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Canisius | Anthony Pigg (PF) Daniel Lanier | |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney makes the 1st free throw | 87-70 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Rolando Devaney makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a runner near the basket set up by Richard Guerrera | 89-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Vincent Mueller (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Carino (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Pigg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rolando Devaney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Canisius | Vincent Mueller connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-74 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken blows the layup but the foul's on Alan Carino - foul #3 on Alan Carino, team foul #11 | 89-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Richard Guerrera, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Murray (PG), Keith Bragg (SG), Daniel Lanier (SF), John Jacob (PF) Charles Smith, Vincent Mueller, Alan Carino, Rolando Devaney | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 02:48 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Jan Tarver, Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Canisius | Vincent Mueller (SG), Alan Carino (SF) Keith Bragg, Anthony Pigg | |
| 02:39 | Canisius | Alan Carino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 90-74 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 90-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 90-74 |
| 02:10 | Canisius | John Jacob grabs the board | 90-74 |
| 02:06 | Canisius | A charge is called on John Jacob - foul #2 on John Jacob, team foul #12 | 90-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Keith Bragg (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Anthony Pigg (PF), Steven Baden (C) Patrick Murray, Vincent Mueller, Alan Carino, John Jacob | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Baden is called for the reach on Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Baden, team foul #13 | 90-74 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 90-74 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 91-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Keith Bragg is fouled on the floor by Ryan Church - foul #2 on Ryan Church, team foul #6 | 91-74 |
| 01:12 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier's fadeaway is rejected by David Williams | 91-74 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 91-74 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 91-74 |
| 00:44 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier gets the rebound | 91-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Canisius | Daniel Lanier hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 91-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The short jumper by Steven Abbott is denied by Steven Baden | 91-76 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it home | 93-76 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Keith Bragg is open but misses the lay-in | 93-76 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 93-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 93-76 |