| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Wolf (fresh) PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Crozier (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Girard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Wolf inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 42-25 |
| 19:42 | Marist | Richard Kim pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:35 | Marist | Richard Kim knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Dennis Girard swats the dunk try by Jie Huang | 42-28 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Wesley Prado snags the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Wesley Prado banks in the layup on a great pass from Jie Huang | 44-28 |
| 18:51 | Marist | Richard Kim clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 18:50 | Marist | Dennis Girard gets the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 18:39 | Marist | Luis Taft misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | John Wolf pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | John Wolf is hacked by Richard Kim - foul #3 on Richard Kim, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, John Wolf, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Marist | William Haigh (SG), Larry Lambert (C) William Crozier, Richard Kim | |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Wesley Prado and the foul's on William Haigh - foul #1 on William Haigh, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Marist | John Northup (SF) Kenneth Hartman | |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 47-28 |
| 18:10 | Marist | Dennis Girard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Keith Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 17:55 | Marist | The rebound goes to Larry Lambert | 47-28 |
| 17:40 | Marist | John Northup is called for traveling | 47-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | Brady Beadles (C) Dennis Girard | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jonah Maness drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Chiaramonte | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:30 | Marist | John Northup is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Marist | Kenneth Hartman (SF) Luis Taft | |
| 17:20 | Marist | John Northup makes the shot from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Stack | 51-30 |
| 16:47 | Marist | Larry Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-30 |
| 16:46 | Marist | Brady Beadles pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-30 |
| 16:32 | Marist | William Haigh is called for traveling | 51-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF), Jie Huang (PF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), William Crozier (SG), Nathaniel Carter (PF) John Northup, William Haigh, Larry Lambert | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Roberts | 53-30 |
| 16:14 | Marist | Nathaniel Carter can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Tommy Dehart - foul #2 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Marist | Dennis Girard (PF) Brady Beadles | |
| 16:14 | Marist | Nathaniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 16:14 | Marist | Nathaniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the floater from the left side set up by Keith Jones | 55-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Wolf (fresh) PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Crozier (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hartman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Girard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Marist | Dennis Girard is fouled on the floor by Tommy Dehart - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #3 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) John Wolf | |
| Subs | Marist | Bryan Werner (PG), Richard Kim (C) Luis Taft, Nathaniel Carter | |
| 15:29 | Marist | Bryan Werner loses the dribble to Jie Huang | 55-32 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Dennis Girard steals it from William Roberts | 55-32 |
| 14:57 | Marist | Dennis Girard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-32 |
| 14:55 | Marist | Richard Kim hits the follow up shot | 55-34 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the floater from the left side | 55-34 |
| 14:41 | Marist | Dennis Girard grabs the board | 55-34 |
| 14:23 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (SG), Larry Lambert (PF), John Northup (C) William Crozier, Dennis Girard, Richard Kim | |
| 14:23 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 14:23 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Wesley Prado loses the dribble to Bryan Werner in the backcourt | 55-36 |
| 14:20 | Marist | Bryan Werner misses the easy layup | 55-36 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Wesley Prado grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Northup - foul #1 on John Northup, team foul #3 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF), Jonah Maness (PF) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Marist | Brady Beadles (C) Kenneth Hartman | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 14:00 | Marist | Larry Lambert pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 13:36 | Marist | Bryan Werner slams it home on a great pass from Larry Lambert and the foul's on Jonah Maness - foul #2 on Jonah Maness, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| 13:36 | Marist | Bryan Werner makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is hacked by Bryan Werner - foul #4 on Bryan Werner, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Marist | David Hooten (PG), William Crozier (SG), William Haigh (SF) Bryan Werner, Luis Taft, John Northup | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is whistled for a carry | 55-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Kim (C) Brady Beadles | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:57 | Marist | Richard Kim lays it in set up by David Hooten | 55-41 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Keith Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 57-41 |
| 12:44 | Marist | William Haigh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Marist | Dennis Girard (PF) Larry Lambert | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Hooten - foul #4 on David Hooten, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), Brady Beadles (C) David Hooten, Richard Kim | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:29 | Marist | William Haigh is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Jonah Maness (PF) Keith Jones, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Marist | Kenneth Hartman (SF) William Haigh | |
