| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) SG - David Dietz (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - James Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Aaron Cooper (fresh) SG - Fred Danna (fresh) SF - John Dillon (fresh) PF - Stephen Pahl (fresh) C - Benny Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Woody wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Dean Watts is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Carroll | Benny Young tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | David Dietz misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Carroll | Timmy Moline picks off the pass by Fred Danna | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Dean Watts lays it in on a great pass from Timmy Moline | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Dean Watts grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | David Dietz can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | David Dietz pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Dean Watts loses the dribble to Benny Young | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Carroll | John Dillon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woody | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Fred Danna is called for the reach on David Dietz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Danna, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | The jump hook by James Woody is blocked by Benny Young | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Aaron Cooper | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Carroll | Fred Danna can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woody | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Dean Watts is fouled on the floor by John Dillon - foul #1 on John Dillon, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Hubert Decker (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, David Dietz, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (PG), Nathan Russell (SG), David Tibbetts (SF), Owen Cheney (PF), Taylor Schuster (C) Aaron Cooper, Fred Danna, John Dillon, Stephen Pahl, Benny Young | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Hubert Decker misses the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster is hacked by James Markowski - foul #1 on James Markowski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:25 | Carroll | Patrick Daily knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Owen Cheney | 2-5 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Hubert Decker is fouled on the floor by David Tibbetts - foul #1 on David Tibbetts, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (C) James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Daily - foul #1 on Patrick Daily, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), James Young (SF) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Charles McDonald (SF), Stephen Pahl (PF), Benny Young (C) Nathan Russell, David Tibbetts, Owen Cheney, Taylor Schuster | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Lowell Cohen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Zhang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Aaron Cooper (fresh) SG - Patrick Daily (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles McDonald (fresh) PF - Stephen Pahl (fresh) C - Benny Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Carroll | Patrick Daily connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Pahl | 3-8 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Patrick Daily steps in front of the Hubert Decker pass in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 15:20 | Carroll | Patrick Daily hits the finger roll | 3-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-10 |
| 15:12 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:49 | Carroll | Charles McDonald can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 3-10 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Timmy Moline scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-10 |
| 14:25 | Carroll | Benny Young loses the ball out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Markowski (C) Timmy Moline, Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (PG), Fred Danna (SG), John Dillon (SF), David Tibbetts (PF), Taylor Schuster (C) Aaron Cooper, Patrick Daily, Charles McDonald, Stephen Pahl, Benny Young | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:05 | Carroll | David Tibbetts snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:47 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Markowski - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SG), James Woody (C) James Young, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 13:47 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:47 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | David Dietz is hacked by Fred Danna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Danna, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG) Fred Danna | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Nathan Russell is called for the reach on David Dietz - foul #1 on Nathan Russell, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF) Scott Fontaine | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (SG), Owen Cheney (PF) Nathan Russell, David Tibbetts | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | James Woody hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Daily - foul #2 on Patrick Daily, team foul #7 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (SG) Patrick Daily | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | James Woody misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | James Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:51 | Carroll | Nathan Russell hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Owen Cheney and he's fouled by David Dietz - foul #1 on David Dietz, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG) Tyson Hackworth | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles McDonald (SF), Benny Young (C) John Dillon, Taylor Schuster | |
| 12:51 | Carroll | Nathan Russell misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | James Woody is open but misses the lay-in | 6-13 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | James Woody gets the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Timmy Moline's pass is intercepted by Aaron Cooper | 6-13 |
| 12:12 | Carroll | Charles McDonald lays it in on a great pass from Aaron Cooper | 6-15 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Dietz | 8-15 |
| 11:35 | Carroll | Aaron Cooper knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Nathan Russell | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dietz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Woody (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Aaron Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Owen Cheney (fairly fresh) C - Benny Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Timmy Moline knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Aaron Cooper - foul #1 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #8 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Decker (SG), James Young (SF), Arthur Zhang (PF) David Dietz, Dean Watts, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Carroll | David Tibbetts (SF), Stephen Pahl (PF), Taylor Schuster (C) Charles McDonald, Owen Cheney, Benny Young | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Timmy Moline misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:31 | Carroll | The rebound goes to David Tibbetts | 10-17 |
| 11:16 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Tibbetts | 10-19 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Hubert Decker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | James Young tips it back up and in | 12-19 |
| 10:48 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 10:47 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:21 | Carroll | The jump hook by Nathan Russell is blocked by Arthur Zhang | 12-19 |
| 10:20 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl tips it but misses | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to David Tibbetts | 12-19 |
| 09:59 | Carroll | David Tibbetts knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 12-21 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Timmy Moline misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-21 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang snags the offensive board | 12-21 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Taylor Schuster is called for the reach on James Woody - foul #1 on Taylor Schuster, team foul #9 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), David Dietz (SG), Tyson Hackworth (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF) Timmy Moline, Hubert Decker, James Young, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles McDonald (SG), John Dillon (SF), Owen Cheney (PF), Benny Young (C) Nathan Russell, David Tibbetts, Stephen Pahl, Taylor Schuster | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | James Woody misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | James Woody is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane | 14-21 |
