| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Devin McClure (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Gunnels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Howser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Letersky (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Robert Carter - foul #1 on Robert Carter, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Letersky - foul #3 on Charles Letersky, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker (C) Charles Letersky | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 19:14 | Boston U. | Devin McClure comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrei Palczewski | 44-28 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Dollard | 46-28 |
| 18:35 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 18:33 | Boston U. | Devin McClure grabs the offensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 18:14 | Boston U. | Marvin Gunnels misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-28 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Scott Dollard pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| 17:41 | Boston U. | Robert Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 17:24 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:05 | Boston U. | Marvin Gunnels loses the dribble to Wayne Foster | 46-31 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Virgil Polson (PF) Boris Zellous, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Boston U. | John Ancheta (PG), Loren Babb (SG), Nathan Ferguson (C) Devin McClure, Marvin Gunnels, Andrew Whitaker | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:30 | Boston U. | The jumper by Loren Babb is denied by James Aguon | 48-31 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Denis Banks snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | James Aguon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 16:10 | Boston U. | Nathan Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:02 | Boston U. | Loren Babb hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ancheta | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - John Ancheta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Babb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Howser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is called for traveling | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Charles Letersky (C) Robert Carter | |
| 15:30 | Boston U. | The short jumper by Nathan Ferguson is denied by Virgil Polson | 48-34 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Edward Fox is fouled on the floor by John Ancheta - foul #1 on John Ancheta, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Devin McClure (PG), Andrew Whitaker (PF) Loren Babb, Michael Howser | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Whitaker - foul #1 on Andrew Whitaker, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Marvin Gunnels (SG) John Ancheta | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Fox | 51-34 |
| 14:47 | Boston U. | Charles Letersky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 14:32 | Boston U. | Charles Letersky grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 14:18 | Boston U. | Marvin Gunnels makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Devin McClure | 51-36 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Denis Banks (SF) Edward Fox, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Robert Carter (SF), John Ancheta (PF) Nathan Ferguson, Andrew Whitaker | |
| 13:38 | Boston U. | John Ancheta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 51-36 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Letersky - foul #4 on Charles Letersky, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Virgil Polson (PF) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Loren Babb (SG), Michael Howser (PF), Andrew Whitaker (C) Devin McClure, Marvin Gunnels, Charles Letersky | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:22 | Boston U. | Michael Howser gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:58 | Boston U. | Loren Babb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson's floater is tipped away by Michael Howser | 52-36 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski tips it back up and in | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:07 | Boston U. | Scott Dollard steals the ball from Andrew Whitaker | 54-36 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 11:40 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - John Ancheta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Babb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Howser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Whitaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Boston U. | Michael Howser's layup is rejected by Virgil Polson | 54-36 |
| 11:29 | Boston U. | Michael Howser grabs the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 11:24 | Boston U. | John Ancheta clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 54-36 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 57-36 |
| 10:49 | Boston U. | John Ancheta can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 10:48 | Boston U. | Robert Carter grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 10:38 | Boston U. | Loren Babb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 10:36 | Boston U. | Robert Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:16 | Boston U. | Loren Babb drills a turnaround from the left block | 57-38 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 09:57 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:52 | Boston U. | Robert Carter hits a jumper from the left side | 57-40 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Virgil Polson lays it in set up by Wayne Foster | 59-40 |
| 09:22 | Boston U. | Michael Howser can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #3 on Scott Dollard, team foul #1 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Devin McClure (PG), Marvin Gunnels (SG), Darnell Spicer (SF), Nathan Ferguson (C) John Ancheta, Loren Babb, Robert Carter, Andrew Whitaker | |
| 09:22 | Boston U. | Michael Howser makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 09:22 | Boston U. | Michael Howser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Boris Zellous's pass is intercepted by Nathan Ferguson | 59-42 |
| 08:54 | Boston U. | Boris Zellous takes the ball from Devin McClure | 59-42 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Denis Banks is hacked by Nathan Ferguson - foul #2 on Nathan Ferguson, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 08:21 | Boston U. | Edward Fox is called for the reach on Devin McClure - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #2 | 61-42 |
| 08:05 | Boston U. | Michael Howser is fouled on the floor by Denis Banks - foul #3 on Denis Banks, team foul #3 | 61-42 |
| 07:52 | Boston U. | Marvin Gunnels misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Devin McClure (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Gunnels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darnell Spicer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Howser (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Denis Banks lays it in set up by Boris Zellous | 63-42 |
| 07:11 | Boston U. | Boris Zellous steals it from Darnell Spicer | 63-42 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Edward Fox drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 06:48 | Boston U. | Devin McClure is whistled for a carry | 66-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Virgil Polson (PF) Edward Fox, Denis Banks, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Loren Babb (SG), Robert Carter (SF), John Ancheta (PF), Charles Letersky (C) Marvin Gunnels, Darnell Spicer, Michael Howser, Nathan Ferguson | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 68-42 |
| 06:26 | Boston U. | Devin McClure is hacked by Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #4 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Benjamin Mann (PG), Nathan Ferguson (SF), Andrew Whitaker (C) Devin McClure, Robert Carter, Charles Letersky | |
| 06:20 | Boston U. | Nathan Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-42 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Wayne Foster's pass is intercepted by John Ancheta | 68-42 |
| 05:53 | Boston U. | The jumper by John Ancheta is denied by Scott Dollard | 68-42 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 68-42 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-42 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits the follow up shot | 70-42 |
| 05:17 | Boston U. | Loren Babb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-42 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Wayne Foster gets the rebound | 70-42 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Andrew Whitaker steals the ball from Scott Dollard | 70-42 |
| 04:49 | Boston U. | Benjamin Mann misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-42 |
| 04:48 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker tips it in | 70-44 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Scott Dollard buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 72-44 |
| 04:14 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #4 on Scott Dollard, team foul #5 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Boston U. | Darnell Spicer (SF) John Ancheta | |
| 03:59 | Boston U. | Loren Babb misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-44 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Wayne Foster pulls down the rebound | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Fisher | 75-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 ast. 3 stl. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Benjamin Mann (fresh) SG - Loren Babb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darnell Spicer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Whitaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Boston U. | Nathan Ferguson hits the finger roll | 75-46 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Denis Banks hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Foster and he's fouled by Loren Babb - foul #1 on Loren Babb, team foul #8 | 77-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Boston U. | John Ancheta (PG) Benjamin Mann | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the free throw | 77-46 |
| 02:44 | Boston U. | Andrew Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 77-46 |
| 02:35 | Boston U. | Nathan Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-46 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the defensive board | 77-46 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Edward Fox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 77-46 |
| 02:15 | Boston U. | Nathan Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 77-46 |
| 02:09 | Boston U. | Darnell Spicer buries a jumper from the left wing | 77-48 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Loren Babb takes the ball from Thomas Wainwright | 77-48 |
| 01:33 | Boston U. | Loren Babb clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-48 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 77-48 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Fox | 79-48 |
| 00:54 | Boston U. | Loren Babb scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Nathan Ferguson picks off the pass by Boris Zellous | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Boston U. | Loren Babb misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-50 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 79-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Fox runs out the clock | 79-50 |