| 12:11 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Luis Taft - foul #1 on Luis Taft, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), John Wolf (SF) Tommy Dehart, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 11:47 | Marist | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hartman | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Wolf (fresh) PF - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Crozier (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Hartman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Girard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brady Beadles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Jie Huang (PF) Wesley Prado, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Marist | John Northup (SF), Richard Kim (C) Kenneth Hartman, Brady Beadles | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Dennis Girard denies the turnaround by Richard Chiaramonte | 59-41 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the follow up shot | 61-41 |
| 11:23 | Marist | Dennis Girard connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Taft | 61-43 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte tips it home | 63-43 |
| 11:08 | Marist | Luis Taft throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (C) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Marist | William Haigh (SG), Nathaniel Carter (PF), Larry Lambert (C) William Crozier, Dennis Girard, Richard Kim | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathaniel Carter - foul #2 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Marist | Kenneth Hartman (SF) John Northup | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 10:44 | Marist | Luis Taft misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Wesley Prado pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | William Haigh steps in front of the Wesley Prado pass in the backcourt | 64-43 |
| 10:27 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman blows the layup | 64-43 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tommy Dehart | 64-43 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 66-43 |
| 10:10 | Marist | William Haigh misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), John Wolf (SF), Jonah Maness (PF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Marist | Brady Beadles (C) Larry Lambert | |
| 10:10 | Marist | William Haigh makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 10:10 | Marist | William Haigh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled on the floor by William Haigh - foul #2 on William Haigh, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Marist | William Crozier (SG), Dennis Girard (PF) William Haigh, Nathaniel Carter | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 09:38 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 68-48 |
| 09:20 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 09:12 | Marist | Luis Taft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Keith Jones, Tommy Dehart, John Wolf | |
| Subs | Marist | John Northup (SF), Richard Kim (C) Kenneth Hartman, Brady Beadles | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-48 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the offensive board | 68-48 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte snags the offensive board | 68-48 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 71-48 |
| 08:25 | Marist | Dennis Girard misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 71-48 |
| 08:23 | Marist | Dennis Girard tips it home | 71-50 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | William Roberts hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Prado and the foul's on William Crozier - foul #2 on William Crozier, team foul #9 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Marist | Kenneth Hartman (SF), Nathaniel Carter (PF), Larry Lambert (C) John Northup, Dennis Girard, Richard Kim | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the free throw | 73-50 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses long on a 3 from straight away | 73-50 |
| 08:03 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 08:01 | Marist | William Roberts steals the ball from Nathaniel Carter in the backcourt | 73-50 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Wesley Prado and he's fouled by Luis Taft - foul #2 on Luis Taft, team foul #10 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), Jie Huang (PF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Marist | Bryan Werner (PG), David Hooten (SG), Brady Beadles (C) Luis Taft, William Crozier, Nathaniel Carter | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 76-50 |
| 07:45 | Marist | Keith Jones is called for the reach on Bryan Werner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Jones, team foul #8 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 07:45 | Marist | Bryan Werner makes the 1st free throw | 76-51 |
| 07:45 | Marist | Bryan Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Wolf (fresh) PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. C - Antonio Stack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bryan Werner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Hooten (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Hartman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Lambert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brady Beadles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the lay-in | 76-52 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the tip | 76-52 |
| 07:24 | Marist | Larry Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 76-52 |
| 07:22 | Marist | John Wolf is called for the reach on Bryan Werner in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wolf, team foul #9 | 76-52 |
| 07:22 | Marist | Bryan Werner makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 07:22 | Marist | Bryan Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Jie Huang clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-54 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart grabs the offensive board | 76-54 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Larry Lambert is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #1 on Larry Lambert, team foul #11 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Tommy Dehart, John Wolf | |
| Subs | Marist | John Northup (SF), Dennis Girard (PF), Richard Kim (C) Kenneth Hartman, Larry Lambert, Brady Beadles | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 06:45 | Marist | Dennis Girard grabs the defensive rebound | 77-54 |