| 09:02 | Carroll | Owen Cheney blows the layup | 14-21 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Aaron Cooper is called for the reach on Scott Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #10 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Tyson Hackworth, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | Nathan Russell (SG) Aaron Cooper | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:56 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Owen Cheney | 14-21 |
| 08:44 | Carroll | Owen Cheney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-21 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Charles McDonald picks off the pass by Scott Fontaine in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 08:38 | Carroll | John Dillon lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles McDonald | 14-23 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | David Dietz makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Scott Fontaine | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | Carroll | Benny Young clanks a 3 from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Dean Watts pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Dean Watts hits a jumper from the right block set up by David Dietz | 19-23 |
| 07:44 | Carroll | Benny Young travels with the ball | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (PG), Hubert Decker (SG) Scott Fontaine, David Dietz | |
| Subs | Carroll | Stephen Pahl (PF), David Tibbetts (C) Owen Cheney, Benny Young | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Dean Watts is fouled in the backcourt by John Dillon - foul #2 on John Dillon, team foul #11 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Benny Young (C) John Dillon | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Dean Watts makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Dean Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:33 | Carroll | Nathan Russell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:32 | Carroll | Benny Young hits the follow up shot | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lowell Cohen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Charles McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Russell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tibbetts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Pahl (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benny Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Hubert Decker hits the finger roll | 23-25 |
| 06:55 | Carroll | Charles McDonald is fouled on the floor by Tyson Hackworth - foul #1 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Dean Watts | |
| Subs | Carroll | Taylor Schuster (C) Benny Young | |
| 06:31 | Carroll | Tyson Hackworth picks off the pass by Charles McDonald | 23-25 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Charles McDonald is called for the reach on Tyson Hackworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles McDonald, team foul #12 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Arthur Zhang (PF), James Woody (C) James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:29 | Carroll | David Tibbetts snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:18 | Carroll | Nathan Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Hubert Decker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 05:54 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:35 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Hubert Decker - foul #1 on Hubert Decker, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), David Dietz (SG), James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, Hubert Decker, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Carroll | Benny Young (C) Taylor Schuster | |
| 05:35 | Carroll | David Tibbetts makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:35 | Carroll | David Tibbetts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Timmy Moline double dribbles | 23-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (C) James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 04:49 | Carroll | David Tibbetts comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 23-27 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Timmy Moline comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 04:41 | Carroll | David Tibbetts gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:24 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Stubblefield - foul #1 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Dean Watts (SF), James Woody (C) Timmy Moline, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Carroll | Owen Cheney (SF), Taylor Schuster (C) David Tibbetts, Benny Young | |
| 04:24 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:24 | Carroll | Stephen Pahl makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 23-29 |
| 04:00 | Carroll | Owen Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:43 | Carroll | The short jumper by Owen Cheney is denied by Lowell Cohen | 23-29 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woody | 23-29 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | David Dietz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 03:36 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Taylor Schuster | 23-29 |
| 03:31 | Carroll | Nathan Russell loses the dribble to Scott Fontaine | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Dietz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Cohen (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woody (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Charles McDonald (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Russell (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Cheney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Pahl (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Schuster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Taylor Schuster steps in front of the Scott Fontaine pass in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 03:24 | Carroll | Nathan Russell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Dean Watts is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Dietz | 25-32 |
| 02:58 | Carroll | Charles McDonald's pass is intercepted by Scott Fontaine in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Dean Watts hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from David Dietz | 27-32 |
| 02:35 | Carroll | Taylor Schuster misses the jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 02:34 | Carroll | Charles McDonald grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:10 | Carroll | Dean Watts swats the shot by Charles McDonald | 27-32 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | James Woody gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles McDonald steals it from Scott Fontaine in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 02:05 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), James Young (SF), James Markowski (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) Scott Fontaine, David Dietz, Dean Watts, Lowell Cohen, James Woody | |
| Subs | Carroll | Aaron Cooper (PG), Fred Danna (SG), John Dillon (SF), David Tibbetts (PF), Benny Young (C) Charles McDonald, Nathan Russell, Owen Cheney, Stephen Pahl, Taylor Schuster | |
| 01:47 | Carroll | Benny Young hits a floater in the paint | 27-34 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Cooper - foul #3 on Aaron Cooper, team foul #13 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Patrick Daily (PG) Aaron Cooper | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:28 | Carroll | David Tibbetts makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Benny Young | 28-36 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | James Young is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 01:18 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-36 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 01:11 | Carroll | David Tibbetts pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:03 | Carroll | David Tibbetts misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Markowski - foul #3 on James Markowski, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) James Markowski | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 01:03 | Carroll | David Tibbetts makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:03 | Carroll | David Tibbetts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tyson Hackworth | 30-38 |
| 00:30 | Carroll | Patrick Daily can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:28 | Carroll | Benny Young gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:03 | Carroll | The pull-up jumper by John Dillon is blocked by Joseph Stubblefield | 30-38 |
| 00:02 | Carroll | John Dillon tips it but misses | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth snags the defensive board | 30-38 |