| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Fred Denn (fresh) SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) PF - Lowell Edmonson (fresh) C - Jonathan Gracia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson's layup is rejected by Virgil Polson | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Virgil Polson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Robert Fisher knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Virgil Polson | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Wright State | David Clark misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Wright State | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:33 | Wright State | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 18:11 | Wright State | The rebound goes to David Clark | 1-5 |
| 17:52 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-5 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Robert Simmons takes the ball from Boris Zellous | 1-5 |
| 17:33 | Wright State | David Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 17:32 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson tips it but misses | 1-5 |
| 17:31 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Virgil Polson | 3-8 |
| 16:59 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | David Clark takes the ball from Robert Fisher | 5-8 |
| 16:42 | Wright State | David Clark throws it down | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Fred Denn - foul #1 on Fred Denn, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe King (SG), Timothy Simpson (SF), Jeremy Butler (PF), Barry Clement (C) David Clark, Robert Simmons, Lowell Edmonson, Jonathan Gracia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Edward Fox clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Fred Denn (fairly fresh) SG - Joe King (fresh) SF - Timothy Simpson (fresh) PF - Jeremy Butler (fresh) C - Barry Clement (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) SG - James Aguon (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Wright State | Fred Denn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | James Aguon lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 15:05 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Wright State | David Clark (SG) Fred Denn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| 15:05 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | The jump hook by Scott Dollard is blocked by Barry Clement | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Wright State | Robert Simmons (SF), Lowell Edmonson (PF) David Clark, Jeremy Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| 14:20 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Robert Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:00 | Wright State | Barry Clement pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:47 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson buries a 3 from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Denis Banks tips it back up and in | 13-12 |
| 13:21 | Wright State | Robert Simmons is hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wright State | David Clark (SG), Jonathan Gracia (C) Timothy Simpson, Barry Clement | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) Wayne Foster, Denis Banks | |
| 13:04 | Wright State | Robert Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wright State | Fred Denn (PG), Jeremy Butler (PF) Joe King, Lowell Edmonson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Virgil Polson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-12 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Virgil Polson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-12 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Boris Zellous gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:58 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Fred Denn (fresh) SG - David Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) PF - Jeremy Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gracia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia is called for traveling | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe King (SG), Lowell Edmonson (PF) David Clark, Jeremy Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Scott Dollard's pass is intercepted by Fred Denn | 13-12 |
| 11:25 | Wright State | The short jumper by Jonathan Gracia is denied by Thomas Wainwright | 13-12 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 13-12 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Joe King is called for the reach on James Aguon - foul #1 on Joe King, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wright State | David Clark (SG), Timothy Simpson (SF), Barry Clement (C) Fred Denn, Robert Simmons, Jonathan Gracia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is fouled on the floor by Timothy Simpson - foul #1 on Timothy Simpson, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jeremy Butler (PF) Lowell Edmonson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 13-12 |
| 10:15 | Wright State | David Clark grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 10:11 | Wright State | Joe King comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard jams it | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson misses the jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Wayne Foster blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Butler - foul #1 on Jeremy Butler, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wright State | Fred Denn (PG), Robert Simmons (SF) David Clark, Timothy Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:22 | Wright State | Barry Clement snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:04 | Wright State | Barry Clement blows the layup | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:50 | Wright State | Robert Simmons misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:49 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:39 | Wright State | Barry Clement drills a jump hook near the basket | 15-14 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 15-17 |
| 08:02 | Wright State | Joe King knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Fred Denn (fresh) SG - Joe King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) PF - Jeremy Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Clement (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 18-19 |
| 07:29 | Wright State | Wayne Foster steps in front of the Joe King pass | 18-19 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Wayne Foster hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 07:16 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler drills a jumpshot from the right side | 20-21 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Virgil Polson, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | David Clark (SG), Lowell Edmonson (PF), Jonathan Gracia (C) Joe King, Jeremy Butler, Barry Clement | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| 06:41 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson is hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 06:26 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| 06:26 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:26 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Edward Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 22-21 |
| 05:56 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | Timothy Simpson (SF) Robert Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jonathan Gracia - foul #1 on Jonathan Gracia, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:20 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Lowell Edmonson is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Lowell Edmonson, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe King (PG), Robert Simmons (SF) Fred Denn, Timothy Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Edward Fox, Scott Dollard | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 04:35 | Wright State | David Clark gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:18 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Wright State | Timothy Simpson (SG), Barry Clement (PF) David Clark, Lowell Edmonson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 04:18 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 03:58 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Robert Simmons | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) PF - Barry Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gracia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:54 | Wright State | Barry Clement's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Gracia steals the ball from Wayne Foster | 25-22 |
| 03:24 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Wright State | David Clark (SG), Jeremy Butler (PF) Timothy Simpson, Jonathan Gracia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Robert Simmons is called for the reach on James Aguon - foul #1 on Robert Simmons, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Wright State | Timothy Simpson (SF), Lowell Edmonson (PF) Robert Simmons, Barry Clement | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Virgil Polson (SF) Wayne Foster, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:43 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson hits a floater from the left side | 27-24 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard buries a jump hook in the lane | 27-26 |
| 02:16 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Virgil Polson - foul #3 on Virgil Polson, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wright State | Fred Denn (PG) Joe King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 02:16 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:16 | Wright State | Timothy Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Jeremy Butler takes the ball from Thomas Wainwright | 28-26 |
| 01:39 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Denn | 30-26 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 01:16 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:05 | Wright State | Jeremy Butler misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-26 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is hacked by Jeremy Butler - foul #2 on Jeremy Butler, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe King (SG), Robert Simmons (SF), Barry Clement (PF), Jonathan Gracia (C) David Clark, Timothy Simpson, Lowell Edmonson, Jeremy Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:40 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 00:32 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| 00:32 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:32 | Wright State | Jonathan Gracia makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Wayne Foster buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Denis Banks | 31-28 |
| 00:04 | Wright State | Barry Clement's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-28 |