| 06:36 | Marist | Bryan Werner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-54 |
| 06:35 | Marist | Dennis Girard hits the follow up shot | 77-56 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is whistled for traveling | 77-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Marist | William Haigh (SG) David Hooten | |
| 06:13 | Marist | The pull-up jumper by John Northup is blocked by Joshua Robertson | 77-56 |
| 06:12 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Kim | 77-56 |
| 06:07 | Marist | Richard Kim misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #5 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #10 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 06:07 | Marist | Richard Kim makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 06:07 | Marist | Richard Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 79-58 |
| 05:57 | Marist | William Haigh is hacked by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #11 | 79-58 |
| 05:57 | Marist | William Haigh misses the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 05:57 | Marist | William Haigh makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the finger roll set up by Wesley Prado | 81-59 |
| 05:20 | Marist | John Northup is fouled on the floor by Wesley Prado - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #12 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), John Wolf (SF), Antonio Stack (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Marist | David Hooten (SG), Nathaniel Carter (PF), Larry Lambert (C) William Haigh, Dennis Girard, Richard Kim | |
| 05:20 | Marist | John Northup makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 05:20 | Marist | John Northup makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-61 |
| 04:55 | Marist | Larry Lambert gets the rebound | 81-61 |
| 04:33 | Marist | David Hooten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 81-61 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Jones | 81-61 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Carter - foul #3 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #12 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Marist | William Crozier (SG), Kenneth Hartman (SF), Brady Beadles (C) David Hooten, John Northup, Larry Lambert | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 04:26 | Marist | Nathaniel Carter pulls down the rebound | 81-61 |
| 04:10 | Marist | Bryan Werner misses long on a runner from the baseline | 81-61 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonah Maness | 81-61 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 83-61 |
| 03:57 | Marist | Brady Beadles's pass is intercepted by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 83-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Keith Jones clanks a jump hook in the lane | 83-61 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart grabs the offensive rebound | 83-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Wolf (tiring) PF - Jonah Maness (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Bryan Werner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Crozier (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Hartman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Brady Beadles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Nathaniel Carter swats the dunk try by Keith Jones | 83-61 |
| 03:31 | Marist | Brady Beadles gets the rebound | 83-61 |
| 03:18 | Marist | Kenneth Hartman drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Crozier | 83-64 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 83-64 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the tip | 83-64 |
| 03:01 | Marist | Nathaniel Carter pulls down the rebound | 83-64 |
| 02:57 | Marist | William Crozier loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), David Hooten (SG), William Haigh (SF), Larry Lambert (PF), John Northup (C) Bryan Werner, William Crozier, Kenneth Hartman, Nathaniel Carter, Brady Beadles | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the dunk | 83-64 |
| 02:49 | Marist | Larry Lambert gets the rebound | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Marist | David Hooten is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #13 | 83-64 |
| 02:46 | Marist | David Hooten misses the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 02:46 | Marist | David Hooten makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Wesley Prado comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Hooten - foul #5 on David Hooten, team foul #13 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG) John Wolf | |
| Subs | Marist | Brady Beadles (C) David Hooten | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 02:16 | Marist | William Haigh's pass is intercepted by Wesley Prado | 85-65 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Haigh - foul #3 on William Haigh, team foul #14 | 85-65 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 86-65 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 87-65 |
| 01:57 | Marist | Larry Lambert misses long on a runner from the right block | 87-65 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 87-65 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled on the floor by Luis Taft - foul #3 on Luis Taft, team foul #15 | 87-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 88-65 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 89-65 |
| 01:25 | Marist | Larry Lambert hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Northup and the foul's on Tommy Dehart - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #14 | 89-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 01:25 | Marist | Larry Lambert makes the free throw | 89-68 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Antonio Stack clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Haigh - foul #4 on William Haigh, team foul #16 | 89-68 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 90-68 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 91-68 |
| 00:53 | Marist | William Haigh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-68 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 91-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Larry Lambert is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #2 on Larry Lambert, team foul #17 | 91-68 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 92-68 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 93-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Marist | Luis Taft makes the runner from the baseline set up by John Northup | 93-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado runs out the clock | 93-70 |