| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | John Graham inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Billy Kearse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-25 |
| 19:26 | American U. | John Graham gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:57 | American U. | The jump hook by John Graham is blocked by Kyle Whiddon | 31-25 |
| 18:55 | American U. | James Sorensen hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Olsen | 33-27 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Billy Kearse clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-27 |
| 18:12 | American U. | James Sorensen tips it home | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the shot from the right wing set up by David Willems | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | American U. | James Sorensen knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by John Graham | 35-31 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | John Bentley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Harris | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | American U. | David Willems picks off the pass by Edgar Meeks | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | John Bentley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Willems | 41-31 |
| 16:36 | American U. | Harrison Johnson misses the 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | David Willems grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 16:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to Harrison Johnson | 41-31 |
| 15:57 | American U. | John Graham misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 15:56 | American U. | Billy Kearse gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Willems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Kearse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harrison Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sorensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | American U. | James Sorensen makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Kearse | 41-33 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Harrison Johnson is called for the reach on Kyle Whiddon - foul #1 on Harrison Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Glen Malott (SF), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, Gregory Harris, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (PG), John Ford (SG), Andrew Victorino (SF), Christopher Anderson (PF), Roy Lee (C) Edgar Meeks, Billy Kearse, John Graham, Harrison Johnson, James Sorensen | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is hacked by John Ford - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Christopher Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:21 | American U. | Christopher Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 14:04 | American U. | Henry Galvin snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:51 | American U. | Andrew Victorino is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Andrew Victorino, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (PG) Aaron Olsen | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG), Billy Kearse (SG) John Ford, Andrew Victorino | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Glen Malott tips it in | 43-36 |
| 13:20 | American U. | Henry Galvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Glen Malott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Bentley | 45-36 |
| 12:39 | American U. | Billy Kearse can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Zachary Belcher - foul #2 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Gregory Harris (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | American U. | John Graham (SF), Harrison Johnson (PF), James Sorensen (C) Henry Galvin, Christopher Anderson, Roy Lee | |
| 12:39 | American U. | Billy Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:39 | American U. | Billy Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | John Bentley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-38 |
| 12:14 | American U. | James Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:49 | American U. | Edgar Meeks hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Kearse | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sorensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by Billy Kearse - foul #3 on Billy Kearse, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (PF) John Bentley | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (PG), Roy Lee (C) Edgar Meeks, James Sorensen | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | David Willems scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 47-40 |
| 10:53 | American U. | Henry Galvin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aaron Olsen - foul #2 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Glen Malott (SF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, James Werner, David Willems | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SF), Christopher Anderson (C) John Graham, Roy Lee | |
| 10:53 | American U. | Henry Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:53 | American U. | Henry Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Anderson - foul #2 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Christopher Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Zachary Belcher - foul #3 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (PG), James Werner (PF) Glen Malott, Kyle Whiddon | |
| Subs | American U. | Roy Lee (C) Harrison Johnson | |
| 10:20 | American U. | Christopher Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Christopher Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Christopher Anderson misses the 3rd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Werner | 49-43 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron connects on the 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:45 | American U. | James Werner picks off the pass by Henry Galvin | 52-43 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron is hacked by John Ford - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Glen Malott (SF), David Willems (C) Zachary Belcher, Gregory Harris, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG), John Graham (SF), James Sorensen (C) Billy Kearse, John Ford, Christopher Anderson | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | John Bentley hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Glen Malott | 54-43 |
| 08:56 | American U. | Edgar Meeks buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Bentley and the foul's on Edgar Meeks - foul #3 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF) James Werner | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SG), Harrison Johnson (PF) Henry Galvin, Roy Lee | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:25 | American U. | Edgar Meeks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by John Ford - foul #3 on John Ford, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (SF) Glen Malott | |
| Subs | American U. | Billy Kearse (SG), Christopher Anderson (C) John Ford, James Sorensen | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:43 | American U. | David Willems takes the ball from Christopher Anderson | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Willems (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | John Bentley connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Harris | 61-49 |
| 07:20 | American U. | Christopher Anderson double dribbles | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, David Willems | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Victorino (SF) John Graham | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher misses badly on a runner near the basket | 61-49 |
| 07:07 | American U. | The rebound goes to Harrison Johnson | 61-49 |
| 06:54 | American U. | Billy Kearse buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edgar Meeks | 61-51 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Zachary Belcher | 64-51 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Andrew Victorino clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Harris - foul #3 on Gregory Harris, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF), James Werner (PF) Gregory Harris, Kyle Whiddon | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (PG), Roy Lee (PF), James Sorensen (C) Edgar Meeks, Harrison Johnson, Christopher Anderson | |
| 06:23 | American U. | Andrew Victorino makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Andrew Victorino makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Johnny Bergeron | 66-53 |
| 05:57 | American U. | Roy Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-53 |
| 05:55 | American U. | Andrew Victorino hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Henry Galvin steals it from Aaron Olsen | 66-55 |
| 05:38 | American U. | Henry Galvin lays it up and in | 66-57 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | James Werner knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Aaron Olsen | 68-57 |
| 05:06 | American U. | Roy Lee connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Sorensen | 68-59 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron is denied on a layup by Roy Lee | 68-59 |
| 04:46 | American U. | Andrew Victorino pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 04:46 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Gregory Harris (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG), John Graham (SF), Harrison Johnson (PF) Henry Galvin, Andrew Victorino, Roy Lee | |
| 04:26 | American U. | Harrison Johnson comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Whiddon - foul #1 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Harrison Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Harrison Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Gregory Harris gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's fadeaway is rejected by James Sorensen | 68-60 |
| 04:01 | American U. | The rebound goes to Harrison Johnson | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | American U. | Edgar Meeks misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Olsen - foul #3 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| 03:49 | American U. | Edgar Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:49 | American U. | Edgar Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Billy Kearse is called for the reach on John Bentley - foul #4 on Billy Kearse, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Victorino (C) James Sorensen | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Kearse (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harrison Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Victorino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | American U. | Billy Kearse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | David Willems grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Bentley | 72-62 |
| 02:47 | American U. | Harrison Johnson's floater is tipped away by David Willems | 72-62 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | John Bentley snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | John Bentley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Whiddon | 72-62 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Edgar Meeks - foul #4 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron (C) David Willems | |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Anderson (C) John Graham | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Billy Kearse comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Whiddon - foul #2 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), James Werner (PF) Aaron Olsen, Kyle Whiddon | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (PG), Roy Lee (C) Edgar Meeks, Harrison Johnson | |
| 02:08 | American U. | Billy Kearse misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Billy Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 74-63 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Christopher Anderson grabs the board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | American U. | Billy Kearse is hacked by Gregory Harris - foul #4 on Gregory Harris, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) Zachary Belcher, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:31 | American U. | Billy Kearse misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Willems | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-63 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | David Willems misses the tip | 74-63 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | David Willems snags the offensive board | 74-63 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | American U. | Roy Lee is whistled for traveling | 77-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SG) Billy Kearse | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses the floater from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 00:16 | American U. | John Ford snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Kyle Whiddon swats the layup by Roy Lee | 77-63 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | David Willems grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 77-63 |