| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Doyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Robert Fisher comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:40 | UNC Asheville | David Williams grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 19:21 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #3 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 19:21 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:21 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Wayne Foster tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 18:39 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Boris Zellous loses the dribble to Peter Doyle | 29-29 |
| 18:04 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the dunk attempt | 29-31 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 17:38 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:26 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 17:24 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Werner - foul #1 on Edward Werner, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana (PF) David Williams | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Virgil Polson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Foster | 31-33 |
| 17:00 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is whistled for a carry | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrei Palczewski, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (PG), Jared Sletten (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), William Trottier (C) Edward Werner, Peter Doyle, Andy Christian, David Johnson | |
| 16:23 | UNC Asheville | William Trottier's pass is intercepted by Denis Banks | 31-33 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Jared Sletten steals the ball from Scott Dollard | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Tale Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Sletten (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arnold Wedgeworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Saldana (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Trottier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UNC Asheville | Scott Dollard takes the ball from Jared Sletten | 31-33 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled on the floor by William Trottier - foul #2 on William Trottier, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Steven Snyder, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Peter Doyle (SG), Andy Christian (SF), David Williams (PF), David Johnson (C) Tale Orji, Jared Sletten, Arnold Wedgeworth, Keith Saldana, William Trottier | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 33-33 |
| 14:36 | UNC Asheville | David Williams drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Doyle and he's fouled by Thomas Wainwright - foul #4 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 14:36 | UNC Asheville | David Williams makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Wayne Foster hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 14:04 | UNC Asheville | David Williams misses the easy layup | 35-36 |
| 14:03 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:53 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:52 | UNC Asheville | David Williams snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:38 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Johnson | 35-39 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Virgil Polson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 13:16 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Virgil Polson clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Andrei Palczewski, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), Keith Saldana (PF), William Trottier (C) Peter Doyle, Andy Christian, David Williams, David Johnson | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:45 | UNC Asheville | William Trottier gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:30 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 38-39 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled on the floor by Keith Saldana - foul #2 on Keith Saldana, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (PG) Edward Werner | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Keith Saldana steps in front of the Scott Dollard pass | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Tale Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Sletten (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arnold Wedgeworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Saldana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - William Trottier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana loses the dribble to Denis Banks | 38-39 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Edward Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Williams (PF) William Trottier | |
| 11:26 | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #3 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG) Edward Fox, James Aguon | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle (SG) Tale Orji | |
| 11:16 | UNC Asheville | Denis Banks steps in front of the Peter Doyle pass | 38-39 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Foster | 41-39 |
| 10:26 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Virgil Polson (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Steven Snyder, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Andy Christian (SF), David Johnson (C) Jared Sletten, Arnold Wedgeworth, Keith Saldana | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Boris Zellous comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 10:08 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:50 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 41-39 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 09:42 | UNC Asheville | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:37 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth (PF) David Williams | |
| 09:37 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | David Johnson blocks the short jumper by Edward Fox | 41-42 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 09:09 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth hits a jumper in the lane | 43-44 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 08:41 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:30 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson's layup is rejected by Virgil Polson | 43-44 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Aguon | 45-44 |
| 07:53 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Trottier (SF), David Williams (PF), Keith Saldana (C) Andy Christian, Arnold Wedgeworth, David Johnson | |
| 07:53 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:53 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Trottier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Saldana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Edward Werner is called for the reach on Denis Banks - foul #2 on Edward Werner, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (SG) Peter Doyle | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 47-45 |
| 07:12 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (PG) Edward Werner | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Denis Banks is fouled on the floor by William Trottier - foul #3 on William Trottier, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth (SG), Andy Christian (SF), David Johnson (C) Tale Orji, William Trottier, Keith Saldana | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:32 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Wainwright - foul #5 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 06:32 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:32 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Wayne Foster loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 06:25 | UNC Asheville | The jump hook by David Johnson is blocked by Denis Banks | 49-46 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Denis Banks loses the ball out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Keith Saldana (PF) Arnold Wedgeworth, David Williams | |
| 05:52 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian drills a shot in the lane set up by Edward Werner | 49-48 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the jumper from the right block | 49-48 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 05:18 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten is hacked by Andrei Palczewski - foul #2 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Virgil Polson (PF) Boris Zellous, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), William Trottier (C) Edward Werner, Andy Christian, David Johnson | |
| 05:18 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:18 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 51-49 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 54-49 |
| 04:49 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten is fouled on the floor by Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Williams (PF) Keith Saldana | |
| 04:49 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | David Williams is called for the reach on Virgil Polson - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Andrei Palczewski, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Andy Christian (SF), David Johnson (C) Jared Sletten, Arnold Wedgeworth, William Trottier | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:24 | UNC Asheville | David Williams gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:10 | UNC Asheville | Edward Fox steals the ball from Andy Christian | 54-49 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andy Christian - foul #1 on Andy Christian, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Denis Banks (SF) Edward Fox, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:37 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner buries a turnaround from the left block | 55-51 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | David Johnson is called for the reach on Virgil Polson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:08 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Doyle | 57-53 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 02:52 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 02:45 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-53 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:23 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:00 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #5 on David Johnson, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana (C) David Johnson | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:12 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian loses the dribble to Wayne Foster | 60-53 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Boris Zellous drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Andrei Palczewski | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is hacked by Edward Werner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Werner, team foul #13 | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:39 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 63-53 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Keith Saldana is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Keith Saldana, team foul #14 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (PG), Jared Sletten (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), William Trottier (C) Edward Werner, Peter Doyle, Andy Christian, David Williams | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster runs out the clock | 64-53 |